land
To descend to a surface, especially from the airTo descend to a surface, especially from the air.
Recorded US: Dvortygirl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
» America is a land of immigrants.
Америка — страна иммигрантов. — Hellerick
Америка - країна іммігрантів. — deniko
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11 senses(intransitive)To descend to a surface, especially from the air.
The plane is about to land.
landen
приземля́тьсяprizemljátʹsja, приземли́тьсяprizemlítʹsja
приземля́тисяpryzemljátysja, приземли́тисяpryzemlýtysja
(dated)To alight, to descend from a vehicle.
(intransitive)To come into rest.
reach or come to rest
(intransitive)To arrive on land, especially a shore or dock, from a body of water.
arrive on shore
(transitive)To bring to land.
It can be tricky to land a helicopter.
Use the net to land the fish.
landen
выса́живатьvysáživatʹ, вы́садитьvýsaditʹ, выгружа́тьvygružátʹ
bring ashore
(informal, transitive)To capture or arrest.
(transitive)To acquire; to secure.
She landed a job at the company.
an Land ziehen
(slang, transitive)To succeed in having sexual relations with; to score.
Too ugly to ever land a chick.
(transitive)To deliver (a blow).
If you land a knockout blow, you’ll win the match.
deliver (a blow)
(intransitive)To connect (to arrive at an intended target).
If the punches land, you might lose a few teeth!
выса́живатьсяvysáživatʹsja, вы́садитьсяvýsaditʹsja, прича́ливатьpričálivatʹ
(figuratively, intransitive)To go down well with an audience.
Some of the comedian's jokes failed to land.
shoot at and force to come down
Examples
1658 sentencesAmerica is a land of immigrants.
Америка - країна іммігрантів. — deniko
ruАмерика — страна иммигрантов. — Hellerick
Taking off is easier than landing.
Злітати простіше, ніж приземлятися. — deniko
ruВзлёт проще посадки. — megaton
deAbheben ist einfacher als Landen. — xtofu80
What time is your plane landing?
Коли приземляється твій літак? — deniko
ruВо сколько приземляется твой самолёт? — odexed
The duke holds a lot of land.
Герцогу належить багато землі. — oleks
ruГерцог владеет многими землями. — Lenin_1917
deDer Herzog besitzt viel Land. — al_ex_an_der
All this land is owned by Tom.
Вся ця земля належить Тому. — deniko
ruВся эта земля принадлежит Тому. — marafon
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English lond, land, from Old English land, from Proto-West Germanic *land, froFrom Middle English lond, land, from Old English land, from Proto-West Germanic *land, from Proto-Germanic *landą (“land”), from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”).
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Forms
lands, landing, landed, landedPhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
9 synonyms- reach or come to rest:set down
- cause to come to the ground:put downbring down
- arrive on shore:set ashoreshore
- bring into a different state:bring
- shoot at and force to come down:downshoot down
Word family
10 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
12 patterns- lot of land
- bought some land
- acres of land
- piece of land
- owns this land
- sell my land
- all this land
- this land is
- some land
- plane landed
- earth's land
- of the land
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.