toe
To furnish with a toeTo furnish (a stocking, etc.) with a toe.
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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
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 senses(transitive)To furnish (a stocking, etc.) with a toe.
touch with the toe
(intransitive, transitive)To touch, tap or kick with the toes.
(transitive)To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to.
to toe the mark
(transitive)To fasten (a piece) by driving a fastener at a near-45-degree angle through the side (of the piece) into the piece to which it is to be fastened.
The framers toed the irregular pieces into the sill.
(transitive)To mishit a golf ball with the toe of the club.
drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club
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
I can't feel my toes.
Я не відчуваю пальців ніг. — deniko
ruЯ не чувствую пальцев ног. — odexed
deIch spüre meine Zehen nicht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Wriggle your toes.
Поворуши пальцями ніг. — deniko
ruПошевелите пальцами ног. — Wezel
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
toes, toeing, toed, toedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
1 synonyms- drive obliquely:toenail
Word family
3 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
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.