stint
To be sparing or meanTo be sparing or mean.
» Tom turned his life around after a stint in rehab.
Том резко изменил свою жизнь после пребывания в реабилитационном центре.
Meaning
6 senses(intransitive)To be sparing or mean.
The next party you throw, don't stint on the beer.
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скупи́тьсяskupítʹsja
(transitive)To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to restrict to a scant allowance.
To assign a certain task to (a person), upon the performance of which he/she is excused from further labour for that day or period; to stent.
To impregnate successfully; to get with foal.
(archaic, intransitive)To stop (an action); cease, desist.
(intransitive, obsolete)To stop speaking or talking (of a subject).
- supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
- subsist on a meager allowance
Examples
6 sentencesTom turned his life around after a stint in rehab.
ruТом резко изменил свою жизнь после пребывания в реабилитационном центре.
I met her during my stint there.
The lamp gave its ordinary stinted light.
He didn't stint his praise.
ruОн не скупился на похвалы.
In some larger cities, people must stint on food and clothing in order to make rent or mortgage payments.
ruВ некоторых крупных городах люди должны ограничивать себя в расходах на еду и одежду, чтобы платить за аренду или ипотеку.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English stinten, from Old English styntan (“to make blunt”) and *stintan (atteFrom Middle English stinten, from Old English styntan (“to make blunt”) and *stintan (attested in āstintan (“to make dull, stint, assuage”)), from Proto-West Germanic *stuntijan, from Proto-Germanic *stuntijaną and Proto-Germanic *stintaną (“to make short”), probably influenced in some senses by cognate Old Norse *stynta, stytta (“to make short, shorten”).
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Forms
stints, stinting, stinted, stintedSynonyms
21 synonymsWord family
2 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