furrow
To cut one or more grooves inTo cut one or more grooves in (the ground, etc.).
» An old ox makes straight furrows.
Старый конь борозды не испортит.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To cut one or more grooves in (the ground, etc.).
Cart wheels can furrow roads.
бороздитьborozditʹ
(transitive)To wrinkle.
(transitive)To pull one's brows or eyebrows together due to concentration, worry, etc.
As she pored over the company's bewildering tax documents, she furrowed her brows, wrinkled her nose, and began to frown her befuddlement.
хмуритьсяxmuritʹsja
(intransitive)To become furrowed
- hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
- cut a furrow into a column
- make wrinkled or creased
Examples
14 sentencesAn old ox makes straight furrows.
ruСтарый конь борозды не испортит.
His furrowed brow suggested lingering doubts.
ruЕго нахмуренный лоб выражал его глубокие сомнения.
deSeine gerunzelte Stirn ließ auf vorhandene Zweifel schließen.
He scratched his head and furrowed his brow.
The brows were separated by a deep furrow.
deDie Brauen trennte eine tiefe Furche.
Tulugaq had mumbled speech and a furrowed brow.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English forow, furgh, from Old English furh, from Proto-West Germanic *furh, fFrom Middle English forow, furgh, from Old English furh, from Proto-West Germanic *furh, from Proto-Germanic *furhs (compare Saterland Frisian Fuurge, Dutch voor, German Furche, Swedish fåra, Norwegian Bokmål fure), from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“to dig”). Compare Welsh rhych (“furrow”), Latin porca (“ridge, balk”), Lithuanian prapar̃šas (“ditch”), Sanskrit पर्शान (párśāna, “chasm”).
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Forms
furrows, furrowing, furrowed, furrowedSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
7 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