B1verb · transitive · frequent

engine

en·gine

engine · engines · engined · engining

To equip with an engineTo equip with an engine; said especially of steam vessels.

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/ˈɛnd͡ʒɪn/

» How can I start the engine?

Wie kann ich den Motor starten?

Как мне завести мотор?

Як можна завести мотор?

Meaning

3 senses

(dated, transitive)To equip with an engine; said especially of steam vessels.
Vessels are often built by one firm and engined by another.
(obsolete, transitive)To assault with an engine.
(obsolete, transitive)To contrive; to put into action.

Examples

489 sentences

How can I start the engine?
Як можна завести мотор? — Internecivus
ruКак мне завести мотор? — marafon
deWie kann ich den Motor starten? — bonny37
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The car has a new engine.
У машини новий двигун. — deniko
ruУ машины новый двигатель. — afyodor
deDas Auto hat einen neuen Motor. — jxan
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Something is wrong with the engine.
Із двигуном щось не так. — deniko
ruЧто-то не так с двигателем. — marafon
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Tom started the engine.
Том завів мотор. — tikan0
ruТом завёл мотор. — ae5s
deTom startete den Motor. — Dejo
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The engine won't start.
Мотор не заводиться. — deniko
ruДвигатель не заводится. — afyodor
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Origin

From Middle English engyn, from Anglo-Norman engine, Old French engin (“skill, cleverness,

From Middle English engyn, from Anglo-Norman engine, Old French engin (“skill, cleverness, war machine”), from Latin ingenium (“innate or natural quality, nature, genius, a genius, an invention, (in Late Latin) a war-engine, battering-ram”), related to ingignō (“to instil by birth, implant, produce in”). Compare gin, ingenious, engineer.

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Forms

engines, engining, engined, engined

Base form	engine · to engine
3rd person singular	engines
Present participle	engining
Past simple	engined
Past participle	engined

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	engine
he, she, it	engines

Past simpleLesson

all persons

engined

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will engine

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

12 patterns

started the engine
engine running running
off the engine
the engine running
turn the engine
search engine
engine running
the engine off
the engine started
with the engine
get the engine
the engine won't