honeymoon
To have a honeymoonTo have a honeymoon (a trip taken by a couple after wedding).
» I've been thinking about our honeymoon.
Я думал о нашем медовом месяце. — odexed
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1 sensesTo have a honeymoon (a trip taken by a couple after wedding).
My parents honeymooned at Niagara falls.
flittern
- spend a holiday after one's marriage
Examples
136 sentencesI've been thinking about our honeymoon.
ruЯ думал о нашем медовом месяце. — odexed
Did you have a nice honeymoon?
deHattet ihr schöne Flitterwochen? — Waldelfe
The couple went off on their honeymoon.
deDas Paar brach zu seiner Hochzeitsreise auf. — kolonjano
Where are you going on your honeymoon?
ruКуда вы поедете в свадебное путешествие? — nina99nv
deWo verbringt ihr eure Flitterwochen? — Waldelfe
Tom and Mary are on their honeymoon.
ruТом и Мэри сейчас проводят свой медовый месяц. — odexed
deTom und Maria sind in den Flitterwochen. — wolfgangth
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From earlier hony moone, originally denoting the period of time following a wedding, equivFrom earlier hony moone, originally denoting the period of time following a wedding, equivalent to honey + moon. The original reference was to affection waning like the moon, but later the sense became "the first month, or moon after marriage", which tends to be the sweetest.
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Forms
honeymoons, honeymooning, honeymooned, honeymooned| Base form | honeymoon · to honeymoon |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | honeymoons |
| Present participle | honeymooning |
| Past simple | honeymooned |
| Past participle | honeymooned |
regular · Lesson
Word family
5 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
3 patterns- for their honeymoon
- on their honeymoon
- on our honeymoon