gunpowder
To destroy with gunpowderTo destroy with gunpowder.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
» Do you know who invented gunpowder?
Weißt du, wer das Schießpulver erfunden hat? — al_ex_an_der
Вы знаете, кто изобрёл порох? — odexed
Ты знаешь, кто изобрел порох? — sharptoothed
Ти знаєш, хто винайшов порох? — deniko
Ви знаєте, хто винайшов порох? — deniko
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1 sensesTo destroy with gunpowder.
Examples
16 sentencesDo you know who invented gunpowder?
Ти знаєш, хто винайшов порох? — deniko
ruВы знаете, кто изобрёл порох? — odexed
deWeißt du, wer das Schießpulver erfunden hat? — al_ex_an_der
They blew up the bridge with gunpowder.
Gunpowder needs to be handled very carefully.
deMit Schießpulver muss man überaus vorsichtig umgehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Who invented gunpowder?
The air smelt thick with gunpowder.
Forms
gunpowders, gunpowdering, gunpowdered, gunpowdered| Base form | gunpowder · to gunpowder |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | gunpowders |
| Present participle | gunpowdering |
| Past simple | gunpowdered |
| Past participle | gunpowdered |
regular · Lesson
Word 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
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.