toe
Each of the five digits on the end of the human footEach of the five digits on the end of the human foot.
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» I can easily touch my toes.
Ich kann mit Leichtigkeit meine Zehen berühren. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Я легко могу докоснуться до пальцев ног. — Biga
Я легко могу достать до пальцев ног. — marafon
Я легко могу дотронуться до пальцев ног. — marafon
Я можу легко доторкнутися до пальців ніг. — deniko
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Examples
291 sentencesI can easily touch my toes.
Я можу легко доторкнутися до пальців ніг. — deniko
ruЯ легко могу докоснуться до пальцев ног. — Biga
deIch kann mit Leichtigkeit meine Zehen berühren. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom tried to pick up his keys with his toes.
Том спробував підняти свої ключі пальцями ніг. — deniko
ruТом попытался подобрать ключи пальцами ног. — Wezel
deTom versuchte seine Schlüssel mit den Zehen aufzuheben. — Tamy
Tom stubbed his toe.
Том ушкодив палець на нозі. — deniko
ruТом ушиб палец на ноге. — Wezel
deTom stieß sich seinen Zeh. — mauersegler
Meaning
14 senses(countable, uncountable)Each of the five digits on the end of the human foot.
Zeh, Zehe
па́лецpálec, па́лец ноги́pálec nogí, па́лец на ноге́pálec na nogé
па́лецьpálecʹ, па́лець ноги́pálecʹ nohý
one of the digits of the foot
Each of the five digits on the end of the human foot.
(countable, uncountable)The part of a shoe or sock covering the toe.
носо́кnosók, мысо́кmysók
(countable, uncountable)The equivalent part in an animal.
Zeh, Zehe
па́лецpálec
More meanings 11
(countable, uncountable)An alignment of the wheels of a road vehicle, either positive (toe in), meaning the wheels are closer together at the front than at the back, or negative (toe out), the other way round.
Spur
схождениеsxoždenije
(countable, uncountable)Something resembling a toe, especially at the bottom or extreme end of something.
(golf) the extreme end of the head of a club.
(hurling) the end of a hurley.
(uncountable)An advanced form of ballet primarily performed by women, wearing pointe shoes.
(countable, uncountable)The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step.
(countable, uncountable)A lateral projection at one end, or between the ends, of a piece, such as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is moved.
(countable, uncountable)A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece.
(countable, uncountable)The long side of an angled cut.
(countable, uncountable)The upper end of the bit (cutting edge) of an axehead; as opposed to the heel (lower end).
(countable, slang, uncountable)A cameltoe.
Origin
From Middle English to, from Old English tā, (Mercian) tāhe, from Proto-West Germanic *taiFrom Middle English to, from Old English tā, (Mercian) tāhe, from Proto-West Germanic *taihā, from Proto-Germanic *taihwǭ, from *tīhwaną (“to show, announce”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show”).
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Forms
plural: toesAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
88 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
3 patterns- touch his toes
- on your toes
- big toe
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.