monument
To mark or memorialize with a monumentTo mark or memorialize with a monument.
» A monument was erected in memory of the deceased.
В память об умершем был воздвигнут памятник. — sharptoothed
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2 senses(transitive)To mark or memorialize with a monument.
(transitive)To place a surveyor's monument at.
Examples
80 sentencesA monument was erected in memory of the deceased.
ruВ память об умершем был воздвигнут памятник. — sharptoothed
This monument is dedicated to the soldiers who gave their lives to their country.
ruЭтот памятник посвящён солдатам, отдавшим жизнь за родину. — marafon
A fund was launched to set up a monument in memory of the dead man.
ruДля того, чтобы возвести памятник покойному, был организован фонд. — Hellerick
The soldiers have erected a peace monument.
Солдати спорудили монумент миру. — uaspeaker
ruСолдаты воздвигли монумент мира. — Hellerick
They're going to knock down that monument.
Вони збираються знести пам'ятник. — iceman
ruОни собираются снести памятник! — gman
Origin
From Middle English monument, from Old French monument, from Latin monumentum (“memorial,From Middle English monument, from Old French monument, from Latin monumentum (“memorial, monument, tomb”), from monēre (“to remind”).
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Forms
monuments, monumenting, monumented, monumented| Base form | monument · to monument |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | monuments |
| Present participle | monumenting |
| Past simple | monumented |
| Past participle | monumented |
regular · Lesson
Lessons 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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