Meaning

10 senses
  1. To do with separation; In, into.

    torn a pieces

  2. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by. Often occurs between two nouns, where the first noun occurs at the end of a verbal phrase.

    I brush my teeth twice a day.

    pro, den, das

    вv, поpo

  3. To do with status; In.

  4. (archaic)To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.

    stand a tiptoe

  5. (archaic)To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.

  6. (archaic)To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.

  7. (archaic)To do with an action/movement; To, into.

  8. (obsolete)To do with method; In, with.

  9. (obsolete)To do with role or capacity; In.

    a God’s name

  10. (archaic, slang)Of.

    The name of John a Gaunt.

    cloth a gold; time a day

Examples

330849 sentences
  1. Italy is a very beautiful country.

    Італія - дуже гарна країна. — hectorvk

    ruИталия — очень красивая страна. — paul_lingvo

    deItalien ist ein sehr schönes Land. — MUIRIEL

  2. Take a book and read it.

    Візьми книгу та прочитай її! — aandrusiak

    ruВозьми книгу и прочитай её! — al_ex_an_der

    deNimm ein Buch und lies es! — MUIRIEL

  3. I want a piece of candy.

    Я хочу цукерку. — zinova

    ruХочу конфету. — ae5s

    deIch will ein Bonbon. — MUIRIEL

  4. She was wearing a black hat.

    Вона була в чорному капелюсі. — zinova

    ruОна была в чёрной шляпе. — paul_lingvo

    deSie trug einen schwarzen Hut. — MUIRIEL

  5. I'm going to take a bath.

    Я збираюся прийняти ванну. — tikan0

    ruЯ собираюсь принять ванну. — paul_lingvo

    deIch werde ein Bad nehmen. — MUIRIEL

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
per; each (time unit):
Deutsch
By meaning 1
per; each (time unit):

Origin

* From Middle English a, o, from Old English a-, an, on. From Middle English of, with apo

* From Middle English a, o, from Old English a-, an, on.

From Middle English of, with apocope of the final f and vowel reduction.

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Word family

1 related words
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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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