ransack
To search thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarrayTo search (a place, through things, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray.
» Some kids broke into Tom's house and ransacked it.
Якісь хлопці вломилися до будинку Тома та пограбували його.
Значення
значень: 9(перехідне)To search (a place, through things, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray.
search thoroughly
(перехідне)To search (someone or a place) thoroughly in order to steal something, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; hence, to rob (someone or a place); to plunder.
to ransack a house for valuables
plündern
(перехідне)To search for and steal (something) as plunder.
steal goods; take as spoils
(неперехідне)To search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray.
(архаїчне, переносно, перехідне)To examine (someone or something) carefully; to investigate; also, to question (someone) thoroughly; to interrogate.
(застаріле, перехідне)To look for or seek out (someone).
(застаріле, перехідне)To search (someone) for a thing.
(переносно, застаріле, перехідне)Synonym of penetrate (“to make way into the interior of (something); to pierce”); also, synonym of pervade (“to enter and spread through (something); to permeate”).
(архаїчне, неперехідне)To search for and steal things.
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речень: 23Some kids broke into Tom's house and ransacked it.
Якісь хлопці вломилися до будинку Тома та пограбували його.
They ransacked our bedroom.
Someone has ransacked the place.
Somebody has ransacked my room.
Tom's office has been ransacked.
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мов: 5За значеннями 2
Походження
The verb is derived from Middle English ransaken (“to examine, investigate; to rob, plundeThe verb is derived from Middle English ransaken (“to examine, investigate; to rob, plunder, steal; to search, seek; to treat roughly, mistreat”), from Old Norse rannsaka (“to search a house (especially for stolen goods)”), from rann (“house”) (from Proto-Germanic *razną (“dwelling, house”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“to rest; quiet”)) + saka, an ablaut variant of sœkja, sǿkja (“to look for, search, seek”) (from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną (“to look for, seek”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- (“to follow; to seek out, trace”)).
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ransacks, ransacking, ransacked, ransackedСиноніми
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пов’язаних слів: 4Уроки до слова
уроків: 3- A1Present Simple: теперішній простий час — Бо це дієслово
- A1Past Simple: правильні дієслова — Бо у нього є форма минулого часу
- A2Present Perfect: вступ — Бо у нього є дієприкметник минулого часу