scythe
To use a scytheTo use a scythe.
» Reality is a scythe for ideals.
Die Wirklichkeit ist eine Sense für Ideale.
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To use a scythe.
cut with a scythe
(transitive)To cut with a scythe.
sensen, mähen
коси́тьkosítʹ, скоси́тьskosítʹ
коси́тиkosýty
(transitive)To cut off as with a scythe; to mow.
(figuratively, intransitive, often)To attack or injure as if cutting.
Examples
15 sentencesReality is a scythe for ideals.
deDie Wirklichkeit ist eine Sense für Ideale.
Mary's grandfather used to harvest by scythe.
ruДед Мэри собирал урожай косой.
Some people still cut grass with a scythe.
The old man approached me wielding a scythe.
Would you use a scythe instead of a lawnmower?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English sythe, sithe, from Old English sīþe, sīgþe, sigdi (“sickle”), from ProFrom Middle English sythe, sithe, from Old English sīþe, sīgþe, sigdi (“sickle”), from Proto-West Germanic *sigiþi, from Proto-Germanic *sigiþiz, *sigiþō, derived from *seg- (“saw”), from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”).
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Forms
scythes, scything, scythed, scythedWord family
2 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