hind
A doe, especially a red deer at least two years oldA doe (female deer), especially a red deer at least two years old.
» The dog stood up on its hind legs and put its front legs on my shoulders.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A doe (female deer), especially a red deer at least two years old.
Hinde, Hirschkuh, weiblicher Hirsch
самка оленяsamka olenja, оле́нихаolénixa, олени́хаoleníxa
олени́цяolenýcja
a female deer, especially an adult female red deer
(countable, uncountable)A spotted food fish of the genus Epinephelus.
(archaic)A servant, especially an agricultural labourer.
Examples
30 sentencesThe dog stood up on its hind legs and put its front legs on my shoulders.
The horse rose on its hind legs.
ruЛошадь встала на дыбы.
Bears could walk on their hind legs.
The gazelle stood on its hind legs.
ruГазель стояла на задних ногах.
Bears can stand on their hind legs.
ruМедведи могут стоять на задних лапах.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English hind, hinde, hynde, from Old English hind, Proto-West Germanic *hindu,From Middle English hind, hinde, hynde, from Old English hind, Proto-West Germanic *hindu, from Proto-Germanic *hindō, *hindiz, from a formation on Proto-Indo-European *ḱem- (“hornless”). Cognate with Dutch hinde, German Hinde, Danish hind.
From Middle English hynd, hine, from Old English hī(ġ)na, genitive plural of hīġa (“servant, family member”), in the phrase hīna fæder ‘paterfamilias’. The -d is a later addition (compare sound). Compare Old Frisian hinde (“servant”).
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Forms
plural: hind / hindsSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable