morsel
To divide into small piecesTo divide into small pieces.
» He only left me a few morsels.
Er ließ mir nur ein paar Bissen übrig. — Yorwba
Он оставил мне всего несколько кусочков. — marafon
Eccles17 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(transitive)To divide into small pieces.
(obsolete, rare, transitive)To feed with small pieces of food.
Examples
12 sentencesHe only left me a few morsels.
ruОн оставил мне всего несколько кусочков. — marafon
deEr ließ mir nur ein paar Bissen übrig. — Yorwba
He gulped down a morsel of bread.
He pecked at a few morsels and left.
He kept a morsel of bread in his hands.
The vegetarians fought over the last morsel of egg salad.
Origin
From Middle English morsel, from Old French morsel, from Medieval Latin morsellum (“a bit,From Middle English morsel, from Old French morsel, from Medieval Latin morsellum (“a bit, a little piece”), diminutive of Latin morsum (“a bit”), neuter of morsus, perfect passive participle of mordeo (“to bite”). Compare French morceau, whence the English doublet morceau.
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Forms
morsels, morseling, morseled, morseledSynonyms
1 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