honey
A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often…A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.
» Tom sometimes puts honey in his tea.
Том іноді додає мед до чаю.
Meaning
8 senses(uncountable, usually)A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.
The honey in the pot should last for years.
Honig
мёдmjod
медmed, мідmid
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
(countable, usually)A variety of this substance.
(rare, uncountable, usually)Nectar.
(figuratively, uncountable, usually)Something sweet or desirable.
(uncountable, usually)A term of affection.
Honey, would you take out the trash?
Honey, I'm home.
ду́шенькаdúšenʹka, голу́бушкаgolúbuška, ми́лаяmílaja
(countable, informal, usually)A woman, especially an attractive one.
Man, there are some fine honeys here tonight!
(uncountable, usually)A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow color, like that of most types of (the sweet substance) honey.
медо́выйmedóvyj
(uncountable, usually, vulgar)Precum; pre-ejaculate.
Examples
449 sentencesTom sometimes puts honey in his tea.
Том іноді додає мед до чаю.
Yesterday, I put honey in my tea.
Вчора я поклав мед у чай.
ruВчера я положила в чай меду.
deGestern habe ich Honig in meinen Tee gemacht.
What's the matter, honey?
У чому справа, кохана?
ruВ чём дело, солнышко?
How much honey is left?
Скільки лишилося меду?
ruСколько мёда осталось?
Honey, are you here?
Люба, ти тут?
ruТы здесь, милая?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English hony, honi, from Old English huniġ, from Proto-West Germanic *hunag, fFrom Middle English hony, honi, from Old English huniġ, from Proto-West Germanic *hunag, from Proto-Germanic *hunagą (compare Saterland Frisian Hunich, West Frisian hunich, German Low German Honnig, German Honig), from earlier *hunangą (compare North Frisian honning, hönning, West Frisian huning, Dutch honing, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk honning, Swedish honung, Faroese hunangur, Icelandic hunang), from Proto-Indo-European *kn̥h₂onk-o-s, from *kn̥h₂ónks.
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Forms
plural: honeysSynonyms
11 synonymsWord family
111 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
6 patterns- put honey in
- how much honey
- put honey
- much honey
- some honey
- like honey