fog
To become covered with or as if with fogTo become covered with or as if with fog.
» We got lost in the fog.
Wir verirrten uns im Nebel.
Wir verliefen uns im Nebel.
Мы заблудились в тумане.
Ми заблукали в тумані.
Meaning
12 senses(intransitive)To become covered with or as if with fog.
затума́ниватьсяzatumánivatʹsja
(intransitive)To become obscured in condensation or water.
The mirror fogged every time he showered.
sich beschlagen, anlaufen
запотева́тьzapotevátʹ
(intransitive)To become dim or obscure.
(transitive)To make dim or obscure.
make less visible or unclear
(transitive)To spoil (film) via exposure to light other than in the normal process of taking a photograph.
(transitive)To cover with or as if with fog.
затума́ниватьzatumánivatʹ
(transitive)To disperse insecticide into (a forest canopy) so as to collect organisms.
(transitive)To obscure in condensation or water.
(transitive)To make confusing or obscure.
(transitive)To pasture cattle on the fog (of), or aftergrass, of; to eat off the fog from (a field).
(intransitive)To become covered with the kind of grass called fog.
(intransitive, obsolete)To practice in a small or mean way; to pettifog.
Examples
284 sentencesWe got lost in the fog.
Ми заблукали в тумані.
ruМы заблудились в тумане.
deWir verirrten uns im Nebel.
We could see nothing but fog.
Ми не бачили нічого, окрім туману.
ruМы ничего не видели, кроме тумана.
deWir haben nichts als Nebel gesehen.
I can't see the road signs in this fog.
Мені не видно дорожніх знаків в цьому тумані.
ruМне в этом тумане дорожных знаков не видно.
deBei diesem Nebel kann ich die Straßenschilder nicht erkennen.
The airport was closed because of the fog.
Аеропорт закрили з-за туману.
ruАэропорт был закрыт из-за тумана.
deDer Flughafen wurde wegen des Nebels gesperrt.
London is famous for its fog.
ruЛондон известен своими туманами.
deLondon ist berühmt wegen seines Nebels.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 1
Origin
Origin uncertain; but probably of North Germanic origin. Probably either a back-formationOrigin uncertain; but probably of North Germanic origin. Probably either a back-formation from foggy (“covered with tall grass; thick, marshy”), from the earlier-attested fog (“tall grass”) (see below), or from or related to Danish fog (“spray, shower, drift, storm”), related to Icelandic fok (“spray, any light thing tossed by the wind, snowdrift”), Icelandic fjúka (“to blow, drive”), from Proto-Germanic *feukaną (“to whisk, blow”), from Proto-Indo-European *pug- (“billow, bulge, drift”), from *pew-, *pow- (“to blow, drift, billow”), in which case related to German fauchen (“to hiss, spit, spray”).
From Middle English fogge (“tall grass”), probably from Norwegian fogg (“tall, worthless grass”); compare Scots fog (“moss; lichen”).
Compare Old Dutch focker.
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Forms
fogs, fogging, fogged, foggedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
10 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
3 patterns- dense fog
- heavy fog
- fog lights