park
To bring to a halt or store in a specified placeTo bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place.
» There isn't anywhere else to park.
Man kann sonst nirgendwo parken.
Больше припарковать негде.
Больше припарковаться негде.
Припарковаться больше негде.
Більше нема де припаркуватися.
Meaning
12 senses(transitive)To bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place.
You can park the car in front of the house.
I parked the drive heads of my hard disk before travelling with my laptop.
parken, parkieren
ста́вить на стоя́нкуstávitʹ na stojánku, ста́вить на парко́вкуstávitʹ na parkóvku, паркова́тьparkovátʹ
паркува́тиparkuváty, запаркува́тиzaparkuváty, припаркува́тиpryparkuváty
(figuratively, informal, transitive)To defer (a matter) until a later date.
Let's park that until next week's meeting.
(transitive)To bring together in a park, or compact body.
to park artillery, wagons, automobiles, etc.
(transitive)To enclose in a park, or as in a park.
(transitive)To hit a home run; to hit the ball out of the park.
He really parked that one.
(US, intransitive, slang)To engage in romantic or sexual activities inside a nonmoving vehicle that was driven to a suitable spot for that purpose.
They stopped at a romantic overlook, shut off the engine, and parked.
(informal, reflexive, sometimes, transitive)To sit, recline, or put, especially in a manner suggesting an intent to remain for some time.
He came in and parked himself in our living room.
Park your bags in the hall.
(transitive)To invest money temporarily in an investment instrument considered to relatively free of risk, especially while awaiting other opportunities.
We decided to park our money in a safe, stable, low-yield bond fund until market conditions improve.
(Internet)To register a domain name, but make no use of it (See domain parking)
(transitive)To enclose in a park, or partially enclosed basin.
(dated, intransitive)To promenade or drive in a park.
(dated, intransitive)To display style or gait on a park drive.
- place temporarily
- maneuver a vehicle into a parking space
Examples
4598 sentencesThere isn't anywhere else to park.
Більше нема де припаркуватися. — deniko
ruБольше припарковать негде. — Hellerick
deMan kann sonst nirgendwo parken. — Tamy
This road goes to the park.
Ця дорога веде до парку. — deniko
ruЭта дорога идёт до парка. — Hellerick
deDiese Straße führt zum Park. — Tamy
The park is open to everybody.
Парк відкрито для всіх. — deniko
ruПарк открыт для всех. — afyodor
deDer Park ist jedem frei zugänglich. — Sudajaengi
Could I park my car here?
Можна мені тут припаркуватися? — deniko
ruМожно поставить здесь мою машину? — shanghainese
Don't play baseball in the park.
Не грайте у бейсбол у парку. — aandrusiak
ruНе играйте в бейсбол в парке. — marafon
deSpielt im Park kein Baseball! — Yorwba
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English park, from Old French parc (“livestock pen”), from Medieval Latin parcFrom Middle English park, from Old French parc (“livestock pen”), from Medieval Latin parcus, parricus, from Frankish *parrik (“enclosure, pen, fence”). Cognate with Dutch perk (“enclosure; flowerbed”), Old High German pfarrih, pferrih (“enclosure, pen”), Old English pearroc (“enclosure”) (whence modern English paddock), Old Norse parrak, parak (“enclosure, pen; distress, anxiety”), Icelandic parraka (“to keep pent in under restraint and coercion”). More at parrock, paddock.
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Forms
parks, parking, parked, parkedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons 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
Collocations
12 patterns- in the park
- on park street
- park street
- parked his car
- house on park
- the parking lot
- parked my car
- restaurant on park
- to the park
- parked in front
- live on park
- parking lot