ant
To rub insects, especially ants, on one's body, perhaps to control parasites or clean…To rub insects, especially ants, on one's body, perhaps to control parasites or clean feathers.
» He tried to get rid of the ants.
Он пытался избавиться от муравьев.
Він спробував позбавитися мурах.
Meaning
1 sensesTo rub insects, especially ants, on one's body, perhaps to control parasites or clean feathers.
Examples
201 sentencesHe tried to get rid of the ants.
Він спробував позбавитися мурах. — deniko
ruОн пытался избавиться от муравьев. — sharptoothed
The misfortune of the ants makes the elephants laugh.
Чужі зуби не болять. — shanghainese
deDas Unglück der Ameisen macht die Elefanten lachen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Do ants have ears?
У мурах є вуха? — deniko
ruУ муравьев есть уши? — al_ex_an_der
deHaben Ameisen Ohren? — Tlustulimu
Ants are social insects.
Мурахи - соціальні комахи. — miketheknight
ruМуравьи - социальные насекомые. — marafon
Tom has ants in his pants.
ruУ Тома шило в одном месте. — odexed
deTom hat Hummeln im Hintern. — freddy1
Origin
From Middle English ampte, amte, amete, amote, ante, emete, emot, emotte, empt, empte, froFrom Middle English ampte, amte, amete, amote, ante, emete, emot, emotte, empt, empte, from Old English ǣmete, ǣmette, ǣmytte, ǣmætte (“ant”), from Proto-West Germanic *āmaitijā (“ant”), of uncertain and debated origin (q.v.), but probably from Proto-Germanic *ē- (“off, away”) + *maitaną (“to cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂y- (“to cut”). See also emmet.
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Forms
ants, anting, anted, antedLessons 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