Meaning

9 senses
  1. (transitive)To identify or point out; to blame for something.

    указа́тьukazátʹ, показа́тьpokazátʹ

  2. (transitive)To report to or identify for the authorities; to inform on.

  3. (transitive)To poke, probe, feel, or fondle with a finger or fingers.

    ткнутьtknutʹ

    feel or handle with the fingers

  4. (transitive)To use the fingers to penetrate or sexually stimulate one's own or another person's vulva, vagina, or anus.

    fingern

  5. (transitive)To use specified finger positions in producing notes on a musical instrument.

  6. (transitive)To provide instructions in written music as to which fingers are to be used to produce particular notes or passages.

  7. (Internet, transitive)To query (a user's status) using the Finger protocol.

  8. (obsolete)To steal; to purloin.

  9. (obsolete, transitive)To execute, as any delicate work.

Examples

1073 sentences
  1. She pointed her finger at him.

    Вона показала на нього пальцем. — f00dconsumer

    ruОна показала на него пальцем. — saiko

    deSie zeigte mit dem Finger auf ihn. — Esperantostern

  2. Tom pointed his finger at Mary.

    Том вказав пальцем на Мері. — rmdas

    ruФома указал пальцем на Машу. — Lenin_1917

    deTom zeigte mit dem Finger auf Maria. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. I cut my finger with a knife.

    Я порізав палець ножем. — Balamax

    ruЯ порезал палец ножом. — marafon

    deIch habe mir mit einem Messer in meinen Finger geschnitten. — Esperantostern

  4. Tom broke a glass and cut one of his fingers.

    Том розбив склянку і порізав палець. — deniko

  5. Tom put a finger to his lips.

    Том приклав палець до губ. — deniko

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to identify or point out:
to poke:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to penetrate and sexually stimulate with one's finger:

Forms

fingers, fingering, fingered, fingered
Base formfinger · to finger
3rd person singularfingers
Present participlefingering
Past simplefingered
Past participlefingered

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfinger
he, she, itfingers

Past simpleLesson

all personsfingered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave fingered
he, she, ithas fingered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill finger

Synonyms

39 synonyms

Word family

10 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • cut his finger
  • cut my finger
  • fingers crossed
  • cross your fingers
  • with his fingers
  • our fingers crossed
  • of his fingers
  • his fingers on
  • finger with a
  • keep our fingers
  • finger on the
  • on his finger

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
finger — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto