Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To cast anchor or become fastened.
The vessel moored in the stream.
anlegen, ankern
прича́литьpričálitʹ, прича́ливатьpričálivatʹ, стать на я́корьstatʹ na jákorʹ
(transitive)To fix or secure (e.g. a vessel) in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with ropes, cables or chains or the like.
They moored the boat to the wharf.
vertäuen
ста́вить на я́корьstávitʹ na jákorʹ, поста́вить на я́корьpostávitʹ na jákorʹ, швартова́тьšvartovátʹ
швартува́тиšvartuváty, пришвартува́тиpryšvartuváty
secure with cables or ropes
(transitive)To secure or fix firmly.
festmachen
крепи́тьkrepítʹ, закрепи́тьzakrepítʹ, закрепля́тьzakrepljátʹ
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
Examples
32 sentencesWere you in the moor yesterday?
The moor was covered with heather.
ruБолото было покрыто вереском. — fjay69
The moor is very sparsely inhabited.
Rodrigo began trekking across the moors.
A ship is moored at the pier.
ruКорабль пришвартован у причала. — odexed
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English moren, from unattested Old English *mārian, from Proto-West Germanic *From Middle English moren, from unattested Old English *mārian, from Proto-West Germanic *mairōn (“to moor, fasten to”), related to *maida- (“post”), from Proto-Indo-European *mēyt-, *meyt-, from *mēy-, *mey- (“stake, pole”). Cognate with Dutch meren (“to moor”), marren (“to bind”).
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Forms
moors, mooring, moored, mooredSynonyms
3 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
9 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