latch
To close or lock as if with a latchTo close or lock as if with a latch.
» Tom will fix the latch.
Том полагодить засов. — deniko
Том відремонтує засов. — deniko
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5 sensesTo close or lock as if with a latch.
verriegeln, einrasten, einklinken
fasten with a latch
(transitive)To catch; lay hold of.
To use a latch (kind of lightweight lock).
To connect to the breast.
(obsolete)To smear; to anoint.
Examples
37 sentencesTom will fix the latch.
Том полагодить засов. — deniko
The door latch was broken off.
Tom was unable to fix the latch.
Tom wasn't able to fix the latch.
Tom forgot to latch the pool gate.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English lacchen (“to seize, catch, grasp”, verb), from Old English læċċan (“toFrom Middle English lacchen (“to seize, catch, grasp”, verb), from Old English læċċan (“to grasp, take hold of, catch, seize”), from Proto-Germanic *lakjaną, *lakwijaną, *lakkijaną (“to seize”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂g-, *(s)leh₂gʷ- (“to take, seize”). Cognate with Middle Dutch lakken (“to grasp, catch”).
Compare French lécher (“to lick”).
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Forms
latches, latching, latched, latchedWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle