Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe.

    I detest snakes.

    verabscheuen

    ненави́детьnenavídetʹ

    dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards

  2. (obsolete, transitive)To witness against; to denounce; to condemn.

Examples

77 sentences
  1. Tom says that he detests war.

    Том каже, що вiн ненавидить вiйну. — rmdas

    ruТом говорит, что ненавидит войну. — sharptoothed

    deTom sagt, dass er Krieg verabscheut. — samueldora

  2. Tom and I detest each other.

    Ми з Томом ненавидімо один одного. — deniko

    ruМы с Томом терпеть не можем друг друга. — yatomoya

  3. I detest Tom.

    Я ненавиджу Тома. — deniko

    ruЯ ненавижу Тома. — riena

    deIch hasse Tom. — al_ex_an_der

  4. I detest hypocrisy.

    Ненавиджу лицемірство. — shanghainese

    ruНенавижу лицемерие. — marafon

    deIch verabscheue Scheinheiligkeit. — al_ex_an_der

  5. Tom detests Mary.

    Том ненавидить Мері. — deniko

    ruТом ненавидит Мэри. — marafon

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to dislike intensely:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to dislike intensely:

Forms

detests, detesting, detested, detested
Base formdetest · to detest
3rd person singulardetests
Present participledetesting
Past simpledetested
Past participledetested

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydetest
he, she, itdetests

Past simpleLesson

all personsdetested

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave detested
he, she, ithas detested

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill detest

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards:hate

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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