staple
To sort according to its stapleTo sort according to its staple.
» Fried eggs are a morning staple.
pip · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(transitive)To sort according to its staple.
to staple cotton
secure or fasten with a staple or staples
(transitive)To secure with a staple.
heften
скрепля́тьskrepljátʹ
Examples
41 sentencesFried eggs are a morning staple.
Our stapler is out of staples.
ruВ нашем степлере закончились скрепки. — marafon · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rice is one of those staple commodities.
deReis ist eines dieser Grundnahrungsmittel. — Waldelfe
A poster was stapled onto a signpost.
Black jeans are a versatile wardrobe staple.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English staple, from Anglo-Norman estaple, Old French estaple (“market, (tradiFrom Middle English staple, from Anglo-Norman estaple, Old French estaple (“market, (trading) post”), from Late Latin stapula, from Frankish *stapul, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *stapulaz (“post”), from Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ- (“post, stem”). Compare staff. Doublet of étape and etymology 2.
From Middle English stapel (“staple, pillar, post”), from Old English stapol (“post, pillar”), from Proto-West Germanic *stapul, from Proto-Germanic *stapulaz, from Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ- (“post, stem”).
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Forms
staples, stapling, stapled, stapledAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
4 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