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. — deniko
deSam hilft jedem, der ihn darum bittet. — MUIRIEL
Sam is serious about his work.
Сем серйозно ставиться до своєї роботи. — deniko
ruСэм серьёзно относится к своей работе. — Hellerick
Sam is two years younger than Tom.
Сем на два роки молодший від Тома. — deniko
ruСэм на два года младше Тома. — papersaltserver
deSam ist zwei Jahre jünger als Tom. — muzikanta_hipopotamo
Sam, what are you doing?
Сем, чим ти займаєшся? — uaspeaker
ruСэм, что ты делаешь? — Hellerick
deSam, was machst du gerade? — freddy1
Sam is earnest about his work.
Сам ставиться серйозно до своєї роботи. — ChickenKiev
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