A1adjective · common

pet

улюблений, любимий

любимый, излюбленный

Lieblings-, liebster, bevorzugter

Favourite; cherished; the focus of one's attentionFavourite; cherished; the focus of one's (usually positive) attention.

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/pɛt/

» Have you ever had a pet?

Hattest du schon mal ein Haustier? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

У тебя когда-нибудь были домашние животные? — sharptoothed

У вас когда-нибудь были домашние животные? — marafon

У тебя когда-нибудь было какое-нибудь домашнее животное? — marafon

У вас когда-нибудь было какое-нибудь домашнее животное? — marafon

У тебе колись були домашні тварини? — deniko

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Meaning

3 senses

(figuratively, not comparable)Favourite; cherished; the focus of one's (usually positive) attention.
a pet project
a pet child
(literally, not comparable)Kept or treated as a pet.
pet rock
(not comparable, obsolete)Good; ideal.

More definitions

preferred above all others and treated with partiality

Examples

665 sentences

Have you ever had a pet?
У тебе колись були домашні тварини? — deniko
ruУ тебя когда-нибудь были домашние животные? — sharptoothed
deHattest du schon mal ein Haustier? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Tom lets people pet his dog.
Том дозволяє людям гладити свого собаку. — deniko
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What kind of pet do you want?
Яку домашню тварину ти хочеш? — deniko
ruКакое домашнее животное ты хочешь? — odexed
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Tom went to a pet store to buy some dog food.
Том пішов до зоомагазину купити собачого корму. — deniko
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Do you have a pet?
У тебе є домашня тварина? — deniko
ruУ тебя есть какое-нибудь домашнее животное? — marafon
deHast du ein Haustier? — Zaghawa
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Origin

Originally northern dialectal, from Scots pet (“an animal that has been tamed and is kept

Originally northern dialectal, from Scots pet (“an animal that has been tamed and is kept as a pet; a darling or favourite; a petted or spoiled child”), probably from Scottish Gaelic peata (“pet, tamed animal, spoiled child”), from Middle Irish petta, peta (“pet, lap-dog”), of uncertain origin, possibly from a pre-Indo-European substrate. Compare also peat (“pet, darling, woman”), which is likely not related.

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Synonyms

7 synonyms

Close in meaning

preferred above all others and treated with partiality:favored favorite favourite best-loved preferred preferent favoured

Word family

Collocations

12 patterns

pet his dog
have a pet
pets than cats
a pet store
as a pet
better pets than
better better pets
want a pet
pet store
have any pets
better pets
any pets

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