ruse
To deceive or trick using a ruseTo deceive or trick using a ruse.
» Tom had suspected that it was a ruse.
Том подозревал, что это уловка. — marafon
Том мав підозру, що це був підступ. — deniko
Том мав підозру, що це були хитрощі. — deniko
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2 senses(intransitive)To deceive or trick using a ruse.
(archaic, intransitive, rare)Of an animal: to turn or double back to elude hunters or their hunting dogs.
Examples
10 sentencesTom had suspected that it was a ruse.
Том мав підозру, що це був підступ. — deniko
ruТом подозревал, что это уловка. — marafon
It was a clever ruse.
Це були дотепні хитрощі. — deniko
It could just be a ruse.
ruЭто могло быть просто хитростью. — odexed
deEs könnte eine bloße List sein. — Yorwba
It was naught but a ruse.
Це було нічим іншим як підступом. — deniko
ruЭто было не что иное, как уловка. — marafon
It was a ruse.
Це були хитрощі. — deniko
ruЭто была уловка. — marafon
deEs war eine List. — Yorwba
Origin
From Middle English rūse (“evasive movements of a pursued animal; circuitous course takenFrom Middle English rūse (“evasive movements of a pursued animal; circuitous course taken by a hunter to pursue a game animal”), from Old French rëuse, ruse (“evasive movements of a pursued animal; trickery”) (modern French ruse (“trick, ruse; cunning, guile”)), from ruser (“to use cunning, to be crafty, beguile”), possibly from Latin rursus (“backward; on the contrary; again, in return”) or Latin recūsāre, from recūsō (“to decline, refuse; to object to, protest, reject”). Doublet of recuse and rouse in the latter case.
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Forms
ruses, rusing, rused, rusedLessons 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.