spider
To move like a spiderTo move like a spider.
» There's a spider in the shower.
In der Dusche ist eine Spinne.
В душе паук.
У душі паук.
У ду́ші паук.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To move like a spider.
(intransitive)To cover a surface like a cobweb.
(Internet)To follow links on the World Wide Web in order to gather information.
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Examples
589 sentencesThere's a spider in the shower.
У душі паук. — deniko
ruВ душе паук. — Karok
deIn der Dusche ist eine Spinne. — al_ex_an_der
There's a spider in the bathroom.
У ванній павук. — deniko
ruВ ванной паук. — marafon
It's just a spider.
Це просто павук. — Balamax
ruЭто просто паук. — marafon
deEs ist nur eine Spinne. — Adelpa
Tom watched the spider carefully.
Том уважно спостерігав за павуком. — deniko
I'm no longer afraid of spiders.
Я більш не боюсь павуків. — lingvokrolik
ruЯ уже не боюсь пауков. — marafon
deIch habe keine Angst mehr vor Spinnen. — Adelpa
Origin
Inherited from Middle English spithre, spider, from Old English spīþra (“spider”), from PrInherited from Middle English spithre, spider, from Old English spīþra (“spider”), from Proto-West Germanic *spinþrijō, from Proto-Germanic *spinnaną (“to spin”). Mostly displaced attercop (“spider, unpleasant person”), now a dialectal term.
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Forms
spiders, spidering, spidered, spideredWord family
1 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