sie
sie · sies · sied · sying
To sink; fall; dropTo sink; fall; drop.
/saɪ/
» Do you know when sie is going for holiday?
Meaning
5 senses(intransitive)To sink; fall; drop.
(intransitive)To fall, as in a swoon; faint.
(dialectal, intransitive)To drop, as water; trickle.
(transitive)To sift.
(dialectal, transitive)To strain, as milk; filter.
Examples
1 sentencesDo you know when sie is going for holiday?
Origin
From Middle English sien, from Old English sīgan (“to sink, descend”), from Proto-GermanicFrom Middle English sien, from Old English sīgan (“to sink, descend”), from Proto-Germanic *sīganą, *sīhwaną (“to strain, drop”), from Proto-Indo-European *seykʷ- (“to pour, strain”). Cognate with Dutch zijgen (“to filter”), German seihen (“to strain, sieve”), Icelandic síga (“to lower”).
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Forms
sies, sying, sied, siedLessons 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