rot
To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteriaTo suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.
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» These oranges have rotted.
Diese Orangen sind schlecht geworden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Diese Orangen sind hinüber. — al_ex_an_der
Эти апельсины сгнили. — al_ex_an_der
Ці помаранчі згнили. — uaspeaker
Ці апельсини погнили. — aandrusiak
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Examples
132 sentencesThese oranges have rotted.
Ці помаранчі згнили. — uaspeaker
ruЭти апельсины сгнили. — al_ex_an_der
deDiese Orangen sind schlecht geworden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Fruit tends to rot right away.
That smell could be rotting meat.
Meaning
8 senses(intransitive)To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.
The apple left in the cupboard all that time had started to rot.
verrotten, verderben, faulen
гнитьgnitʹ, сгнитьsgnitʹ, разлага́тьсяrazlagátʹsja
гни́тиhnýty, згнитиzhnyty
(transitive)To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes.
to rot vegetable fiber
(ambitransitive)To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt.
разлага́тьrazlagátʹ
More meanings 5
(intransitive)To decline in function or utility.
Your brain will rot if you spend so much time on the computer, Tony!
(figuratively, intransitive)To spend a long period of time (in an unpleasant place or state).
to rot in prison
to rot in Hell
(transitive)To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret.
(dated, slang)To talk nonsense.
(imperative, slang, transitive)Damn; blast.
- break down
- become physically weaker
Origin
Inherited from Middle English roten, rotten, from Old English rotian (“to rot, become corrInherited from Middle English roten, rotten, from Old English rotian (“to rot, become corrupted, ulcerate, putrefy”), from Proto-West Germanic *rotēn, from Proto-Germanic *rutāną (“to rot”).
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Forms
rots, rotting, rotted, rottedTenses
rot · rotted · will rot · have rottedPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
1 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
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