bald
To become baldTo become bald.
» Tom is starting to go bald.
Том начинает лысеть. — marafon
Том починає лисіти. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(intransitive)To become bald.
grow bald; lose hair on one's head
(transitive)To make bald.
Examples
174 sentencesTom is starting to go bald.
Том починає лисіти. — deniko
ruТом начинает лысеть. — marafon
I know that Tom is bald.
Я знаю, що Том лисий. — deniko
ruЯ знаю, что Том лысый. — marafon
Tom isn't as bald as I am.
Том не такий лисий, як я. — deniko
My father is bald, just like yours.
Мій тато лисий як і твій. — Ahha
Why do you need a comb if you're bald?
Навіщо тобі гребінець, якщо ти голомозий? — deniko
ruЗачем вам нужна расческа, если вы лысый? — HaffA
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English balled, ballid, bald (“bald”), of uncertain origin. Probably formed frFrom Middle English balled, ballid, bald (“bald”), of uncertain origin. Probably formed from Middle English bal, balle (“ball, round object, knoll, head”). Compare Old Danish bældet (“bald”).
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Forms
balds, balding, balded, baldedWord family
2 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
Collocations
5 patterns- going bald
- started going bald
- to go bald
- completely bald
- is going bald
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.