fat
To hit with a fat shotTo hit (a golf ball) with a fat shot.
» Tom was too fat for Mary.
Tom war Maria zu dick.
Том был слишком толстым для Мэри.
Том був затовстий для Мері.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To hit (a golf ball) with a fat shot.
(archaic, transitive)To make fat; to fatten.
kill the fatted calf
толсте́тьtolstétʹ
make fat or plump
(archaic, intransitive)To become fat; to fatten.
Examples
976 sentencesTom was too fat for Mary.
Том був затовстий для Мері. — deniko
ruТом был слишком толстым для Мэри. — odexed
deTom war Maria zu dick. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom isn't as fat as Mary.
Том не такий товстий, як Мері. — deniko
ruТом не такой толстый, как Мэри. — sharptoothed
deTom ist nicht so dick wie Maria. — wolfgangth
I know that Tom is fat.
Я знаю, що Том гладкий. — deniko
ruЯ знаю, что Том толстый. — marafon
Tom is too fat for Mary.
Том для Мері загладкий. — deniko
Tom is fat, but Mary isn't.
Том гладкий, а Мері ні. — deniko
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English fat, fatt, fatte, from the adjective above, and possibly from Old EnglFrom Middle English fat, fatt, fatte, from the adjective above, and possibly from Old English fǣt (“fat”, recorded once), from Proto-West Germanic *fait, from Proto-Germanic *faitą, *faitaz (“fat”).
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Forms
fats, fatting, fatted, fattedSynonyms
7 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- as fat as
- get fat
- is too fat
- was very fat
- be so fat
- a big fat
- isn't as fat
- too fat to
- is quite fat
- is fatter than
- be much fatter
- is fat and