sand
To abrade the surface of with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean itTo abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it.
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» I wrote my name in the sand.
Ich habe meinen Namen in den Sand geschrieben. — carlosalberto
Я написал свое имя на песке. — carlosalberto
Я написала свое имя на песке. — carlosalberto
Я написав своє ім'я на піску. — Walentinio
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(transitive)To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it.
schleifen, schmirgeln
(transitive)To cover with sand.
(historical, transitive)To blot ink using sand.
- rub with sandpaper
Examples
404 sentencesI wrote my name in the sand.
Я написав своє ім'я на піску. — Walentinio
ruЯ написал свое имя на песке. — carlosalberto
deIch habe meinen Namen in den Sand geschrieben. — carlosalberto
I got some sand in my eye.
У мене пісок в оці. — uaspeaker
ruУ меня песок в глазу. — apuhtina
deIch habe Sand im Auge. — Wolf
Glass is made from sand.
Скло виробляють з піску. — deniko
ruСтекло делают из песка. — sharptoothed
deGlas wird aus Sand hergestellt. — Tamy
The truck dumped the sand on the ground.
Вантажівка висипала пісок на землю. — deniko
ruГрузовик высыпал песок на землю. — Hellerick
I don't like sand.
Я не люблю пісок. — deniko
ruЯ не люблю песок. — Selena777
deIch mag Sand nicht. — Yorwba
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English sanden, from the noun (see above).From Middle English sanden, from the noun (see above).
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Forms
sands, sanding, sanded, sandedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
1 synonyms- rub with sandpaper:sandpaper
Word 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
Collocations
3 patterns- in the sand
- sand castle
- on the sand
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.