dart
To throw with a sudden effort or thrustTo throw with a sudden effort or thrust; to hurl or launch.
» Tom beat me at darts.
Том выиграл у меня в дартс. — marafon
Том обыграл меня в дартс. — marafon
Том виграв у мене в дартс. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 senses(transitive)To throw with a sudden effort or thrust; to hurl or launch.
(transitive)To send forth suddenly or rapidly; to emit; to shoot.
As the sun darted forth his beams, she darted a meaningful glance at me.
(transitive)To shoot with a dart, especially a tranquilizer dart.
They had to dart the animal to get close enough to help
(intransitive)To fly or pass swiftly, like a dart; to move rapidly in one direction; to shoot out quickly.
The flying man darted eastward.
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
(intransitive)To start and run with speed; to shoot rapidly along.
The deer darted from the thicket.
The fish darted under a stone.
Examples
68 sentencesTom beat me at darts.
Том виграв у мене в дартс. — deniko
ruТом выиграл у меня в дартс. — marafon
Tom and Mary are playing darts.
ruТом и Мэри играют в дартс. — marafon
deTom und Maria spielen Pfeilewerfen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is playing darts with Mary.
How about a game of darts?
ruСыграем в дартс? — Karok
Tom doesn't want to play darts.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English darten, from the noun (see above).From Middle English darten, from the noun (see above).
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Forms
darts, darting, darted, dartedSynonyms
9 synonymsWord family
7 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.