gesture
To make a gesture or gesturesTo make a gesture or gestures.
» He made a gesture of impatience.
Er machte eine ungeduldige Geste.
Он сделал нетерпеливый жест.
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To make a gesture or gestures.
My dad told me never to gesture with my hands when I talk.
Never gesture at someone using your middle finger: it may be perceived as an insult.
gestikulieren
жестикули́роватьžestikulírovatʹ
(transitive)To express (something) by a gesture or gestures.
He gestured his disgust.
(jemandem etwas) bedeuten
(transitive)To accompany or illustrate with gesture or action.
(transitive)To express or signal (to someone) by a gesture or gestures (to do something, go somewhere, etc).
- show, express or direct through movement
Examples
160 sentencesHe made a gesture of impatience.
ruОн сделал нетерпеливый жест.
deEr machte eine ungeduldige Geste.
Tom gestured Mary to go ahead.
ruТом жестом показал Мэри идти вперед.
Tom gestured for Mary to enter.
ruФома жестом пригласил Машу войти.
Tom gestured for me to leave.
Tom gestured for Mary to go ahead.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Medieval Latin gestūra (“a mode of action”), from Latin gerō (“to bear; (reflexive) bFrom Medieval Latin gestūra (“a mode of action”), from Latin gerō (“to bear; (reflexive) bear oneself, behave, act”), past participle gestus. By surface analysis, Latin gest- + -ure.
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Forms
gestures, gesturing, gestured, gesturedSynonyms
3 synonyms- show, express or direct through movement:gesticulatemotion
Word family
5 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