Значение

значений: 1
  1. Synonym of peter (“to diminish to nothing, (originally) to refer to a vein of ore”).

    What started as a great effort ended up petering out to nothing.

    dahinschwinden, schwinden, totlaufen

    выдыха́тьсяvydyxátʹsja, вы́дохнутьсяvýdoxnutʹsja

Ещё определения
  • use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
  • end weakly

Примеры

предложений: 4
  1. The initial momentum has already petered out.

    deDer anfängliche Schwung ist schon erlahmt. — al_ex_an_der

  2. Our relationship eventually petered out.

  3. I had a lot of gumption when I was young, but now it seems to have all petered out.

  4. Tom's Bible reading group petered out after a few months through lack of interest.

    deToms Bibellesegruppe löste sich nach einigen Monaten wegen mangelnden Interesses in Wohlgefallen auf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Переводы

языков: 7
Русский
По значениям 1
to diminish to nothing — see also dwindle:
Deutsch
По значениям 1
to diminish to nothing — see also dwindle:

Происхождение

From peter (“diminish to nothing”, intransitive verb) + out. First attested in the mid-180

From peter (“diminish to nothing”, intransitive verb) + out. First attested in the mid-1800s.

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Формы

peters out, petering out, petered out, petered out
Базовая формаpeter out · to peter out
3-е лицо ед. числаpeters out
Причастие настоящего времениpetering out
Прошедшее времяpetered out
Причастие прошедшего времениpetered out

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Present simpleУрок

I, you, we, theypeter out
he, she, itpeters out

Past simpleУрок

все лицаpetered out

Present perfectУрок

I, you, we, theyhave petered out
he, she, ithas petered out

Future simple (will)Урок

все лицаwill peter out

Синонимы

синонимов: 15
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