Значение

значений: 9
  1. (переходный)Of an animal such as a boar: to sharpen (its horns, teeth, tusks, etc.) by rubbing on a stone, etc., in preparation for an attack.

  2. (переносно, переходный)To make more keen or to stimulate (someone's appetite, interest, etc.); to hone, to sharpen.

    to whet one's appetite or one's courage

    обостря́тьobostrjátʹ, обостри́тьobostrítʹ, разжигатьrazžigatʹ

    make keen or more acute

  3. (переносно, непереходный)To make more keen; to stimulate.

  4. (переносно, непереходный)To prepare for an attack.

  5. (архаичное, переходный)To sharpen (something, such as a knife or sword) by rubbing on an object, especially a whetstone; to hone.

    wetzen

    пра́витьprávitʹ, точи́тьtočítʹ, поточи́тьpotočítʹ

    точи́тиtočýty

    sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone

  6. (переносно, устаревшее, переходный)To encourage (someone) to do something; to incite, to urge.

  7. (переносно, устаревшее, переходный)To inculcate or teach (habits, information, etc.).

  8. (переносно, устаревшее, редкое, переходный)Of a bird: to preen (its feathers).

  9. (переносно, непереходный, устаревшее)To consume drink or food as an appetizer.

Примеры

предложений: 7
  1. The knives are not sharp, I need to whet them.

    Ножи затупились, мне нужно их заточить. — marafon

  2. Here is an extract to whet your appetite.

  3. Tom usually has a glass of wine before dinner to whet his appetite.

    deTom trinkt vor dem Abendessen gewöhnlich ein Glas Wein, um seinen Appetit anzuregen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Was the cliffhanger a downer or did it whet your appetite for more?

  5. Let's whet your appetite.

Переводы

языков: 8
Українська
По значениям 1
(transitive) to sharpen (something) by rubbing on an object; of an animal: to sharpen (its horns, teeth, tusks, etc.) by rubbing — see also hone:
Русский
По значениям 2
(transitive) to sharpen (something) by rubbing on an object; of an animal: to sharpen (its horns, teeth, tusks, etc.) by rubbing — see also hone:
(transitive) to make more keen or to stimulate (someone’s appetite, interest, etc.); (intransitive) to make more keen — see also hone, sharpen, stimulate:
Deutsch
По значениям 1
(transitive) to sharpen (something) by rubbing on an object; of an animal: to sharpen (its horns, teeth, tusks, etc.) by rubbing — see also hone:

Происхождение

The verb is derived from Middle English whetten (“to make the edge of (a sword, tool, etc.

The verb is derived from Middle English whetten (“to make the edge of (a sword, tool, etc.) sharp; to grunt, snort; to scrape the ground with (one’s feet); to make a chattering or grinding sound; (figurative) of a person: to prepare for battle; to make (one’s wit) alert or keen; to strengthen (one’s heart or will); to incite, provoke”), from Old English hwettan (“to sharpen, whet; (figurative) to encourage, incite”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwattjan (“to sharpen, whet”), from Proto-Germanic *hwatjaną (“to sharpen, whet; (figurative) to incite, instigate”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₁d- (“sharp”).

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Формы

whets, whetting, whetted, whetted
Базовая формаwhet · to whet
3-е лицо ед. числаwhets
Причастие настоящего времениwhetting
Прошедшее времяwhetted
Причастие прошедшего времениwhetted

правильный

Present simpleУрок

I, you, we, theywhet
he, she, itwhets

Past simpleУрок

все лицаwhetted

Present perfectУрок

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

Future simple (will)Урок

все лицаwill whet

Синонимы

синонимов: 82

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 6
Связанныеwhetstone

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