sandwich
To place physically between two other, usually flat, itemsTo place (an item) physically between two other, usually flat, items.
» She saw him eating a sandwich.
Sie sah ihn einen Sandwich essen. — Yorwba
Sie sah ihn ein Brot essen. — Yorwba
Sie sah ihn eine Stulle essen. — Yorwba
Она видела, как он ел бутерброд. — marafon
Она видела, как он поедал сэндвич. — mrtaistoi
Вона бачила, як він їсть бутерброд. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 senses(transitive)To place (an item) physically between two other, usually flat, items.
einklemmen, einzwängen
зажима́тьzažimátʹ, зажа́тьzažátʹ, вти́скиватьvtískivatʹ
insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects
(figuratively, transitive)To put or set between two other events in time.
(transitive)To double penetrate.
(informal, transitive)To feed sandwiches to.
(intransitive, rare)To eat sandwiches.
Examples
1103 sentencesShe saw him eating a sandwich.
Вона бачила, як він їсть бутерброд. — deniko
ruОна видела, как он ел бутерброд. — marafon
deSie sah ihn einen Sandwich essen. — Yorwba
Are you making Tom a sandwich?
Ти робиш Тому бутерброд? — deniko
Why aren't you eating your sandwich?
Чому ти не їси свій бутеброд? — miketheknight
Tom took one of the sandwiches.
Том взяв один з бутербродів. — deniko
ruТом взял один из бутербродов. — marafon
I made a sandwich for you.
Я зробив тобі бутерброд. — deniko
ruЯ сделал тебе бутерброд. — marafon
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Named after its supposed inventor, the Earl of Sandwich (see Sandwich).Named after its supposed inventor, the Earl of Sandwich (see Sandwich).
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Forms
sandwiches, sandwiching, sandwiched, sandwiched| Base form | sandwich · to sandwich |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sandwiches |
| Present participle | sandwiching |
| Past simple | sandwiched |
| Past participle | sandwiched |
regular · Lesson
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
12 patterns- peanut butter sandwich
- sandwich for lunch
- eating a sandwich
- eat the sandwich
- ate my sandwich
- ham sandwich
- and jelly sandwich
- butter sandwich
- a ham sandwich
- how many sandwiches
- a sandwich for
- jelly sandwich
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.