snack
To eat a light mealTo eat a light meal.
» I need a snack.
Ich brauche einen Snack.
Ich benötige einen Snack.
Мені потрібно щось перекусити.
Meaning
5 sensesTo eat a light meal.
jausnen
заку́сыватьzakúsyvatʹ, закуси́тьzakusítʹ, переку́сыватьperekúsyvatʹ
eat a snack; eat lightly
To eat between meals.
переку́сыватьperekúsyvatʹ, перекуси́тьperekusítʹ
(obsolete, transitive)To snatch.
(obsolete, transitive)To bite.
(obsolete, transitive)To share.
Examples
306 sentencesI need a snack.
Мені потрібно щось перекусити.
deIch brauche einen Snack.
What's your favorite snack?
Яка твоя улюблена закуска?
ruКакая твоя любимая закуска?
He acquired the habit of snacking.
ruОн завёл привычку перекусывать.
I made a snack for us.
deIch habe für uns ein paar Häppchen gemacht.
Can you make me a snack?
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle Dutch snacken (“to snack”). Cognate with German schnäken (“to snack”). See snFrom Middle Dutch snacken (“to snack”). Cognate with German schnäken (“to snack”).
See snatch (transitive verb). Ultimately of the same origin as the word under Etymology 1, but perhaps through a different source.
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Forms
snacks, snacking, snacked, snackedSynonyms
1 synonyms- eat a snack; eat lightly:nosh
Word family
3 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
5 patterns- kind of snacks
- some snacks
- had a snack
- of snacks do
- afternoon snack