Meaning

3 senses
  1. (ambitransitive)To make, repair, or alter clothes.

    We can tailor that jacket for you if you like.

    schneidern

    шитьšitʹ

    create (clothes) with cloth

  2. (figuratively, transitive)To make or adapt (something) for a specific need.

    The website was tailored to the client's needs.

    adjust to a specific need or market

  3. (figuratively, transitive)To restrict (something) in order to meet a particular need.

    a narrowly tailored law

    zuschneiden, anpassen

    приспоса́бливатьprisposáblivatʹ

Examples

98 sentences
  1. My tailor is rich.

    Мій кравець багатий.

    ruМой портной богат.

    deMein Schneider ist reich.

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  2. Tom is a tailor.

    Том кравець.

    ruТом - портной.

    deTom ist Schneider.

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  3. Tom is a pretty good tailor.

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  4. You're still a tailor, aren't you?

    deDu bist immer noch Schneider, oder?

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  5. You're not a tailor, are you?

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
make, repair, or alter clothing:
restrict something to particular need:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
make, repair, or alter clothing:
restrict something to particular need:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English taillour, from Anglo-Norman taillour, from Old French taille

Inherited from Middle English taillour, from Anglo-Norman taillour, from Old French tailleor, from taillier, from Late Latin tāliō, from Latin tālea (“a cutting”). Doublet of tailleur.

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Forms

tailors, tailoring, tailored, tailored
Base formtailor · to tailor
3rd person singulartailors
Present participletailoring
Past simpletailored
Past participletailored

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytailor
he, she, ittailors

Past simpleLesson

all personstailored

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill tailor

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • adjust to a specific need or market:orient
  • create (clothes) with cloth:sewtailor-make
  • style and tailor in a certain fashion:cut

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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