lace
To fasten with lacesTo fasten (something) with laces.
» Tom bought new laces for his shoes.
Tom hat neue Schnürsenkel gekauft.
Том купил новые шнурки для ботинок.
Meaning
8 senses(ergative, transitive)To fasten (something) with laces.
schnüren, binden, zusammenbinden
прониза́тьpronizátʹ, прокры́тьprokrýtʹ, связа́тьsvjazátʹ
(transitive)To interweave items.
to lace one's fingers together
einspeichen
(transitive)To interweave the spokes of a bicycle wheel.
(transitive)To beat; to lash; to make stripes on.
make by braiding or interlacing
(transitive)To adorn with narrow strips or braids of some decorative material.
cloth laced with silver
(figuratively, transitive)To intersperse or diversify with something.
(transitive)To add alcohol, poison, a drug or anything else potentially harmful to (food or drink).
zugeben, versetzen, verunreinigen
подмеша́тьpodmešátʹ, смеша́тьsmešátʹ, напои́тьnapoítʹ
add alcohol to (beverages)
(transitive)To cover intricately with bands, strips, or the like, so as to resemble a lace.
Examples
62 sentencesTom bought new laces for his shoes.
ruТом купил новые шнурки для ботинок.
deTom hat neue Schnürsenkel gekauft.
I bought lace curtains for my bedroom window.
She laced her shoes.
ruОна зашнуровала свои ботинки.
deSie schnürte sich die Schuhe.
Mary crochets lace every night.
ruМэри каждую ночь вяжет кружево.
Tom laced his shoes.
ruТом зашнуровал ботинки.
deTom band sich die Schnürsenkel zu.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English lacen, lasen, from Old French lacer, lacier, lasser, lachier, from theFrom Middle English lacen, lasen, from Old French lacer, lacier, lasser, lachier, from the noun (see above).
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Forms
laces, lacing, laced, lacedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
20 synonymsWord family
48 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