Meaning

11 senses
  1. (transitive)To disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it.

    She stirred the pudding with a spoon.

    He stirred his coffee so the sugar wouldn't stay at the bottom.

    rühren

    разме́шиватьrazméšivatʹ, меша́тьmešátʹ, размеша́тьrazmešátʹ

    розмі́шуватиrozmíšuvaty, міша́тиmišáty, розмішат́иrozmišat́y

  2. (transitive)To disturb the content of (a container) by passing an object through it.

    Would you please stir this pot so that the chocolate doesn't burn?

  3. (transitive)To emotionally affect; to touch, to move.

    affect emotionally

  4. (transitive)To incite to action.

    anstacheln

    вызыва́тьvyzyvátʹ, вы́зватьvýzvatʹ

  5. (transitive)To bring into debate; to agitate.

    hervorrufen

    вызыва́тьvyzyvátʹ, вы́зватьvýzvatʹ, возбужда́тьvozbuždátʹ

    summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

  6. (dated, transitive)To change the place of in any manner; to move.

    (sich) bewegen

    дви́гатьdvígatʹ, дви́нутьdvínutʹ, шевели́тьševelítʹ

    ру́хатисяrúxatysja, ру́шитиrúšyty, руша́тиrušáty

    move very slightly

  7. (intransitive)To begin to move, especially gently, from a still or unmoving position.

  8. (intransitive)Of a feeling or emotion: to rise, begin to be felt.

    to begin moving

  9. (intransitive)To be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy oneself.

    (sich) regen

    дви́гатьсяdvígatʹsja, дви́нутьсяdvínutʹsja, шевели́тьсяševelítʹsja

    ру́хатисяrúxatysja, ру́шитиrúšyty, руша́тиrušáty

  10. (intransitive)To rise from sleep or unconsciousness.

  11. (obsolete, transitive)To disturb, to disrupt.

    umrühren

    міша́тиmišáty, розмішат́иrozmišat́y

Examples

203 sentences
  1. I stirred the soup.

    Я помішав суп.

    ruЯ помешал суп.

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  2. Something was stirring in the dark.

    ruЧто-то шевелилось во тьме.

    deIn der Dunkelheit rührte sich etwas.

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  3. Don't forget to stir the stew.

    ruНе забудьте помешать рагу.

    deVergiss nicht den Schmortopf umzurühren.

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  4. He's here trying to stir up trouble.

    ruОн здесь пытается устроить неприятности.

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  5. She stirred the milk into her coffee.

    deSie hat die Milch in ihren Kaffee gerührt.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
to disturb the relative position of the particles of:
to change the place of in any manner; to move:
to be active or bustling:
Русский
By meaning 4
to disturb the relative position of the particles of:
to incite to action:
to bring into debate; to agitate:
to change the place of in any manner; to move:
Deutsch
By meaning 6
to disturb the relative position of the particles of:
to incite to action:
to bring into debate; to agitate:
to disturb the contents of:
to change the place of in any manner; to move:
to be active or bustling:

Origin

From Middle English stiren, sturien, steren, from Old English styrian (“to be in motion, m

From Middle English stiren, sturien, steren, from Old English styrian (“to be in motion, move, agitate, stir, disturb, trouble”), from Proto-Germanic *sturiz (“turmoil, noise, confusion”), related to Proto-West Germanic *staurijan (“to destroy, disturb”). Cognate with Old Norse styrr (“turmoil, noise, confusion”), German stören (“to disturb”), Dutch storen (“to disturb”).

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Forms

stirs, stirring, stirred, stirred
Base formstir · to stir
3rd person singularstirs
Present participlestirring
Past simplestirred
Past participlestirred

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theystir
he, she, itstirs

Past simpleLesson

all personsstirred

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave stirred
he, she, ithas stirred

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill stir

Synonyms

72 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

20 related words

See also

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