grandfather
To be, or act as, a grandfather toTo be, or act as, a grandfather to.
Recorded UK: Association Shtooka, Judith Franck, CC BY 3.0 US, Wikimedia Commons · Recorded US: Dvortygirl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To be, or act as, a grandfather to.
(US, transitive)To retain discontinued laws or rules for (an object, individual or organization previously affected by them).
Examples
1014 sentencesI take care of my grandfather.
Я доглядаю свого дідуся. — deniko
ruЯ забочусь о своём дедушке. — odexed
deIch kümmere mich um meinen Großvater. — Wolf
My grandfather died five years ago.
Мій дідусь помер п'ять років тому. — ascolto
ruМой дедушка умер пять лет назад. — marafon
deMein Großvater starb vor fünf Jahren. — wolfgangth
He reminds me of my grandfather.
Він нагадує мені мого дідуся. — deniko
ruОн напоминает мне моего дедушку. — marafon
deEr erinnert mich an meinen Großvater. — al_ex_an_der
My grandfather takes a walk every morning.
Мій дід кожного ранку прогулюється. — deniko
deMein Großvater macht jeden Morgen einen Spaziergang. — Tamy
My grandfather passed away three years ago.
Мій дідусь помер три роки тому. — deniko
ruМой дедушка умер три года назад. — ae5s
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
The noun is derived from Middle English grandfadre, graundfadir, graunfadir, grauntfader,The noun is derived from Middle English grandfadre, graundfadir, graunfadir, grauntfader, and other forms, from graunt (“big, large; great, important”) + fā̆der (“male parent, father; remoter male ancestor”), probably modelled after Middle French grandpere, grant pere (“male parent; remoter male ancestor”) (whence French grand-père); the English word is analysable as grand- + father. Superseded earlier eldfather, elderfather. The verb is derived from the noun.
From grandfather clause: see grandfather (etymology 1) and clause.
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Forms
grandfathers, grandfathering, grandfathered, grandfathered| Base form | grandfather · to grandfather |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | grandfathers |
| Present participle | grandfathering |
| Past simple | grandfathered |
| Past participle | grandfathered |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Family and people — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
12 patterns- my grandfather is
- great grandfather
- my grandfather died
- grandfather was a
- his grandfather gave
- great great grandfather
- from his grandfather
- grandfather gave
- grandfather died
- my grandfather gave
- after his grandfather
- great grandfather was
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.