apple
A common, firm, round fruit produced by a tree of the genus MalusA common, firm, round fruit produced by a tree of the genus Malus.: The fruit of the tree Malus domestica, chiefly with a green, red, or yellow skin, cultivated in temperate climates for cidermaking, cooking, and eating.
» The apple fell from the tree.
Der Apfel ist vom Baum gefallen.
Der Apfel fiel vom Baum.
Яблоко упало с дерева.
Яблуко впало з дерева.
Meaning
17 sensesA common, firm, round fruit produced by a tree of the genus Malus.
The fruit of the tree Malus domestica, chiefly with a green, red, or yellow skin, cultivated in temperate climates for cidermaking, cooking, and eating.
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
Often with a qualifying word: any fruit or vegetable, or any other thing (such as a cone or gall) produced by a plant, especially if from a tree and similar to the fruit of Malus domestica (noun sense 1.1).
custard apple rose apple thorn apple
Something which resembles the fruit of Malus domestica (noun sense 1.1) in shape (such as a ball, breast, or globe) or colour.
Something which resembles the fruit of Malus domestica (noun sense 1.1) in shape (such as a ball, breast, or globe) or colour.
(informal)The round, fleshy part of a cheek between the eye and the corner of the mouth when a person is smiling.
The surface of revolution of a circular arc of an angle greater than 180° rotated about the straight line passing through the arc's two endpoints.
In full apple bowl: a round bowl of a tobacco pipe; also, a tobacco pipe with such a bowl.
A common, firm, round fruit produced by a tree of the genus Malus.
According to postbiblical Christian tradition, the fruit of the tree of knowledge which was eaten by Adam and Eve despite God commanding them not to do so; the forbidden fruit.
(Internet, humorous)An imaginary diminutive unit of height.
He's only three apples tall
A tree of the genus Malus; especially Malus domestica which is cultivated for its edible fruit; the apple tree.
native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits
Synonym of applewood (“the wood of the apple tree”).
A fruit of any kind.
(broadly, often, slang)A person.
Examples
2019 sentencesThe apple fell from the tree.
Яблуко впало з дерева.
ruЯблоко упало с дерева.
deDer Apfel ist vom Baum gefallen.
An apple fell off the tree.
З яблуні впало яблуко.
ruС дерева упало яблоко.
deEin Apfel fiel vom Baum.
She cut the apple in half.
Вона розрізала яблука навпіл.
ruОна разрезала яблоко пополам.
deSie schnitt den Apfel in der Mitte durch.
Tom gave an apple to Mary.
Том дав Мері яблуко.
ruТом дал Мэри яблоко.
Tom gave this apple to me.
Том дав мені це яблуко.
ruТом дал мне это яблоко.
Translations
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Origin
The noun is derived from Middle English appel (“Malus domestica fruit or tree, apple; anyThe noun is derived from Middle English appel (“Malus domestica fruit or tree, apple; any type of fruit, nut, or tuber; tree bearing fruit; (figurative) ball, sphere; (Christianity) forbidden fruit in Eden”), from Old English æppel (“apple; any type of fruit; (figurative) ball, sphere; eyeball”), from Proto-West Germanic *applu (“apple; any type of fruit”), from Proto-Germanic *aplaz (“apple; any type of fruit”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl, *h₂ébl̥ (“apple”).
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Forms
plural: applesSynonyms
6 synonyms- native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits:orchard apple treeMalus pumila
Word family
163 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Food and drink — Because the lesson uses it
Collocations
12 patterns- an an apple
- apple pie
- an apple pie
- how many apples
- apple trees
- peeled the apple
- eat the apple
- these apples are
- many apples
- apples are rotten
- some apples
- an apple tree