glass
To fit with glass; to glazeTo fit with glass; to glaze.
» Don't step on the broken glass.
Nicht auf die Glasscherben treten!
Не наступайте на разбитое стекло.
Не наступайте на розбите скло.
Не наступай на розбите скло.
Meaning
9 senses(transitive)To fit with glass; to glaze.
enclose with glass
(transitive)To enclose in glass.
furnish with glass
(UK, colloquial, transitive)To strike (someone), particularly in the face, with a drinking glass with the intent of causing injury.
(transitive)To bombard an area (most often a planet) with such intensity (by means of a nuclear bomb, fusion bomb, etc) as to melt the landscape into glass.
(transitive)To view through an optical instrument such as binoculars.
(transitive)To smooth or polish (leather, etc.), by rubbing it with a glass burnisher.
(transitive)To make glassy.
(intransitive)To become glassy.
become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance
(archaic, reflexive)To reflect; to mirror.
Examples
2938 sentencesDon't step on the broken glass.
Не наступайте на розбите скло. — iceman
ruНе наступайте на разбитое стекло. — nami
deNicht auf die Glasscherben treten! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
What about a glass of beer?
Як щодо келиха пива? — deniko
ruКак насчёт кружки пива? — shanghainese
deWie wäre es mit einem Glas Bier? — Kerstin
The glass is full of milk.
Шклянка повна молока. — Ahha
ruСтакан полон молока. — Aleksej
deDas Glas ist voll mit Milch. — linguaeorbis
Two glasses of orange juice, please.
Дві склянки апельсинового соку, будь ласка. — deniko
ruПожалуйста, два стакана апельсинового сока. — ae5s
deZwei Gläser Orangensaft, bitte. — MUIRIEL
Give me a glass of milk.
Дай мені склянку молока. — deniko
ruДай мне стакан молока. — sharptoothed
deGib mir ein Glas Milch. — MUIRIEL
Origin
From Middle English glas, from Old English glæs, from Proto-West Germanic *glas, from ProtFrom Middle English glas, from Old English glæs, from Proto-West Germanic *glas, from Proto-Germanic *glasą, possibly related to Proto-Germanic *glōaną (“to shine”) (compare glow), and ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵʰleh₁- (“to shine, shimmer, glow”).
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Forms
glasses, glassing, glassed, glassedSynonyms
4 synonyms- enclose with glass:glass in
- furnish with glass:glaze
- become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance:glazeglass overglaze over
Lessons 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
Collocations
12 patterns- a glass of
- glass of water
- glass of wine
- glass of milk
- wear glasses
- another glass of
- drank a glass
- wear glasses when
- glass of beer
- without his glasses
- pair of glasses
- another glass