clerk
To act as a clerk, to perform the duties or functions of a clerkTo act as a clerk, to perform the duties or functions of a clerk.
» He is nothing more than a clerk.
Он всего лишь клерк. — kobylkin
Він всього-навсього службовець. — deniko
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2 sensesTo act as a clerk, to perform the duties or functions of a clerk.
The law school graduate clerked for the supreme court judge for the summer.
To assemble information about a patient during their initial assessment by actions such as a taking a detailed medical history and performing a physical examination.
- work as a clerk, as in the legal business
Examples
112 sentencesHe is nothing more than a clerk.
Він всього-навсього службовець. — deniko
ruОн всего лишь клерк. — kobylkin
I'm a bank clerk.
Я банківський службовець. — deniko
ruЯ банковский служащий. — marafon
deIch bin Bankangestellte. — MUIRIEL
My father is a bank clerk.
ruМой отец — банковский служащий. — nina99nv
deMein Vater ist Bankangestellter. — al_ex_an_der
Her father is a bank clerk.
ruЕё отец - банковский служащий. — marafon
deIhr Vater ist Bankangestellter. — Espi
She was formerly a bank clerk.
ruРаньше она была банковской служащей. — sharptoothed
deSie war früher Bankangestellte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From Middle English clerc, from Old English clerc, from Late Latin clēricus (“priest, clerFrom Middle English clerc, from Old English clerc, from Late Latin clēricus (“priest, clergyman, cleric”, also generally “learned man, clerk”), from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós, “of the clergy”, adj. in church jargon), from κλῆρος (klêros, “lot, inheritance”, originally “shard used in casting lots”). Doublet of cleric.
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Forms
clerks, clerking, clerked, clerkedWord family
1 related wordsLessons 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