sharp
To raise the pitch of a note half a step making a natural note a sharpTo raise the pitch of a note half a step making a natural note a sharp.
» I have a sharp pain here.
Ich habe hier einen stechenden Schmerz.
У меня острая боль вот здесь.
Я відчуваю ось тут гострий біль.
Meaning
3 sensesTo raise the pitch of a note half a step making a natural note a sharp.
That new musician must be tone deaf: he sharped half the notes of the song!
To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.
(obsolete, transitive)To sharpen.
Examples
480 sentencesI have a sharp pain here.
Я відчуваю ось тут гострий біль.
ruУ меня острая боль вот здесь.
deIch habe hier einen stechenden Schmerz.
I have a sharp pain in my chest.
У мене різкий біль у грудях.
ruУ меня острая боль в груди.
deIch habe einen stechenden Schmerz in meiner Brust.
Tom felt a sharp pain in his stomach.
Том відчув різький біль у шлунку.
ruТом почувствовал резкую боль в желудке.
The truck made a sharp turn to the left.
Вантажівка різко повернула наліво.
ruГрузовик резко свернул налево.
deDer Lastwagen machte einen scharfen Linksschwenk.
Birds have sharp eyes.
У птахів гострий зір.
ruУ птиц острое зрение.
deVögel haben scharfe Augen.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Middle English scharp, from Old English sċearp, from Proto-West Germanic *skarp, fromFrom Middle English scharp, from Old English sċearp, from Proto-West Germanic *skarp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-, from *(s)ker- (“to cut”).
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Forms
sharps, sharping, sharped, sharpedWord family
1 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
Collocations
12 patterns- a sharp pain
- sharp pain in
- sharp pain
- felt a sharp
- knife wasn't sharp
- a sharp knife
- has a sharp
- sharp knife
- is very sharp
- is really sharp
- quite sharp
- really sharp