cascade
To fall as a waterfall or series of small waterfallsTo fall as a waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
» He caused them to cascade down.
anzart · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 senses(intransitive)To fall as a waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
herabstürzen
(transitive)To arrange in a stepped series like a waterfall.
hintereinanderschalten
(intransitive)To occur as a causal sequence.
(transitive)To pass (something) down through a chain or system in a flow or series of movements.
(archaic, slang)To vomit.
- arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible
- rush down in big quantities, like a cascade
Examples
14 sentencesHe caused them to cascade down.
Her hair cascaded down over her shoulders.
Her long hair cascaded down over her shoulders.
ruЕё длинные волосы волнами спадали на плечи. — marafon
deIhr langes Haar wallte ihr über die Schultern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Her lush hair cascaded down over her shoulders.
ruЕё пышные волосы водопадом падали ей на плечи. — Wezel
This mosque has six minarets and cascading domes.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From French cascade, from Italian cascata, from cascare (“to fall”), from Vulgar Latin *cāFrom French cascade, from Italian cascata, from cascare (“to fall”), from Vulgar Latin *cāsicāre, derived from Latin cadere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂d-.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
cascades, cascading, cascaded, cascadedSynonyms
1 synonyms- rush down in big quantities, like a cascade:cascade down
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