A2adjective · rare

pollute

pollute · more pollute · most pollute

Polluted; defiledPolluted; defiled.

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/pəˈluːt/

» I think this river is too polluted to swim in.

Я думаю, що ця річка занадто забруднена, щоб в ній купатися. — Ahha

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Meaning

1 senses

(rare)Polluted; defiled.

Examples

100 sentences

I think this river is too polluted to swim in.
Я думаю, що ця річка занадто забруднена, щоб в ній купатися. — Ahha
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These factories are polluting the environment.
Ці фабрики забруднюють навколишнє середовище. — deniko
ruЭти фабрики загрязняют окружающую среду. — sharptoothed
deDiese Fabriken verschmutzen die Umwelt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Our air is polluted.
Наше повітря забруднене. — deniko
ruНаш воздух загрязнён. — odexed
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
This river is not polluted.
Ця річка не забруднена. — deniko
ruЭта река не загрязнённая. — elsteris
deDer Fluss ist nicht verschmutzt. — Tamy
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Cars pollute a lot.
Автомобілі сильно забруднюють навколишнє середовище. — deniko
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Translations

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Origin

From Middle English polluten, borrowed from Latin pollūtum, from pollūtus (“no longer virg

From Middle English polluten, borrowed from Latin pollūtum, from pollūtus (“no longer virgin", "unchaste”), perfect passive participle of polluō (“soil", "defile", "dishonor”).

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Forms

more pollute, most pollute

Comparative	more pollute Lesson
Superlative	most pollute Lesson

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Lessons for this word

2 lessons

A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form