pencil
To write using a pencilTo write (something) using a pencil.
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» I bought a dozen pencils today.
Ich habe heute ein Dutzend Bleistifte gekauft. — raggione
Я сегодня купил дюжину карандашей. — Lenin_1917
Я купив сьогодні дюжину олівців. — aandrusiak
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(transitive)To write (something) using a pencil.
I penciled (BrE: pencilled) a brief reminder in my notebook.
write, draw, or trace with a pencil
(transitive)To mark with, or as if with, a pencil.
Examples
671 sentencesI bought a dozen pencils today.
Я купив сьогодні дюжину олівців. — aandrusiak
ruЯ сегодня купил дюжину карандашей. — Lenin_1917
deIch habe heute ein Dutzend Bleistifte gekauft. — raggione
How many pencils do you have?
Скільки в вас олівців? — aandrusiak
ruСколько у тебя карандашей? — soweli_Elepanto
deWie viele Bleistifte hast du? — MUIRIEL
Do you have a red pencil?
Ти маєш червоний олівець? — ascolto
ruУ тебя есть красный карандаш? — Tonari
deHast du einen roten Buntstift? — Kleinchen42
Don't sign the contract in pencil.
Не підписуй договір олівцем. — deniko
ruНе подписывай контракт карандашом. — Ooneykcall
deDen Vertrag nicht mit Bleistift unterschreiben! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Sorry, I don't have a pencil.
Мені шкода, але у мене немає олівця. — deniko
Origin
From Anglo-Norman and Old French pincil (see the variant pincel, which gave rise to ModernFrom Anglo-Norman and Old French pincil (see the variant pincel, which gave rise to Modern French pinceau (“paintbrush”)), from Latin pēnicillum, diminutive of pēniculus (“brush”), itself a diminutive of pēnis (“tail; penis”). Doublet of penis. Not related to pen.
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Forms
pencils, penciling, penciled, penciledPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsWord family
2 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- have a pencil
- sharpen my pencil
- need a pencil
- pencil and started
- with a pencil
- out a pencil
- for a pencil
- pencils in the
- a pencil and
- red pencil
- is this pencil
- these pencils are
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.