mass
To form or collect into a massTo form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to assemble.
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» Newspapers, television, and radio are called the mass media.
Zeitungen, Fernsehen und Radio bezeichnet man als Massenmedien. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Газеты, телевидение и радио называются СМИ. — marafon
Газеты, телевидение и радио - это средства массовой информации. — marafon
Газеты, телевидение и радио называются средствами массовой информации. — marafon
Газети, телебачення та радіо називаються ЗМІ. — aandrusiak
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(ergative)To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to assemble.
join together into a mass or collect or form a mass
(intransitive, obsolete)To celebrate mass.
Examples
246 sentencesNewspapers, television, and radio are called the mass media.
Газети, телебачення та радіо називаються ЗМІ. — aandrusiak
ruГазеты, телевидение и радио называются СМИ. — marafon
deZeitungen, Fernsehen und Radio bezeichnet man als Massenmedien. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Why is it the mass media didn't report this?
Чому ЗМІ про це не повідомили? — rozmaita
deWarum haben die Massenmedien nicht davon berichtet? — xtofu80
We go to mass every Sunday.
ruМы ходим на мессу каждое воскресенье. — Balamax
Tom goes to mass every Sunday morning.
This is almost ready for mass production.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
In late Middle English (circa 1400) as masse in the sense of "lump, quantity of matter", fIn late Middle English (circa 1400) as masse in the sense of "lump, quantity of matter", from Anglo-Norman masse, in Old French attested from the 11th century, via late Latin massa (“lump, dough”), from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “barley-cake, lump (of dough)”). The Greek noun may be derived from the verb μάσσω (mássō, “to knead”), ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European *maǵ- (“to oil, knead”), although this is uncertain. Doublet of masa.
From Middle English messe, masse, from Old English mæsse (“the mass, church festival”) and Old French messe, from Vulgar Latin *messa (“Eucharist, dismissal”), from Late Latin missa, noun use of feminine past participle of classical Latin mittere (“to send”), from ite, missa est (“go, (the assembly) is dismissed”), reanalyzed as "go, [that] is the missa", last words of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church.
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Forms
masses, massing, massed, massedSynonyms
2 synonymsLessons 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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