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. — kukla
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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. — kukla
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. — marafon
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. — odexed
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