Meaning

1 senses

  1. To use a tact (a kind of verbal operant).

Examples

8 sentences

  1. Tom lacks tact.

    Тому бракує такту. — deniko

    ruТому не хватает такта. — marafon

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  2. Life is a matter of tact.

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  3. You don't always have to say what's on your mind; sometimes tact trumps candor.

    deMan muß nicht immer sagen, was einem durch den Kopf geht. Manchmal ist Takt besser als Offenheit. — Waldelfe

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  4. Tom has all the tact and manners of a zoo animal at feeding time.

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  5. Tact is good taste applied to conduct.

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Origin

Directly borrowed from Latin tāctus.

Directly borrowed from Latin tāctus.

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Forms

tacts, tacting, tacted, tacted
Base formtact · to tact
3rd person singulartacts
Present participletacting
Past simpletacted
Past participletacted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytact
he, she, ittacts

Past simpleLesson

all personstacted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave tacted
he, she, ithas tacted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill tact

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tackleB2tackytacotactfulC1tactfullyC1tacticC2
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