basin
To create a concavity or depression inTo create a concavity or depression in.
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» She poured water into the basin.
Sie schüttete Wasser in das Becken. — Esperantostern
Она налила воды в раковину. — Selena777
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesTo create a concavity or depression in.
To serve as or become a basin.
To shelter or enclose in a basin.
Examples
33 sentencesShe poured water into the basin.
ruОна налила воды в раковину. — Selena777
deSie schüttete Wasser in das Becken. — Esperantostern
Tom poured water into the basin.
ruТом налил воды в раковину. — Selena777
The water in the basin has frozen solid.
ruВода в раковине превратилась в лёд. — Selena777
Yanni bought a new basin mixer.
ruЯнни купил новый смеситель для раковины. — Selena777
He is making the basin leak.
Origin
From Middle English basyn, from Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin *baccinum (“wide bowl”From Middle English basyn, from Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin *baccinum (“wide bowl”).
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Forms
basins, basining, basined, basinedLessons 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.