Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)A prediction.
(countable, uncountable)That which comes to pass; a fact.
(colloquial, uncountable)Weirdness.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)Fate; destiny; luck.
(Scotland, countable, obsolete, uncountable)A spell or charm.
(archaic, countable, in the plural, uncountable)The Fates.
- fate personified; any one of the three Weird Sisters
Examples
1041 sentencesTom has lots of weird ideas.
У Тома багато дивних ідей. — deniko
ruУ Тома много странных идей. — odexed
I don't think Tom is weird.
Не думаю, що Том дивакуватий. — miketheknight
ruЯ не думаю, что Том странный. — marafon
I think that Tom is weird.
Мені здається, Том дивний. — deniko
ruПо-моему, Том странный. — marafon
Tom is a very weird person.
Том дуже дивна людина. — deniko
ruТом очень странный человек. — marafon
I had a weird dream last night.
Вчора вночі мені наснився дивний сон. — deniko
ruПрошлой ночью мне приснился странный сон. — Wadimiy
Origin
From Middle English werde, wierde, wirde, wyrede, wurde, from Old English wyrd (“fate”), fFrom Middle English werde, wierde, wirde, wyrede, wurde, from Old English wyrd (“fate”), from Proto-West Germanic *wurdi, from Proto-Germanic *wurdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, wind”). Cognate with Icelandic urður (“fate”). Related to Old English weorþan (“to become”); more at worth (verb).
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Forms
plural: weirdsSynonyms
25 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- a little weird
- kind of weird
- been acting weird
- really weird
- little weird
- acting weird
- weird dream
- a weird guy
- a weird feeling
- is really weird
- had a weird
- is a weird