Meaning
1 sensesTo gather limpets.
Examples
1 sentencesShe stuck to his back like a limpet.
Origin
From Middle English lempet, from Old English lempedu (“lamprey”), borrowed from Medieval LFrom Middle English lempet, from Old English lempedu (“lamprey”), borrowed from Medieval Latin lampreda, alteration of Late Latin lampetra (“lamprey”), whose further origin is unknown, though is traditionally thought to derive from lambō (“to lick, lap”) + petra (“stone, rock”). Doublet of lamprey, which came through Old French.
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Forms
limpets, limpeting, limpeted, limpetedLessons 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
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