A1verb · intransitive · frequent

dad

dad · dads · dadded · dadding

To be a father to; to parentTo be a father to; to parent.

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/dæd/

» Ask your dad to help you.

Bitte deinen Vater, dir zu helfen. — MUIRIEL

Frage deinen Vater um Hilfe. — Esperantostern

Попроси своего папу помочь тебе. — Lenin_1917

Попроси папу тебе помочь. — marafon

Попросите папу вам помочь. — marafon

Попроси татка допомогти тобі. — shanghainese

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Meaning

3 senses

To be a father to; to parent.
To act like a dad.
(transitive)To throw against something; to dash.

Examples

1851 sentences

Ask your dad to help you.
Попроси татка допомогти тобі. — shanghainese
ruПопроси своего папу помочь тебе. — Lenin_1917
deBitte deinen Vater, dir zu helfen. — MUIRIEL
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I miss my dad every day.
Я сумую за татом кожного дня. — deniko
ruЯ каждый день скучаю по папе. — marafon
deIch vermisse meinen Vater jeden Tag. — Melang
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I miss my mom and dad.
Мені бракує мами та тата. — deniko
ruЯ скучаю по папе и маме. — marafon
deIch vermisse meine Eltern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Was your dad in the military?
Твій тато служив в армії? — deniko
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How are your mom and dad?
Як твої тато з мамою? — deniko
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Origin

From Early Modern English dadd, dadde (circa 1500), undoubtedly older, from unrecorded Mid

From Early Modern English dadd, dadde (circa 1500), undoubtedly older, from unrecorded Middle English *dadde, of uncertain ultimate origin. Compare West Frisian deite (“dad, daddy”), Swabian Dede (“Godfather”).

From dade (“to strike heavily”), dade (“a heavy blow or thud”). Probably onomatopoeic.

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Forms

dads, dadding, dadded, dadded

Base form	dad · to dad
3rd person singular	dads
Present participle	dadding
Past simple	dadded
Past participle	dadded

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	dad
he, she, it	dads

Past simpleLesson

all persons

dadded

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have dadded
he, she, it	has dadded

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will dad

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

Collocations

11 patterns

mom and dad
my dad is
like his dad
with his dad
with their dad
with my dad
of my dad's
does your dad
my dad doesn't
is my dad
dad is a

dad