computer
To use a computerTo use a computer.
» I don't know much about computers.
Ich verstehe nicht viel von Computern.
Я мало понимаю в компьютерах.
Я не очень разбираюсь в компьютерах.
Я плохо разбираюсь в компьютерах.
Я не особо разбираюсь в компьютерах.
Я мало что понимаю в компьютерах.
Я не дуже розуміюся на комп'ютерах.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive, nonstandard, rare)To use a computer.
(nonstandard, rare, transitive)To send via computer.
(nonstandard, rare, transitive)To transfer onto a computer; to computerize.
Examples
2978 sentencesI don't know much about computers.
Я не дуже розуміюся на комп'ютерах. — deniko
ruЯ мало понимаю в компьютерах. — drnm2
deIch verstehe nicht viel von Computern. — Wolf
Tom knows a lot about computers.
Том багато знає про комп'ютери. — deniko
ruТом много знает о компьютерах. — paul_lingvo
deTom weiß viel über Rechner. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom loves playing old computer games.
Том обожнює грати у старі комп'ютерні ігри. — deniko
Tom works for a computer company.
Том працює у комп'ютерній компанії. — deniko
deTom arbeitet für eine Computerfirma. — wolfgangth
Tom doesn't know anything about computers.
Том нічого не знає про комп'ютери. — deniko
ruТом не разбирается в компьютерах. — marafon
deTom versteht nichts von Computern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From compute + -er. Doublet of cantore, counter, and kontor. The sense referring to peopleFrom compute + -er. Doublet of cantore, counter, and kontor. The sense referring to people first appears c. 1613 in the works of the poet Richard Brathwait. The sense referring to a machine first appears c. 1897 in the magazine Engineering.
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Forms
computers, computering, computered, computered| Base form | computer · to computer |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | computers |
| Present participle | computering |
| Past simple | computered |
| Past participle | computered |
irregular
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- B1Technology and the internet — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
12 patterns- a new computer
- new computer
- a computer programmer
- computer programmer
- computer games
- buy the computer
- use a computer
- kind of computer
- old computer
- use my computer
- at his computer
- on his computer