mire
To cause or permit to become stuck in mudTo cause or permit to become stuck in mud; to plunge or fix in mud.
» The world is mired in crisis.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To cause or permit to become stuck in mud; to plunge or fix in mud.
to mire a horse or wagon
feststecken
cause to get stuck as if in a mire
(intransitive)To sink into mud.
einsinken
погрязнутьpogrjaznutʹ
soil with mud, muck, or mire
(figuratively, transitive)To weigh down.
(intransitive)To soil with mud or foul matter.
Examples
6 sentencesThe world is mired in crisis.
Sami was mired in mud.
The very manner in which the greedy miser carried himself was mired in foul wretchedness.
This is what the vox populi reports: he who stirs up the mire brings the mud to the surface.
Well-intentioned plans to replace half of the office's trash cans with recycling bins inevitably became mired in red tape.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English mire, a borrowing from Old Norse mýrr, from Proto-Germanic *miuzijō, wFrom Middle English mire, a borrowing from Old Norse mýrr, from Proto-Germanic *miuzijō, whence also Swedish myr, Norwegian myr, Icelandic mýri, Dutch *mier (in placenames, for example Mierlo). Related to Proto-Germanic *meusą, whence Old English mēos, and Proto-Germanic *musą, whence Old English mos (English moss).
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Forms
mires, miring, mired, miredSynonyms
9 synonymsWord family
1 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