ferry
To carry; transport; conveyTo carry; transport; convey.
» Tom is waiting for the ferry.
Том ждёт парома.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To carry; transport; convey.
Trucks plowed through the water to ferry flood victims to safety.
transport by ferry
(transitive)To move someone or something from one place to another, usually repeatedly.
Being a good waiter takes more than the ability to ferry plates of food around a restaurant.
transport from one place to another
(transitive)To carry or transport over a contracted body of water, as a river or strait, in a boat or other floating conveyance plying between opposite shores.
(intransitive)To pass over water in a boat or by ferry.
travel by ferry
Examples
77 sentencesTom is waiting for the ferry.
ruТом ждёт парома. — Wezel
The next ferry isn't until tomorrow morning.
deDie nächste Fähre geht erst morgen früh. — Waldelfe
They run a ferry service across the river.
deSie betreiben einen Fährdienst über den Fluss. — Tamy
Three men on board the ferry were found murdered.
We took a ferry from the island to the mainland.
ruМы перебрались с острова на материк на пароме. — Wezel
Origin
The verb is from Middle English ferien (“to carry, convey”), from Old English ferian, fromThe verb is from Middle English ferien (“to carry, convey”), from Old English ferian, from Proto-West Germanic *farjan, from Proto-Germanic *farjaną, which see for cognates. This verb is the causative of Proto-Germanic *faraną (“to go, travel”), whence English fare; ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *per-.
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Forms
ferries, ferrying, ferried, ferriedWord 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