verb · intransitive · rare

grenade

grenade · grenades · grenaded · grenading

but see Granaten verwenden

To use grenade uponTo use grenade(s) upon.

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/ɡɹəˈneɪd/

» Tom was killed by a hand grenade.

Meaning

2 senses

To use grenade(s) upon.
but see Granaten verwenden
(intransitive, slang)Of an engine: to be violently wrecked so that the internal components burst out.

Examples

51 sentences

Tom was killed by a hand grenade.
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I was surprised that Tom was able to buy grenades.
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I have a grenade.
ruУ меня есть граната. — Selena777
deIch habe eine Granate. — Esperantostern
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The grenade exploded in the water.
ruГраната взорвалась в воде. — odexed
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Ziri was hit by a grenade.
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Translations

2 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 1

to use grenades:

Origin

Borrowed from French grenade, from Old French grenate in the phrase pomme grenate (“pomegr

Borrowed from French grenade, from Old French grenate in the phrase pomme grenate (“pomegranate”), ultimately from Medieval Latin pōmum (“apple”) + grānātum (“having grains”). The -d developed in French under influence of Spanish granada. Doublet of garnet.

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Forms

grenades, grenading, grenaded, grenaded

Base form	grenade · to grenade
3rd person singular	grenades
Present participle	grenading
Past simple	grenaded
Past participle	grenaded

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	grenade
he, she, it	grenades

Past simpleLesson

all persons

grenaded

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have grenaded
he, she, it	has grenaded

Future simple (will)Lesson