postmark
To apply a postmark onTo apply a postmark on.
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» This letter has a Paris postmark.
Dieser Brief trägt den Stempel von Paris. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
На этом письме парижская марка. — Wezel
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1 sensesTo apply a postmark on.
stempeln
штемпелева́тьštempelevátʹ
- stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing
Examples
6 sentencesThis letter has a Paris postmark.
ruНа этом письме парижская марка. — Wezel
deDieser Brief trägt den Stempel von Paris. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
My pastime is collecting foreign postmarks.
The postmark indicates that this letter was mailed a week ago.
Dan's letter was postmarked London.
The letter was postmarked Boston.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
Compound of post + mark.Compound of post + mark.
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Forms
postmarks, postmarking, postmarked, postmarked| Base form | postmark · to postmark |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | postmarks |
| Present participle | postmarking |
| Past simple | postmarked |
| Past participle | postmarked |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonyms- stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing:frank
Lessons 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
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.