cube
To raise to the third powerTo raise to the third power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself twice.
» This is an ice cube.
Das ist ein Eiswürfel.
Это кубик льда.
Це кубик льоду.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To raise to the third power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself twice.
Three cubed can be written as 3³, and equals twenty-seven.
возводи́ть в кубvozvodítʹ v kub
raise to the third power
(transitive)To form into the shape of a cube.
cut into cubes
(transitive)To cut into cubes.
Cube the ham right after adding the curry to the rice.
würfeln
(intransitive)To use a Rubik's cube.
He likes to cube now and then.
Examples
106 sentencesThis is an ice cube.
Це кубик льоду. — deniko
ruЭто кубик льда. — odexed
deDas ist ein Eiswürfel. — Esperantostern
Three cubed is twenty-seven.
Три в кубі дорівнює двадцять сім. — deniko
ruТри в кубе равно двадцати семи. — Ooneykcall
Get some ice cubes for me.
deHole mir einmal ein paar Eiswürfel! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom put two sugar cubes in his tea.
ruТом положил два кусочка сахара в свой чай. — odexed
I'd like three sugar cubes in my tea.
Translations
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Origin
From Old French cube, from Latin cubus, from Ancient Greek κύβος (kúbos).From Old French cube, from Latin cubus, from Ancient Greek κύβος (kúbos).
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Forms
cubes, cubing, cubed, cubedSynonyms
2 synonyms- cut into cubes:dice
Lessons 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