B2adjective · common

acute

acute · acuter · acutest

сильний, міцний

острый, тонкий, срочный, неотложный

scharf, spitz, akut

Brief, quick, shortBrief, quick, short.

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UK/əˈkjuːt/US/əˈkjut/

» He felt an acute pain in his chest.

Он почувствовал острую боль в груди.

Він відчув гострий біль у грудях.

Meaning

12 senses

Brief, quick, short.
It was an acute event.
High or shrill.
an acute accent or tone
Intense; sensitive; sharp.
She had an acute sense of honour
Eagles have very acute vision.
scharf
о́стрыйóstryj, то́нкийtónkij
extremely sharp or severe
Urgent.
His need for medical attention was acute.
сро́чныйsróčnyj, неотло́жныйneotlóžnyj
With the sides meeting directly to form an acute angle (at an apex or base).
Less than 90 degrees.
The teacher pointed out the acute angle.
spitz
о́стрыйóstryj
of an angle; less than 90 degrees
Having all three interior angles measuring less than 90 degrees.
an acute triangle
(historical)Of an accent or tone: generally higher than others.
(dated)Sharp, produced in the front of the mouth. (See Grave and acute on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )
Of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset, in contrast to delayed onset; this sense does not imply severity, unlike the common usage.
He dropped dead of an acute illness.
akut
о́стрыйóstryj
Of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity.
The acute symptoms resolved promptly.
о́стрыйóstryj
(postpositional)Of a letter of the alphabet, having an acute accent.
The last letter of ‘café’ is ‘e’ acute.

Examples

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He felt an acute pain in his chest.
Він відчув гострий біль у грудях.
ruОн почувствовал острую боль в груди.
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A dog has an acute sense of smell.
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You have very acute hearing.
У тебе дуже гострий слух.
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I have an acute pain here.
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The housing shortage is very acute.
ruНехватка жилья очень острая.
deDie Wohnungsknappheit ist sehr ernst.
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp:

urgent — see also urgent:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp:

(geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees:

(medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset:

Origin

From Late Middle English acute (“of a disease or fever: starting suddenly and lasting for

From Late Middle English acute (“of a disease or fever: starting suddenly and lasting for a short time; of a humour: irritating, sharp”), from Latin acūta, from acūtus (“sharp, sharpened”), perfect passive participle of acuō (“to make pointed, sharpen, whet”), from acus (“needle, pin”). The word is cognate to ague (“acute, intermittent fever”).

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