Значення

значень: 4
  1. (Північна Англія, Шотландія)To mock, deride, scorn, scold, make fun of.

    I thought Adie was only skimpin' me.

  2. (перехідне)To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp.

    nachlässig erledigen, schludern

    халту́ритьxaltúritʹ

  3. To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.

    knausern

    скупитьсяskupitʹsja

  4. (неперехідне)To save; to be parsimonious or stingy.

    knapp halten, knausern

    скупитьсяskupitʹsja, экономитьekonomitʹ

Ще визначення
  • work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
  • supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
  • limit in quality or quantity
  • subsist on a meager allowance

Приклади

речень: 5
  1. He doesn't skimp on the expenses.

  2. We skimped on the hotel fees and slept outside.

  3. Tom skimps on food.

  4. The company decided to skimp on the quality of its products to boost the profit margin.

  5. Make me a BLT sandwich. And don't skimp on the bacon!

Русский
За значеннями 3
to slight; to do carelessly; to scamp:
to make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp:
to save; to be parsimonious or stingy:
Deutsch
За значеннями 3
to slight; to do carelessly; to scamp:
to make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp:
to save; to be parsimonious or stingy:

Походження

Perhaps of North Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skimpijaną (“to skip, da

Perhaps of North Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skimpijaną (“to skip, dance, gesture, mock”). Cognate with Icelandic skimpa (“to scoff at, scorn”), dialectal Swedish skimpa (“to skip, dance”), Faroese skumpa (“to shove, bump”), German schimpfen (“to grumble, scold”), Dutch schimpen (“to mock, make fun of, scold”). Possibly distantly related to change.

Probably related to scamp and scrimp.

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Форми

skimps, skimping, skimped, skimped
Базова формаskimp · to skimp
3-я особа одниниskimps
Дієприкметник теперішнього часуskimping
Минулий часskimped
Дієприкметник минулого часуskimped

правильне · Урок

Present simpleУрок

I, you, we, theyskimp
he, she, itskimps

Past simpleУрок

усі особиskimped

Present perfectУрок

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

Future simple (will)Урок

усі особиwill skimp

Синоніми

синонімів: 3
Близькі за значенням
  • work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially:scant
  • supply sparingly and with restricted quantities:stintscant
  • limit in quality or quantity:scant
  • subsist on a meager allowance:scrimpstint

Спільнокореневі

пов’язаних слів: 5
Пов’язаніskimpflationskimpilyskimpy
Похідніskimperunskimped

Дивіться також

сусідні слова
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