tribe
To distribute into tribes or classesTo distribute into tribes or classes; to categorize.
» Members of the tribe settled down along the river.
Angehörige des Stammes siedelten entlang des Flusses. — Tamy
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1 sensesTo distribute into tribes or classes; to categorize.
1696-1699, William Nicolson, English Historical Library Our fowl, fish, and quadruped are well tribed.
Examples
126 sentencesMembers of the tribe settled down along the river.
deAngehörige des Stammes siedelten entlang des Flusses. — Tamy
He has been the chief of his tribe for 35 years.
ruОн был вождём своего племени 35 лет. — las
deEr ist seit 35 Jahren der Häuptling seines Stammes. — samueldora
The tribe has spoken.
That tribe worships its ancestors.
deDer Stamm verehrt die Ahnen. — Tamy
There are still some savage tribes on that island.
На цьому острові все ще є дикі племена. — Temp
ruНа этом острове всё ещё есть дикие племена. — papersaltserver
deEs gibt immer noch einige wilde Stämme auf dieser Insel. — Tamy
Forms
tribes, tribing, tribed, tribedWord 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
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.