Meaning

9 senses
  1. (not comparable, relational)Relating to the mouth.

    oral hygiene

    oral sex

    of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth

  2. Relating to the mouth.

    (not comparable, relational)Done or taken by the mouth.

  3. (not comparable, relational)Pronounced by the voice resonating in the mouth, as the vowels in English.

  4. (not comparable, relational)Relating to or denoting a stage of infantile psychosexual development during which libidinal gratification is derived from intake (as of food), by sucking, and later by biting.

  5. (not comparable, relational)Of, relating to, or characterized by personality traits of passive dependency and aggressiveness.

  6. (not comparable, relational)Spoken rather than written.

    an oral presentation

    an oral French exam

    using speech rather than writing

  7. Spoken rather than written.

    (not comparable, relational)Relating to the transmission of information or literature by word of mouth.

  8. (not comparable, relational)Using speech or the lips especially in teaching the deaf.

  9. (not comparable, relational)Not having reached the stage of literacy.

Examples

63 sentences
  1. We had an oral exam.

    В нас був усний іспит.

    ruУ нас был устный экзамен.

    deWir hatten eine mündliche Prüfung.

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  2. He took an oral examination.

    ruОн сдавал устный экзамен.

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  3. His oral agreement may not mean anything without his signed contract.

    Його усна згода може бути не варта нічого без контракту з його підписом.

    ruЕго устное согласие ничего не стоит, пока он не подписал договор.

    deSein mündliches Einverständnis sagt nicht viel aus ohne den von ihm unterschriebenen Vertrag.

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  4. Anything oral is fine by me.

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  5. Tomorrow I have an oral test.

    ruЗавтра у меня устный экзамен.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
relating to the mouth:
spoken:
Русский
By meaning 2
relating to the mouth:
spoken:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
relating to the mouth:
spoken:
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