patrol
patrol · patrols · patrolled · patrolling
патрулировать
To go the rounds along a chain of sentinelsTo go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.
UK/pəˈtɹəʊl/US/pəˈtɹoʊl/
» Tom is a border patrol agent.
Том - агент прикордонного патруля. — MaxUA
Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(intransitive)To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.
патрули́роватьpatrulírovatʹ
(transitive)To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman
to patrol a frontier
to patrol a beat
патрули́роватьpatrulírovatʹ
More definitions
- maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol
Examples
90 sentencesTranslations
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By meaning 1
go the rounds along a chain of sentinels:
Origin
From French patrouiller, from Old French patrouiller (“to paddle, paw about, patrol”), froFrom French patrouiller, from Old French patrouiller (“to paddle, paw about, patrol”), from patte (“a paw”).
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Forms
patrols, patrolling, patrolled, patrolledSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol:police
Word family
6 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