chain-smoke
chain-smoke · chain-smokes · chain-smoked · chain-smoking
непрерывно курить
To smoke cigarettes by continuously lighting one from the glowing end of the previous oneTo smoke cigarettes by continuously lighting one from the glowing end of the previous one.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To smoke cigarettes by continuously lighting one from the glowing end of the previous one.
(intransitive)To smoke tobacco cigarettes frequently.
непрерывно куритьnepreryvno kuritʹ
(transitive)To smoke by continuously lighting one from another.
The two of them chain-smoked a dime bag's worth of marijuana.
smoke one cigarette after another; light one cigarette from the preceding one
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to smoke cigarettes frequently:
Forms
chain-smokes, chain-smoking, chain-smoked, chain-smoked| Base form | chain-smoke · to chain-smoke |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | chain-smokes |
| Present participle | chain-smoking |
| Past simple | chain-smoked |
| Past participle | chain-smoked |
regular · Lesson
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedchain-smoker
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