Meaning

3 senses
  1. A literary piece written in verse.

    Gedicht, Poem

    стихи́ru, стихотворе́ниеstixotvorénije, стихstix

    віршvirš, пое́маpoéma

  2. A piece of writing in the tradition of poetry, an instance of poetry.

    Dichtung

    стихи́ru, стихотворе́ниеstixotvorénije, стихstix

    пое́маpoéma, віршvirš

  3. A piece of poetic writing, that is with an intensity or depth of expression or inspiration greater than is usual in prose.

    Gedicht

    стихи́ru, стихотворе́ниеstixotvorénije, стихstix

    пое́маpoéma, віршvirš

More definitions
  • a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

Examples

694 sentences
  1. Let's learn this poem by heart.

    Давайте вивчемо цей вірш на пам'ять.

    ruДавайте выучим это стихотворение наизусть.

    deLasst uns dieses Gedicht auswendig lernen.

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  2. He learned the poem by heart.

    Він вивчив вірш напам'ять.

    ruОн выучил стихотворение наизусть.

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  3. She read one poem to him.

    Вона прочитала йому один вірш.

    ruОна прочитала ему одно стихотворение.

    deSie las ihm ein Gedicht vor.

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  4. Tom read a poem to Mary.

    Том читає Мері вірша.

    ruТом прочел Мэри стихотворение.

    deTom las Mary ein Gedicht vor.

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  5. Tom read the poem out loud.

    Том прочитав вірш уголос.

    ruТом прочитал стихотворение вслух.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
literary piece written in verse:
Русский
By meaning 1
literary piece written in verse:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
literary piece written in verse:
piece of writing in the tradition of poetry:

Origin

From Middle French poème, from Latin poēma, from Ancient Greek ποίημα (poíēma), from ποιέω

From Middle French poème, from Latin poēma, from Ancient Greek ποίημα (poíēma), from ποιέω (poiéō, “to make”). Widely displaced English leed.

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Forms

plural: poems

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines:verse form

Word family

35 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • poem by heart
  • write poems
  • wrote a poem
  • wrote this poem
  • the poem by
  • learn the poem
  • memorize this poem
  • writing poems
  • to write poems
  • read the poem
  • of the poems
  • the poems that

See also

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