pile
To lay or throw into a pile or heapTo lay or throw into a pile or heap; to heap up; to collect into a mass; to accumulate
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» Bills are starting to pile up.
Счета начинают накапливаться. — Balamax
Рахунки починають накопичуватися. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
8 senses(often, transitive)To lay or throw into a pile or heap; to heap up; to collect into a mass; to accumulate
They were piling up wood on the wheelbarrow.
stapeln, aufstapeln, anhäufen
нава́ливатьnaválivatʹ, навали́тьnavalítʹ, зава́ливатьzaválivatʹ
place or lay as if in a pile
(transitive)To cover with heaps; or in great abundance; to fill or overfill; to load.
We piled the camel with our loads.
перегружа́тьperegružátʹ, перегрузи́тьperegruzítʹ, нагружа́тьnagružátʹ
(transitive)To add something to a great number.
(transitive)(of vehicles) To create a hold-up.
(transitive)To place (guns, muskets, etc.) together in threes so that they can stand upright, supporting each other.
(intransitive)To form a pile or heap.
Junk piled on the floor as we searched the attic for the old photograph albums.
(transitive)To drive piles into; to fill with piles; to strengthen with piles.
(transitive)To give a pile to; to make shaggy.
Examples
220 sentencesBills are starting to pile up.
Рахунки починають накопичуватися. — deniko
ruСчета начинают накапливаться. — Balamax
Tom has piles of money.
Том має купу грошей. — deniko
ruУ Тома куча денег. — sharptoothed
deTom schwimmt im Geld. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Whose pile of junk is this?
ruЧья это груда хлама? — sharptoothed
The bags were piled up behind him.
Tom separated the items into three piles.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English pyle, from Old French pile, from Latin pīla (“pillar, pier”). From MiFrom Middle English pyle, from Old French pile, from Latin pīla (“pillar, pier”).
From Middle English pile, from Old English pīl, from Proto-West Germanic *pīl, from Latin pīlum (“heavy javelin”). Cognate with Dutch pijl, German Pfeil. Doublet of pilum.
From Middle English pile, partly from Anglo-Norman pil (a variant of peil, poil (“hair”)) and partly from its source, Latin pilus (“hair”). Doublet of pilus.
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Forms
piles, piling, piled, piledPhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
8 synonymsWord family
4 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
See also
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