seal
To hunt sealsTo hunt seals.
» Tom sealed the envelope.
Tom versiegelte den Brief.
Tom versiegelte den Umschlag.
Том заклеил конверт.
Том запечатал конверт.
Том заклеїв конверт.
Meaning
15 senses(intransitive)To hunt seals.
They're organizing a protest against sealing.
hunt seals
(transitive)To place a seal on (a document).
versiegeln
запеча́тыватьzapečátyvatʹ
close with or as if with a seal
To mark with a stamp, as an evidence of standard exactness, legal size, or merchantable quality.
to seal weights and measures
to seal silverware
(transitive)To fasten (something) so that it cannot be opened without visible damage.
The cover is sealed. If anyone tries to open it, we'll know about it.
запеча́тыватьzapečátyvatʹ
(transitive)To prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something).
The border has been sealed until the fugitives are found.
закрыва́тьzakryvátʹ
(transitive)To close securely to prevent leakage.
I've sealed the bottle to keep the contents fresh.
abdichten, dichten, versiegeln
запеча́тыватьzapečátyvatʹ
(transitive)To place in a sealed container.
I've sealed the documents in this envelope.
запеча́тыватьzapečátyvatʹ
(transitive)To place a notation of one's next move in a sealed envelope to be opened after an adjournment.
After thinking for half an hour, the champion sealed his move.
(transitive)To guarantee.
The last-minute goal sealed United’s win.
seal one's destiny
To fix, as a piece of iron in a wall, with cement or plaster, etc.
To close by means of a seal.
to seal a drainpipe with water
affix a seal to
(Mormonism)To bind eternally as family members.
Examples
220 sentencesTom sealed the envelope.
Том заклеїв конверт. — deniko
ruТом заклеил конверт. — marafon
deTom versiegelte den Brief. — Manfredo
The seal is eating a fish.
ruТюлень ест рыбу. — marafon
I think we're ready to seal the deal.
I doubt Tom will be able to seal the deal.
My lips are sealed.
Мій рот на замку. — deniko
ruМой рот на замке. — sharptoothed
deMeine Lippen sind versiegelt. — Wolf
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English sel, from an inflectional form of Old English seolh, from Proto-West GFrom Middle English sel, from an inflectional form of Old English seolh, from Proto-West Germanic *selh, from Proto-Germanic *selhaz (compare Scots selch,selkie, North Frisian selich, Middle Dutch seel, zēle, Old High German selah, Danish sæl, Middle Low German sale, Icelandic selur), either from Proto-Indo-European *selk- (“to pull”) (compare dialectal English sullow (“plough”)) or from early Proto-Finnic *šülkeš (later *hülgeh, compare dialectal Finnish hylki, standard hylje, Estonian hüljes).
Inherited from Middle English sel, sele, from Anglo-Norman seel, from Latin sigillum, a diminutive of signum (“sign”).
From Middle English *selen (suggested by Middle English sele (“harness; hame”)), perhaps from Old English sǣlan (“to bind”).
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Forms
seals, sealing, sealed, sealedPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
8 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
28 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