placard
To affix a placard to, or mark with a placard nearbyTo affix a placard to, or mark with a placard nearby.
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» What's written on the placard?
Was steht auf dem Plakat? — raggione
Що написано на плакаті? — deniko
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2 sensesTo affix a placard to, or mark with a placard nearby.
To announce with placards.
to placard a sale
publicize or announce by placards
Examples
10 sentencesWhat's written on the placard?
Що написано на плакаті? — deniko
deWas steht auf dem Plakat? — raggione
What is your aim with these placards?
Harriet was holding a placard demanding marriage equality.
The machine has a warning placard reminding people to use lockout and tagout.
What's on that placard?
deWas steht auf dem Plakat? — raggione
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English placard (“official document”), from Middle French placard, placart, plFrom Middle English placard (“official document”), from Middle French placard, placart, plaquart (“a placard, a writing pasted on a wall”), from the Old French verb plaquer, plaquier (“to stick or paste, roughcast”), from Middle Dutch placken, plecken (“to glue or fasten, plaster, patch”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *plaggą (“a piece of cloth, patch”), equivalent to plaque + -ard.
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Forms
placards, placarding, placarded, placardedSynonyms
1 synonyms- publicize or announce by placards:bill
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
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.