gallery
To show offTo show off.
» Where's the nearest art gallery?
Wo ist die nächste Kunstgalerie? — cost
Где ближайшая художественная галерея? — Balamax
Де найближча художня галерея? — aandrusiak
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1 senses(Trinidad and Tobago)To show off.
Examples
71 sentencesWhere's the nearest art gallery?
Де найближча художня галерея? — aandrusiak
ruГде ближайшая художественная галерея? — Balamax
deWo ist die nächste Kunstgalerie? — cost
You should drop by his gallery if you have time.
The gallery is open from 9:30 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.
If you have time, why don't you drop by his gallery?
When was the last time you went to an art gallery?
ruКогда вы в последний раз были в картинной галерее? — fjay69
Origin
From Middle English galery, gallerye, from Middle French galerie, gallerie, from Old FrencFrom Middle English galery, gallerye, from Middle French galerie, gallerie, from Old French galerie, gallerie (“a long portico, a gallery”), from Medieval Latin galeria (“gallery”), of unknown origin. Perhaps an alteration of Latin galilea (“church porch”), probably from Latin Galilaea, Galilee, region of Israel. More at Galilee.
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Forms
galleries, gallerying, galleried, galleriedSynonyms
30 synonymsLessons 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.