roost
To settle on a perch in order to sleep or restTo settle on a perch in order to sleep or rest.
» I'm thinking of burning your roost.
Tatoeba contributors · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(intransitive)To settle on a perch in order to sleep or rest.
auf einem Ast schlafen, auf einer Stange schlafen, übernachten
(figuratively)To spend the night.
(transitive)To kick (a ball) a long distance.
- settle down or stay, as if on a roost
- sit, as on a branch
Examples
11 sentencesI'm thinking of burning your roost.
All chickens come home to roost.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
The chickens have come home to roost.
ruКак аукнулось, так и откликнулось. — marafon · CC BY 2.0 FR
Some birds migrate to roost during specific seasons.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English roste (“chicken's roost; perch”), from Old English hrōst (“wooden framFrom Middle English roste (“chicken's roost; perch”), from Old English hrōst (“wooden framework of a roof; roost”), from Proto-West Germanic *hrōst, from Proto-Germanic *hrōstaz (“wooden framework; grill”); see *raustijan.
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Forms
roosts, roosting, roosted, roostedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
2 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
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.