Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To sweeten; to make agreeable.
sweeten with honey
(transitive)To add honey to.
(intransitive)To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use endearments.
(intransitive)To be or become obsequiously courteous or complimentary; to fawn.
Examples
449 sentencesTom sometimes puts honey in his tea.
Том іноді додає мед до чаю. — deniko
Yesterday, I put honey in my tea.
Вчора я поклав мед у чай. — oromashka
ruВчера я положила в чай меду. — User55521
deGestern habe ich Honig in meinen Tee gemacht. — Yorwba
What's the matter, honey?
У чому справа, кохана? — deniko
ruВ чём дело, солнышко? — marafon
How much honey is left?
Скільки лишилося меду? — deniko
ruСколько мёда осталось? — marafon
Honey, are you here?
Люба, ти тут? — deniko
ruТы здесь, милая? — sharptoothed
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
honeys, honeying, honeyed, honeyedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsWord family
10 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
Collocations
6 patterns- put honey in
- how much honey
- put honey
- much honey
- some honey
- like honey