Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To pick berries.
On summer days Grandma used to take us berrying, whether we wanted to go or not.
pick or gather berries
To bear or produce berries.
(transitive)To beat; give a beating to; thrash.
(transitive)To thresh (grain).
Examples
116 sentencesBerries can be frozen.
Ягоди можна заморозити. — deniko
ruЯгоды можно заморозить. — marafon
deBeeren kann man einfrieren. — Waldelfe
This berry is good to eat.
ruЭту ягоду можно есть. — marafon
deDiese Beere kann man essen. — Vortarulo
Tom picked some berries and ate them.
deTom pflückte einige Beeren und aß sie. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Did Tom really eat those wild berries?
Not all birds eat berries or seeds.
Origin
From Middle English berie, from Old English berġe, from Proto-West Germanic *baʀi, from PrFrom Middle English berie, from Old English berġe, from Proto-West Germanic *baʀi, from Proto-Germanic *bazją.
From Middle English beryen, berien, from Old English *berian (found only in past participle ġebered (“crushed, kneaded, harassed, oppressed, vexed”)), from Proto-West Germanic *barjan, from Proto-Germanic *barjaną (“to beat, hit”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to rip, cut, split, grate”).
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Forms
berries, berrying, berried, berriedWord family
1 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