Meaning

1 senses
  1. To spill or mix printing type.

Examples

39 sentences
  1. Tom claims that he knows the value of pi to a thousand places.

    Том стверджує, що він знає значення числа Пі до тисячного знаку після коми. — deniko

  2. I'd like a piña colada.

    deIch hätte gern eine Pi­ña co­la­da. — Luiaard

  3. I would like a piña colada.

  4. How many digits does pi have?

    Скільки цифр має число Пі? — deniko

    deWie viele Stellen hat die Zahl Pi? — brauchinet

  5. Tom claims he knows the value of pi to a thousand places.

    Том стверджує, що він знає значення числа Пі до тисячного знаку після коми. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR

    deTom behauptet, er kenne die ersten tausend Dezimalstellen von Pi. — Zitronensaft · CC BY 2.0 FR

Origin

Unclear. Possibly from the Greek letter (see Etymology 1) as a common example of non-alpha

Unclear. Possibly from the Greek letter (see Etymology 1) as a common example of non-alphabetic character, possibly from pica (“type size”) (see Etymology 3), possibly from pie referring to its mixed nature or pied (“checkered, multicoloured”).

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Forms

pies, piing, pied, pied
Base formpi · to pi
3rd person singularpies
Present participlepiing
Past simplepied
Past participlepied

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypi
he, she, itpies

Past simpleLesson

all personspied

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave pied
he, she, ithas pied

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill pi

Word family

1 related words
RelatedpieB1

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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