earth
To connect electrically to the earthTo connect electrically to the earth.
» What on earth are you doing?
Что ты делаешь, чёрт возьми? — fjay69
Що в біса ти робиш? — deniko
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4 senses(UK, transitive)To connect electrically to the earth.
That noise is because the amplifier is not properly earthed.
erden
заземля́тьzazemljátʹ, заземли́тьzazemlítʹ
зазе́млюватиzazémljuvaty, заземля́тиzazemljáty, заземли́тиzazemlýty
connect to the earth
(transitive)To bury.
beerdigen
хорони́тьxoronítʹ
поховáтиpohovaty
(transitive)To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den.
hide in the earth like a hunted animal
(intransitive)To burrow.
Examples
2006 sentencesWhat on earth are you doing?
Що в біса ти робиш? — deniko
ruЧто ты делаешь, чёрт возьми? — fjay69
The earth is a beautiful planet.
Земля - чудова планета. — deniko
ruЗемля — красивая планета. — odexed
deDie Erde ist ein schöner Planet. — MUIRIEL
Why on earth did you do that?
З якого дива ти зробив це? — ChickenKiev
God created the heaven and the earth.
Бог створив небеса і землю. — deniko
ruБог сотворил небо и землю. — odexed
deGott schuf Himmel und Erde. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Why on earth did Tom do that?
З якого дива Том це зробив? — deniko
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English erthe, from Old English eorþe, from Proto-West Germanic *erþu, from PrFrom Middle English erthe, from Old English eorþe, from Proto-West Germanic *erþu, from Proto-Germanic *erþō (“dirt, ground, earth”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁érteh₂ (“earth”).
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Forms
earths, earthing, earthed, earthedSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
2 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
12 patterns- what on earth
- on earth is
- on earth did
- where on earth
- why on earth
- how on earth
- man on earth
- the earth is
- of the earth's
- the earth's surface
- earth is flat
- earth's surface
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.