Meaning

7 senses
  1. (transitive)To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.).

    zurückweisen, abweisen

    отка́зываться приня́тьotkázyvatʹsja prinjátʹ, отверга́тьotvergátʹ, отклоня́тьotklonjátʹ

  2. (transitive)To ward off (a malignant influence, attack etc.).

    abwehren, zurückdrängen, abwehren

    ока́зывать сопротивле́ниеokázyvatʹ soprotivlénije, противостоя́тьprotivostojátʹ, отбрасыватьotbrasyvatʹ

  3. (transitive)To drive back (an assailant, advancing force etc.).

    force or drive back

  4. (transitive)To force away by means of a repulsive force.

    abstoßen

    отталкиватьottalkivatʹ

  5. (transitive)To cause repulsion or dislike in; to disgust.

    abstoßen

    претитьpretitʹ, вызыва́ть отвраще́ниеvyzyvátʹ otvraščénije, вызыва́ть неприя́зньvyzyvátʹ neprijáznʹ

    be repellent to; cause aversion in

  6. (transitive)To save (a shot).

    abwehren

  7. (archaic, transitive)To turn (someone) away from a privilege, right, job, etc.

Examples

25 sentences
  1. They say that garlic repels mosquitoes.

    ruГоворят, что чеснок отпугивает комаров.

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  2. There are plants that repel insects.

    Є рослини, які відлякують комах.

    ruЕсть растения, которые отпугивают насекомых.

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  3. The people could repel the invasion.

    deDie Menschen konnten die Invasion zurückschlagen.

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  4. The scent of cedar repels moths.

    ruЗапах кедра отпугивает моль.

    deZederngeruch vertreibt Motten.

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  5. Men are repelled by patronizing women.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 5
to put off:
to ward off:
to drive away:
physics: to force away:
to cause repulsion or dislike:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
to put off:
to ward off:
to drive away:
physics: to force away:

Origin

From Middle English repellen, a borrowing from Old French *repeller, from Latin repellere

From Middle English repellen, a borrowing from Old French *repeller, from Latin repellere (“to drive back”), from re- (“back”) + pellere (“to drive”). Doublet of repeal.

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Forms

repels, repelling, repelled, repelled
Base formrepel · to repel
3rd person singularrepels
Present participlerepelling
Past simplerepelled
Past participlerepelled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyrepel
he, she, itrepels

Past simpleLesson

all personsrepelled

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill repel

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

11 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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