primrose
To pick primrosesTo pick primroses.
» She was as pretty as a primrose.
Meaning
1 sensesTo pick primroses.
We went primrosing on Sunday and returned with a full basket.
Examples
4 sentencesShe was as pretty as a primrose.
Primroses are the first flowers to bloom in spring.
ruПримула - первые цветы, распускающиеся весной. — marafon
How she loved the grey-white moths spinning in and out, over the cherry pie, over the evening primroses!
Once arrived in Canada, the settler soon found that he had no primrose path before him.
Origin
From Middle English primerose, from Old French primerose, from Medieval Latin prima (“firsFrom Middle English primerose, from Old French primerose, from Medieval Latin prima (“first”) + rosa (“rose”). The designation may derive from the fact that certain species of primroses are among the earliest flowers to bloom in the spring season.
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Forms
primroses, primrosing, primrosed, primrosedLessons 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