bean
Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large…Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods.
» It's possible to eat green beans raw.
Зелёные бобы возможно есть сырыми.
Їсти стручкову квасолю сирою можливо.
Meaning
11 sensesAny plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods.
Bohnenpflanze, Bohne
бобbob, фасо́льfasólʹ
бібbib, квасо́ляkvasólja, фасо́ляfasólja
any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
The large edible seed of such a plant (for example, a broad bean, navy bean, or garbanzo bean).
The edible seedpod of such a plant.
Green beans, also called French beans, can be pickled.
бобbob
(broadly)The bean-like seed of certain other plants, such as a vanilla bean or (especially) a coffee bean.
бобbob, стручо́кstručók, зерно́zernó
(broadly)An object resembling a pea or bean in shape, often made from plastic or styrofoam and used in large numbers as packing material or as stuffing for beanbags and similar items.
(slang)The head or brain.
informal terms for a human head
(slang)The human clitoris.
(endearing, often, slang)A person; especially, a baby.
(UK, slang)Money.
I haven't got a bean.
(slang)Any form of tablet, especially benzedrine (benny).
(UK, archaic, slang)A guinea coin or sovereign.
Examples
314 sentencesIt's possible to eat green beans raw.
Їсти стручкову квасолю сирою можливо.
ruЗелёные бобы возможно есть сырыми.
How many beans are in the jar?
Скільки в банці бобів?
I'll boil the beans for you.
Я зварю тобі квасолю.
ruЯ сварю тебе бобы.
I don't eat beans.
Я не їм квасолю.
deIch esse keine Bohnen.
She may spill the beans.
Вона може проговоритися.
ruОна может проговориться.
deSie könnte es ausplaudern.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English bene, from Old English bēan, from Proto-West Germanic *baunu, from ProFrom Middle English bene, from Old English bēan, from Proto-West Germanic *baunu, from Proto-Germanic *baunō (“bean”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰabʰ- (“bean”).
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Forms
plural: beansSynonyms
7 synonyms- any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food:edible bean
- any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods:bean plant
- informal terms for a human head:atticboncenoodlenoggindome
Word family
153 related wordsCollocations
3 patterns- spill the beans
- green beans
- eat beans