Meaning

3 senses

  1. A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement, goodwill, or anxiety.

    She's got a perfect smile.

    He has a sinister smile.

    Lächeln, Lachla

    улы́бкаulýbka, усме́шкаusméška

    у́смішкаúsmiška, посмі́шкаposmíška

    a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

  2. (figuratively)Favour; propitious regard.

    the smile of the gods

  3. (dated, slang)A drink bought by one person for another.

Examples

2618 sentences

  1. Your smile always makes me happy.

    Твоя посмішка завжди робить мене щасливою. — oromashka

    ruТвоя улыбка всегда делает меня счастливым. — odexed

    deDein Lächeln macht mich immer glücklich. — Wolf

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  2. I like the way you smile.

    Мені подобається, як ти посміхаєшся. — deniko

    ruМне нравится, как ты улыбаешься. — marafon

    deIch mag deine Art, zu lächeln. — MUIRIEL

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

    Том спробував посміхнутися, але не зміг. — deniko

    ruТом попытался улыбнуться, но не смог. — odexed

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  4. Tom has never seen Mary smile.

    Том ніколи на бачив, щоб Мері посміхалася. — deniko

    ruТом никогда не видел, как Мэри улыбается. — Avelesy

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  5. Tom tried to hide a smile.

    Том намагався приховати посмішку. — deniko

    ruТом пытался скрыть улыбку. — odexed

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a happy face expression using mouth, but without producing voice:
Русский
By meaning 1
a happy face expression using mouth, but without producing voice:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a happy face expression using mouth, but without producing voice:

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

plural: smiles
Singularsmile
Pluralsmiles

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
treatB1
Close in meaning
  • a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement:smilinggringrinning

Word family

30 related words
RelatedcheerA2laughB1mouthA1grimacesay cheeseto smile
Derivedaftersmilearchaic smilebesmilecountersmilehalf smileliquidity smilenonsmilepermasmileplumber's smilesemi-smilesemismilesmilefulsmilelesssmilelikesmile linesmileproofsmile schoolsmiletsmileysmiliesmilishsubsmilevertical smilesmile-smirk

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
smellysmeltsmileysmirk
smile — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto