Meaning

6 senses
  1. (ambitransitive)To have (a smile) on one's face.

    When you smile, the whole world smiles with you.

    I don't know what he's smiling about.

    lächeln

    улыба́тьсяulybátʹsja, улыбну́тьсяulybnútʹsja, усмеха́тьсяusmexátʹsja

    усміха́тисяusmixátysja, усміхну́тисяusmixnútysja, посміха́тисяposmixátysja

    express with a smile

  2. (transitive)To express by smiling.

    to smile consent, or a welcome

  3. (intransitive)To express amusement, pleasure, or love and kindness.

  4. (intransitive)To look cheerful and joyous; to have an appearance suited to excite joy.

    The sun smiled down from a clear summer sky.

  5. (intransitive)To be propitious or favourable; to countenance.

    The gods smiled on his labours.

  6. (intransitive)Of ackee fruit: to open fully, indicating that it is no longer toxic, and ready to be picked.

Examples

2618 sentences
  1. Your smile always makes me happy.

    Твоя посмішка завжди робить мене щасливою.

    ruТвоя улыбка всегда делает меня счастливым.

    deDein Lächeln macht mich immer glücklich.

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  2. I like the way you smile.

    Мені подобається, як ти посміхаєшся.

    ruМне нравится, как ты улыбаешься.

    deIch mag deine Art, zu lächeln.

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  3. Tom tried to smile, but couldn't.

    Том спробував посміхнутися, але не зміг.

    ruТом попытался улыбнуться, но не смог.

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  4. Tom has never seen Mary smile.

    Том ніколи на бачив, щоб Мері посміхалася.

    ruТом никогда не видел, как Мэри улыбается.

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  5. Tom tried to hide a smile.

    Том намагався приховати посмішку.

    ruТом пытался скрыть улыбку.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to have a smile on one's face:
Русский
By meaning 1
to have a smile on one's face:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to have a smile on one's face:

Origin

From Middle English smilen (“to smile”), from Middle Low German *smîlen (“to smile”), from

From Middle English smilen (“to smile”), from Middle Low German *smîlen (“to smile”), from Middle High German smielen, from Old High German smielēn, from Proto-West Germanic *smīlēn, from Proto-Germanic *smīlāną (“to smile”), from Proto-Indo-European *smey- (“to laugh, be glad, wonder”).

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Forms

smiles, smiling, smiled, smiled
Base formsmile · to smile
3rd person singularsmiles
Present participlesmiling
Past simplesmiled
Past participlesmiled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysmile
he, she, itsmiles

Past simpleLesson

all personssmiled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave smiled
he, she, ithas smiled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill smile

Word family

8 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • smile on his
  • with a smile
  • a smile on
  • smiled at each
  • smile anymore
  • a big smile
  • a disarming smile
  • big smile on
  • ever smiles anymore
  • smile more often
  • not to smile
  • a nice smile

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
smile — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto