bulb
To take the shape of a bulbTo take the shape of a bulb; to swell.
» Tom screwed in the light bulb.
Tom schraubte die Glühbirne hinein. — brauchinet
Том вкрутил лампочку. — afyodor
Том вкрутив лампочку. — deniko
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1 sensesTo take the shape of a bulb; to swell.
Examples
178 sentencesTom screwed in the light bulb.
Том вкрутив лампочку. — deniko
ruТом вкрутил лампочку. — afyodor
deTom schraubte die Glühbirne hinein. — brauchinet
Edison invented the light bulb.
Едісон винайшов електричну лампочку. — deniko
ruЭдисон изобрёл электрическую лампочку. — odexed
deEdison hat die Glühbirne erfunden. — MUIRIEL
Tom unscrewed the light bulb.
Том викрутив лампочку. — deniko
ruТом вывернул лампочку. — marafon
deTom schraubte die Glühbirne heraus. — brauchinet
Tom changed the light bulb.
Том поміняв лампочку. — deniko
ruТом поменял лампочку. — Wezel
The light bulb has burned out.
ruЛампочка перегорела. — V_Zmoova
deDie Glühbirne ist durchgebrannt. — BraveSentry
Origin
Inherited from Middle English bulb, bolbe, from Latin bulbus (“bulb, onion”), from AncientInherited from Middle English bulb, bolbe, from Latin bulbus (“bulb, onion”), from Ancient Greek βολβός (bolbós, “plant with round swelling on underground stem”).
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Forms
bulbs, bulbing, bulbed, bulbedLessons 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.