Meaning

2 senses
  1. Well-mannered, civilized.

    It's not polite to use a mobile phone in a restaurant.

    Try and be polite to Auntie Maria for once.

    höflich

    ве́жливыйvéžlivyj, учти́выйučtívyj

    вві́чливийvvíčlyvyj, че́мнийčémnyj, ґре́чнийgréčnyj

  2. (obsolete)Smooth, polished, burnished.

More definitions
  • showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
  • not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others
  • marked by refinement in taste and manners

Examples

477 sentences
  1. Tom told Mary to be polite.

    Том сказав Мері бути ввічливою. — deniko

    ruТом сказал Мэри быть вежливой. — sharptoothed

  2. Tom seemed polite enough to me.

    Том здався мені достатньо ввічливим. — deniko

  3. Tom isn't very polite, is he?

    Том не дуже ввічливий, чи не так? — deniko

    deTom ist ziemlich unhöflich, nicht wahr? — wolfgangth

  4. I know Tom is usually polite.

    Я знаю, що Том зазвичай увічливий. — deniko

    ruЯ знаю, что Том обычно вежлив. — marafon

  5. You need to be more polite.

    Ти маєш бути ввічливішим. — deniko

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
well-mannered:
Русский
By meaning 1
well-mannered:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
well-mannered:

Origin

From Latin polītus (“polished”), past participle of poliō (“to polish, smooth”); see polis

From Latin polītus (“polished”), past participle of poliō (“to polish, smooth”); see polish.

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Forms

politer/more polite, politest/most polite
Comparativepoliter / more polite Lesson
Superlativepolitest / most polite Lesson

regular

Synonyms

21 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

4 antonyms

Word family

16 related words

Collocations

11 patterns
  • be more polite
  • more polite
  • being being polite
  • wasn't very polite
  • isn't polite to
  • not polite to
  • to be polite
  • polite to interrupt
  • polite to stare
  • was polite but
  • polite but

See also

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