key
Indispensable, supremely importantIndispensable, supremely important.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable, usually)Indispensable, supremely important.
He is the key player on his soccer team.
ключево́йključevój, основно́йosnovnój, гла́вныйglávnyj
ключови́йključovýj
(not comparable, usually)Important, salient.
She makes several key points.
ключево́йključevój, основно́йosnovnój, гла́вныйglávnyj
- serving as an essential component
Examples
2972 sentencesWhere did you find the key?
Де ви знайшли ключ? — deniko
ruГде ты нашёл ключ? — Balamax
deWo hast du den Schlüssel gefunden? — Manfredo
The key is on the desk.
Ключ на столі. — aandrusiak
ruКлюч на столе. — soweli_Elepanto
deDer Schlüssel ist auf dem Pult. — Esperantostern
Turn the key to the right.
Поверни ключ направо. — deniko
ruПоверни ключ вправо. — ae5s
deDreh den Schlüssel nach rechts. — Manfredo
Where did you find your key?
Де ти знайшов свій ключ? — deniko
ruГде ты нашёл свой ключ? — Balamax
deWo hast du deinen Schlüssel gefunden? — Manfredo
Where did you put my keys?
Куди ти поклав мої ключі? — deniko
ruКуда ты положил мои ключи? — marafon
deWo hast du meine Schlüssel hingetan? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English keye, kaye, keiȝe, from Old English cǣġ (“key, solution, experiment”)From Middle English keye, kaye, keiȝe, from Old English cǣġ (“key, solution, experiment”) (whence also Scots key and kay (“key”)), from Anglo-Frisian Proto-West Germanic *kaiju, of uncertain origin. The only sure cognates are Saterland Frisian Koai (“key”), West Frisian kaai (“key”), and North Frisian kai, koie (“key”). Possibly from Proto-Germanic *kēgaz, *kēguz (“stake, post, pole”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵogʰ-, *ǵegʰ-, *ǵegʰn- (“branch, stake, bush”), which would make it cognate with Middle Low German kāk (“whipping post, pillory”), and perhaps to Middle Dutch keige (“javelin, spear”) and Middle Low German keie, keige (“spear”).
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Forms
keyer/more key, keyest/most keySynonyms
4 synonyms- serving as an essential component:cardinalcentralfundamentalprimal
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- put the key
- car keys
- the key to
- found the key
- have a key
- put his keys
- lost my keys
- find my keys
- found his keys
- his car keys
- my car keys
- have the key
See also
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