Meaning

3 senses

  1. (transitive)To push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal.

    anstoßen, anschubsen, anstupsen

    подталкиватьpodtalkivatʹ

    to push against gently

  2. (transitive)To near or come close to something.

    This year's profits are nudging the 10 million mark.

    sich annähern, sich nähern

    приближатьсяpribližatʹsja, приблизитсяpriblizitsja

  3. (transitive)To move slightly.

Examples

55 sentences

  1. Tom gently nudged Mary.

    Том ніжно підштовхнув Мері. — deniko

    ruТом мягко подтолкнул Мэри локтем. — sharptoothed

    deTom knuffte Maria leicht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. Tom nudged Mary.

    Том злегка підштовхнув Мері. — deniko

    ruТом подтолкнул Мэри локтем. — sharptoothed

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  3. Tom nudged Mary with his elbow.

    deTom stieß Mary mit seinem Ellbogen an. — merikilpikonna

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  4. Tom nudged the door open a crack.

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  5. We'll need to nudge Tom a bit.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal:
to near or come close to something:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal:
to near or come close to something:

Origin

Circa 17th century, perhaps of North Germanic origin, related to Norwegian nugge, nyggje (

Circa 17th century, perhaps of North Germanic origin, related to Norwegian nugge, nyggje (“to push, rub, shove”), Icelandic nugga (“to rub, massage”), from the root of Proto-Germanic *hnōjaną (“to smooth, join together”), from Proto-Indo-European *kneh₂- (compare Ancient Greek κνάω (knáō, “to scratch, scrape”), source of English acnestis).

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Forms

nudges, nudging, nudged, nudged
Base formnudge · to nudge
3rd person singularnudges
Present participlenudging
Past simplenudged
Past participlenudged

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theynudge
he, she, itnudges

Past simpleLesson

all personsnudged

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave nudged
he, she, ithas nudged

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill nudge

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

12 synonyms
jogB1bumpB1disruptB2disturbA2pushA1shiftB1tapB2upsetB2poke
Close in meaning
  • to push against gently:poke atprod

Antonyms

2 antonyms
pullA2tugB2

Word family

6 related words
Relatednudger
Derivednudgeablenudge aheadnudge outnudginglyunnudged

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
nucleicnucleusB1nudenudismnudistnudity

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