give birth
To release live offspring from the body into the environmentTo release live offspring from the body into the environment.
» She gave birth to a daughter yesterday.
Она родила вчера дочку.
Она вчера родила дочь.
Вона вчора народила доньку.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To release live offspring from the body into the environment.
It was clear that she was about to give birth.
(transitive)To become the parent of by birthing.
She gave birth to a beautiful baby girl.
gebären, zur Welt bringen
рожа́тьrožátʹ, рожда́тьroždátʹ, роди́тьrodítʹ
роди́тиrodýty, наро́джуватиnaródžuvaty, народи́тиnarodýty
(figuratively, idiomatic, transitive, usually)To become the source of.
Einstein gave birth to a famous equation relating energy to mass.
порожда́тьporoždátʹ, породи́тьporodítʹ
- cause to be born
- create or produce an idea
Examples
238 sentencesShe gave birth to a daughter yesterday.
Вона вчора народила доньку. — deniko
ruОна родила вчера дочку. — Ooneykcall
She gave birth to a healthy baby.
Вона народила здорову дитину. — ascolto
ruОна родила здорового ребёнка. — Balamax
deSie gebar ein gesundes Baby. — Dejo
She gave birth to a pretty baby girl last week.
Вона народила чудову дівчинку на минулому тижні. — aandrusiak
ruОна родила хорошенькую девочку на прошлой неделе. — al_ex_an_der
deSie hat letzte Woche ein hübsches kleines Mädchen bekommen. — samueldora
She gave birth to twin girls.
ruОна родила девочек-двойняшек. — soniamiku
deSie brachte Zwillinge zur Welt, zwei Mädchen. — xtofu80
Mary gave birth to a boy.
ruМэри родила мальчика. — Wezel
deMaria hat einen Jungen geboren. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Forms
gives birth, giving birth, gave birth, given birth| Base form | give birth · to give birth |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | gives birth |
| Present participle | giving birth |
| Past simple | gave birth |
| Past participle | given birth |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle