A1adjective · common

toy

toy · more toy · most toy

Impractical or unsuitable for real-world use, due to being unrealistically small or simpleImpractical or unsuitable for real-world use, due to being unrealistically small or simple.

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/tɔɪ/

» He was pleased with the toy.

Er war über das Spielzeug erfreut.

Он был доволен игрушкой.

Він був задоволений іграшкою.

Meaning

1 senses

(attributive)Impractical or unsuitable for real-world use, due to being unrealistically small or simple.

Examples

813 sentences

He was pleased with the toy.
Він був задоволений іграшкою. — sadxaka
ruОн был доволен игрушкой. — Hellerick
deEr war über das Spielzeug erfreut. — Esperantostern
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Tom bought a toy for Mary.
Том купив Мері іграшку. — deniko
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She bought a toy for her child.
Вона купила іграшку для дитини. — deniko
ruОна купила своему ребёнку игрушку. — marafon
deSie hat ihrem Kind ein Spielzeug gekauft. — 7evenbananas
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She bought a toy for the kid.
Вона купила дитині іграшку. — deniko
ruОна купила ребенку игрушку. — sharptoothed
deSie hat dem Kind ein Spielzeug gekauft. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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You should buy Tom some new toys.
Тобі слід купити Тому нові іграшки. — deniko
ruТы бы купил Тому новых игрушек. — marafon
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Origin

Inherited from Middle English toye (“amorous play, piece of fun or entertainment”), probab

Inherited from Middle English toye (“amorous play, piece of fun or entertainment”), probably from Middle Dutch toy, tuyg (“tools, apparatus, utensil, ornament”) as in Dutch speel-tuig (“plaything, toy”), from Old Dutch *tiug, from Proto-West Germanic *tiugī̆, *teug, from Proto-Germanic *teugą (“stuff, matter, device, gear, lever”, literally “that which is drawn or pulled”), from Proto-Germanic *teuhaną (“to lead, bring, pull”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull, lead”).

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