gumption
Common sense, initiative, resourcefulnessCommon sense, initiative, resourcefulness.
» I admire your gumption.
Значення
значень: 3(Ірландія, Британія, незлічуване, зазвичай)Common sense, initiative, resourcefulness.
Grips, Vernunft
находчивостьnaxodčivostʹ
(США, незлічуване, зазвичай)Boldness of enterprise; aggressiveness or initiative.
Biss, Durchhaltevermögen, Unternehmenssinn
(США, незлічуване, зазвичай)Energy of body and mind, enthusiasm.
Enthusiasmus, Lebenslust
- sound practical judgment
- fortitude and determination
Приклади
речень: 5I admire your gumption.
He had the gumption to take my car without asking.
I like your gumption, kid.
I had a lot of gumption when I was young, but now it seems to have all petered out.
Every evening he told her that anybody with ordinary gumption ought to realize that night air was bad for the human frame.
Переклади
мов: 6За значеннями 1
За значеннями 3
Походження
Borrowed from Scots gumption (“common sense, shrewdness; drive, initiative”); further etymBorrowed from Scots gumption (“common sense, shrewdness; drive, initiative”); further etymology unknown, possibly connected with Middle English gome (“attention, heed”), from Old Norse gaumr (“attention, heed”), from Proto-Germanic *gaumō. English cognates include gaum (“to comprehend, understand”) and goam (“to recognize, see”).
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Форми
множина: gumptions| Однина | gumption |
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незлічуване
Синоніми
синонімів: 14- sound practical judgment:common sensegood sensehorse sensesensemother wit
- fortitude and determination:backbonegritgutsmoxiesand
Спільнокореневі
пов’язаних слів: 5Уроки до слова
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