Meaning

4 senses
  1. A player for National Football League's Detroit Lions.

  2. (Canadian)A player for Canadian Football League's B.C. Lions.

  3. A player for the England football team.

  4. A player or supporter of the Brisbane Lions.

More definitions
  • large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
  • a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after)
  • (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
  • the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22

Examples

525 sentences
  1. Have you ever seen a lion?

    Ти коли небудь бачив лева? — ascolto

    ruТы когда-нибудь видел льва? — odexed

    deHast du jemals einen Löwen gesehen? — pne

  2. I was surprised to see a lion.

    Я здивувався, побачивши лева. — deniko

    ruЯ удивился, увидев льва. — zalaim

    deIch war überrascht, einen Löwen zu sehen. — Yorwba

  3. This is a lion.

    Це лев. — deniko

    ruЭто - лев. — Balamax

    deDas hier ist ein Löwe. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Is that a lion?

    Це лев? — miketheknight

    ruЭто лев? — marafon

    deIst das ein Löwe? — mhr

  5. The lion is the king of beasts.

    Лев - король звірів. — ChickenKiev

    ruЛев — царь зверей. — zhekka

    deDer Löwe ist der König der Tiere. — Manfredo

Forms

plural: Lions
SingularLion
PluralLions

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male:king of beastsPanthera leo
  • a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after):social lion
  • (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo:Leo
  • the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22:LeoLeo the Lion

Word family

1 related words
Relatedlionize

See also

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