Meaning

3 senses
  1. A floor of a building below ground level.

    Keller, Untergeschoss, Kellergeschoss

    подва́лpodvál, подва́льный эта́жpodválʹnyj etáž

    підва́лpidvál, пивни́цяpyvnýcja

    the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage

  2. A mass of igneous or metamorphic rock forming the foundation over which a platform of sedimentary rocks is laid.

    Grundgebirge

  3. (informal)Last place in a sports conference's standings.

Examples

738 sentences
  1. We have a freezer in the basement.

    У нас в підвалі морозильна камера. — deniko

    ruУ нас в подвале холодильник. — corvard

  2. The burglar locked the couple in the basement.

    Грабіжник замкнув пару в льосі. — uaspeaker

    ruГрабитель запер пару в подвале. — katjka

    deDer Einbrecher schloss das Paar im Keller ein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Tom's parents have a bar in their basement.

    У підвалі батьків Тома є бар. — deniko

    ruУ родителей Тома в подвале бар. — marafon

    deToms Eltern haben im Keller einen Schanktisch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. It's in the basement.

    Він у підвалі. — deniko

    ruЭто в подвале. — odexed

    deEs ist im Keller. — Yorwba

  5. I hid in the basement.

    Я сховався у підвалі. — deniko

    ruЯ спрятался в подвале. — marafon

    deIch versteckte mich im Keller. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
floor below ground level:
Русский
By meaning 1
floor below ground level:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
floor below ground level:
mass of rock:

Forms

plural: basements
Singularbasement
Pluralbasements

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage:cellar

Word family

15 related words

Collocations

10 patterns
  • in the basement
  • in his basement
  • to the basement
  • have a basement
  • basement for three
  • the basement light
  • the basement of
  • into the basement
  • basement light
  • the basement was

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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