carnival
To move about playfully or wildlyTo move about playfully or wildly.
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» I thought you were going to the carnival with Tom tonight.
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2 senses(informal, rare)To participate in a carnival.
(literary)To move about playfully or wildly.
Examples
24 sentencesI thought you were going to the carnival with Tom tonight.
I thought that you were going to the carnival with Tom tonight.
How was the carnival?
Rio's carnival is held in February.
ruКарнавал в Рио проходит в феврале. — astru
deDer Karneval in Rio findet im Februar statt. — lilygilder
I hate snow and the carnival.
ruНенавижу снег и карнавалы. — marafon
deIch hasse Schnee und den Karneval. — Espi
Origin
From Middle French carnaval, from Italian carnevale, possibly from the Latin phrase carnemFrom Middle French carnaval, from Italian carnevale, possibly from the Latin phrase carnem levāmen (“meat dismissal”). Other scholars suggest Latin carnuālia (“meat-based country feast”) or carrus nāvālis (“boat wagon; float”) instead. Doublet of carnaval.
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Forms
carnivals, carnivaling, carnivaled, carnivaled| Base form | carnival · to carnival |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | carnivals |
| Present participle | carnivaling |
| Past simple | carnivaled / carnivalled |
| Past participle | carnivaled / carnivalled |
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.