Meaning
1 sensesTo place in a coffin.
einsargen
place into a coffin
Examples
56 sentencesThe coffin was empty.
Домовина була пуста. — deniko
ruГроб был пуст. — Balamax
Tom looked into the coffin.
ruТом заглянул в гроб. — odexed
I wanted to die peacefully, but then my coffin was too small for my body.
Я хотів спокійно померти, але потім моя труна була замалою для мого тіла. — Ahha
That was straight from the coffin.
Your coffin has an unusual shape.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English coffyn, from Old Northern French cofin (“sarcophagus", earlier "basketFrom Middle English coffyn, from Old Northern French cofin (“sarcophagus", earlier "basket, coffer”), from Latin cophinus (“basket”), a loanword from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, “a basket”). Doublet of coffer. Displaced native Old English þrūh.
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Forms
coffins, coffining, coffined, coffinedSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons 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
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