A1verb · transitive · frequent

science

sci·ence

science · sciences · scienced · sciencing

To cause to become versed in scienceTo cause to become versed in science; to make skilled; to instruct.

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/ˈsaɪ.əns/

» Tom likes science, but I don't.

Том любить науку, а я ні. — deniko

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Meaning

2 senses

(dated, transitive)To cause to become versed in science; to make skilled; to instruct.
(colloquial, humorous, transitive)To use science to solve a problem.

Examples

1011 sentences

Tom likes science, but I don't.
Том любить науку, а я ні. — deniko
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This science-fiction novel is very interesting.
Цей фантастичний роман дуже цiкавий. — rmdas
ruЭтот научно-фантастический роман очень интересный. — odexed
deDieser Science-Fiction-Roman ist sehr interessant. — al_ex_an_der
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Tom is a science teacher, isn't he?
Том — викладач предмету "наука", так? — deniko
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I don't know much about science.
Я небагато знаю про науку. — deniko
ruЯ мало что понимаю в науке. — marafon
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Tom likes science fiction.
Том любить наукову фантастику. — deniko
ruТом любит научную фантастику. — soweli_Elepanto
deTom mag Science-Fiction. — Wuzzy
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Origin

From Middle English science, scyence, borrowed from Old French science, escience, from Lat

From Middle English science, scyence, borrowed from Old French science, escience, from Latin scientia (“knowledge”), from sciēns, the present participle stem of scire (“to know”).

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Forms

sciences, sciencing, scienced, scienced

Base form	science · to science
3rd person singular	sciences
Present participle	sciencing
Past simple	scienced
Past participle	scienced

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	science
he, she, it	sciences

Past simpleLesson

all persons

scienced

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have scienced
he, she, it	has scienced

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will science

Lessons 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

science fiction
science teacher
a science teacher
like science fiction
science fiction novels
interested in science
reading science fiction
in science class
science project
like science
is a science
my science teacher