Meaning

4 senses
  1. (informal, intransitive)To practice law.

  2. (intransitive)To perform, or attempt to perform, the work of a lawyer.

  3. (intransitive)To make legalistic arguments.

  4. (informal, transitive)To barrage (a person) with questions in order to get them to admit something.

    You've been lawyered!

Examples

1285 sentences
  1. I think you need a lawyer.

    Гадаю, тобі потрібний адвокат. — deniko

    ruЯ думаю, тебе нужен адвокат. — marafon

  2. Can you recommend a good lawyer?

    Можеш порекомендувати доброго адвоката? — miketheknight

    ruМожете ли вы порекомендовать хорошего адвоката? — odexed

  3. Why do I need a lawyer?

    Навіщо мені адвокат? — deniko

    ruЗачем мне адвокат? — marafon

    deWarum brauche ich einen Anwalt? — restcoser

  4. Why did you become a lawyer?

    Чому ти став адвокатом? — deniko

    ruПочему ты стал адвокатом? — odexed

    deWarum sind Sie Anwältin geworden? — wolfgangth

  5. Tom used to be a lawyer.

    Том колись був адвокатом. — deniko

    ruТом раньше был адвокатом. — marafon

    deTom war früher Anwalt. — Luiaard

Translations

1 languages

Origin

From Middle English lawiere, lawier, lawer, equivalent to law + -yer.

From Middle English lawiere, lawier, lawer, equivalent to law + -yer.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

lawyers, lawyering, lawyered, lawyered
Base formlawyer · to lawyer
3rd person singularlawyers
Present participlelawyering
Past simplelawyered
Past participlelawyered

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theylawyer
he, she, itlawyers

Past simpleLesson

all personslawyered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave lawyered
he, she, ithas lawyered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill lawyer

Word family

3 related words

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 dictionary

Dictionary 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.

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