lifeboat
To rescue; to carry to safetyTo rescue; to carry to safety
Recorded US: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
» Where are the lifeboats?
Wo sind die Rettungsboote? — raggione
Где спасательные шлюпки? — Selena777
Де рятувальні шлюпки? — deniko
alanood · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo rescue; to carry to safety
Examples
23 sentencesWhere are the lifeboats?
Де рятувальні шлюпки? — deniko
ruГде спасательные шлюпки? — Selena777
deWo sind die Rettungsboote? — raggione
How many lifeboats are on this ship?
ruСколько на этом корабле спасательных шлюпок? — odexed
Tom spent three days alone in a lifeboat.
There's only space for ten people in the lifeboat.
ruНа спасательной шлюпке есть место только для десяти человек. — odexed
Tom was in one of the lifeboats that sank.
Forms
lifeboats, lifeboating, lifeboated, lifeboated| Base form | lifeboat · to lifeboat |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | lifeboats |
| Present participle | lifeboating |
| Past simple | lifeboated |
| Past participle | lifeboated |
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
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.