dole
To distribute alms, etc., in small amountsTo distribute alms, etc., in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource.
» Steve ended up on the dole.
Stefan musste sich arbeitslos melden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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2 senses(intransitive)To distribute alms, etc., in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource.
(transitive)To distribute (as, alms) in small amounts; to share out (small portions of a meager resource).
раздава́тьrazdavátʹ
Examples
8 sentencesSteve ended up on the dole.
deStefan musste sich arbeitslos melden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He doled out the waffle batter with a large soup spoon.
The government proposed to introduce a work-for-the-dole scheme.
The grants are expected to be doled out starting next year.
Dole out your wisdom a little at a time.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English dol, from Old English dāl (“portion, share, division, allotment”), froFrom Middle English dol, from Old English dāl (“portion, share, division, allotment”), from Proto-Germanic *dailą (“part, deal”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰayl- (“part, watershed”). Cognate with Polish dola (“fate, cut”), Old Church Slavonic дѣлити (děliti, “divide”). More at deal. First attested in the late 12th c. The verb is first attested in the mid-15th c.
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Forms
doles, doling, doled, doledWord family
1 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
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.