anecdote
To tell anecdotesTo tell anecdotes (about).
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» He began his lecture with a humorous anecdote.
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1 sensesTo tell anecdotes (about).
Examples
33 sentencesHe began his lecture with a humorous anecdote.
I love my grandfather's anecdotes.
Я ціную анекдоти мого дідуся. — Lumo
ruОбожаю анекдоты своего деда. — odexed
The plural of anecdote is data.
My grandfather tells hundreds of anecdotes.
deMein Großvater erzählt Hunderte von Anekdoten. — Esperantostern
He always tells the same anecdotes.
deEr erzählt immer die gleichen Anekdoten. — Melang
Origin
Late 17ᵗʰ c., from French anecdote, from Ancient Greek ἀνέκδοτος (anékdotos, “accounts unpLate 17ᵗʰ c., from French anecdote, from Ancient Greek ἀνέκδοτος (anékdotos, “accounts unpublished”), from ἀν- (an-, “not, un-”) + ἔκδοτος (ékdotos, “published”), from ἐκδίδωμι (ekdídōmi, “I publish”), from ἐκ- (ek-, “out”) + δίδωμι (dídōmi, “I give”).
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Forms
anecdotes, anecdoting, anecdoted, anecdotedLessons 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
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