tight
Firmly, so as not to come loose easilyFirmly, so as not to come loose easily.
» Tom is on a very tight schedule.
У Тома очень плотный график. — odexed
У Тома дуже щільний графік. — deniko
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2 sensesFirmly, so as not to come loose easily.
Hold on tight to the rope.
fest
міцноmicno
firmly or closely
Soundly.
Good night, sleep tight.
Examples
477 sentencesTom is on a very tight schedule.
У Тома дуже щільний графік. — deniko
ruУ Тома очень плотный график. — odexed
I'm on a really tight schedule this week.
Цього тижня в мене дуже щільний графік. — miketheknight
ruНа этой неделе у меня очень плотный график. — odexed
Tom held Mary tight.
Том міцно тримав Мері. — deniko
ruТом крепко обнял Мэри. — sharptoothed
Hold on tight.
Тримайся міцно. — deniko
ruДержись крепко. — marafon
Shut the door tight.
Зачини двері щільніше. — deniko
ruЗакройте дверь плотнее. — MARDEN
deMach die Tür fest zu! — Yorwba
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English tight, tyght, tyȝt, tiht, variants of thight, thiht, from Old EnglishFrom Middle English tight, tyght, tyȝt, tiht, variants of thight, thiht, from Old English *þiht, *þīht (attested in meteþiht), from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *tenkt- (“dense, thick, tight”), from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, pull”).
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Forms
tighter, tightestSynonyms
8 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
Collocations
12 patterns- tight schedule
- are too tight
- a tight schedule
- on a tight
- a tight budget
- very tight schedule
- a very tight
- tight budget
- hold on tight
- tight fitting
- too tight for
- tight spot
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.