father
To be a father to; to sireTo be a father to; to sire.
Meaning
5 sensesTo be a father to; to sire.
zeugen
(figuratively)To give rise to.
To act as a father; to support and nurture.
To provide with a father.
To adopt as one's own.
- make (offspring) by reproduction
Examples
7644 sentencesI wish to see my father.
Я хотів би побачитися з батьком. — deniko
ruЯ бы хотел увидеть моего отца. — vilnat
deIch möchte meinen Vater sehen. — landano
When did your father come home?
Коли ваш батько повернувся додому? — fagott
deWann ist dein Vater nach Hause gekommen? — freddy1
You remind me of your father.
Ти нагадуєш мені свого батька. — uaspeaker
ruТы напоминаешь мне своего отца. — Hellerick
deDu erinnerst mich an deinen Vater. — Manfredo
Were your mother and father home?
Твої мама та тато були вдома? — deniko
deWaren eure Eltern zu Hause? — MUIRIEL
Are you proud of your father?
Ви пишаєтеся своїм батьком? — deniko
ruТы гордишься своим отцом? — elsteris
deBist du stolz auf deinen Vater? — MUIRIEL
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Inherited from Middle English fader, from Old English fæder, from Proto-West Germanic *fadInherited from Middle English fader, from Old English fæder, from Proto-West Germanic *fader, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr, possibly from *peh₂- + *-tḗr. Doublet of ayr, faeder, athair, padre, pater, and père.
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Forms
fathers, fathering, fathered, fatheredSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Family and people — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
12 patterns- my father is
- like his father
- with his father
- father is a
- like my father
- a good father
- my father has
- his father was
- as his father
- my father doesn't
- is your father
- my father will
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.