melt
To change from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heatTo change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.
» The snow has begun to melt.
Снег начал таять. — marafon
Сніг почав танути. — Sashka
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6 senses(ergative)To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.
I melted butter to make a cake.
When the weather is warm, the snowman will disappear; he will melt.
schmelzen, schmelzen lassen
та́ятьtájatʹ, раста́ятьrastájatʹ, пла́витьсяplávitʹsja
reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
(figuratively, intransitive)To dissolve, disperse, vanish.
His troubles melted away.
(ambitransitive, figuratively)To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken.
(intransitive)To be discouraged.
(figuratively, intransitive)To be emotionally softened or touched.
She melted when she saw the romantic message in the Valentine's Day card.
My heart melted when I first heard the song.
(colloquial, intransitive)To be very hot and sweat profusely.
I need shade! I'm melting!
Examples
355 sentencesThe snow has begun to melt.
Сніг почав танути. — Sashka
ruСнег начал таять. — marafon
Hopefully, the snow will melt soon.
Сподіваюся, сніг скоро розтане. — deniko
ruБудем надеяться, снег скоро растает. — marafon
deHoffentlich schmilzt der Schnee bald. — Waldelfe
The ice has melted in the sun.
Крина розтала на сонці. — deniko
ruЛёд растаял на солнце. — marafon
deDas Eis ist in der Sonne geschmolzen. — Naina
Swiss chocolate really melts in your mouth.
Швейцарський шоколад насправді тане в роті. — deniko
ruШвейцарский шоколад действительно тает во рту. — Lenin_1917
The next morning, the snowman had completely melted.
Наступного ранку сніговик розтанув. — deniko
ruНа следующее утро снеговик полностью растаял. — Biga
deAm nächsten Morgen war der Schneemann vollständig geschmolzen. — Esperantostern
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English melten, from a merger of Old English meltan (intransitive) and mieltanFrom Middle English melten, from a merger of Old English meltan (intransitive) and mieltan (transitive), both meaning “to melt, digest,” from Proto-West Germanic *meltan and *maltijan, from Proto-Germanic *meltaną and *maltijaną, both from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- (“melt”). Cognate with Icelandic melta (“to digest”).
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Forms
melts, melting, melted, meltedPhrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbsSynonyms
15 synonyms- become less intense and fade away gradually:disappearevaporate
- lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually:meld
- reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating:runmelt down
- become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly:fade
- become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial:mellowmellow out
- become or cause to become soft or liquid:dissolvethawunfreezeunthawdethaw
Word family
32 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle