Of a size suitable for putting into a pocketOf a size suitable for putting into a pocket.
» Tom has something in his pocket.
Tom hat etwas in seiner Tasche.
У Тома є щось у кишені.
Meaning
3 senses(not comparable)Of a size suitable for putting into a pocket.
a pocket dictionary
карма́нныйkarmánnyj
(not comparable)Smaller or more compact than usual.
pocket battleship
pocket beach
(not comparable)Belonging to the two initial hole cards.
a pocket pair of kings
Examples
918 sentencesTom has something in his pocket.
У Тома є щось у кишені. — deniko
deTom hat etwas in seiner Tasche. — frpzzd
What do you have in your pocket?
Що у тебе в кишені? — shanghainese
ruЧто у тебя в кармане? — Selena777
deWas hast du in deiner Hosentasche? — Wolf
Tom put his keys in his pocket.
Том поклав ключі до кишені. — deniko
ruТом положил ключи в карман. — odexed
What did Tom have in his pocket?
Що було у кишені Тома? — deniko
ruЧто было у Тома в кармане? — marafon
deWas hatte Tom in der Tasche? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom put his keys into his pocket.
Том поклав свої ключі до кишені. — deniko
ruТом положил ключи в карман. — odexed
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English pocket (“bag, sack”), from Anglo-Norman poket, Old Northern French poqFrom Middle English pocket (“bag, sack”), from Anglo-Norman poket, Old Northern French poquet, poquete, diminutive of poque, poke (“bag, sack”) (compare modern Norman pouquette and modern French pochette from Old French pochete, from puche), from Frankish *pokō (“pouch”), from Proto-Germanic *puhô (“bag; pouch”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew- (“to blow, swell”). Equivalent to poke + -et. Doublet of pochette. Cognate with Middle Dutch poke, Alemannic German Pfoch (“purse, bag”), Old English pocca, pohha (“poke, pouch, pocket, bag”), Old Norse poki (“bag, pocket”). Compare the related poke (“sack or bag”). See also Modern French pochette and Latin bucca.
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Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
11 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- in his pocket
- of his pocket
- his pocket and
- in my pocket
- into his pocket
- in your pocket
- pocket and pulled
- his shirt pocket
- his pocket for
- from his pocket
- his coat pocket
- pocket for his