grass
To lay out on the grassTo lay out on the grass; to knock down (an opponent etc.).
» Let's sit here on the grass.
Setzen wir uns hier aufs Gras! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Давайте сядем здесь на траву. — Balamax
Сядьмо тут на траві. — deniko
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6 senses(transitive)To lay out on the grass; to knock down (an opponent etc.).
spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach
(intransitive, slang, transitive)To act as a grass or informer, to betray; to report on (criminals etc) to the authorities.
verpfeifen
(transitive)To cover with grass or with turf.
cover with grass
(transitive)To feed with grass.
feed with grass
(transitive)To expose, as flax, on the grass for bleaching, etc.
(transitive)To bring to the grass or ground; to land.
Examples
545 sentencesLet's sit here on the grass.
Сядьмо тут на траві. — deniko
ruДавайте сядем здесь на траву. — Balamax
deSetzen wir uns hier aufs Gras! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I sometimes lie on the grass.
Я іноді лежу на траві. — deniko
ruЯ иногда лежу на траве. — marafon
He is lying on the grass.
Він лежить на траві. — deniko
ruОн лежит на траве. — Wezel
deEr liegt auf dem Rasen. — wolfgangth
They were lying on the grass.
Вони лежали на траві. — deniko
ruОни лежали на лужайке. — sharptoothed
deSie lagen auf der Wiese. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
She laid herself on the grass.
Вона лягла на траву. — iskra
ruОна легла на траву. — Balamax
deSie legte sich auf das Gras. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Inherited from Middle English gras, from Old English græs, from Proto-West Germanic *gras,Inherited from Middle English gras, from Old English græs, from Proto-West Germanic *gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą (“grass”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow”).
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Forms
grasses, grassing, grassed, grassedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
48 synonymsWord family
1 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
Collocations
5 patterns- on the grass
- in the grass
- off the grass
- the grass and
- eat grass