cost
To incur a charge of; to require payment of a priceTo incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.
» The mistake cost him his head.
Der Fehler kostete ihn seinen Kopf. — Wolf
Der Fehler kostete ihn den Kopf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Ошибка стоила ему головы. — marafon
Ця помилка коштувала йому голови. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 senses(ditransitive, transitive)To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.
This shirt cost $50, while this was cheaper at only $30.
It will cost you a lot of money to take a trip around the world.
kosten
сто́итьstóitʹ
ко́штуватиkóštuvaty, сто́їтиstójity
(ditransitive, transitive)To cause something to be lost; to cause the expenditure or relinquishment of.
Trying to rescue the man from the burning building cost them their lives.
To require to be borne or suffered; to cause.
To calculate or estimate a price.
I'd cost the repair work at a few thousand.
(colloquial, transitive)To cost (a person) a great deal of money or suffering.
I can give you the names, but it'll cost you.
That's going to cost you!
- require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice
- be priced at
Examples
2286 sentencesThe mistake cost him his head.
Ця помилка коштувала йому голови. — deniko
ruОшибка стоила ему головы. — marafon
deDer Fehler kostete ihn seinen Kopf. — Wolf
How much do these glasses cost?
Скільки коштують ці окуляри? — deniko
ruСколько стоят эти очки? — sharptoothed
deWie viel kosten diese Brillen? — sigfrido
That cost a lot of money.
Це дорого коштувало. — deniko
deDas hat viel Geld gekostet. — Waldelfe
How much did the tickets cost?
Скільки коштували квитки? — deniko
ruСколько стоили билеты? — marafon
deWie viel haben die Fahrkarten gekostet? — Esperantostern
It won't cost you a thing.
Це тобі нічого не коштуватиме. — deniko
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English costen, from Old French coster, couster (“to cost”), from Medieval LatFrom Middle English costen, from Old French coster, couster (“to cost”), from Medieval Latin cōstō, from Latin cōnstō (“stand together”).
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Forms
costs, costing, cost, costPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
1 synonyms- be priced at:be
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A2Shopping and money — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
12 patterns- cost a lot
- going to cost
- the cost of
- cost of living
- cost more than
- cost to get
- cost as much
- at all costs
- cost too much
- cost more
- cost thirty dollars
- the airport costs
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.