Значение

значений: 5
  1. To search or attempt to find something in the dark, or, as a blind person, by feeling; to move about hesitatingly, as in darkness or obscurity; to feel one's way, as with the hands, when one can not see.

    a. 1812. Joseph Stevens Buckminster, sermon to grope about a little longer among the miseries and sensualities of a worldly life

    tappen, herumtasten

    щу́патьščúpatʹ, ощу́пыватьoščúpyvatʹ, нащу́пыватьnaščúpyvatʹ

  2. To touch (another person) closely and (especially) sexually.

    The parents found the couple kissing and groping.

    begrapschen, grapschen

    щу́патьščúpatʹ, ла́патьlápatʹ, ласка́тьlaskátʹ

  3. To intentionally and inappropriately touch or rub against another person, in such a manner as to make the contact appear accidental, for the purpose of one's sexual gratification.

    That old man groped that girl on the train!

  4. (устаревшее)To feel with or use the hands; to handle.

    tasten

    нащу́пыватьnaščúpyvatʹ

  5. (устаревшее)To examine; to test; to sound.

Ещё определения
  • fondle for sexual pleasure
  • feel about uncertainly or blindly
  • search blindly or uncertainly

Примеры

предложений: 23
  1. He groped for the doorknob in the dark.

    Он нащупал дверную ручку в темноте.

  2. I groped around in the dark for keys.

    Я шарил вокруг впотьмах в поисках ключей.

  3. She groped for the light switch in the dark.

    Она нащупала в темноте выключатель.

  4. I groped around in the dark for my flashlight.

    Я поискал фонарик на ощупь в темноте.

  5. Tom groped for the flashlight that had fallen behind the couch.

    Том пошарил руками в поисках упавшего за диван фонарика.

    deTom tastete nach einer Taschenlampe, die hinter das Sofa gefallen war.

Переводы

языков: 7
Русский
По значениям 3
obsolete: to feel with or use the hands:
to search by feeling:
to touch closely and sexually:
Deutsch
По значениям 3
obsolete: to feel with or use the hands:
to search by feeling:
to touch closely and sexually:

Происхождение

From Middle English gropien, from Old English grāpian, related to grīpan (whence English g

From Middle English gropien, from Old English grāpian, related to grīpan (whence English gripe); compare also grip.

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Формы

gropes, groping, groped, groped
Базовая формаgrope · to grope
3-е лицо ед. числаgropes
Причастие настоящего времениgroping
Прошедшее времяgroped
Причастие прошедшего времениgroped

правильный · Урок

Present simpleУрок

I, you, we, theygrope
he, she, itgropes

Past simpleУрок

все лицаgroped

Present perfectУрок

I, you, we, theyhave groped
he, she, ithas groped

Future simple (will)Урок

все лицаwill grope

Синонимы

синонимов: 7
to feel with the hands:touchB1
to search by feel:fumble
to touch sexually:caress
Близкие по смыслу
  • feel about uncertainly or blindly:fumble

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 7

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соседние слова
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