sam
To assembleTo assemble.
» Sam helps whoever asks him to.
Sam hilft jedem, der ihn darum bittet.
Сем допомогає будь-кому, хто просить його про допомогу.
Meaning
5 senses(UK, dialectal, transitive)To assemble.
(UK, dialectal, transitive)To bring together; join (in marriage, friendship, love, etc.).
(UK, dialectal, transitive)To bring together; collect; put in order; arrange.
(UK, dialectal, intransitive)To assemble; come together.
(UK, dialectal, transitive)To coagulate; curdle (milk).
Examples
63 sentencesSam helps whoever asks him to.
Сем допомогає будь-кому, хто просить його про допомогу.
deSam hilft jedem, der ihn darum bittet.
Sam is serious about his work.
Сем серйозно ставиться до своєї роботи.
ruСэм серьёзно относится к своей работе.
Sam is two years younger than Tom.
Сем на два роки молодший від Тома.
ruСэм на два года младше Тома.
deSam ist zwei Jahre jünger als Tom.
Sam, what are you doing?
Сем, чим ти займаєшся?
ruСэм, что ты делаешь?
deSam, was machst du gerade?
Sam is earnest about his work.
Сам ставиться серйозно до своєї роботи.
Origin
From Middle English sammen, samnen, from Old English samnian, ġesamnian (“to collect, asseFrom Middle English sammen, samnen, from Old English samnian, ġesamnian (“to collect, assemble, bring together, gather, join, unite, compose, meet, glean”), from Proto-West Germanic *samnōn, from Proto-Germanic *samnōną (“to gather”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one”). Cognate with Dutch zamelen (“to collect”), German sammeln (“to collect, gather”), Swedish samla (“to gather, collect”), Icelandic samna (“to gather, collect”). More at same.
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Forms
sams, samming, sammed, sammedWord 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