Meaning

5 senses
  1. A commonly used sentence expressing popular wisdom.

    Near-synonyms: aphorism, maxim, adage, saw, saying, apothegm, byword, paroemia, sententia (Latin)

  2. (obsolete)Any commonly used turn of phrase expressing a metaphor, simile, or descriptive epithet.

    Sprichwort, Denkspruch, Redensart

    посло́вицаposlóvica, погово́ркаpogovórka, при́сказкаprískazka

    прислі́в'яpryslívʺja, при́казкаprýkazka

  3. (obsolete)A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.

  4. (obsolete)A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.

  5. (obsolete)A drama exemplifying a proverb.

More definitions
  • a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

Examples

107 sentences
  1. Is there a similar proverb in Japan?

    Японською є якесь схоже прислів'я?

    ruВ Японии есть похожая поговорка?

    deGibt es in Japan ein ähnliches Sprichwort?

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  2. As the proverb goes, time really is money.

    Як стверджується у прислів'ї, час є дійсно гроші.

    ruКак говорится в пословице, время - действительно деньги.

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  3. This is a proverb that I don't understand.

    Це прислів'я, якого я не розумію.

    ruЭто пословица, которую я не понимаю.

    deDies ist ein Sprichwort, das ich nicht verstehe.

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  4. She knows many proverbs.

    Вона знає багато приказок.

    ruОна знает много пословиц.

    deSie kennt viele Sprichwörter.

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  5. Proverbs are full of wisdom.

    Прислів'я повні мудрості.

    ruПословицы полны мудрости.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
phrase expressing a basic truth:
Русский
By meaning 1
phrase expressing a basic truth:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
phrase expressing a basic truth:

Origin

From Old French proverbe, from Latin proverbium.

From Old French proverbe, from Latin proverbium.

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Forms

plural: proverbs
Singularproverb
Pluralproverbs

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people:adagesawbyword

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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