paper the house
paper the house · papers the house · papered the house · papering the house
tapezieren
To give away free tickets to a theater performance etcTo give away free tickets to a theater performance etc. so as to ensure a sizeable audience.
Meaning
1 senses(dated, slang)To give away free tickets to a theater performance etc. so as to ensure a sizeable audience.
Forms
papers the house, papering the house, papered the house, papered the house| Base form | paper the house · to paper the house |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | papers the house |
| Present participle | papering the house |
| Past simple | papered the house |
| Past participle | papered the house |
irregular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedpaper house
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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.