Meaning

6 senses

  1. (transitive)To satisfy, especially a literal or figurative thirst.

    The library quenched her thirst for knowledge.

    stillen, löschen

    утоля́тьutoljátʹ, утоли́тьutolítʹ, напива́тьсяnapivátʹsja

    вгамо́вуватиvhamóvuvaty, вгамува́тиvhamuváty

    satisfy (thirst)

  2. (transitive)To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light).

    löschen, ablöschen, verlöschen

    туши́тьtušítʹ, потуши́тьpotušítʹ

    га́ситиhásyty, пога́ситиpohásyty

    put out, as of fires, flames, or lights

  3. (transitive)To cool rapidly by direct contact with liquid coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.

    The swordsmith quenched the sword in an oil bath so that it wouldn't shatter.

    abkühlen, abschrecken

    охлажда́ть

    гартуватиhartuvaty, швидко охолоджуватиšvydko oxolodžuvaty

    cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid

  4. (transitive)To terminate or greatly diminish (a chemical reaction) by destroying or deforming the remaining reagents.

    quenchen

  5. (transitive)To rapidly change the parameters of a physical system.

  6. (transitive)To rapidly terminate the operation of a superconducting electromagnet by causing part or all of the magnet's windings to enter the normal, resistive state.

    If someone is pinned against the MRI magnet by a ferromagnetic object, you may need to quench the magnet in order to free them.

Examples

48 sentences

  1. This will quench your thirst.

    Це втамує твою спрагу. — El_lena

    ruЭто утолит вашу жажду. — odexed

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  2. I had a glass of beer to quench my thirst.

    ruЯ выпил кружку пива, чтобы утолить жажду. — odexed

    deIch hatte ein Glas Bier, um meinen Durst zu stillen. — MUIRIEL

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  3. The milk is quenching my thirst.

    deDie Milch stillt meinen Durst. — Schmutti

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  4. The giraffes have quenched their thirst.

    deDie Giraffen haben ihren Durst gestillt. — megamanenm

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  5. Distant water won't quench your immediate thirst.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
to satisfy thirst:
to extinguish or put out:
to cool rapidly by immersion:
Русский
By meaning 3
to satisfy thirst:
to extinguish or put out:
to cool rapidly by immersion:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
to satisfy thirst:
to extinguish or put out:
to cool rapidly by immersion:
chemistry: to terminate a reaction:

Origin

From Middle English quenchen, from Old English cwenċan, from Proto-Germanic *kwankijaną.

From Middle English quenchen, from Old English cwenċan, from Proto-Germanic *kwankijaną.

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Forms

quenches, quenching, quenched, quenched
Base formquench · to quench
3rd person singularquenches
Present participlequenching
Past simplequenched
Past participlequenched

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyquench
he, she, itquenches

Past simpleLesson

all personsquenched

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill quench

Synonyms

9 synonyms
appeaseslake
Close in meaning

Word family

16 related words
Relatedquenching
Deriveddequenchnonquenchednonquenchingoutquenchprequenchquenchabilityquenchablequenchcoalquencherquenchlessquenchyrequenchsquelchunquenchunquenched

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
queerB2quellquerulousqueryB2quesadilla

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