Meaning

1 senses

  1. To create a blockade against.

    blockieren, sperren

    блоки́роватьblokírovatʹ, заблоки́роватьzablokírovatʹ

    блокува́тиblokuváty

    impose a blockade on

Examples

19 sentences

  1. When will the port blockade be lifted?

    deWann wird die Blockade des Hafens aufgehoben? — Melang

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  2. The ship should plough through the blockade.

    letsgolanguages · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. A blockade was imposed on the enclave.

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  4. When will the blockade at the port be lifted?

    deWann wird die Blockade des Hafens aufgehoben? — Melang

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  5. A blockade can be a legitimate tool in a democracy.

    deEine Blockade kann ein legitimes Mittel in einer Demokratie sein. — randomdude

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Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to create a blockade against:
Русский
By meaning 1
to create a blockade against:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to create a blockade against:

Origin

From block + -ade, probably after Dutch blocquade (now blokkade) or German Blockade.

From block + -ade, probably after Dutch blocquade (now blokkade) or German Blockade.

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Forms

blockades, blockading, blockaded, blockaded
Base formblockade · to blockade
3rd person singularblockades
Present participleblockading
Past simpleblockaded
Past participleblockaded

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyblockade
he, she, itblockades

Past simpleLesson

all personsblockaded

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill blockade

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
blobblocblockB1blockageblockbusterC1blockchainblocker

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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