polite
To polish; to refine; to render politeTo polish; to refine; to render polite.
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» Tom told Mary to be polite.
Том сказал Мэри быть вежливой. — sharptoothed
Том сказал Мэри, чтобы она была вежливой. — marafon
Том сказав Мері бути ввічливою. — deniko
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1 senses(obsolete)To polish; to refine; to render polite.
Examples
477 sentencesTom told Mary to be polite.
Том сказав Мері бути ввічливою. — deniko
ruТом сказал Мэри быть вежливой. — sharptoothed
Tom seemed polite enough to me.
Том здався мені достатньо ввічливим. — deniko
Tom isn't very polite, is he?
Том не дуже ввічливий, чи не так? — deniko
deTom ist ziemlich unhöflich, nicht wahr? — wolfgangth
I know Tom is usually polite.
Я знаю, що Том зазвичай увічливий. — deniko
ruЯ знаю, что Том обычно вежлив. — marafon
You need to be more polite.
Ти маєш бути ввічливішим. — deniko
Origin
From Latin polītus (“polished”), past participle of poliō (“to polish, smooth”); see polisFrom Latin polītus (“polished”), past participle of poliō (“to polish, smooth”); see polish.
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Forms
polites, politing, polited, politedLessons 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
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
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.