adjective
To make an adjective ofTo make an adjective of; to form or convert into an adjective.
» Some English adverbs function as adjectives.
Деякі англійські прислівники виконують функції прикметників. — deniko
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2 senses(transitive)To make an adjective of; to form or convert into an adjective.
(transitive)To characterize with an adjective; to describe by using an adjective.
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Examples
75 sentencesSome English adverbs function as adjectives.
Деякі англійські прислівники виконують функції прикметників. — deniko
This is an adjective.
Це прикметник. — deniko
ruЭто прилагательное. — marafon
deDas ist ein Eigenschaftswort. — Adelpa
Tom doesn't know the difference between an adjective and an adverb.
ruТом не знает разницы между прилагательным и наречием. — marafon
deTom weiß nicht den Unterschied zwischen einem Adjektiv und einem Adverb. — al_ex_an_der
"Small" and "little" are adjectives.
"Small" and "tiny" are adjectives.
Translations
5 languagesOrigin
From Middle English adjectif, adjective, from Old French adjectif, from Latin adiectivus,From Middle English adjectif, adjective, from Old French adjectif, from Latin adiectivus, from adiciō + -īvus, from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + iaciō (“throw”). The Latin word adiectivus in turn was a calque of Ancient Greek ἐπιθετικόν (epithetikón, “added”), a derivative of the compound verb ἐπιτίθημι (epitíthēmi), from which also comes epithet.
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Forms
adjectives, adjectiving, adjectived, adjectived| Base form | adjective · to adjective |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | adjectives |
| Present participle | adjectiving |
| Past simple | adjectived |
| Past participle | adjectived |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons 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