broomstick
To fly on a broomstick, as witches are said toTo fly on a broomstick, as witches are said to.
» Witches fly on broomsticks.
Ведьмы летают на мётлах. — Selena777
Відьми літають на мітлах. — deniko
mailohilohi · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo fly on a broomstick, as witches are said to.
Examples
10 sentencesWitches fly on broomsticks.
Відьми літають на мітлах. — deniko
ruВедьмы летают на мётлах. — Selena777
Witches can fly on broomsticks.
Відьми можуть літати на мітлі. — deniko
ruВедьмы умеют летать на метле. — marafon
deHexen können auf Besenstielen fliegen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Mary flew off on her broomstick.
deMaria flog auf ihrem Besenstiel davon. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Mary nearly fell off her broomstick.
ruМэри едва не упала с метлы. — Wezel
deMaria wäre fast von ihrem Besenstiel gefallen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
If you're really a witch, where's your broomstick?
ruЕсли ты действительно ведьма, где же твоя метла? — Karok
Origin
From broom + stick.From broom + stick.
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Forms
broomsticks, broomsticking, broomsticked, broomsticked| Base form | broomstick · to broomstick |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | broomsticks |
| Present participle | broomsticking |
| Past simple | broomsticked |
| Past participle | broomsticked |
regular · Lesson
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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary 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.