shelter
To provide cover from damage or harassmentTo provide cover from damage or harassment; to shield; to protect.
» He sought shelter from the rain.
Er suchte Schutz vor dem Regen.
Он искал укрытия от дождя.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To provide cover from damage or harassment; to shield; to protect.
приюти́тьprijutítʹ, укрыва́тьukryvátʹ, укры́тьukrýtʹ
(intransitive)To take cover.
During the rainstorm, we sheltered under a tree.
укрыва́тьсяukryvátʹsja, укры́тьсяukrýtʹsja
- invest (money) so that it is not taxable
- provide shelter for
Examples
345 sentencesHe sought shelter from the rain.
ruОн искал укрытия от дождя.
deEr suchte Schutz vor dem Regen.
They sought shelter from the rain.
deSie suchten Schutz vor dem Regen.
We took shelter under a tree.
ruМы нашли убежище под деревом.
deWir suchten Schutz unter einem Baum.
I volunteer at a homeless shelter.
I took shelter under a tree.
deIch suchte Schutz unter einem Baum.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English sheltron, sheldtrume (“roof or wall formed by locked shields”), from OFrom Middle English sheltron, sheldtrume (“roof or wall formed by locked shields”), from Old English sċildtruma, sċyldtruma (“a phalanx, company (of troops), a tortoise, a covering, shed, shelter”, literally “shield-troop”), from sċyld, sċield (“shield”) + truma (“a troop of soldiers”). Cognate with Scots schilthrum, schiltrum. More at shield, and Old English trymman (“to strengthen”), from trum (“strong, firm”) at trim.
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Forms
shelters, sheltering, sheltered, sheltered| Base form | shelter · to shelter |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | shelters |
| Present participle | sheltering |
| Past simple | sheltered |
| Past participle | sheltered |
irregular
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons 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
6 patterns- homeless shelter
- a homeless shelter
- took shelter under
- shelter under
- took shelter
- sheltered life