glue
To join or attach something using glueTo join or attach something using glue.
» Tom's eyes were glued to the screen.
Глаза Тома были прикованы к экрану.
Очі Тома були прикуті до екрану.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To join or attach something using glue.
I need to glue the chair-leg back into place.
join or attach with or as if with glue
(figuratively, transitive)To cause something to adhere closely to; to cause to follow attentively.
His eyes were glued to the screen.
leimen, kleben
кле́итьkléitʹ, скле́итьskléitʹ, прикле́итьprikléitʹ
кле́їтиkléjity
(intransitive)To apply glue.
be fixed as if by glue
Examples
120 sentencesTom's eyes were glued to the screen.
Очі Тома були прикуті до екрану.
ruГлаза Тома были прикованы к экрану.
I need glue.
Мені потрібен клей.
ruМне нужен клей.
deIch brauche Kleber.
I tried gluing it back together.
Please glue these two parts together.
ruПожалуйста, склейте эти две части.
This fluid can be substituted for glue.
ruЭтой жидкостью можно заменить клей.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English glew, glue, from Old French glu (“glue, birdlime”), from Late Latin glFrom Middle English glew, glue, from Old French glu (“glue, birdlime”), from Late Latin glūs (stem glūt-), from Latin glūten. Related to clay.
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Forms
glues, gluing, glued, gluedSynonyms
13 synonyms- join or attach with or as if with glue:paste
Word family
10 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