A2verb · intransitive · common

diary

diary · diaries · diaried · diarying

To keep a diary or journalTo keep a diary or journal.

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/ˈdaɪ.ə.ɹi/

» Have you written in your diary today?

Hast du heute etwas in dein Tagebuch geschrieben? — Espi

Haben Sie heute etwas in Ihr Tagebuch geschrieben? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Ти писав сьогодні щось до свого щоденника? — iceman

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Meaning

1 senses

To keep a diary or journal.

Examples

352 sentences

Have you written in your diary today?
Ти писав сьогодні щось до свого щоденника? — iceman
deHast du heute etwas in dein Tagebuch geschrieben? — Espi
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Did you write anything in your diary today?
Ти писав сьогодні щось до свого щоденника? — iceman
ruТы сегодня писал что-нибудь в свой дневник? — Gruzilkin
deHast du heute etwas in dein Tagebuch geschrieben? — Espi
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I wrote a lot in my diary yesterday.
Вчора я написав багато в своєму щоденнику. — ChickenKiev
deIch schrieb gestern viel in mein Tagebuch. — Hans_Adler
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I usually keep a diary when I travel.
Під час подорожей я зазвичай веду щоденник. — deniko
ruВо время путешествий я обычно веду дневник. — sharptoothed
deIch bin es gewohnt, auf Reisen Tagebuch zu führen. — samueldora
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I kept a diary when I was younger.
Коли я був молодший, я вів щоденник. — deniko
ruКогда я был моложе, я вёл дневник. — marafon
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Origin

From Latin diārium (“a daily allowance for soldiers, in Late Latin also ‘diary’”), neuter

From Latin diārium (“a daily allowance for soldiers, in Late Latin also ‘diary’”), neuter of *diārius, from diēs (“a day”) (whence also journal). Cognate with Spanish diario (“daily; diary”).

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Forms

diaries, diarying, diaried, diaried

Base form	diary · to diary
3rd person singular	diaries
Present participle	diarying
Past simple	diaried
Past participle	diaried

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	diary
he, she, it	diaries

Past simpleLesson

all persons

diaried

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will diary

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

10 patterns

keep a diary
diary every day
a diary in
read his diary
diary every
in his diary
his diary every
diary for three
in my diary
a diary for