map
To represent by means of a mapTo represent by means of a map.
» Take a look at this map.
Wirf einen Blick auf diese Karte.
Wirf einen Blick auf diese Landkarte.
Взгляни на эту карту.
Взгляните на эту карту.
Поглянь на цю карту.
Погляньте-но на цю карту.
Погляньте-но на цю мапу.
Meaning
6 senses(transitive)To represent by means of a map.
This large atlas maps the whole world in very great detail.
Figure 3 maps the pressure distribution within the human circulatory system.
depict as if on a map
(transitive)To create a map of; to examine or survey in order to gather information for a map.
The team is mapping the route of the new railway line.
The space probe is mapping the Earth's gravitational field.
explore or survey for the purpose of making a map
(intransitive)To have a direct relationship; to correspond.
This doesn't map to my understanding of how things should work.
(transitive)To create a direct relationship to; to create a correspondence with.
Map "volume down" to the F2 key.
abbilden, kartografieren
(transitive)To act as a function on something, taking it to something else.
f maps A to B, mapping every a∈A to f(a)∈B.
Equivalently: f:A→B,a↦f(a)
abbilden
(transitive)To assign a drive letter to a shared folder.
Examples
656 sentencesTake a look at this map.
Поглянь на цю карту. — aandrusiak
ruВзгляни на эту карту. — Olya
deWirf einen Blick auf diese Karte. — kroko
Here's a big map of Germany.
Це велика карта Німеччини. — brambury
ruВот большая карта Германии. — Tonari
deHier ist eine große Deutschlandkarte. — MUIRIEL
The map is on the wall.
Мапа вісить на стіні. — deniko
ruКарта висит на стене. — ABChessel
deDie Karte hängt an der Wand. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
There's a map on the wall.
На стіні висить мапа. — uaspeaker
ruНа стене висит карта. — Hellerick
deAn der Wand hängt eine Karte. — al_ex_an_der
Tom is looking at the map.
Том дивиться на мапу. — deniko
ruТом смотрит на карту. — marafon
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Shortening or back-formation of Middle English mappemounde, mapemounde (“world map”), fromShortening or back-formation of Middle English mappemounde, mapemounde (“world map”), from Old French mapamonde, from Medieval Latin mappa mundī, compound of Latin mappa (“napkin, cloth”) and mundus (“world”). See mop for more on the first component. Doublet of mop, nape, and nappe.
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Forms
maps, mapping, mapped, mappedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
6 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- on the map
- draw a map
- a map of
- have a map
- map on the
- buy a map
- at the map
- on this map
- a map for
- the map on
- at reading maps
- map of the