B1verb · transitive · common

pillow

pillow · pillows · pillowed · pillowing

відпочити, відпочивати, залишатися

отдохнуть, отдыхать, остаться

ruhen, sich erholen

To rest as on a pillowTo rest as on a pillow.

ⓘⓘ

UK/ˈpɪ.ləʊ/US/ˈpɪ.loʊ/

» She suffocated him with a pillow.

Sie hat ihn mit einem Kissen erstickt. — Esperantostern

Sie erstickte ihn mit einem Kissen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Она задушила его подушкой. — marafon

Вона задушила його подушкою. — deniko

CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

Meaning

1 senses

To rest as on a pillow.
rest on or as if on a pillow

Examples

342 sentences

She suffocated him with a pillow.
Вона задушила його подушкою. — deniko
ruОна задушила его подушкой. — marafon
deSie hat ihn mit einem Kissen erstickt. — Esperantostern
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Tom's dog slobbered on his pillow.
Собака Тома розпускав слину на його подушці. — deniko
deToms Hund sabberte auf sein Kissen. — Esperantostern
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
He laid his head on the pillow.
Він поклав голову на подушку. — uaspeaker
ruОн положил голову на подушку. — Hellerick
deEr legte den Kopf auf das Kissen. — Sudajaengi
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Could I have a pillow and blanket?
Можна мені подушку і ковдру? — deniko
ruМожно мне подушку и одеяло? — megaton
deGeben Sie mir bitte ein Kissen und eine Decke. — Dejo
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Tom hid the book under his pillow.
Том заховав книжку під подушкою. — deniko
ruТом спрятал книгу себе под подушку. — marafon
deTom versteckte das Buch unter seinem Kissen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem

Origin

From Middle English pilwe, from Old English pyle, pylu (“pillow”), from Proto-West Germani

From Middle English pilwe, from Old English pyle, pylu (“pillow”), from Proto-West Germanic *pulwī (“pillow”), from Latin pulvīnus (“cushion”), derived from pulvis (“dust”), for the filler of a pillow. Doublet of pulvinus.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

pillows, pillowing, pillowed, pillowed

Base form	pillow · to pillow
3rd person singular	pillows
Present participle	pillowing
Past simple	pillowed
Past participle	pillowed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	pillow
he, she, it	pillows

Past simpleLesson

all persons

pillowed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have pillowed
he, she, it	has pillowed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will pillow

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Close in meaning

rest on or as if on a pillow:rest

Lessons 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

4 patterns

under his pillow
without a pillow
a pillow and
have a pillow