distract
To divert the attention ofTo divert the attention of.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To divert the attention of.
The crowd was distracted by a helicopter hovering over the stadium when the only goal of the game was scored.
ablenken
отвлека́тьotvlekátʹ, отвле́чьotvléčʹ
відволікатиvidvolikaty, відволіктиvidvolikty
draw someone's attention away from something
(transitive)To divert (attention).
(transitive)To make crazy or insane; to drive to distraction.
Examples
362 sentencesDon't distract me from studying.
Не відволікай мене від нвчання. — ascolto
ruНе отвлекай меня от занятий. — marafon
Tom looks a little distracted.
Том здається трохи відсутнім. — deniko
Don't distract me.
Не відволікай мене. — deniko
ruНе отвлекайте меня. — odexed
Tom got distracted.
Том відволікся. — deniko
I got distracted.
Мене відволікли. — deniko
ruМеня отвлекли. — nina99nv
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin distractus, from distrahō (“to pull apart”), from dis- + trahō (“to puBorrowed from Latin distractus, from distrahō (“to pull apart”), from dis- + trahō (“to pull”).
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Forms
distracts, distracting, distracted, distracted| Base form | distract · to distract |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | distracts |
| Present participle | distracting |
| Past simple | distracted |
| Past participle | distracted |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
8 synonymsWord family
8 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
Collocations
5 patterns- a little distracted
- little distracted
- tried to distract
- seemed distracted
- got distracted