tad
A small amount; a little bitA small amount; a little bit.
» Tom showed up a tad late.
Том з'явився з невеликим запізненням.
Meaning
2 senses(informal)A small amount; a little bit.
Could you lean the picture to the left just a tad more?
Spürchen
немно́гоnemnógo
(US, dated, slang)A street boy; an urchin.
- a slight amount or degree of difference
Examples
19 sentencesTom showed up a tad late.
Том з'явився з невеликим запізненням.
Tom felt a tad awkward around Mary.
Том почувався трохи незручно біля Мері.
ruТом чувствовал себя немного неловко рядом с Мэри.
Tom seems to be a tad confused.
I think Tom might be a tad jealous.
ruДумаю, Том немного ревнует.
I feel it's a tad risky to do that.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
1877, ‘young or small child’, probably a shortened form of tadpole. The extended meaning ‘1877, ‘young or small child’, probably a shortened form of tadpole. The extended meaning ‘small amount’ is first recorded 1915.
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Forms
plural: tadsSynonyms
91 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsCollocations
4 patterns- a tad risky
- tad risky to
- tad risky
- was a tad