cushion
To furnish with cushionsTo furnish with cushions.
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CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 sensesTo furnish with cushions.
to cushion a sofa
polstern
To seat or place on, or as on a cushion.
(figuratively)To absorb or deaden the impact of.
to cushion a blow
abdämpfen, abfedern
смягча́ть уда́рsmjaxčátʹ udár
protect from impact
(figuratively, transitive)To conceal or cover up, as under a cushion.
Examples
55 sentencesHow many cushions are on the sofa?
He fetched a few cushions to prop up her head.
ruОн принёс несколько подушек, чтобы подпереть её голову. — Lenin_1917
The benches are hard, so I always bring a cushion.
The cushions on the sofa don't match those on the armchairs.
deDie Kissen auf dem Sofa passen nicht zu denen auf den Lehnstühlen. — Tamy
Put those cushions on the couch.
deLege die Kissen auf das Sofa! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English quysshyn, from later Old French coissin (modern coussin), from VulgarFrom Middle English quysshyn, from later Old French coissin (modern coussin), from Vulgar Latin *coxīnus (“seat pad”), derived from Latin coxa (“hip, thigh”) (with the suffix possibly after Latin pulvīnus (“pillow”)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *koḱs- (“joint, limb”).
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Forms
cushions, cushioning, cushioned, cushionedSynonyms
4 synonymsWord 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
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.