cut
To incise, to cut into the surface of somethingTo incise, to cut into the surface of something.: To perform an incision on, for example with a knife.
» You should get your hair cut.
Du solltest mal wieder zum Friseur gehen.
Тебе нужно постричься.
Тебе надо бы постричься.
Вам надо бы постричься.
Тобі требе підстригтися.
Вам требе підстригтися.
Meaning
34 sensesTo incise, to cut into the surface of something.
(transitive)To perform an incision on, for example with a knife.
einschneiden
ре́затьrézatʹ, поре́затьporézatʹ, руби́тьrubítʹ
рі́затиrízaty, руба́тиrubáty
make an incision or separation
(transitive)To divide with a knife, scissors, or another sharp instrument.
Would you please cut the cake?
(transitive)To form or shape by cutting.
I have three diamonds to cut today.
выреза́тьvyrezátʹ, выре́затьvyrézatʹ
form or shape by cutting or incising
(slang, transitive)To wound with a knife.
(intransitive, transitive)To engage in self-harm by making cuts in one's own skin.
The patient said she had been cutting since the age of thirteen.
(ambitransitive, transitive)To deliver a stroke with a whip or like instrument to.
separate with or as if with an instrument
(transitive)To wound or hurt deeply the sensibilities of; to pierce.
Sarcasm cuts to the quick.
(transitive)To castrate or geld.
to cut a horse
(transitive)To interfere, as a horse; to strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in using the legs.
(intransitive)To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.
function as a cutting instrument
To separate, remove, reject or reduce.
(transitive)To separate or omit, in a situation where one was previously associated.
Travis was cut from the team.
(transitive)To abridge or shorten a work; to remove a portion of a recording during editing.
Examples
2592 sentencesYou should get your hair cut.
Тобі требе підстригтися. — deniko
ruТебе нужно постричься. — Tonari
deDu solltest mal wieder zum Friseur gehen. — Manfredo
The water has been cut off.
Водопостачання відключили. — ChickenKiev
ruВоду перекрыли. — Biga
deDas Wasser ist abgestellt worden. — Esperantostern
She cut the apple in half.
Вона розрізала яблука навпіл. — deniko
ruОна разрезала яблоко пополам. — Xitsa
deSie schnitt den Apfel in der Mitte durch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Be careful not to cut yourself.
Будьте обережні, щоб не порізатися. — Anjy
ruБудьте осторожны, не порежьтесь. — odexed
Tom cut himself with a knife.
Том порвався ножем. — miketheknight
ruТом порезался ножом. — marafon
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 5
By meaning 8
Origin
From Middle English cutten, of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse *kytja, *kutta, fromFrom Middle English cutten, of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse *kytja, *kutta, from Proto-Germanic *kutjaną, *kuttaną (“to cut”), of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Proto-Germanic *kwetwą (“meat, flesh”) (compare Old Norse kvett (“meat”)). Sometimes instead compared to French couteau, itself from Latin culter (“knife”).
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Forms
cuts, cutting, cut, cutPhrasal 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
21 synonymsWord family
80 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- hair cut
- cut down on
- my hair cut
- to cut down
- his hair cut
- your hair cut
- cut the rope
- cut out for
- cut the cake
- cut my hair
- cut his finger
- cut the meat