Meaning

4 senses
  1. (ambitransitive)To extend or contract in the manner of a telescope.

  2. (ambitransitive)To slide or pass one within another, after the manner of the sections of a small telescope or spyglass.

  3. (intransitive)To come into collision, as railway cars, in such a manner that one runs into another.

  4. (ambitransitive)To collapse, via cancellation.

    crush together or collapse

Examples

153 sentences
  1. I got a telescope for my birthday.

    Я отримав на день народження телескоп.

    ruМне на день рождения подарили телескоп.

    deIch habe ein Fernglas zum Geburtstag bekommen.

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  2. Do you know the difference between a microscope and a telescope?

    Ви знаєте різницю між мікроскопом та телескопом?

    ruВы знаете разницу между микроскопом и телескопом?

    deKennst du den Unterschied von Mikroskop und Teleskop?

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  3. I have a telescope.

    У мене є телескоп.

    ruУ меня есть телескоп.

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  4. Does Tom have a telescope?

    У Тома є телескоп?

    ruУ Тома есть телескоп?

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  5. Tom has a large telescope.

    У Тома великий телескоп.

    ruУ Тома большой телескоп.

    deTom hat ein großes Teleskop.

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Origin

From tele- + -scope.

From tele- + -scope.

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Forms

telescopes, telescoping, telescoped, telescoped
Base formtelescope · to telescope
3rd person singulartelescopes
Present participletelescoping
Past simpletelescoped
Past participletelescoped

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytelescope
he, she, ittelescopes

Past simpleLesson

all personstelescoped

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill telescope

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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