sexually harass
To harass a coworker or classmate, or someone in an otherwise confined place, with…To harass a coworker or classmate, or someone in an otherwise confined place, with unwelcome sexual advances and other verbal comments.
» She was sexually harassed in an elevator.
Sie wurde in einem Aufzug sexuell belästigt. — Sudajaengi
Она подверглась сексуальному домогательству в лифте. — Lenin_1917
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1 sensesTo harass a coworker or classmate, or someone in an otherwise confined place, with unwelcome sexual advances and other verbal comments.
Examples
9 sentencesShe was sexually harassed in an elevator.
ruОна подверглась сексуальному домогательству в лифте. — Lenin_1917
deSie wurde in einem Aufzug sexuell belästigt. — Sudajaengi
Yanni sexually harassed his female colleagues at work.
He was sexually harassed by an old man on the bus.
Sami was sexually harassed.
He was sexually harassed.
Translations
1 languagesForms
sexually harasses, sexually harassing, sexually harassed, sexually harassed| Base form | sexually harass · to sexually harass |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sexually harasses |
| Present participle | sexually harassing |
| Past simple | sexually harassed |
| Past participle | sexually harassed |
regular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular 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.