Meaning

1 senses

  1. (slang)To do better than another in some respect; to one up.

Examples

113 sentences

  1. I have a black cat.

    У мене є чорний кіт. — deniko

    ruУ меня чёрная кошка. — marafon

    deIch habe eine schwarze Katze. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. Tom has a black cat.

    У Тома є чорний кіт. — rmdas

    ruУ Тома есть черный кот. — sharptoothed

    deTom hat eine schwarze Katze. — lenon_perez

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  3. Do all black cats have yellow eyes?

    ruУ всех чёрных кошек жёлтые глаза? — Balamax

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  4. Some people believe black cats bring bad luck.

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  5. I don't believe black cats cause bad luck.

    deIch glaube nicht, dass schwarze Katzen Unglück bringen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Forms

black cats, black catting, black catted, black catted
Base formblack cat · to black cat
3rd person singularblack cats
Present participleblack catting
Past simpleblack catted
Past participleblack catted

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyblack cat
he, she, itblack cats

Past simpleLesson

all personsblack catted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave black catted
he, she, ithas black catted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill black cat

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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