Meaning

4 senses

  1. (transitive)To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.

    küssen, knutschen, schmusen

    целова́тьcelovátʹ, поцелова́тьpocelovátʹ, целова́тьсяcelovátʹsja

    цілува́тиciluváty, поцілува́тиpociluváty

    touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.

  2. (ambitransitive)To (cause to) touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact.

    The nearside of the car just kissed a parked truck as he took the corner at high speed.

    His ball kissed the black into the corner pocket.

    küssen

    каса́тьсяkasátʹsja

    touch lightly or gently

  3. (reciprocal)Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion.

    sich küssen

    целова́тьсяcelovátʹsja, поцелова́тьсяpocelovátʹsja

    цілува́тисяciluvátysja, поцілува́тисяpociluvátysja

  4. (archaic, transitive)To treat with fondness.

Examples

3668 sentences

  1. Tom surprised Mary with a kiss.

    Том здивував Мері поцілунком. — deniko

    deTom überraschte Mary mit einem Kuss. — jast

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  2. I want you to kiss me.

    Я хочу, щоб ти мене поцілував. — deniko

    ruЯ хочу, чтобы ты меня поцеловал. — marafon

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  3. Do you want to kiss me?

    Ти хочеш поцілувати мене? — deniko

    ruТы хочешь поцеловать меня? — Olya

    deWillst du mir einen Kuss geben? — mrtaistoi

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  4. I love the way you kiss.

    Мені подобається, як ти цілуєшся. — deniko

    ruМне нравится, как ты целуешься. — Biga

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  5. Tom gave Mary a big kiss.

    Том міцно поцілував Мері. — deniko

    ruТом крепко поцеловал Мэри. — sharptoothed

    deTom gab Maria einen dicken Kuss. — Sudajaengi

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to touch with the lips:
to touch each other’s lips:
Русский
By meaning 3
to touch with the lips:
to touch lightly:
to touch each other’s lips:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to touch with the lips:
to touch each other’s lips:

Origin

From Middle English kissen, kussen, from Old English cyssan (“to kiss”), from Proto-West G

From Middle English kissen, kussen, from Old English cyssan (“to kiss”), from Proto-West Germanic *kussijan, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną (“to kiss”).

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Forms

kisses, kissing, kissed, kissed
Base formkiss · to kiss
3rd person singularkisses
Present participlekissing
Past simplekissed
Past participlekissed

regular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theykiss
he, she, itkisses

Past simpleLesson

all personskissed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave kissed
he, she, ithas kissed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill kiss

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

11 synonyms
bussgoozerlallygaglipslock lipsosculatepashsnogsuck facesmooch
Close in meaning
  • touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.:snogbussosculate

Word family

24 related words
Relatedkisserkissing
Derivedbekisskissabilitykissablekiss chaseykisseekiss goodbyekiss handskiss-her-in-the-butterykisslekiss mekiss-me-at-the-gatekiss-me-over-the-garden-gatekiss-me-quickkiss outkissperkiss upkissymeet-her-in-the-entry-and-kiss-her-in-the-butteryoutkisssunkissedunkissunkissed

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • kissed each other
  • want to kiss
  • ever kissed
  • tried to kiss
  • kissed each
  • going to kiss
  • to kiss her
  • never kissed
  • and kissed her
  • kisses her husband
  • hugged and kissed
  • kisses his wife

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
kipperkirkkissablekisserkitA2
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