Meaning

8 senses
  1. (transitive)To cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material, usually a metal.

    This ring is plated with a thin layer of gold.

    überziehen

    плакирова́тьplakirovátʹ

    coat with a layer of metal

  2. (transitive)To place the various elements of a meal on the diner's plate prior to serving.

    After preparation, the chef will plate the dish.

  3. (transitive)To score a run.

    The single plated the runner from second base.

  4. (transitive)To arm or defend with metal plates.

  5. (transitive)To beat into thin plates.

  6. To specify which airline a ticket will be issued on behalf of.

    Tickets are normally plated on an itinerary's first international airline.

  7. (transitive)To categorize stamps based on their position on the original sheet, in order to reconstruct an entire sheet.

  8. (transitive)To identify the printing plate used, particularly with early British stamps.

Examples

586 sentences
  1. The plate is made of plastic.

    Тарілка з пластмаси.

    ruТарелка пластиковая.

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  2. I ate everything on my plate.

    Я з'їв все, що було на моїй тарілці.

    ruЯ съел всё, что было на тарелке.

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  3. We must wash all these dirty plates.

    Ми мусимо помити всі ці брудні тарілки.

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  4. She likes the design on the plate.

    Їй подобається дизайн тарілки.

    deIhr gefällt das Muster auf dem Teller.

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  5. Did Tom eat everything on his plate?

    Том з'їв все, що було на тарілці?

    ruТом съел всё, что было у него на тарелке?

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material:

Origin

From Middle English platen, from Old English platian and Old French plater, both ultimatel

From Middle English platen, from Old English platian and Old French plater, both ultimately from Latin plata (see above).

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Forms

plates, plating, plated, plated
Base formplate · to plate
3rd person singularplates
Present participleplating
Past simpleplated
Past participleplated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyplate
he, she, itplates

Past simpleLesson

all personsplated

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill plate

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Word family

8 related words

Collocations

10 patterns
  • on his plate
  • license plate number
  • on your plate
  • paper plates
  • license plate
  • on my plate
  • on the plate
  • plate number
  • this plate is
  • the plate is

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
plate — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto