tower
To be very tall; to reach a high heightTo be very tall; to reach a high height.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To be very tall; to reach a high height.
The office block towered into the sky.
The tree will eventually tower taller than any of the others.
(intransitive)To be high or lofty; to soar.
(obsolete, transitive)To soar into.
- appear very large or occupy a commanding position
Examples
301 sentencesLightning struck the tower.
Блискавка вдарила у башту. — deniko
ruМолния ударила в башню. — redscorp
deDer Blitz schlug in den Turm ein. — Wolf
Lightning hit that tower.
Блискавка влучила в цю башту. — mkazarian
ruМолния ударила в ту башню. — soweli_Elepanto
deDer Blitz ist in diesem Turm eingeschlagen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
How high is that tower?
Якої висоти ця вежа? — deniko
ruКакой высоты та башня? — odexed
deWie hoch ist dieser Turm? — kolonjano
That's a tower.
Це вежа. — shanghainese
ruЭто башня. — odexed
deDas ist ein Turm. — al_ex_an_der
How tall is that tower?
Якої висоти ця вежа? — deniko
ruКакой высоты та башня? — odexed
deWie hoch ist dieser Turm? — kolonjano
Origin
From Middle English touren, torren, torrien, from Old English *torrian, from the noun (seeFrom Middle English touren, torren, torrien, from Old English *torrian, from the noun (see above).
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Forms
towers, towering, towered, toweredSynonyms
3 synonyms- appear very large or occupy a commanding position:loompredominatehulk
Word family
5 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
4 patterns- the eiffel tower
- eiffel tower
- guard towers
- see the tower