jones
To have an intense craving for somethingTo have an intense craving for something.
» A farewell meeting was held in honor of Mr Jones.
Für Herrn Jones wurde eine Abschiedsparty veranstaltet. — xtofu80
В честь мистера Джонса была устроена прощальная встреча. — Hellerick
На честь містера Джонса було влаштовано прощальну зустріч. — JeNNeR
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2 senses(US, slang, transitive, usually)To have an intense craving for something.
I’m jonesing for some basketball.
gieren, lechzen
жажда́тьžaždátʹ, жела́тьželátʹ
(US, intransitive, slang)To binge on cocaine or alcohol.
Examples
118 sentencesA farewell meeting was held in honor of Mr Jones.
На честь містера Джонса було влаштовано прощальну зустріч. — JeNNeR
ruВ честь мистера Джонса была устроена прощальная встреча. — Hellerick
deFür Herrn Jones wurde eine Abschiedsparty veranstaltet. — xtofu80
Nice to meet you, Mrs Jones.
deFreut mich, Sie kennenzulernen, Frau Jones. — xtofu80
The Dow Jones average posted a gain of two points today.
Tom says he's tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses.
ruТом говорит, что устал жить, стараясь выглядеть не хуже других людей. — odexed
Keeping up with the Joneses is expensive in rich town like Beverly Hills.
deMit den Nachbarn mitzuhalten ist in reichen Städten wie Beverly Hills sehr teuer. — samueldora
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Ed Boland, in an article in March 2002 of the The New York Times, attributes the term to hEd Boland, in an article in March 2002 of the The New York Times, attributes the term to heroin addicts who frequented Great Jones Alley in New York City, off Great Jones Street between Broadway and Lafayette Street, although the slang term has obviously been around much longer. Dan Waldorf states that the use of the term, in the sense of addiction, originated among heroin addicts.
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Forms
joneses, jonesing, jonesed, jonesedLessons 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.