dean
To send to see the dean of a college or universityTo send (a student) to see the dean of a college or university.
» Dean can really put away the food.
Dean kann wirklich eine Menge verdrücken. — BraveSentry
Дин и впрямь умеет расправляться с едой. — Hellerick
Дін і справді вміє розправлятися із їжею. — uaspeaker
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2 senses(intransitive, rare)To serve as a dean.
(informal, transitive)To send (a student) to see the dean of a college or university.
Examples
18 sentencesDean can really put away the food.
Дін і справді вміє розправлятися із їжею. — uaspeaker
ruДин и впрямь умеет расправляться с едой. — Hellerick
deDean kann wirklich eine Menge verdrücken. — BraveSentry
The dean of my department wasn't much older than me.
ruДекан моего факультета был ненамного старше меня. — ZegPhig
He used to be a professor, but now he is the dean.
ruРаньше он был преподавателем, а теперь он декан. — marafon
deEr war mal Professor, aber jetzt ist er der Dekan. — Yorwba
The faculty meeting adopted the dean's proposal.
Without hesitating, the dean selects infinite wisdom.
deOhne Zögern wählt der Dekan unendliche Weisheit. — Yorwba
Origin
From Middle English den, deen (“dean”), from Anglo-Norman deen and continental Old FrenchFrom Middle English den, deen (“dean”), from Anglo-Norman deen and continental Old French deien (modern French doyen), from Latin decānus. Doublet of doyen.
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Forms
deans, deaning, deaned, deanedLessons 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