lawyer
To practice lawTo practice law.
Meaning
4 senses(informal, intransitive)To practice law.
(intransitive)To perform, or attempt to perform, the work of a lawyer.
(intransitive)To make legalistic arguments.
(informal, transitive)To barrage (a person) with questions in order to get them to admit something.
You've been lawyered!
Examples
1285 sentencesI think you need a lawyer.
Гадаю, тобі потрібний адвокат. — deniko
ruЯ думаю, тебе нужен адвокат. — marafon
Can you recommend a good lawyer?
Можеш порекомендувати доброго адвоката? — miketheknight
ruМожете ли вы порекомендовать хорошего адвоката? — odexed
Why do I need a lawyer?
Навіщо мені адвокат? — deniko
ruЗачем мне адвокат? — marafon
deWarum brauche ich einen Anwalt? — restcoser
Why did you become a lawyer?
Чому ти став адвокатом? — deniko
ruПочему ты стал адвокатом? — odexed
deWarum sind Sie Anwältin geworden? — wolfgangth
Tom used to be a lawyer.
Том колись був адвокатом. — deniko
ruТом раньше был адвокатом. — marafon
deTom war früher Anwalt. — Luiaard
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English lawiere, lawier, lawer, equivalent to law + -yer.From Middle English lawiere, lawier, lawer, equivalent to law + -yer.
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Forms
lawyers, lawyering, lawyered, lawyeredWord family
3 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- is a lawyer
- a good lawyer
- hired a lawyer
- good lawyer
- become a lawyer
- need a lawyer
- consult a lawyer
- have a lawyer
- to a lawyer
- call my lawyer
- very good lawyer
- a divorce lawyer
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.