Meaning

5 senses
  1. (intransitive)To sound loudly, be amplified

    The music trumpeted from the speakers, hurting my ears.

  2. (intransitive)To play the trumpet.

    Cedric made a living trumpeting for the change of passersby in the subway.

    игра́ть на трубе́igrátʹ na trubé

    play or blow on the trumpet

  3. (ambitransitive)Of an elephant, to make its cry.

    The circus trainer cracked the whip, signaling the elephant to trumpet.

    реве́тьrevétʹ, труби́тьtrubítʹ

  4. (ambitransitive)To give a loud cry like that of an elephant.

  5. (transitive)To proclaim loudly; to promote enthusiastically

    Andy trumpeted Jane's secret across the school, much to her embarrassment.

    раструбитьrastrubitʹ

    proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet

Examples

177 sentences
  1. The trumpet is a musical instrument.

    Труба — це музичний інструмент. — Internecivus

    ruТруба — это музыкальный инструмент. — glavkos

    deDie Trompete ist ein Musikinstrument. — muzikanta_hipopotamo

  2. Tom forgot his trumpet at school.

    Том забув свою трубу в школі. — deniko

    ruТом забыл свою трубу в школе. — marafon

  3. Tom left his trumpet at school.

    Том залишив свою трубу в школі. — deniko

  4. Where did you get this trumpet?

    Звідки в тебе ця труба? — deniko

  5. I can't play the trumpet very well.

    Я не дуже добре граю на трубі. — deniko

    ruЯ не очень хорошо играю на трубе. — marafon

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
play the instrument:
make an elephant call:
proclaim loudly:

Origin

From Middle English trumpet, trumpette, trompette (“trumpet”), from Old French trompette (

From Middle English trumpet, trumpette, trompette (“trumpet”), from Old French trompette (“trumpet”), diminutive of trompe (“horn, trump, trumpet”), from Frankish *trumpa, *trumba (“trumpet”), ultimately imitative.

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Forms

trumpets, trumpeting, trumpeted, trumpeted
Base formtrumpet · to trumpet
3rd person singulartrumpets
Present participletrumpeting
Past simpletrumpeted
Past participletrumpeted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytrumpet
he, she, ittrumpets

Past simpleLesson

all personstrumpeted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave trumpeted
he, she, ithas trumpeted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill trumpet

Word family

3 related words

Collocations

6 patterns
  • play the trumpet
  • a trumpet player
  • trumpet player
  • playing the trumpet
  • is a trumpet
  • new trumpet

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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