circus
To take part in a circusTo take part in a circus; or to be displayed as if in a circus.
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» The children chased after the circus parade.
Діти ганялися за парадом цирку. — Ahha
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1 sensesTo take part in a circus; or to be displayed as if in a circus.
Examples
119 sentencesThe children chased after the circus parade.
Діти ганялися за парадом цирку. — Ahha
Why don't we go to the circus tomorrow?
Чому б нам завтра не піти у цирк? — deniko
deGehen wir doch morgen mal in den Zirkus! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Life is one big circus.
Життя — один великий цирк. — deniko
ruЖизнь - один большой цирк. — odexed
deDas Leben ist ein großer Zirkus. — al_ex_an_der
The circus is in town.
Цирк у місті. — deniko
ruЦирк в городе. — Wezel
I enjoyed watching the circus parade.
Origin
From Middle English circus, circo, from Latin circus (“ring, circle”), from Ancient GreekFrom Middle English circus, circo, from Latin circus (“ring, circle”), from Ancient Greek κρίκος (kríkos), κίρκος (kírkos, “ring”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to bend, turn”). Doublet of cirque. Cognate with Old English hring (whence English ring) and Old English hringsetl (“circus”, literally “ring-seat”).
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Forms
circuses, circusing, circused, circusedLessons 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.