Meaning

5 senses

  1. (demonstrative)Like this, that, these, those; used to make a comparison with something implied by context.

    I’ve never seen such clouds in the sky before.

    Really? Unfortunately, my mind refuses to bring any such memory forward.

    solch, derartig, so ein

    тако́йtakój, тако́вtakóv, э́такийétakij

    таки́йtakýj

  2. Any.

    the above address or at such other address as may be provided

    ein

  3. Used as an intensifier roughly equivalent to very much (of), quite or rather.

    Unfortunately, it wasn't such a good holiday as we thought it would be.

    I spent such a lot last night (that) now I can't even afford a burger.

    solch, so ein

    тако́йtakój

  4. Used as an intensifier roughly equivalent to very much (of), quite or rather.

    Used with gradable noun phrases to form exclamations.

    Such hypocrisy!

    Such beautiful eyes you have.

  5. (dialectal, obsolete)A certain; representing the object as already particularized in terms which are not mentioned.

Examples

4735 sentences

  1. It was such a nice day.

    Це був такий чудовий день.

    ruБыл такой хороший день.

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  2. I don't believe such things exist.

    Я не вірю, що такі речі існують.

    ruЯ не верю, что такие вещи существуют.

    deIch glaube nicht, dass solche Dinge existieren.

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  3. You have such a beautiful name.

    У тебе таке гарне ім'я.

    ruУ вас такое красивое имя.

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  4. I feel like such an idiot.

    Я почуваюся таким ідіотом.

    ruЯ чувствую себя таким дураком.

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  5. Don't ask me such difficult questions.

    Не ставте мені таких важких запитань.

    ruНе задавай мне столь трудных вопросов.

    deStell mir nicht so schwierige Fragen.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
used to make a comparison with something implied by context:
Русский
By meaning 1
used to make a comparison with something implied by context:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
used to make a comparison with something implied by context:
used in official documents: any:

Origin

From Middle English such, swuch, swich, swilch, swulch, from Old English swelċ, from Proto

From Middle English such, swuch, swich, swilch, swulch, from Old English swelċ, from Proto-West Germanic *swalīk, from Proto-Germanic *swalīkaz (“so formed, so like”), equivalent to so + like. Cognate with Scots swilk, sic, sik (“such”), Saterland Frisian suk (“such”), West Frisian suk, sok (“such”), Low German sülk, sulk, suk (“such”), Dutch zulk (“such”), German solch (“such”), Danish slig (“like that, such”), Swedish slik (“such”), Icelandic slíkur (“such”). More at so, like.

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Forms

Synonyms

1 synonyms
whatA1

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • such a thing
  • is such a
  • such a good
  • such an an
  • such a big
  • in such a
  • do such a
  • such a nice
  • such a bad
  • such a hurry
  • make such a
  • such a beautiful

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
succinctlysucculentC1succumbC2suckB2sucker
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