stoop
To bend the upper part of the body forward and downward to a half-squatting positionTo bend the upper part of the body forward and downward to a half-squatting position; crouch.
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Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
By meaning 3
Examples
43 sentencesTom was sitting on the stoop.
ruТом сидел на крыльце. — marafon
Tom is sitting on the stoop.
Tom stooped down to grab it.
Meaning
7 sensesTo bend the upper part of the body forward and downward to a half-squatting position; crouch.
He stooped to tie his shoe-laces.
sich bücken, sich beugen
нагиба́тьсяnagibátʹsja, нагну́тьсяnagnútʹsja, наклоня́тьсяnaklonjátʹsja
нахиля́тисяnaxyljátysja, нахили́тисяnaxylýtysja, нагина́тисяnahynátysja
To lower oneself; to demean oneself in doing something below one's status, standards, or morals.
Can you believe that a salesman would stoop so low as to hide his customers' car keys until they agreed to the purchase?
sich erniedrigen, sich herabwürdigen
опуска́тьсяopuskátʹsja, па́датьpádatʹ, унижа́тьсяunižátʹsja
(intransitive)Of a bird of prey: to swoop down on its prey.
sich stürzen
пики́роватьpikírovatʹ
More meanings 4
(transitive)To cause to incline downward; to slant.
to stoop a cask of liquor
(transitive)To cause to submit; to prostrate.
To yield; to submit; to bend, as by compulsion; to assume a position of humility or subjection.
To descend from rank or dignity; to condescend.
- bend one's back forward from the waist on down
- debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way
- descend swiftly, as if on prey
- sag, bend, bend over or down
Origin
From Middle English stoupen, from Old English stūpian (“to bow, bend”), from Proto-West GeFrom Middle English stoupen, from Old English stūpian (“to bow, bend”), from Proto-West Germanic *stūpōn, from Proto-Germanic *stūpōną, *stūpijaną (“to stand out”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewb- (“to push, butt, knock”). Compare steep. Cognate with Dutch stuipen (“to bend the upper part of the body forward and downward”), Old Norse stúpa (“to stoop”). Related also to Old Frisian stēpa (“to help”), Old Norse steypa (“to cause to stoop, cast down, overthrow”).
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Forms
stoops, stooping, stooped, stoopedTenses
stoop · stooped · will stoop · have stoopedSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
3 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
See also
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