ocean
One of the large bodies of water separating the continentsOne of the large bodies of water separating the continents.
» We like swimming in the ocean.
Wir schwimmen gern im Meer.
Wir schwimmen gerne im Ozean.
Мы любим плавать в океане.
Нам нравится плавать в море.
Ми любимо плавати в океані.
Meaning
4 senses(countable)One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.
Weltmeer, Ozean
океа́нokeán
океа́нokeán
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
(uncountable)Water belonging to an ocean.
The island is surrounded by ocean
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits.
the boundless ocean of eternity
an ocean of difference
(countable, uncountable)A blue colour, like that of the ocean (also called ocean blue).
Examples
687 sentencesWe like swimming in the ocean.
Ми любимо плавати в океані. — deniko
ruМы любим плавать в океане. — Hellerick
deWir schwimmen gern im Meer. — samueldora
I grew up near the ocean.
Я виріс біля океана. — deniko
ruЯ вырос у океана. — marafon
We can hear the ocean from here.
Ми звідси чуємо звуки океана. — deniko
ruОтсюда нам слышен шум океана. — odexed
deMan kann von hier aus das Meer hören. — Sudajaengi
You have to cross the ocean to get to America.
Аби дістатися Америки, треба перепливти океан. — JeNNeR
ruЧтобы добраться до Америки, нужно пересечь океан. — Hellerick
The ocean was calm.
Океан був спокійний. — deniko
ruОкеан был тихим. — Lenin_1917
deDer Ozean war ruhig. — MUIRIEL
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English *ocean, occean, occian, occyan, from Old French occean (later reborrowFrom Middle English *ocean, occean, occian, occyan, from Old French occean (later reborrowed or reinforced by Middle French ocean), from Latin Ōceanus, originally from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós, “Oceanus”, a water deity). Displaced native Old English gārseċġ. Also commonly referred to as the ocean sea, the sea of ocean (compare Latin mare ōceanum; Old French mer oceane, occeanne mer). Compare Saterland Frisian Oceoan (“ocean”), West Frisian oseaan (“ocean”), Dutch oceaan (“ocean”), German Low German Ozeaan (“ocean”), German Ozean (“ocean”), Danish ocean (“ocean”), Swedish ocean (“ocean”), French océan (“ocean”), Italian oceano (“ocean”). Doublet of Oceanus/Okeanos.
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Forms
plural: oceansSynonyms
2 synonyms- anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume:sea
Word family
60 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
7 patterns- the pacific ocean
- pacific ocean
- in the ocean
- near the ocean
- see the ocean
- the ocean from
- of the ocean