raspberry
To gather or forage for raspberriesTo gather or forage for raspberries.
» I like raspberries.
Ich mag Himbeeren. — raggione
Я люблю малину. — sharptoothed
Я люблю малину. — deniko
Мені подобається малина. — deniko
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2 sensesTo gather or forage for raspberries.
(colloquial)To make the noise intended to imitate the passing of flatulence.
Examples
90 sentencesI like raspberries.
Я люблю малину. — deniko
ruЯ люблю малину. — sharptoothed
deIch mag Himbeeren. — raggione
Raspberries are very expensive.
Малина дуже дорога. — deniko
ruМалина очень дорогая. — Wezel
deHimbeeren sind sehr teuer. — benbika
Would you like to try some raspberry jam that I made?
Tom doesn't like raspberries.
Tom picked some raspberries.
Origin
From earlier raspis berry, possibly from raspise (a sweet rose-colored wine), from Anglo-LFrom earlier raspis berry, possibly from raspise (a sweet rose-colored wine), from Anglo-Latin vinum raspeys, of uncertain origin. Possibly related to rasp (“coarse, rough”), of Germanic origin.
Cockney rhyming slang, from raspberry tart = fart (though "raspberry" is rarely used for a fart, merely a noise which imitates it). Compare raspberry ripple = cripple.
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Forms
raspberries, raspberrying, raspberried, raspberried| Base form | raspberry · to raspberry |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | raspberries |
| Present participle | raspberrying |
| Past simple | raspberried |
| Past participle | raspberried |
regular · Lesson
Word family
6 related wordsLessons 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