attorney
To work as a legal attorneyTo work as a legal attorney.
» I want an attorney.
Ich will einen Anwalt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Мне нужен адвокат. — marafon
Мені потрібен адвокат. — deniko
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2 senses(intransitive, rare)To work as a legal attorney.
(rare, transitive)To provide with a legal attorney.
Examples
173 sentencesI want an attorney.
Мені потрібен адвокат. — deniko
ruМне нужен адвокат. — marafon
deIch will einen Anwalt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom hired an attorney.
Том найняв адвоката. — Anjy
ruТом нанял адвоката. — marafon
I've hired an attorney.
Я найняв адвоката. — deniko
Tom is an excellent attorney.
Том - чудовий адвокат. — deniko
Could you find me an attorney?
ruМожете ли вы найти мне адвоката? — las
Origin
From Middle English attourne, from Old French atorné, past participle of atorner, atournerFrom Middle English attourne, from Old French atorné, past participle of atorner, atourner, aturner (“to attorn”), in the sense of "one appointed or constituted".
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Forms
attorneys, attorneying, attorneyed, attorneyed| Base form | attorney · to attorney |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | attorneys |
| Present participle | attorneying |
| Past simple | attorneyed |
| Past participle | attorneyed |
regular · Lesson
Lessons 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
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.