sonnet
sonnet · sonnets · sonneted / sonnetted · sonneting
To compose sonnetsTo compose sonnets.
/ˈsɒnɪt/
» A sonnet is also a poem.
Auch ein Sonett ist ein Gedicht.
Сонет — тоже стихотворение.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To compose sonnets.
compose a sonnet
(transitive)To celebrate in sonnets; to write a sonnet about.
praise in a sonnet
Examples
15 sentencesA sonnet is also a poem.
ruСонет — тоже стихотворение.
deAuch ein Sonett ist ein Gedicht.
Shakespeare's works include comedies, tragedies and sonnets.
How many kinds of sonnet are there?
Tom invented his own form of sonnet.
A sonnet is a kind of poem.
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French sonnet, from Italian sonetto, from Old Occitan sonet (“a song”Borrowed from Middle French sonnet, from Italian sonetto, from Old Occitan sonet (“a song”), diminutive of son (“song, sound”), from Latin sonus (“sound”).
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Forms
sonnets, sonneting, sonneted, sonnetedLessons 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