disrepair
To get into a state of disrepairTo get into a state of disrepair.
» The castle was in disrepair.
Замок был в аварийном состоянии. — Lenin_1917
Замок был в плачевном состоянии. — Selena777
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1 senses(rare)To get into a state of disrepair.
Examples
10 sentencesThe castle was in disrepair.
ruЗамок был в аварийном состоянии. — Lenin_1917
The building is in a state of disrepair.
ruЗдание находится в аварийном состоянии. — marafon
The strip mall was in a state of disrepair.
The abandoned rectory is in a state of disrepair.
deDas verlassene Pfarrhaus ist baufällig. — al_ex_an_der
After years of disrepair, the building had begun to degrade.
Forms
disrepairs, disrepairing, disrepaired, disrepaired| Base form | disrepair · to disrepair |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | disrepairs |
| Present participle | disrepairing |
| Past simple | disrepaired |
| Past participle | disrepaired |
regular · Lesson
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
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.