dark
To grow or become dark, darkenTo grow or become dark, darken.
» It was dark under the bridge.
Es war dunkel unter der Brücke. — MUIRIEL
Unter der Brücke war es dunkel. — Esperantostern
Под мостом было темно. — sharptoothed
Під мостом було темно. — aandrusiak
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(intransitive)To grow or become dark, darken.
(intransitive)To remain in the dark, lurk, lie hidden or concealed.
(transitive)To make dark, darken; to obscure.
Examples
2406 sentencesIt was dark under the bridge.
Під мостом було темно. — aandrusiak
ruПод мостом было темно. — sharptoothed
deEs war dunkel unter der Brücke. — MUIRIEL
It's too dark to play outside.
Занадто темно, щоб гратися надворі. — deniko
ruСлишком темно, чтобы играть на улице. — sharptoothed
Cats can see in the dark.
Коти можуть бачити у темряві. — iceman
ruКошки могут видеть в темноте. — marafon
deKatzen können im Dunkeln sehen. — MUIRIEL
It is dark in that room.
Тут у кімнаті темно. — aandrusiak
ruВ той комнате темно. — odexed
deEs ist dunkel in diesem Zimmer. — raggione
Are you afraid of the dark?
Ви боїтеся темряви? — triantafillou
ruБоишься ли ты темноты? — odexed
deHast du Angst vor der Finsternis? — MUIRIEL
Origin
Inherited from Middle English derken, from Old English deorcian, from Proto-West GermanicInherited from Middle English derken, from Old English deorcian, from Proto-West Germanic *derkōn, from *derk (“dirty, dark”) + *-ōn.
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Forms
darks, darking, darked, darkedWord 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
Collocations
12 patterns- out after dark
- in the dark
- home before dark
- after dark by
- gets dark
- until after dark
- of the dark
- dark by the
- home after dark
- dark by yourself
- be dark by
- alone after dark