Meaning

7 senses
  1. (transitive)To strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it; to contuse.

    prellen

    ушиба́тьušibátʹ, ушиби́тьušibítʹ

  2. (transitive)To damage the skin of (fruit or vegetables), in an analogous way.

  3. (intransitive)Of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises through being handled roughly.

    Bananas bruise easily.

    мятьmjatʹ, помя́тьpomjátʹ, мя́тьсяmjátʹsja

  4. (intransitive)To become bruised.

    I bruise easily.

    ушиба́тьсяušibátʹsja, ушиби́тьсяušibítʹsja

  5. (intransitive)To fight with the fists; to box.

  6. (figuratively, transitive)To harm or injure somebody's feelings or self-esteem.

    Her thoughtless remarks bruised my ego.

    I was bruised by such wanton criticism.

    hurt the feelings of

  7. (transitive)To impair (gin) by shaking rather than stirring.

Examples

172 sentences
  1. I got my left arm bruised.

    Я забив ліву руку.

    ruЯ ушиб левую руку.

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  2. I fell down and bruised my knee.

    Я упав і забив коліно.

    ruЯ упал и ушиб колено.

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  3. I have a bruise.

    У мене синець.

    ruУ меня синяк.

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  4. I don't see any bruises.

    Я не бачу жодних синців.

    ruЯ не вижу никаких синяков.

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  5. I can't see any bruises.

    Я не бачу жодних синців.

    ruЯ не вижу никаких синяков.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 4
strike (a person), giving them a bruise:
cause fruit or vegetables to bruise:
of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises:
to get bruised:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
strike (a person), giving them a bruise:

Origin

From Middle English bruisen, brusen, brosen, brisen, bresen, from a merger two words, both

From Middle English bruisen, brusen, brosen, brisen, bresen, from a merger two words, both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to break”):

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Forms

bruises, bruising, bruised, bruised
Base formbruise · to bruise
3rd person singularbruises
Present participlebruising
Past simplebruised
Past participlebruised

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybruise
he, she, itbruises

Past simpleLesson

all personsbruised

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill bruise

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

Collocations

9 patterns
  • bruise on his
  • bruises all over
  • have a bruise
  • a bruise on
  • had bruises all
  • bruise on your
  • that bruise on
  • get that bruise
  • bruises all

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bruise — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto