boomerang
To return or rebound unexpectedly, especially when the result is undesiredTo return or rebound unexpectedly, especially when the result is undesired; to backfire.
» Where's my boomerang?
Где мой бумеранг? — odexed
Де мій бумеранг? — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(intransitive)To return or rebound unexpectedly, especially when the result is undesired; to backfire.
(intransitive)To travel in a curved path.
To abort a mission and return to base early.
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- return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang
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1 languagesOrigin
Origin uncertain. Possibly from Thurawal. Long regarded as from the Sydney language, but eOrigin uncertain. Possibly from Thurawal. Long regarded as from the Sydney language, but early evidence unclear. The form boo-mer-it is glossed, c.1790, as 'scimeter' (i.e., scimitar) and the word bumarang, bumarañ is not explicitly recorded in the Sydney Language until 1903.
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Forms
boomerangs, boomeranging, boomeranged, boomeranged| Base form | boomerang · to boomerang |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | boomerangs |
| Present participle | boomeranging |
| Past simple | boomeranged |
| Past participle | boomeranged |
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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