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. — marafon
deEr machte eine ungeduldige Geste. — Zaghawa
Tom gestured Mary to go ahead.
ruТом жестом показал Мэри идти вперед. — sharptoothed
Tom gestured for Mary to enter.
ruФома жестом пригласил Машу войти. — Lenin_1917
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