Meaning

9 senses
  1. (transitive)To cause the fiscal ruin of; to bankrupt or drive out of business.

    With all these purchases, you surely mean to ruin us!

    ruinieren, auf die Knie zwingen, vernichten

    разруша́тьrazrušátʹ, разру́шитьrazrúšitʹ, по́ртитьpórtitʹ

    ни́щитиnýščyty, зни́щуватиznýščuvaty, зни́щитиznýščyty

  2. To destroy or render something no longer usable or operable.

    He ruined his new white slacks by accidentally spilling oil on them.

  3. To destroy (e.g. a city) so as to leave ruins.

    ruinieren, kaputtmachen, vernichten

    уничтожа́тьuničtožátʹ, уничто́житьuničtóžitʹ, разруша́тьrazrušátʹ

    reduce to ruins

  4. To upset or overturn the plans or progress of, or to have a disastrous effect on something.

    My car breaking down just as I was on the road ruined my vacation.

  5. To make something less enjoyable or likeable.

    I used to love that song, but being assaulted when that song was playing ruined the song for me.

  6. To make (someone) have a ruined orgasm.

  7. To reveal the ending of (a story); to spoil.

    ruinieren, verderben, kaputtmachen

    по́ртитьpórtitʹ, испортитьisportitʹ

  8. (historical, transitive)To seduce or debauch, and thus harm the social standing of.

    The young libertine was notorious for ruining local girls.

  9. (obsolete)To fall into a state of decay.

    fall into ruin

Examples

997 sentences
  1. I hope this doesn't ruin our friendship.

    Сподіваюся, це не зруйнує нашу дружбу. — deniko

    ruНадеюсь, это не разрушит нашу дружбу. — marafon

    deIch hoffe, das ruiniert nicht unsere Freundschaft. — Giulio

  2. If you do that, you'll ruin everything.

    Якщо ти це зробиш, ти все зруйнуєш. — deniko

    ruЕсли вы сделаете это, вы всё испортите. — odexed

  3. I won't allow you to ruin your life.

    Я не дозволю тобі зруйнувати своє життя. — deniko

    ruЯ не позволю вам разрушить вашу жизнь. — odexed

  4. I'm sorry I ruined your wedding.

    Мені шкода, що я зруйнував твоє весілля. — deniko

    ruПрости, что испортил тебе свадьбу. — marafon

    deEs tut mir leid, dass ich deine Hochzeit ruiniert habe. — Yorwba

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  5. My life is ruined.

    Моє життя зруйновано. — deniko

    ruМоя жизнь разрушена. — odexed

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to cause the economical ruin of:
Русский
By meaning 3
to cause the economical ruin of:
to destroy:
to spoil:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to cause the economical ruin of:
to destroy:
to spoil:

Origin

From Middle English ruyne, ruine, from Old French ruine, from Latin ruīna (“overthrow, rui

From Middle English ruyne, ruine, from Old French ruine, from Latin ruīna (“overthrow, ruin”), from ruō (“to fall down, tumble, sink in ruin, rush”).

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Forms

ruins, ruining, ruined, ruined
Base formruin · to ruin
3rd person singularruins
Present participleruining
Past simpleruined
Past participleruined

regular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyruin
he, she, itruins

Past simpleLesson

all personsruined

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill ruin

Synonyms

97 synonyms

Antonyms

5 antonyms

Word family

6 related words

Collocations

7 patterns
  • ruined my life
  • ruined everything
  • ruin your life
  • want to ruin
  • let this ruin
  • to ruin your
  • going to ruin

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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