crochet
To make needlework using a hooked needleTo make (a piece of) needlework using a hooked needle; to make interlocking loops of thread.
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1 sensesTo make (a piece of) needlework using a hooked needle; to make interlocking loops of thread.
häkeln
вяза́ть крючко́мvjazátʹ krjučkóm, вяза́тьvjazátʹ
make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
Examples
23 sentencesDo you know how to crochet?
I want to learn how to crochet.
Tom wants to learn how to crochet.
deTom will häkeln lernen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Mary crochets lace every night.
ruМэри каждую ночь вяжет кружево. — sharptoothed
She has crocheted herself a jumper.
deSie hat sich selbst einen Pulli gehäkelt. — Esperantostern
Translations
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Origin
From French crochet, from Middle French crochet, from Old French crochet, crokét (“curvedFrom French crochet, from Middle French crochet, from Old French crochet, crokét (“curved instrument, hook”), diminutive of Old French croc (“hook”), from Old Frankish *krōk (“hook”) or from Old Norse krókr (“hook, bend, bight”), both from Proto-Germanic *krōkaz (“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerg- (“tracery, basket, twist”). Cognate with Middle English crōc (“crook, hook”), Middle Dutch croec, crōc (“curl”). Doublet of crocket, croquet, and crotchet. More at crook, crooked.
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Forms
crochets, crocheting, crocheted, crochetedSynonyms
1 synonyms- make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle:hook
Word 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
See also
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