acute
To give an acute sound toTo give an acute sound to.
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» He felt an acute pain in his chest.
Он почувствовал острую боль в груди. — Hellerick
Він відчув гострий біль у грудях. — shanghainese
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2 senses(transitive)To give an acute sound to.
He acutes his rising inflection too much.
(archaic, transitive)To make acute; to sharpen, to whet.
Examples
33 sentencesHe felt an acute pain in his chest.
Він відчув гострий біль у грудях. — shanghainese
ruОн почувствовал острую боль в груди. — Hellerick
A dog has an acute sense of smell.
You have very acute hearing.
У тебе дуже гострий слух. — deniko
I have an acute pain here.
The housing shortage is very acute.
ruНехватка жилья очень острая. — Wezel
deDie Wohnungsknappheit ist sehr ernst. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From Late Middle English acute (“of a disease or fever: starting suddenly and lasting forFrom 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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Forms
acutes, acuting, acuted, acutedLessons 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.