sonnet
To compose sonnetsTo compose sonnets.
» A sonnet is also a poem.
Auch ein Sonett ist ein Gedicht. — al_ex_an_der
Сонет — тоже стихотворение. — marafon
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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. — marafon
deAuch ein Sonett ist ein Gedicht. — al_ex_an_der
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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.