Meaning

9 senses
  1. Belonging to one by birth or ancestry.

    This is my native land.

    English is not my native language.

    gebürtig

    родно́йrodnój

    рі́днийrídnyj

    belonging to one by birth

  2. Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times.

    Many native artists studied abroad.

    Native peoples in the continental United States are called Native Americans or American Indians.

    gebürtig

    коренно́йkorennój, тузе́мныйtuzémnyj

    корінни́йkorinnýj, тубі́льнийtubílʹnyj

    characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning

  3. Born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found; not foreign or imported.

    native oysters or strawberries

    Clover is not native to the Americas, but it is firmly established there.

    einheimisch

    родно́йrodnój, ме́стныйméstnyj, тузе́мныйtuzémnyj

  4. Which occurs of its own accord in a given locality, to be contrasted with a species introduced by humans.

    The naturalized Norway maple often outcompetes the native North American sugar maple.

    ме́стныйméstnyj

  5. Pertaining to the system or architecture in question.

    This is a native back-end to gather the latest news feeds.

    The native integer size is sixteen bits.

  6. Occurring naturally in its pure or uncombined form.

    native aluminium

    native salt

  7. Arising by birth; having an origin; born.

  8. Original; constituting the original substance of anything.

    native dust

  9. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with).

Examples

1305 sentences
  1. English is not my native language.

    Англійська - не рідна мені мова.

    ruАнглийский — не родной мне язык.

    deEnglisch ist nicht meine Muttersprache.

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  2. He speaks English like a native.

    Він говорить англійською як рідною мовою.

    ruОн говорит по-английски как носитель языка.

    deEr spricht Englisch wie ein Muttersprachler.

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  3. He returned to his native village.

    Він повернувся до рідного села.

    ruОн вернулся в родную деревню.

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  4. I thought that Tom was a native speaker.

    Я думав, Том — носій мови.

    deIch hielt Tom für einen Muttersprachler.

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  5. I studied English for four years with a native speaker.

    Я вчив англiйску чотири роки з носiєм мови.

    ruЯ четыре года изучал английский с носителем языка.

    deIch lernte vier Jahre mit einem Muttersprachler Englisch.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
belonging to one by birth:
characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times:
Русский
By meaning 3
belonging to one by birth:
characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times:
born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
belonging to one by birth:
born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English natif, from Old French natif, from Latin nātīvus, from nātus

Inherited from Middle English natif, from Old French natif, from Latin nātīvus, from nātus (“birth”). Doublet of naive and neif. Displaced native Middle English thedisch, equivalent to (puristic) theed + -ish. By surface analysis, Latin nat- + -ive.

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Forms

more native, most native
Comparativemore native Lesson
Superlativemost native Lesson

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
belonging to one by birth:inbornB2
born or grown in the region in which it is found:aboriginalB2
Close in meaning
  • characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning:aboriginal

Antonyms

6 antonyms

Word family

58 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • a native speaker
  • native speaker
  • like a native
  • native language
  • is a native
  • with a native
  • with native speakers
  • native speaker of
  • native speaker would
  • his native language
  • native language is
  • non native

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
native — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto