pen
To enclose in a penTo enclose in a pen.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To enclose in a pen.
einsperren, einpferchen
запира́тьzapirátʹ, запере́тьzaperétʹ, заключа́тьzaključátʹ
(transitive)To write (an article, a book, etc.).
niederschreiben, verfassen
писа́тьpisátʹ, написа́тьnapisátʹ
(transitive, uncommon)To write or draw on (a surface) with a pen.
- produce a literary work
Examples
943 sentencesYour pen is better than mine.
Твоя ручка краща, ніж моя. — deniko
ruТвоя ручка лучше моей. — afyodor
deDein Stift ist besser als meiner. — Fingerhut
Don't forget to bring a pen.
Не забудь принести ручку. — deniko
ruНе забудь принести ручку. — marafon
deVergiss nicht, einen Stift mitzubringen! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom handed the pen to Mary.
Том передав ручку Мері. — deniko
ruТом подал Мэри ручку. — sharptoothed
Don't forget to return my pen.
Не забудь повернути мені ручку. — older
ruНе забудь вернуть мою ручку. — odexed
I gave Tom a nice pen.
Я дав Тому гарну ручку. — deniko
ruЯ подарил Тому красивую ручку. — marafon
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English pennen, from Old English *pennian (“to close, lock, bolt”, attested inFrom Middle English pennen, from Old English *pennian (“to close, lock, bolt”, attested in onpennian (“to open”)), derived from penn (see above). Akin to Low German pennen (“to secure a door with a bolt”).
From Middle English penne, from Anglo-Norman penne, from Old French penne, from Latin penna (“feather”), from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”), from *peth₂- (“to rush, fly”, whence petition), root of *petra-, whence Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”, whence pterodactyl), and also of Sanskrit पत्रम् (patram, “wing, feather”), Old Church Slavonic перо (pero, “pen”), Old Norse fjǫðr (“feather”), Old English feþer, feðer (Modern English feather); note the /p/ → /f/ Germanic sound change.
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Forms
pens, penning, penned, pennedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- ballpoint pen
- have a pen
- fountain pen
- pen in his
- notebook and pen
- borrow a pen
- borrow your pen
- holding a pen
- this pen is
- a pen in
- pen pal
- how many pens
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.