stream
To flow in a continuous or steady manner, like a liquidTo flow in a continuous or steady manner, like a liquid.
» The stream flows into the pond.
Ручей впадает в пруд.
Струмок впадає у ставок.
Meaning
5 senses(intransitive)To flow in a continuous or steady manner, like a liquid.
strömen
течьtečʹ
(intransitive)To extend; to stretch out with a wavy motion; to float in the wind.
A flag streams in the wind.
to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
(transitive)To discharge in a stream.
The soldier's wound was streaming blood.
(Internet)To push continuous data (e.g. music) from a server to a client computer while it is being used (played) on the client.
streamen
(Internet)To livestream.
Examples
297 sentencesThe stream flows into the pond.
Струмок впадає у ставок. — aandrusiak
ruРучей впадает в пруд. — fjay69
He sat next to the stream.
deEr saß nahe am Fluss. — Esperantostern
This stream runs dry every summer.
ruЭтот ручей пересыхает каждое лето. — marafon
There's no water in the stream.
I had to cross the stream.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English streem, strem, from Old English strēam, from Proto-West Germanic *straFrom Middle English streem, strem, from Old English strēam, from Proto-West Germanic *straum, from Proto-Germanic *straumaz (“stream”), from Proto-Indo-European *srowmos (“river”), from Proto-Indo-European *srew- (“to flow”). Doublet of rheum.
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Forms
streams, streaming, streamed, streamedSynonyms
8 synonyms- flow freely and abundantly:well out
- move in large numbers:pourswarmteempullulate
- rain heavily:pourpeltrain cats and dogsrain buckets
Word family
6 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