array
To clothe and ornamentTo clothe and ornament; to adorn or attire.
» The troops were in battle array.
Die Truppen waren in Schlachtordnung.
Войска были в боевом порядке.
Meaning
3 sensesTo clothe and ornament; to adorn or attire.
He was arrayed in his finest robes and jewels.
schmücken, herausputzen, auskleiden
одева́тьodevátʹ, облача́тьoblačátʹ
To lay out in an orderly arrangement; to deploy or marshal.
lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
To set in order, as a jury, for the trial of a cause; that is, to call them one at a time.
Examples
24 sentencesThe troops were in battle array.
ruВойска были в боевом порядке.
deDie Truppen waren in Schlachtordnung.
Tom has an extraordinary array of trophies.
ruУ Тома необычайно много трофеев.
She dated an endless array of bad boys.
ruОна встречалась с бесконечным множеством плохих парней.
The store offers an array of fresh produce.
I was impressed by the array of options.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English arrayen, from Anglo-Norman arraier (compare Old French arraier, areerFrom Middle English arrayen, from Anglo-Norman arraier (compare Old French arraier, areer (“to put in order”)), from Vulgar Latin *arrēdō (“to put in order, arrange, array”), from *rēdum (“preparation, order”), from Frankish *raid or *raidā (“preparation, order”) or Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 (garaiþs, “ready, prepared”), from Proto-Germanic *raidaz, *raidiz (“ready”). Compare Old English rād (“condition, stipulation”), Old High German antreitī (“order, rank”). Doublet of ready.
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Forms
arrays, arraying, arrayed, arrayedSynonyms
44 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons 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