lout
To treat as a lout or foolTo treat as a lout or fool; to neglect; to disappoint.
» Trump is a lout, because he talks and acts like a lout.
Трамп — гопник, бо він говорить і діє наче гопник.
Meaning
2 senses(obsolete, transitive)To treat as a lout or fool; to neglect; to disappoint.
(archaic, intransitive)To bend, bow, stoop.
Examples
1 sentencesTrump is a lout, because he talks and acts like a lout.
Трамп — гопник, бо він говорить і діє наче гопник.
Origin
Of dialectal origin, likely derived from Middle English louten (“to bow, bend low, stoop oOf dialectal origin, likely derived from Middle English louten (“to bow, bend low, stoop over”), from Old English lūtan (“to bow, bend forward, stoop”), from Proto-West Germanic *lūtan, from Proto-Germanic *lūtaną (“to bow down, lout”).
From Middle English louten, from Old English lūtan, from Proto-West Germanic *lūtan, from Proto-Germanic *lūtaną. Cognate with Old Norse lúta, Danish lude (“to bend”), Norwegian lute (“stoop”), Swedish luta.
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Forms
louts, louting, louted, loutedLessons 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