refuge
To return to a place of shelterTo return to a place of shelter.
» We took refuge behind a big tree.
Мы нашли убежище за большим деревом. — Lenin_1917
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2 senses(intransitive)To return to a place of shelter.
(obsolete, transitive)To shelter; to protect.
Examples
44 sentencesWe took refuge behind a big tree.
ruМы нашли убежище за большим деревом. — Lenin_1917
We took refuge from the storm in a nearby barn.
ruМы укрылись от бури в ближайшем сарае. — odexed
Welcome to my little refuge.
deWillkommen in meinem kleinen Refugium! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
Патріотизм — останній прихисток негідників. — deniko
ruПатриотизм - последнее прибежище негодяя. — marafon
deDer Patriotismus ist die letzte Zuflucht eines Schurken. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
My room is an inviolable refuge.
ruМоя комната — это неприкосновенное убежище. — marafon
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English refuge, from Old French refuge, from Latin refugium, from re- + fugiōFrom Middle English refuge, from Old French refuge, from Latin refugium, from re- + fugiō (“flee”). Doublet of refugium.
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Forms
refuges, refuging, refuged, refugedLessons 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.