Meaning

5 senses
  1. An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.

    I wore gloves to keep my hands warm.

    The boxing champ laced on his gloves before the big bout.

    Handschuh

    перча́ткаperčátka, рукави́цаrukavíca

    рукави́чкаrukavýčka, рукави́цяrukavýcja, перча́ткаperčátka

  2. A baseball mitt.

    the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball

  3. (figuratively)The ability to catch a hit ball.

    Frederico had a great glove, but he couldn't hit a curveball, so he never broke into the pros.

  4. (slang)A condom.

  5. (with definite article)A challenge from one to another.

    to throw down the glove, i.e. to offer a challenge; to take up the glove, to accept it

Examples

586 sentences
  1. I bought a pair of gloves.

    Я купив пару рукавиць.

    ruЯ купил пару перчаток.

    deIch habe ein Paar Handschuhe gekauft.

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  2. Tom let me borrow his gloves.

    Том дозволив мені позичити свої рукавички.

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  3. Tom couldn't put his gloves on.

    Том не зміг одягнути рукавички.

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  4. I can't get my gloves off.

    Я не можу зняти рукавички.

    ruЯ не могу снять перчатки.

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  5. Tom is wearing gloves, isn't he?

    Том у рукавицях, так?

    deTom trägt Handschuhe, nicht wahr?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
item of clothing:
Русский
By meaning 1
item of clothing:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
item of clothing:

Origin

From Middle English glove, glofe, from Old English glōf, *glōfe, *glōfa, ("glove"; weak fo

From Middle English glove, glofe, from Old English glōf, *glōfe, *glōfa, ("glove"; weak forms attested only in plural form glōfan (“gloves”)), from Proto-Germanic *galōfô (“glove”), from Proto-Germanic *ga- (“collective and associative prefix”) + Proto-Germanic *lōfô (“flat of the hand, palm”), from Proto-Indo-European *lāp-, *lēp-, *lep- (“flat”). Cognate with Scots gluve, gluive (“glove”), Icelandic glófi (“glove”). Related to Middle English lofe, lufe (“palm of the hand”). More at loof.

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Forms

plural: gloves
Singularglove
Pluralgloves

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Collocations

12 patterns
  • pair of gloves
  • the glove compartment
  • wearing gloves
  • glove compartment
  • was wearing gloves
  • put my gloves
  • his gloves off
  • coat and gloves
  • baseball glove
  • rubber gloves
  • leather gloves
  • opened the glove

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
glove — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto