B1noun · rare

nod

nod · nods

кивок

Kopfnicken

An instance of inclining the head up and down, as to indicate agreement, or as a…An instance of inclining the head up and down, as to indicate agreement, or as a cursory greeting.

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UK/nɒd/US/nɑd/

» I nodded to show that I agreed.

Ich nickte zum Zeichen, dass ich zustimmte.

Я кивнул, чтобы показать, что согласен.

Я кивнув на знак згоди.

Я кивнула на знак згоди.

Meaning

5 senses

An instance of inclining the head up and down, as to indicate agreement, or as a cursory greeting.
Kopfnicken
киво́кkivók
A reference or allusion to something.
A nomination.
For the fifth time in her career she received a Grammy nod, she has yet to win the award.
(figuratively)Approval.
The plan is expected to get the nod from councillors at the next meeting.
A state of half-consciousness; stupor.

More definitions

the act of nodding the head
a sign of assent or salutation or command

Examples

322 sentences

I nodded to show that I agreed.
Я кивнув на знак згоди. — deniko
ruЯ кивнул, чтобы показать, что согласен. — Hellerick
deIch nickte zum Zeichen, dass ich zustimmte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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My grandfather nodded and smiled at me.
Мій дід кивнув головую на посміхнувся мені. — deniko
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He nodded to me as he passed.
Проходячи повз, він кивнув мені. — uaspeaker
deEr nickte mir im Vorbeigehen zu. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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I nodded and left.
Я кивнув і пішов. — deniko
ruЯ кивнул и вышел. — marafon
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Tom gave Mary a nod.
Том кивнув Мері. — deniko
ruТом кивнул Мэри. — marafon
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

instance of moving one's head:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

instance of moving one's head:

Origin

From Middle English nodden, probably from an unrecorded Old English *hnodian (“to nod, sha

From Middle English nodden, probably from an unrecorded Old English *hnodian (“to nod, shake the head”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnodōn, from Proto-Germanic *hnudōną (“to beat, rivet, pound, push”), from Proto-Indo-European *kendʰ-, from *ken- (“to scratch, scrape, rub”). Compare Old High German hnotōn (“to shake”), hnutten (“to shake, rattle, vibrate”) (> modern dialectal German notteln, nütteln (“to rock, move back and forth”)), Faroese njóða (“to clench a nail”), Icelandic hnjóða (“to rivet, clinch”), Faroese noða (“to double by bending”), Icelandic hnoða (“to clinch, rivet”).

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Forms

plural: nods

Singular	nod
Plural	nods

regular

Word family

Collocations

4 patterns

nodded in agreement
nodded his head
nodded to each
with a nod