string on
To continue to convince of something untrueTo continue to convince (someone) of something untrue; to maintain a lie or scam aimed at (someone).
» A string on my guitar broke.
Eine Saite an meiner Gitarre ist gerissen. — brauchinet
На моей гитаре порвалась струна. — nina99nv
У меня на гитаре порвалась струна. — odexed
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1 sensesTo continue to convince (someone) of something untrue; to maintain a lie or scam aimed at (someone).
Examples
16 sentencesA string on my guitar broke.
ruНа моей гитаре порвалась струна. — nina99nv
deEine Saite an meiner Gitarre ist gerissen. — brauchinet
I broke a string on my guitar.
ruЯ порвал струну на своей гитаре. — shanghainese
There are no strings on this guitar.
Tom put new strings on his old guitar.
Tom had Christmas lights strung up on his porch.
Forms
strings on, stringing on, strung on, strung on| Base form | string on · to string on |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | strings on |
| Present participle | stringing on |
| Past simple | strung on |
| Past participle | strung on |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbs- string upповісити, вішатиTo kill (a person) by hanging, especially to lynch.
- string outTo extend on or as if by strings, wires, etc.
- string onTo continue to convince (someone) of something untrue; to maintain a lie or scam aimed at (someone).
- string alongTo keep somebody falsely believing that one has certain intentions.
- string withTo agree with.
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.