major
Used in a phrasal verb: major inUsed in a phrasal verb: major in.
» We accept all major credit cards.
Wir akzeptieren alle geläufigen Kreditkarten. — Yorwba
Ми приймаємо всі основні кредитни картки. — deniko
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1 sensesUsed in a phrasal verb: major in.
sich spezialisieren
специализи́роватьсяspecializírovatʹsja
спеціалізува́тисяspecializuvátysja
- have as one's principal field of study
Examples
865 sentencesWe accept all major credit cards.
Ми приймаємо всі основні кредитни картки. — deniko
deWir akzeptieren alle geläufigen Kreditkarten. — Yorwba
What was your major in college?
Яка була твоя спеціалізація в університеті? — deniko
That is your major problem.
Це твоя найголовніша проблема. — aandrusiak
ruЭто твоя главная проблема. — Selena777
deDas ist dein Hauptproblem. — MUIRIEL
That remains a major problem.
Це залишається важливою проблемою. — miketheknight
ruЭто остаётся главной проблемой. — marafon
Aren't you a chemistry major?
Хіба твоя спеціалізація — не хімія? — deniko
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English major, from Latin maior, comparative of magnus (“great, large; noble,From Middle English major, from Latin maior, comparative of magnus (“great, large; noble, important”), from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂yōs (“greater”), comparative of *meǵh₂- (“great”). Compare West Frisian majoar (“major”), Dutch majoor (“major”), French majeur. Doublet of mayor.
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Forms
majors, majoring, majored, majoredWord family
2 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- to major in
- majored in chemistry
- major problem
- a major problem
- is majoring in
- major in biology
- plans to major
- majoring in economics
- is a major
- music majors
- majoring in music
- majoring in art
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.