Meaning

1 senses

  1. (also, figuratively)To control or manipulate like a puppet.

Examples

72 sentences

  1. Everyone loves puppets.

    Усім подобаються ляльки. — rmdas

    ruВсе любят кукол. — Olya

    deJeder liebt Puppen. — Esperantostern

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  2. There's a puppet in the box.

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  3. Tom likes to play with puppets.

    deTom spielt gern mit Marionetten. — brauchinet

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  4. Have you ever seen a puppet show?

    deHast du jemals ein Puppenspiel gesehen? — dasbeispielholz

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  5. We watched a puppet show.

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Origin

From Middle English popet, probably from, though attested earlier than, Middle French poup

From Middle English popet, probably from, though attested earlier than, Middle French poupette, diminutive of poupée (cf. also Medieval Latin *pupata), ultimately derived from Latin pupa (“doll, puppet; girl”). The nominal form first appears c. 1531, and the verbal form c. 1635. See also puppy.

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Forms

puppets, puppeting, puppeted, puppeted
Base formpuppet · to puppet
3rd person singularpuppets
Present participlepuppeting
Past simplepuppeted
Past participlepuppeted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypuppet
he, she, itpuppets

Past simpleLesson

all personspuppeted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave puppeted
he, she, ithas puppeted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill puppet

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
puppupilB1pupperpuppeteerpuppyB1
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