council
To sit in council withTo sit in council with; to hold discussions with.
» You should run for city council.
Du solltest dich für die Stadtverordnetenversammlung zur Wahl stellen. — Yorwba
Тобі слід балотуватися до міської ради. — deniko
Ви маєте балотуватися до міської ради. — deniko
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1 sensesTo sit in council with; to hold discussions with.
Examples
123 sentencesYou should run for city council.
Тобі слід балотуватися до міської ради. — deniko
deDu solltest dich für die Stadtverordnetenversammlung zur Wahl stellen. — Yorwba
Tom is running for city council.
Why don't you run for student council?
ruПочему ты не выдвигаешь свою кандидатуру на выборах в студенческий совет? — alik_farber
deWarum kandidierst du nicht für den Schülerrat? — manese
Tom plans to run for city council.
Tom is going to run for city council.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English counseil (“meeting, conference, commune”), from Old French cInherited from Middle English counseil (“meeting, conference, commune”), from Old French conseil (“advice, deliberation, thought”), from Latin cōnsilium (“plan, intention, design, purpose”), from cōnsulō (“consult, seek counsel from, take counsel from, deliberate, reflect”), from Proto-Indo-European *selh₁- (“take, grab”).
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Forms
councils, counciling, counciled, counciled| Base form | council · to council |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | councils |
| Present participle | counciling |
| Past simple | counciled / councilled |
| Past participle | counciled / councilled |
regular · Lesson
Word family
2 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