brim
To fill to the brim, top, or upper edgeTo fill (a container) to the brim (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1.1), top, or upper edge.
» Tom is wearing a wide-brimmed hat.
Tom trägt einen breitkrempigen Hut.
Том в широкополой шляпе.
Том в шляпе с широкими полями.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To fill (a container) to the brim (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1.1), top, or upper edge.
(figuratively, transitive)To fill (something) fully.
fill as much as possible
(also, figuratively, intransitive)To be full until almost overflowing.
The room brimmed with people.
наполня́ться до краёвnapolnjátʹsja do krajóv
be completely full
(archaic, transitive)Of a boar (“male pig”): to mate with (a sow (“female pig”)); to rut.
(archaic, intransitive)Of a sow: to be in heat; to rut; also, to mate with a boar.
Examples
72 sentencesTom is wearing a wide-brimmed hat.
ruТом в широкополой шляпе. — LanguagesLover
deTom trägt einen breitkrempigen Hut. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I filled the jug to the brim.
ruЯ наполнила кувшин доверху. — shanghainese
Tom filled the cup to the brim.
Tom was wearing a wide-brimmed hat.
Tom filled his cup to the brim.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
The noun is derived from Middle English brymme, brimme (“bank or edge of a lake or river;The noun is derived from Middle English brymme, brimme (“bank or edge of a lake or river; shore of a sea; brink; rim”); of unclear origin; compare Middle High German brem (“margin”).
The verb is derived from Middle English brimmen (“of pigs: to be in heat or rut; to breed; to bear fruit”), either:
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Forms
brims, brimming, brimmed, brimmedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
4 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