screen
To filter by passing through a screenTo filter by passing through a screen.
» What's the screen resolution?
Що таке роздільна здатність екрану? — deniko
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10 sensesTo filter by passing through a screen.
Mary screened the beans to remove the clumps of gravel.
просеиватьproseivatʹ
(broadly, figuratively)To filter.
Passenger baggage was screened by X-ray to look for weapons.
To shelter or conceal.
экранироватьekranirovatʹ
protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm
To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing. To hide the facts.
The news report was screened because it accused the politician of wrongdoing.
To present publicly (on the screen).
The news report will be screened at 11:00 tonight.
project onto a screen for viewing
To fit with a screen.
We need to screen this porch. These bugs are driving me crazy.
To examine patients or treat a sample in order to detect a chemical or a disease or to assess susceptibility to a disease.
examine in order to test suitability
To search chemical libraries by means of a computational technique in order to identify chemical compounds which would potentially bind to a given biological target such as a protein.
To stand so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
To determine the source or subject matter of a call before deciding whether to answer the phone.
Examples
328 sentencesWhat's the screen resolution?
Що таке роздільна здатність екрану? — deniko
Tom's eyes were glued to the screen.
Очі Тома були прикуті до екрану. — deniko
ruГлаза Тома были прикованы к экрану. — marafon
Tom pushed open the screen door.
Tom is looking at his computer screen.
Tom looked at what was on the computer screen.
deTom sah sich die Anzeige des Rechnerbildschirmes an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English scren, screne (“windscreen, firescreen”), from Anglo-Norman escren (“fFrom Middle English scren, screne (“windscreen, firescreen”), from Anglo-Norman escren (“firescreen, the tester of a bed”), Old French escren, escrein, escran (modern French écran (“screen”)), from Middle Dutch scherm, from Old Dutch skirm, from Proto-West Germanic *skirmi, from Proto-Germanic *skirmiz (“fur, shelter, covering, screen”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut, divide”).
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Forms
screens, screening, screened, screenedPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
8 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
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