lateral
To move in a lateral directionTo move (oneself or something) in a lateral direction.
» Dr. Hawking was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis while at Oxford.
Während seiner Zeit in Oxford wurde bei Dr. Hawking amyotrophe Lateralsklerose diagnostiziert.
Доктору Хокінгу поставили діагноз бічний аміотрофічний склероз, коли він навчався в Оксфорді.
Meaning
2 sensesTo move (oneself or something) in a lateral direction.
To execute a lateral pass.
Examples
8 sentencesDr. Hawking was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis while at Oxford.
Доктору Хокінгу поставили діагноз бічний аміотрофічний склероз, коли він навчався в Оксфорді. — deniko
deWährend seiner Zeit in Oxford wurde bei Dr. Hawking amyotrophe Lateralsklerose diagnostiziert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The lateral malleolus is the bone on the outside of the ankle joint.
Dutch has one lateral.
His job title change was considered a lateral move, possibly a demotion, and certainly not a promotion.
The external obliques are a pair of muscles that lie on the lateral sides of the abdominal region of the body.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin laterālis (“belonging to the side”), from latus (“the side or flank”)Borrowed from Latin laterālis (“belonging to the side”), from latus (“the side or flank”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).
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Forms
laterals, lateraling, lateraled, lateraled| Base form | lateral · to lateral |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | laterals |
| Present participle | lateraling |
| Past simple | lateraled / lateralled |
| Past participle | lateraled / lateralled |
regular · Lesson
Lessons 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