gem
To adorn with, or as if with, gemsTo adorn with, or as if with, gems.
» At last, the gem was in his hands.
Наконец драгоценный камень был у него в руках.
Meaning
1 sensesTo adorn with, or as if with, gems.
Examples
36 sentencesAt last, the gem was in his hands.
ruНаконец драгоценный камень был у него в руках. — marafon
These gems are priced at over a million yen each.
deJeder dieser Edelsteine kostet über 1 Million Yen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
This is a gem.
Rare gems include aquamarine, amethyst, emerald, quartz and ruby.
ruРедкие драгоценные камни включают в себя аквамарин, аметист, изумруд, кварц и рубин. — Biga
The crown was set with gems.
ruКорона была украшена драгоценными камнями. — Ooneykcall
Origin
Inherited from Middle English gemme, gimme, yimme, ȝimme, from Old English ġimm, from ProtInherited from Middle English gemme, gimme, yimme, ȝimme, from Old English ġimm, from Proto-West Germanic *gimmu (“gem”) and Old French gemme (“gem”), both from Latin gemma (“a swelling bud; jewel, gem”). Doublet of gemma and Gemma.
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Forms
gems, gemming, gemmed, gemmedSynonyms
1 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