auction
To sell at an auctionTo sell at an auction.
» Tom bought this horse at an auction.
Tom hat dieses Pferd bei einer Auktion erworben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том купил эту лошадь на аукционе. — Selena777
Том купив цього коня на аукціоні. — deniko
Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo sell at an auction.
versteigern
продава́ть с аукцио́наprodavátʹ s aukcióna, продава́ть с молотка́prodavátʹ s molotká
sell at an auction
Examples
65 sentencesTom bought this horse at an auction.
Том купив цього коня на аукціоні. — deniko
ruТом купил эту лошадь на аукционе. — Selena777
deTom hat dieses Pferd bei einer Auktion erworben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I got this painting at an auction.
I bought this painting at an auction.
I got that painting at an auction.
I met Tom at an auction a few years ago.
ruЯ встретил Тома на аукционе несколько лет назад. — sharptoothed
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Latin auctiō (“an increase, auction”), from augere (“to increase”).From Latin auctiō (“an increase, auction”), from augere (“to increase”).
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Forms
auctions, auctioning, auctioned, auctionedSynonyms
2 synonyms- sell at an auction:auction offauctioneer
Word family
6 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