Meaning

1 senses
  1. (informal)To celebrate one's birthday.

Examples

2185 sentences
  1. I look forward to my birthday.

    Я з нетерпінням чекаю на власний день народження. — deniko

    ruЖду не дождусь своего дня рождения. — marafon

    deIch freue mich auf meinen Geburtstag. — Wolf

  2. He sent me a birthday card.

    Він надіслав мені листівку до дня народження. — rozmaita

    ruОн прислал мне открытку на день рождения. — sharptoothed

    deEr schickte mir eine Geburtstagskarte. — Esperantostern

  3. I don't want a birthday party.

    Я не хочу вечірки на мій день народження. — deniko

    deIch will keine Geburtstagsfeier. — Waldelfe

  4. Tom has a birthday in October.

    День народження Тома у жовтні. — deniko

    ruУ Тома день рождения в октябре. — marafon

  5. Yesterday was your birthday, wasn't it?

    Вчора у тебе був день народження, так? — deniko

Origin

From Middle English birthdai, birtheday, from Old English ġebyrddæġ (“birthday”), influenc

From Middle English birthdai, birtheday, from Old English ġebyrddæġ (“birthday”), influenced by Old Norse burðr, equivalent to birth + day. Compare Saterland Frisian Gebuursdai (“birthday”), Dutch geboortedag (“birthday”), Low German Geboortsdag (“birthday”), German Geburtstag (“birthday”), Norwegian bursdag, gebursdag (“birthday”). Eclipsed non-native Middle English nativitee (“birth, nativity, birthday”), from Old French nativité, nativited, from Latin nātīvitas.

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Forms

birthdays, birthdaying, birthdayed, birthdayed
Base formbirthday · to birthday
3rd person singularbirthdays
Present participlebirthdaying
Past simplebirthdayed
Past participlebirthdayed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybirthday
he, she, itbirthdays

Past simpleLesson

all personsbirthdayed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave birthdayed
he, she, ithas birthdayed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill birthday

Word family

2 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • a birthday present
  • birthday party
  • birthday present
  • for his birthday
  • for my birthday
  • for her birthday
  • a birthday cake
  • his birthday party
  • birthday cake
  • birthday present for
  • a birthday party
  • my birthday party

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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