Meaning

5 senses
  1. Honest, especially in a manner that seems slightly blunt; candid; not reserved or disguised.

    May I be frank with you?

    ehrlich, offen, aufrichtig

    открове́нныйotkrovénnyj, и́скреннийískrennij, откры́тыйotkrýtyj

    щи́рийščýryj, відве́ртийvidvértyj

  2. Unmistakable, clinically obvious, self-evident.

    The research probes whether treating pre-diabetes with metformin can prevent progression to frank diabetes.

  3. (obsolete)Unbounded by restrictions, limitations, etc.; free.

  4. (obsolete)Liberal; generous; profuse.

  5. (derogatory, obsolete)Unrestrained; loose; licentious.

More definitions
  • clearly manifest; evident
  • characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

Examples

147 sentences
  1. You're just a little too frank.

    Ти просто трохи занадто відвертий. — deniko

    ruВы уж чересчур откровенны. — sharptoothed

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  2. Tom is a very frank person.

    Том дуже відверта людина. — deniko

    ruТом очень откровенный человек. — nina99nv

    deTom ist eine sehr offene Person. — Felixjp

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  3. Tom was very frank.

    Том був дуже відвертий. — deniko

    ruТом был очень откровенен. — odexed

    deTom war sehr aufrichtig. — wolfgangth

  4. I was very frank.

    Я був дуже відвертий. — deniko

  5. I'm usually quite frank.

    Я, як правило, доволі щирий. — deniko

    ruЯ обычно довольно искренен. — marafon

    deIch bin normalerweise ziemlich direkt. — Vortarulo

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
bluntly honest:
Русский
By meaning 1
bluntly honest:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
bluntly honest:

Origin

From Middle English frank, from Old French franc (“free”), in turn from the name of an ear

From Middle English frank, from Old French franc (“free”), in turn from the name of an early Germanic confederation, the Franks, from Proto-West Germanic *frankō (“javelin, spear”). Doublet of Frank, franc, and farang.

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Forms

franker, frankest
Comparativefranker Lesson
Superlativefrankest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

9 related words

Collocations

5 patterns
  • your frank opinion
  • frank opinion
  • be frank with
  • to be frank
  • was very frank

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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