cut through
cut through · cuts through · cut through · cutting through
покрити, прикрити, прикривати
преодолеть, преодолевать, смириться
überwinden, verschmerzen
To take a shortcut throughTo take a shortcut through.
» Tom cut through the parking lot.
Том срезал через парковку.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To take a shortcut through.
I usually cut through the woods to get home, but last night it was too dark.
(idiomatic, transitive)To dispense with or quickly deal with (an issue that is seen as an obstruction or waste of time).
Can we cut through the bureaucracy and make a decision on the spot?
(figuratively)To reach (an audience etc.).
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, through.
More definitions
- travel across or pass over
Examples
29 sentencesTom cut through the parking lot.
ruТом срезал через парковку.
The cold wind cut through his coat.
Tom tried to cut through his chain.
The car cut through the vast field.
The ship cut her way through the waves.
Forms
cuts through, cutting through, cut through, cut through| Base form | cut through · to cut through |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | cuts through |
| Present participle | cutting through |
| Past simple | cut through |
| Past participle | cut through |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
15 phrasal verbs- cut upперебитиTo cut upward.
- cut offперебитиTo remove by cutting.
- cut outзрубати, зрубуватиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, out. To sever from something larger, with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument.
- cut inвставити, вкластиTo intrude or interrupt.
- cut downзрубати, зрубуватиTo cut downward.
- cut backрізати, рубатиTo reduce the amount of (something).
- cut intoкопати, ритиSynonym of cut in (to include)
- cut throughпокрити, прикритиTo take a shortcut through.
More 7
- cut acrossпокрити, прикритиTo take a shortcut over or through (a place).
- cut roundхизуватися, кокетуватиTo show off; to be performative.
- cut onTo turn on (e.g. a light, a television, etc.).
- cut awayTo fail to show something; to stop before showing something; to leave a scene; to switch to a different scene quickly.
- cut alongTo depart for another place; make a move; set off.
- cut aboutTo go around (move from person to person).
- cut underTo undersell or undercut; to offer a product at a lower price than someone else.
Synonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- travel across or pass over:traversetrackcovercrosspass overget overget acrosscut across
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb