pilgrim
To make a pilgrimageTo make a pilgrimage
Recorded: Commander Keane, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
» Are you pilgrims?
Seid ihr Pilger? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Seid ihr Pilgerinnen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Sind Sie Pilger? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Sind Sie Pilgerinnen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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2 senses(intransitive)To make a pilgrimage
(archaic, intransitive)To wander; to ramble.
Examples
22 sentencesAre you pilgrims?
deSeid ihr Pilger? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The pilgrims brought gifts from distant lands.
ruПаломники принесли дары из дальних стран. — Biga
deDie Pilger brachten Gaben aus fernen Ländern mit. — Esperantostern
I decided to go away with the pilgrims.
ruЯ решил уйти с паломниками. — odexed
deIch beschloss, mit den Pilgern fortzugehen. — Tamy
The villagers gathered to bid goodbye to the pilgrims.
deDie Dorfbewohner versammelten sich, um sich von den Pilgern zu verabschieden. — Waldelfe
The pilgrims entered the ancient fane to offer their prayers.
deDie Pilger betraten das alte Heiligtum, um ihre Gebete darzubringen. — mraz
Origin
Inherited from Middle English pilegrim, from Old English pilegrī̆m, from Old French pelegrInherited from Middle English pilegrim, from Old English pilegrī̆m, from Old French pelegrin, from Latin peregrīnus (“foreigner”). Doublet of peregrine.
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Forms
pilgrims, pilgriming, pilgrimed, pilgrimedLessons 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
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.