Meaning

10 senses
  1. (transitive)To wash in a pan (of earth, sand etc. when searching for gold).

    промыва́тьpromyvátʹ, промы́тьpromýtʹ

    wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals

  2. (transitive)To disparage; to belittle; to put down; to harshly criticize, especially a work (book, movie, etc.)

  3. (intransitive)To turn out well; to be successful.

  4. (informal, transitive)To beat one's opposition convincingly.

  5. (intransitive)(of a camera) To turn horizontally.

    schwenken

  6. (intransitive)To move the camera lens angle while continuing to expose the film, enabling a contiguous view and enrichment of context. In still-photography large-group portraits the film usually remains on a horizontal fixed plane as the lens and/or the film holder moves to expose the film laterally. The resulting image may extend a short distance laterally or as great as 360° from the point where the film first began to be exposed.

  7. (intransitive)To shift an image relative to the display window without changing the viewing scale.

  8. (transitive)To spread a sound signal into a new stereo or multichannel sound field, typically giving the impression that it is moving across the sound stage.

  9. (intransitive)(of a sound) To move in the multichannel sound field.

  10. To join or fit together; to unite.

    31 May 1884, Leeds Mercury Pan it down—press an article into its proper place

Examples

214 sentences
  1. Put a little oil into the pan.

    Покладіть трохи олії на сковороду. — Ahha

  2. Tom hit Mary with a frying pan.

    Том ударив Мері сковородкою. — deniko

  3. Take the pan off the fire.

    ruУбери кастрюлю с огня. — odexed

    deNimm die Pfanne vom Feuer. — samueldora

  4. How often do you use this pan?

  5. Did you put oil in the pan?

    ruТы налил в сковородку масла? — marafon

    deHast du Öl in die Pfanne gegeben? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to wash in a pan:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to turn horizontally:

Origin

From Middle English panne, from Old English panne, from Proto-West Germanic *pannā, from P

From Middle English panne, from Old English panne, from Proto-West Germanic *pannā, from Proto-Germanic *pannǭ. Further origin uncertain.

Clipping of panorama.

Of unknown origin.

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Forms

pans, panning, panned, panned
Base formpan · to pan
3rd person singularpans
Present participlepanning
Past simplepanned
Past participlepanned

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypan
he, she, itpans

Past simpleLesson

all personspanned

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill pan

Synonyms

73 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • express a totally negative opinion of:tear aparttrash
  • wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals:pan outpan off

Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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