blackberry
blackberry · blackberries · blackberried · blackberrying
To gather or forage for blackberriesTo gather or forage for blackberries.
UK/ˈblækbəɹi/US/ˈblækbɛɹi/
» I love blackberries.
Ich mag Brombeeren. — Hans07
Я люблю ежевику. — sharptoothed
Я люблю ожину. — User55521
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1 sensesTo gather or forage for blackberries.
pick or gather blackberries
Examples
61 sentencesI love blackberries.
Я люблю ожину. — User55521
ruЯ люблю ежевику. — sharptoothed
deIch mag Brombeeren. — Hans07
Tom picked some blackberries to eat.
We don't have any more blackberries.
I wonder where Tom found these blackberries.
Tom is eating the blackberries he picked this afternoon.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English blakberie, blakeberie (“brambleberry”), from Old English blacu berġe,From Middle English blakberie, blakeberie (“brambleberry”), from Old English blacu berġe, blæcberġe (attested in plural blaca berġan), equivalent to black + berry.
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Forms
blackberries, blackberrying, blackberried, blackberried| Base form | blackberry · to blackberry |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | blackberries |
| Present participle | blackberrying |
| Past simple | blackberried |
| Past participle | blackberried |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedblackberrying
Lessons 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