ink
To apply ink to; to cover or smear with inkTo apply ink to; to cover or smear with ink.
» This ink stain will not wash out.
Пятно от чернил не отмоется. — Hellerick
Ця пляма від чорнила не сходить. — aandrusiak
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(transitive)To apply ink to; to cover or smear with ink.
mark, coat, cover, or stain with ink
(transitive)To sign (a contract or similar document).
(transitive)To apply a tattoo to (someone).
(intransitive)To eject ink (sense 3)
fill with ink
Examples
157 sentencesThis ink stain will not wash out.
Ця пляма від чорнила не сходить. — aandrusiak
ruПятно от чернил не отмоется. — Hellerick
The ink stain will not wash out.
Чорнильна пляма не відмиється. — JeNNeR
ruЧернильное пятно не отмоется. — Hellerick
She wrote in ink.
Вона писала за допомогою чорнил. — deniko
ruОна писала чернилами. — marafon
deSie schrieb mit Tinte. — mayabe
This isn't ink.
Це не чорнила. — deniko
ruЭто не чернила. — marafon
The ink is still wet.
Чорнила ще не висохли. — deniko
ruЧернила ещё не высохли. — Wezel
deDie Tinte ist noch feucht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
5 languagesOrigin
From Middle English ynke, from Old French enque, from Latin encaustum (“purple ink used byFrom Middle English ynke, from Old French enque, from Latin encaustum (“purple ink used by Roman emperors to sign documents”), from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστον (énkauston, “burned-in”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + καίω (kaíō, “burn”). In this sense, displaced native Old English blæc (“ink”, literally “black”).
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Forms
inks, inking, inked, inkedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
2 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
4 patterns- this ink stain
- ink stain
- out of ink
- write in ink