hill
To form into a heap or moundTo form into a heap or mound.
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Meaning
2 sensesTo form into a heap or mound.
häufeln
form into a hill
To heap or draw earth around plants.
häufeln
Examples
626 sentencesThe hotel stands on a hill.
Цей готель знаходиться на пагорку. — deniko
ruОтель стоит на холме. — Gruzilkin
deDas Hotel liegt auf einem Hügel. — MUIRIEL
The old castle stands on the hill.
Старовинний замок стоїть на пагорбі. — deniko
ruСтарый замок стоит на холме. — odexed
That church on the hill is very old.
Та церква на пагорбі дуже стара. — hectorvk
ruТа церковь на холме очень старая. — marafon
deDiese Kirche auf dem Hügel ist sehr alt. — Melang
The royal palace was built on a hill.
Королевський палац було побудовано на узгір'ї. — deniko
ruКоролевский дворец был построен на холме. — soweli_Elepanto
deDer königliche Palast wurde auf einem Hügel errichtet. — Wolf
You can see the whole city from this hill.
З цієї гори видно все місто. — uaspeaker
ruС этой горы виден весь город. — Aqn
deVon diesem Hügel aus kann man die ganze Stadt sehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English hil (“hill”), from Old English hyll (“hill”), from Proto-West GermanicFrom Middle English hil (“hill”), from Old English hyll (“hill”), from Proto-West Germanic *hulli (“hill”), from Proto-Germanic *hulliz (“hill”), from Proto-Indo-European *kl̥Hnís (“top, hill, rock”) (compare also Proto-Germanic *halluz (“stone, rock”)).
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Forms
hills, hilling, hilled, hilledLessons 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- down the hill
- up the hill
- of the hill
- on the hill
- the hill is
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.