verb · transitive · rare

caress

caress · caresses · caressed · caressing

пестити, гладити, милувати, ласкати

гладить, ласкать, миловать, голубить

liebkosen, kosen

To touch or kiss lovinglyTo touch or kiss lovingly; to fondle.

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/kəˈɹɛs/

» Mary loves when Tom caresses her.

Maria liebt es, wenn Tom sie liebkost. — pne

Marie liebt es, wenn Tom sie streichelt. — pne

Мэри любит, когда Том ласкает её. — corvard

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Meaning

2 senses

(transitive)To touch or kiss lovingly; to fondle.
She loves being caressed by her boyfriend.
liebkosen, kosen
ласка́тьlaskátʹ, гла́дитьgláditʹ, голу́битьgolúbitʹ
ласка́тиlaskáty, пе́ститиpéstyty, пести́тиpestýty
(transitive)To affect as if with a caress.

More definitions

touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner

Examples

37 sentences

Mary loves when Tom caresses her.
ruМэри любит, когда Том ласкает её. — corvard
deMaria liebt es, wenn Tom sie liebkost. — pne
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He caressed my face with his hands.
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She caressed her cheek with her fingertips.
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She loves the way he caresses her.
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Tom and Mary kiss and caress each other.
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Translations

9 languages

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touch or kiss lovingly:

Deutsch

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touch or kiss lovingly:

Origin

From French caresse, from Italian carezza (“dear”), from Latin cārus (“dear”), from Proto-

From French caresse, from Italian carezza (“dear”), from Latin cārus (“dear”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂-, akin to Sanskrit काम (kāma, “love”). Doublet of karezza.

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