gust
To blow in gustsTo blow in gusts.
» A strong gust of wind capsized the boat.
Сильный порыв ветра перевернул лодку. — marafon
Сильный порыв ветра опрокинул лодку. — marafon
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(intransitive, transitive)To blow in gusts.
(obsolete, transitive)To taste.
(obsolete, transitive)To have a relish for.
Examples
41 sentencesA strong gust of wind capsized the boat.
ruСильный порыв ветра перевернул лодку. — marafon
A strong gust of wind tipped my boat over.
A gust of wind knocked the vase off the table.
ruПорыв ветра сбил вазу со стола. — Balamax
A gust of wind knocked one of the vases off the table.
A gust of wind blew out all the candles, and the room suddenly became dark.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Apparently from an unrecorded Middle English *gust, from Old Norse gustr (“a gust, blast”)Apparently from an unrecorded Middle English *gust, from Old Norse gustr (“a gust, blast”), from Proto-Germanic *gustiz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-. Cognate with Icelandic gustur (“gust of wind”). Related also to Old Norse gusa (“to gush forth”), Old High German gussa (“flood”), Middle English guschen (> English gush).
From Middle English gusten (“to taste, have a taste for”), from the noun (see above).
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Forms
gusts, gusting, gusted, gustedWord family
3 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