token
Done as an indication or a pledgeDone as an indication or a pledge.
» This is a token of our appreciation.
Dies ist ein Zeichen unserer Wertschätzung.
Meaning
3 sensesDone as an indication or a pledge.
Perfunctory or merely symbolic; done or existing for appearance's sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement.
a token gesture
He made a token tap on the brake pedal at the stop sign.
символи́ческийsimvolíčeskij
Included in minimal numbers in order to create an impression or illusion of diversity, especially ethnic or gender diversity.
He was hired as the company's token black person.
The television show was primarily directed toward a black audience, but it did have a few token white people as performers.
- insignificantly small; a matter of form only (‘tokenish’ is informal)
Examples
59 sentencesThis is a token of our appreciation.
deDies ist ein Zeichen unserer Wertschätzung. — mayabe
This is a small token of my gratitude.
ruЭто небольшой знак моей благодарности. — Hellerick
He gave me this doll in token of his gratitude.
ruОн подарил мне эту куклу в знак благодарности. — ae5s
deEr schenkte mir diese Puppe als Zeichen seiner Dankbarkeit. — xtofu80
Here is a present for you in token of our appreciation.
Please accept this token of friendship.
ruПожалуйста, прими этот знак дружбы. — jSXesHRqcPB
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English token, taken, from Old English tācn (“sign, symbol”), from Proto-WestFrom Middle English token, taken, from Old English tācn (“sign, symbol”), from Proto-West Germanic *taikn, from Proto-Germanic *taikną (“indicator, symbol, sign”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show, instruct, teach”) with Germanic *k rather than *h by Kluge's law.
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Forms
more token, most token| Comparative | more token Lesson |
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| Superlative | most token Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form