prate
prate · prates · prated · prating
болтать
plaudern, schwatzen, schwätzen, faseln
To talk much and to little purposeTo talk much and to little purpose; to be loquacious; to speak foolishly.
/pɹeɪt/
» She prated on and on about how ugly her split ends made her look.
Meaning
1 sensesTo talk much and to little purpose; to be loquacious; to speak foolishly.
plaudern, schwatzen, schwätzen
болта́тьboltátʹ
More definitions
- speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
Examples
1 sentencesShe prated on and on about how ugly her split ends made her look.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to talk much, to chatter:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to talk much, to chatter:
Origin
From Middle English praten; either inherited from Old English prætt or borrowed via MiddleFrom Middle English praten; either inherited from Old English prætt or borrowed via Middle Dutch or Middle Low German praten (from Old Saxon *pratt), all from Proto-West Germanic *prattu, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *prattuz (“idle or boastful talk, deceit”), from Proto-Indo-European *bred- (“to wander, rove”).
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Forms
prates, prating, prated, pratedSynonyms
44 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsRelatedprater
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