sty
To place in, or as if in, a styTo place in, or as if in, a sty.
» There's a pig in the sty.
В свинарнике свинья. — Balamax
В хлеву свинья. — Balamax
Scott · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(transitive)To place in, or as if in, a sty.
(transitive)To live in a sty, or any messy or dirty place.
(obsolete)To ascend, rise up, climb.
Examples
2 sentencesThere's a pig in the sty.
ruВ свинарнике свинья. — Balamax
Inflamed as it was, the sty hurt every time she closed her eye.
ruВоспалённый ячмень отдавал болью всякий раз, когда она закрывала глаз. — Ooneykcall
Origin
From Middle English sty, from Old English stī, stiġ (“sty, pen, a wooden enclosure; hall”,From Middle English sty, from Old English stī, stiġ (“sty, pen, a wooden enclosure; hall”, chiefly in compounds), from Proto-West Germanic *stī, from Proto-Germanic *stiją.
From Middle English stien, stiȝen, stighen, from Old English stīgan (“to go; ascend, mount”), from Proto-West Germanic *stīgan, from Proto-Germanic *stīganą, from Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ-.
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Forms
sties, stying, stied, stiedWord 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