rot
The process of becoming rottenThe process of becoming rotten; putrefaction.
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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
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction.
(countable, uncountable)Decaying matter.
(countable, in compounds, uncountable)Any of several diseases in which breakdown of tissue occurs.
(uncountable)Verbal nonsense.
You're talking rot! I don't believe a word.
- (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
- a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
- unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
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.
I thought I smelled something rotting.
I hope Tom rots in prison.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
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
plural: rotsSynonyms
9 synonyms- (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action:decompositionrottingputrefactionbreakdown
- a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor:putrefaction
- unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements):bunkbunkumbuncombeguffhogwash
Word family
53 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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