pure
To hit completely cleanly and accuratelyTo hit (the ball) completely cleanly and accurately.
» It was pure chance Tom won the race.
Те, що Том виграв перегони, було чистою випадковістю.
Meaning
2 sensesTo hit (the ball) completely cleanly and accurately.
Tiger Woods pured his first drive straight down the middle of the fairway.
(obsolete, transitive)To cleanse; to refine.
Examples
284 sentencesIt was pure chance Tom won the race.
Те, що Том виграв перегони, було чистою випадковістю. — deniko
It was pure chance that Tom won the race.
Те, що Том виграв перегони, було чистою випадковістю. — deniko
Is that pure gold?
Це чисте золото? — deniko
ruЭто чистое золото? — Biga
deIst das reines Gold? — MUIRIEL
Is this pure gold?
Це чисте золото? — deniko
ruЭто чистое золото? — Biga
deIst das reines Gold? — MUIRIEL
The water is pure.
Вода чиста. — deniko
ruВода чистая. — ae5s
deDas Wasser ist rein. — al_ex_an_der
Origin
From Middle English pure, pur, from Old French pur, from Latin pūrus (“clean, free from diFrom Middle English pure, pur, from Old French pur, from Latin pūrus (“clean, free from dirt or filth, unmixed, plain”), from Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (“to cleanse, purify”). Displaced native Middle English lutter (“pure, clear, sincere”) (from Old English hlūtor, hluttor), Middle English skere (“pure, sheer, clear”) (from Old English scǣre and Old Norse skǣr), Middle English schir (“clear, pure”) (from Old English scīr), Middle English smete, smeate (“pure, refined”) (from Old English smǣte; compare Old English mǣre (“pure”)).
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Forms
pures, puring, pured, puredLessons 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