askew
Tilted to one sideTilted to one side.
» Why is this picture hanging askew?
Warum hängt das Bild schief? — toivo
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1 sensesTilted to one side.
He wore his hat askew
schief, schräg, sich neigend
turned or twisted to one side
Examples
13 sentencesWhy is this picture hanging askew?
deWarum hängt das Bild schief? — toivo
Why is the picture hanging askew?
ruПочему картина висит криво? — Ooneykcall
deWarum hängt das Bild schief? — toivo
The gate was hanging askew on its hinges.
deDas Tor hing schief in den Angeln. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The door came off its hinges and hung askew.
deDie Türe ging aus den Angeln und hing schief. — Esperantostern
The table is askew, it's likely going to turn over soon.
ruСтол стоит криво и, вероятно, скоро перевернётся. — Arkadeko
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From a- + skew.From a- + skew.
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Forms
more askew, most askew| Comparative | more askew Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most askew |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- turned or twisted to one side:awryskew-whiff
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.