expectorate
expectorate · expectorates · expectorated · expectorating
харкать, харкнуть, отхаркивать, откашливать
To cough up fluid from the lungsTo cough up fluid from the lungs.
/ɪkˈspɛktəɹeɪt/
» She has a cough, she expectorates every morning.
Meaning
2 senses(ambitransitive)To cough up fluid from the lungs.
ха́ркатьxárkatʹ, ха́ркнутьxárknutʹ, отха́ркиватьotxárkivatʹ
clear out the chest and lungs
(ambitransitive)To spit.
Examples
1 sentencesShe has a cough, she expectorates every morning.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to cough up fluid from the lungs:
Origin
From Latin expectorātus, past participle of expectorō (“(only figurative) banish from theFrom Latin expectorātus, past participle of expectorō (“(only figurative) banish from the mind; (post-classical) expel from the breast)”), from ex (“out of”) + pectus (“the breast”).
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Forms
expectorates, expectorating, expectorated, expectorated| Base form | expectorate · to expectorate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | expectorates |
| Present participle | expectorating |
| Past simple | expectorated |
| Past participle | expectorated |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
6 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsDerivedunexpectorated
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