Значення

значень: 1
  1. (розмовне)To stash or hide; to hoard, collect, save, or accumulate; to create a reserve, stash, or hoard of some supply.

    He had bits of string, cans of nails and lots of other useful tidbits squirreled away throughout his garage.

Ще визначення
  • save up as for future use

Приклади

речень: 5
  1. I had some money squirreled away.

    ruУ меня были кое-какие сбережения. — marafon

  2. I've managed to squirrel away a small amount of money for emergencies.

  3. She's squirreling away her money.

  4. My grandfather taught me the good habit of squirreling away money for a rainy day.

  5. Tom was squirreling away money here and there for many years, eventually enough to buy a house.

Походження

Suggesting the way that squirrels hide nuts in a cache.

Suggesting the way that squirrels hide nuts in a cache.

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Форми

squirrels away, squirreling away, squirreled away, squirreled away
Базова формаsquirrel away · to squirrel away
3-я особа одниниsquirrels away
Дієприкметник теперішнього часуsquirreling away
Минулий часsquirreled away / squirrelled away
Дієприкметник минулого часуsquirreled away / squirrelled away

неправильне

Present simpleУрок

I, you, we, theysquirrel away
he, she, itsquirrels away

Past simpleУрок

усі особиsquirreled away

Present perfectУрок

I, you, we, theyhave squirreled away
he, she, ithas squirreled away

Future simple (will)Урок

усі особиwill squirrel away

Фразові дієслова

Фразових дієслів: 2

Синоніми

синонімів: 6
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