Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To send a postcard to someone.

    to postcard one's friends

  2. (transitive)To send by means of a postcard.

    to postcard one's news

Examples

181 sentences
  1. My parents sent me a postcard.

    Мої батьки надіслали мені листівку.

    ruРодители послали мне открытку.

    deMeine Eltern schickten mir eine Postkarte.

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  2. I showed my friends these picture postcards.

    Я показав своїм друзям ці листівки.

    ruЯ показал моим друзьям эти открытки.

    deIch habe meinen Freunden diese Ansichtskarten gezeigt.

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  3. Didn't you get a postcard from Tom?

    Ви не отримали листівку від Тома?

    ruТы не получал от Тома открытку?

    deHast du von Tom keine Postkarte bekommen?

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  4. My father has gone out to buy a postcard.

    Мій батько вийшов, щоб придбати листівку.

    ruМой отец вышел, чтобы купить открытку.

    deMein Vater ist losgegangen, um eine Postkarte zu kaufen.

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  5. A friend of mine asked me to send her a postcard.

    Моя подруга попросила відправити їй листівку.

    ruОдна моя подруга попросила прислать ей почтовую открытку.

    deEin Freund von mir bat mich, ihr eine Postkarte zu senden.

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Origin

From post + card.

From post + card.

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Forms

postcards, postcarding, postcarded, postcarded
Base formpostcard · to postcard
3rd person singularpostcards
Present participlepostcarding
Past simplepostcarded
Past participlepostcarded

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypostcard
he, she, itpostcards

Past simpleLesson

all personspostcarded

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave postcarded
he, she, ithas postcarded

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill postcard

Collocations

6 patterns
  • a postcard from
  • some postcards to
  • some postcards
  • a postcard to
  • got a postcard
  • sells postcards

See also

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