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In rhythm, the second half of a divided beatIn rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.
» Take a book and read it.
Nimm ein Buch und lies es! — MUIRIEL
Возьми книгу и прочитай её! — al_ex_an_der
Возьми книгу и читай её. — Selena777
Возьмите книгу и почитайте! — marafon
Возьмите книгу и читайте! — marafon
Візьми книгу та прочитай її! — aandrusiak
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3 senses(informal, often)In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.
(UK, dialectal)Breath.
(UK, dialectal)Sea smoke; steam fog.
Examples
151886 sentencesTake 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
You and I are good friends.
Ми з тобою добрі друзі. — deniko
ruТы и я - хорошие друзья. — Lenin_1917
deDu und ich sind gute Freunde. — mauersegler
The drinks looked cool and delicious.
Напої виглядали прохолодними і смачними. — ChickenKiev
Let's shake hands and be friends.
Давай потиснемо руки і будемо друзями. — deniko
ruДавай пожмём руки и будем друзьями. — JeNNeR
deLass uns die Hand reichen und Freunde sein. — mauersegler
I like both dogs and cats.
Мені подобаються і кішки, і собаки. — deniko
ruЯ и кошек, и собак люблю. — marafon
deIch mag sowohl Hunde als auch Katzen. — xtofu80
Origin
Inherited from Middle English and, an, from Old English and, ond, end, from Proto-West GerInherited from Middle English and, an, from Old English and, ond, end, from Proto-West Germanic *andi, from Proto-Germanic *andi, *anþi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti (“facing opposite, near, in front of, before”). Cognate with Scots an (“and”), North Frisian än (“and”), Saterland Frisian un (“and”), West Frisian en (“and”), Dutch en, ende (“and”), German und (“and”), German Low German on, un (“and”), Luxembourgish an (“and”), Vilamovian an, ana (“and”), Yiddish און (un), אונ (un), אונד (und), אונ׳ (un', “and”), Danish end (“still; ever; even”), Faroese enn (“still, yet”), Icelandic en (“and”), enn (“still, yet”), Norwegian Bokmål enn (“and”), Norwegian Nynorsk en, enn (“and”), Swedish än (“still, yet”), Albanian edhe (“and”) (dialectal ênde, ênne), ende (“still, yet, therefore”), Latin ante (“opposite, in front of”), Ancient Greek ἀντί (antí, “opposite, facing”). Doublet of an ("if").
Inherited from Middle English ande, from Old English anda (“grudge, enmity, malice, envy, hatred, anger, zeal, annoyance, vexation; zeal; injury, mischief; fear, horror”) and Old Norse andi (“breath, wind, spirit”); both from Proto-Germanic *anadô (“breath, anger, zeal”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe, blow”).
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