preach
To give a sermonTo give a sermon.
» I'm fed up with him always preaching to me.
Я сыт по горло его постоянными нравоучениями.
Я вже ситий по горло його постійними повчаннями.
Meaning
5 senses(intransitive)To give a sermon.
Our pastor can preach very well.
predigen
пропове́доватьpropovédovatʹ
deliver a sermon
(transitive)To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue.
predigen, verkündigen
пропове́доватьpropovédovatʹ
(transitive)To advise or recommend earnestly.
predigen
(transitive)To teach or instruct by preaching; to inform by preaching.
(intransitive)To give advice in an offensive or obtrusive manner.
Examples
69 sentencesI'm fed up with him always preaching to me.
Я вже ситий по горло його постійними повчаннями.
ruЯ сыт по горло его постоянными нравоучениями.
Tom doesn't practice what he preaches.
You should practice what you preach.
I preach at a local church.
Our preacher preaches the same sermon every Christmas.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English prechen, from Old French prëechier, precchier (Modern French prêcher),From Middle English prechen, from Old French prëechier, precchier (Modern French prêcher), from Latin praedicō (“to proclaim, announce”, literally “to fore-assign, pre-dedicate”). Doublet of predicate.
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Forms
preaches, preaching, preached, preachedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
21 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle