tail
To hold by the end; said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; with…To hold by the end; said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; with in or into
» The boy caught the cat by the tail.
Der Junge fasste die Katze beim Schwanz. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Мальчик поймал кота за хвост. — habitr
Мальчик поймал кошку за хвост. — marafon
Хлопчик схопив кота за хвіст. — rmdas
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 sensesTo hold by the end; said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; with in or into
To swing with the stern in a certain direction; said of a vessel at anchor.
This vessel tails downstream.
To follow or hang to, like a tail; to be attached closely to, as that which can not be evaded.
(transitive)To follow and observe surreptitiously.
Tail that car!
To pull or draw by the tail.
remove or shorten the tail of an animal
Examples
401 sentencesThe boy caught the cat by the tail.
Хлопчик схопив кота за хвіст. — rmdas
ruМальчик поймал кота за хвост. — habitr
deDer Junge fasste die Katze beim Schwanz. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
This kind of cat doesn't have a tail.
Такі коти не мають хвостів. — deniko
ruУ кошек этой породы нет хвоста. — sharptoothed
deDiese Katzenart hat keinen Schwanz. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
A cat has a tail and four legs.
Кіт має хвіст та чотири лапи. — deniko
ruУ кошки есть хвост и четыре лапы. — odexed
deEine Katze hat einen Schwanz und vier Beine. — Luiaard
The dog was wagging his tail.
Собака виляв хвостом. — Balamax
ruСобака виляла хвостом. — marafon
deDer Hund wedelte mit dem Schwanz. — Esperantostern
Rabbits have long ears and short tails.
У кролів довгі вуха та короткі хвости. — deniko
ruУ кроликов длинные уши и короткий хвост. — sharptoothed
deKaninchen haben lange Ohren und kurze Schwänze. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English tail, taile, taille, tayil, tayl, tayle, tayll, teil, tæȝel, from OldFrom Middle English tail, taile, taille, tayil, tayl, tayle, tayll, teil, tæȝel, from Old English tæġel, tæġl (“tail”), from Proto-West Germanic *tagl, from Proto-Germanic *taglą (“hair, fiber; hair of a tail”), from Proto-Indo-European *doḱ- (“hair of the tail”), from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- (“to tear, fray, shred”).
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Forms
tails, tailing, tailed, tailedPhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
10 synonyms- remove or shorten the tail of an animal:dockbob
- go after with the intent to catch:chasechase aftertrailtaggive chasedoggo aftertrack
Word family
1 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