tray
To place on a trayTo place (items) on a tray
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» Where should I put the tray?
Wo soll das Tablett hin? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Wo soll ich das Tablett hinstellen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Где мне поставить поднос? — Wezel
Куда мне поставить поднос? — marafon
Куда поставить поднос? — marafon
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4 senses(transitive)To place (items) on a tray
Be sure to tray eggs with the large end up.
(intransitive)To slide down a snow-covered hill on a tray from a cafeteria.
Traying has provided collegiate fun and the occasional fatality for decades.
(obsolete, transitive)To grieve; to annoy
(obsolete, transitive)To betray
Examples
111 sentencesWhere should I put the tray?
ruГде мне поставить поднос? — Wezel
deWo soll das Tablett hin? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Where should I put my tray?
Tom put the tray on the table.
She set the tray down on the table.
I set the tray down on the table.
ruЯ поставил поднос на стол. — paul_lingvo
Origin
From Middle English trey, from Old English trēġ, trīġ (“wooden board, tray”), from Proto-WFrom Middle English trey, from Old English trēġ, trīġ (“wooden board, tray”), from Proto-West Germanic *trauwi, from Proto-Germanic *trawją (“wooden vessel”), from Proto-Indo-European *drewo-, *dóru (“tree; wood”). Cognate with Old Norse treyja (“carrier”), Old Swedish trø (“wooden grain measure”), Low German Treechel (“dough trough”), Ancient Greek δροίτη (droítē, “tub, vat”), Sanskrit द्रोण (droṇa, “trough”). Related to trough and tree.
From Middle English trayen, treien, from Old English tregian (“to trouble, harass, vex”), from Proto-West Germanic *tregōn, from Proto-Germanic *tregōną (“to become tedious, become lazy, sadden”), from Proto-Indo-European *dreǵʰ- (“unwilling, sullen, slack”).
From Middle English trayen, from Old French trair (“to betray”), from Latin tradō (“hand over, betray”).
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Forms
trays, traying, trayed, trayedWord family
1 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
See also
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