A1verb · transitive · frequent

apple

ap·ple

apple · apples · appled · appling

To make appear like an appleTo make (something) appear like an apple (noun sense 1.1).

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UK/ˈapəl/US/ˈæpəl/

» 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

4 senses

(transitive)To make (something) appear like an apple (noun sense 1.1).
(intransitive)To become like an apple.
(UK, dialectal, intransitive, rare)To collect fir-cones.
(dialectal, intransitive)Of a flower bud or vegetable (especially a root vegetable): to grow into the shape of an apple.

Examples

2019 sentences

The apple fell from the tree.
Яблуко впало з дерева. — brambury
ruЯблоко упало с дерева. — Selena777
deDer Apfel ist vom Baum gefallen. — MUIRIEL
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An apple fell off the tree.
З яблуні впало яблуко. — ascolto
ruС дерева упало яблоко. — marafon
deEin Apfel fiel vom Baum. — Manfredo
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She cut the apple in half.
Вона розрізала яблука навпіл. — deniko
ruОна разрезала яблоко пополам. — Xitsa
deSie schnitt den Apfel in der Mitte durch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Tom gave an apple to Mary.
Том дав Мері яблуко. — Anjy
ruТом дал Мэри яблоко. — marafon
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Tom gave this apple to me.
Том дав мені це яблуко. — deniko
ruТом дал мне это яблоко. — marafon
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Origin

The noun is derived from Middle English appel (“Malus domestica fruit or tree, apple; any

The 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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