hoard
To amass, usually for one's own private collectionTo amass, usually for one's own private collection.
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» Everybody is hoarding their cash.
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2 senses(transitive)To amass, usually for one's own private collection.
horten
запаса́тьzapasátʹ, запасти́zapastí, копитьkopitʹ
(transitive)To save or reserve in one's mind for a future need or use.
save up as for future use
Examples
28 sentencesEverybody is hoarding their cash.
Tom has been hoarding food.
Tom was accused of hoarding toilet paper and price gouging.
Тома звинуватили у скуповуванні туалетного паперу і спекуляції на ньому. — Walentinio
ruТома обвинили в скупке туалетной бумаги и спекуляции на ней. — Ooneykcall
You need to stop hoarding animals.
Data hoarding is a digital disease.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English horden, from Old English hordian, from Proto-West Germanic *hoʀdōn.From Middle English horden, from Old English hordian, from Proto-West Germanic *hoʀdōn.
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Forms
hoards, hoarding, hoarded, hoardedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
13 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
4 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.