octopus
To put one's fingers, hands or arms in many things or places at roughly the same timeTo put (or attempt to put) one's fingers, hands or arms in many things or places at roughly the same time.
» What's an octopus?
Що таке восьминіг?
Meaning
6 sensesTo put (or attempt to put) one's fingers, hands or arms in many things or places at roughly the same time.
To spread out in long arms or legs in many directions.
To plug a large number of devices into a single electric outlet.
(broadly)To grow in use vastly beyond what was originally intended.
To hunt and catch octopuses.
To behave like an octopus.
Examples
61 sentencesWhat's an octopus?
Що таке восьминіг?
I've never eaten a live octopus.
deIch habe noch nie einen lebendigen Tintenfisch gegessen.
The octopus is a really smart animal.
ruОсьминог — очень умное животное.
We usually ordered grilled octopus for the main course.
We usually ordered grilled octopus before the main course.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin octōpūs, from Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους (oktṓpous), from ὀκτώ (oktṓ, “eigBorrowed from Latin octōpūs, from Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους (oktṓpous), from ὀκτώ (oktṓ, “eight”) + πούς (poús, “foot”). Piecewise doublet of octopod and octopede.
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Forms
octopusses, octopussing, octopussed, octopussed| Base form | octopus · to octopus |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | octopusses |
| Present participle | octopussing |
| Past simple | octopussed / octopused |
| Past participle | octopussed / octopused |
irregular
Lessons 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