Meaning

5 senses

  1. Free postage, a right exercised by governments (usually with definite article).

    October 5, 1780, William Cowper, letter to Rev. William Unwin I have said so much, that, if I had not a frank, I must burn my letter and begin again.

  2. The notice on an envelope where a stamp would normally be found.

  3. A hot dog or sausage.

    Buy a package of franks for the barbecue.

  4. (UK)The grey heron.

  5. A pigsty.

More definitions
  • a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
  • a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
  • device or marking such as postage stamp, printed or stamped impressions, codings, labels, manuscript writings, or any other authorized form of markings affixed or applied to mails to qualify them to be postally serviced.

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

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  4. I was very frank.

    Я був дуже відвертий. — deniko

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  5. I'm usually quite frank.

    Я, як правило, доволі щирий. — deniko

    ruЯ обычно довольно искренен. — marafon

    deIch bin normalerweise ziemlich direkt. — Vortarulo

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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.

Clipping of frankfurter.

From Old French franc.

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Forms

plural: franks
Singularfrank
Pluralfranks

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
frankfurtfrankfurter
Close in meaning
  • a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll:frankfurterhotdoghot dogdogwienerwienerwurst
  • device or marking such as postage stamp, printed or stamped impressions, codings, labels, manuscript writings, or any other authorized form of markings affixed or applied to mails to qualify them to be postally serviced.:franking

Word family

3 related words
Relatedsav
Derivedballpark frankcocktail frank

Collocations

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
franchisefranciumfrancofrankfurterfranklyB2franknessfrantic
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