grain
To feed grain toTo feed grain to.
» We import grain from Canada every year.
Ежегодно мы импортируем зерно из Канады. — odexed
Щороку ми імпортуємо зерно з Канади. — sakhnik
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
7 senses(transitive)To feed grain to.
(transitive)To make granular; to form into grains.
form into grains
(intransitive)To form grains, or to assume a granular form, as the result of crystallization; to granulate.
To texture a surface in imitation of the grain of a substance such as wood.
paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
To remove the hair or fat from a skin.
To soften leather.
To yield fruit.
Examples
170 sentencesTranslations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English greyn, grayn, grein, from Old French grain, grein, from Latin grānum (From Middle English greyn, grayn, grein, from Old French grain, grein, from Latin grānum (“seed”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm (“grain”). Doublet of corn, gram, granum, and grao.
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Forms
grains, graining, grained, grainedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
2 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
See also
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