acrobat
acrobat · acrobats · acrobated · acrobating
To practise acrobaticsTo practise acrobatics.
US/ˈæk.ɹə.bæt/
» Tom is a very good acrobat.
Том дуже добрий акробат.
Meaning
2 sensesTo practise acrobatics.
(figuratively)To move like an acrobat (with agility, balance, long leaps, etc.).
Examples
45 sentencesTom is a very good acrobat.
Том дуже добрий акробат. — deniko
Tom is an acrobat.
Том — акробат. — deniko
ruТом - акробат. — marafon
I know Tom isn't a very good acrobat.
I know Tom is a very good acrobat.
I know that Tom isn't a very good acrobat.
Origin
From French acrobate, from Ancient Greek ἀκροβάτης (akrobátēs, “walking on tiptoe, climbinFrom French acrobate, from Ancient Greek ἀκροβάτης (akrobátēs, “walking on tiptoe, climbing aloft”), from ἀκροβατέω (akrobatéō, “to walk on tiptoe”), from ἄκρον (ákron, “highest or farthest point, mountain top, peak”) + βαίνω (baínō, “to walk, step”).
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Forms
acrobats, acrobating, acrobated, acrobated| Base form | acrobat · to acrobat |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | acrobats |
| Present participle | acrobating |
| Past simple | acrobated |
| Past participle | acrobated |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle