scaffold
To set up a scaffoldingTo set up a scaffolding; to surround a building with scaffolding.
» Tom got down from the scaffold.
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4 senses(transitive)To set up a scaffolding; to surround a building with scaffolding.
einrüsten
(transitive)To sustain; to provide support for.
provide with a scaffold for support
(transitive)To dispose of the bodies of the dead on a scaffold or raised platform, as by some Native American tribes.
(transitive)To provide a framework or support for achieving an intended outcome of internalizing learnings by way of collaboration and later gradual withdrawal of support.
Examples
17 sentencesTom got down from the scaffold.
The scaffolding that Tom built collapsed.
I saw Tom climbing up the scaffolding.
Tom fell off the scaffolding while he was painting the house.
The scaffolding Tom built collapsed.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English scaffold, scaffalde, from Anglo-Norman schaffaut, eschaffaut, eschafalFrom Middle English scaffold, scaffalde, from Anglo-Norman schaffaut, eschaffaut, eschafal, eschaiphal, escadafaut (“platform to see a tournament”) (Modern French échafaud), from Old French es- (indicating movement away or separation) (from Latin ex- (“out, away”)) + chafaud, chafaut, chafault, caafau, caafaus, cadefaut (“scaffold for executing a criminal”), from Vulgar Latin *catafalcum (“viewing stage”), possibly from Ancient Greek κατα- (kata-, “back; against”) + Latin -falicum (from fala, phala (“wooden gallery or tower; siege tower”)).
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Forms
scaffolds, scaffolding, scaffolded, scaffolded| Base form | scaffold · to scaffold |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | scaffolds |
| Present participle | scaffolding |
| Past simple | scaffolded |
| Past participle | scaffolded |
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
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.