faint
To lose consciousness through a lack of oxygen or nutrients to the brain, usually as a…To lose consciousness through a lack of oxygen or nutrients to the brain, usually as a result of suddenly reduced blood flow (may be caused by emotional trauma, loss of blood or various medical conditions).
» He fainted and fell on his back.
Він знепритомнів і впав на спину. — deniko
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3 senses(intransitive)To lose consciousness through a lack of oxygen or nutrients to the brain, usually as a result of suddenly reduced blood flow (may be caused by emotional trauma, loss of blood or various medical conditions).
A fainting fit.
ohnmächtig werden, in Ohnmacht fallen
па́дать в о́бморокpádatʹ v óbmorok, упа́сть в о́бморокupástʹ v óbmorok, теря́ть созна́ниеterjátʹ soznánije
неприто́мнітиneprytómnity, знеприто́мнітиzneprytómnity, млі́тиmlíty
(intransitive)To lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.
(intransitive)To decay; to disappear; to vanish.
November 12, 1711, Alexander Pope, letter to Henry Cromwell Gilded clouds, while we gaze upon them, faint before the eye.
- pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
Examples
343 sentencesHe fainted and fell on his back.
Він знепритомнів і впав на спину. — deniko
The patient fainted at the sight of blood.
Пацієнт знепритомнів, побачивши кров. — ChickenKiev
ruПациент упал в обморок при виде крови. — marafon
deBeim Anblick von Blut wurde der Patient ohnmächtig. — jakov
She fainted, but came to after a few minutes.
Вона втратила свідомість, але за кілька хвилин прийшла до себе. — deniko
ruОна упала в обморок, но через несколько минут пришла в себя. — marafon
deSie fiel in Ohnmacht, aber nach mehreren Minuten erlangte sie das Bewusstsein wieder. — xtofu80
I don't have the faintest idea.
Я не маю найменшої уяви. — deniko
ruНе имею ни малейшего понятия. — marafon
deIch habe nicht die geringste Ahnung. — Sudajaengi
She screamed and fainted.
Вона закричала й знепритомніла. — brambury
ruОна закричала и упала в обморок. — Hellerick
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English fainten, feynten, from the adjective (see above).From Middle English fainten, feynten, from the adjective (see above).
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Forms
faints, fainting, fainted, faintedSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
6 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- going to faint
- the faintest idea
- faintest idea what
- faintest idea
- have the faintest
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.