glide
To move softly, smoothly, or effortlesslyTo move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.
» Tom doesn't want Mary to go hang gliding.
Том не хотів, щоб Мері полетіла на дельтаплані. — deniko
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4 senses(intransitive)To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.
gleiten
скользи́тьskolʹzítʹ
move smoothly and effortlessly
(intransitive)To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft. Also relates to gliding birds and flying fish.
gleiten
плани́роватьplanírovatʹ
(transitive)To cause to glide.
gleiten lassen
To pass with a glide, as the voice.
Examples
57 sentencesTom doesn't want Mary to go hang gliding.
Том не хотів, щоб Мері полетіла на дельтаплані. — deniko
I nearly killed myself hang gliding.
I almost killed myself hang gliding.
I can't picture Tom hang gliding.
Do you consider hang gliding dangerous?
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English gliden, from Old English glīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *glīdan, froFrom Middle English gliden, from Old English glīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *glīdan, from Proto-Germanic *glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰleydʰ-.
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Forms
glides, gliding, glided, glidedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
2 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