Meaning

1 senses

  1. To part in twain; divide; sunder.

Examples

15 sentences

  1. Mark Twain said, "All generalizations are false, including this one."

    Макр Твен сказав: "Всі узагальнення хибні, включаючи це".

    ruМарк Твен сказал: "Все обобщения неверны, включая это."

    deMark Twain sagte: "Alle Verallgemeinerungen sind falsch, diese eingeschlossen."

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  2. What's your favorite Mark Twain quote?

    ruКакая твоя любимая цитата из Марка Твена?

    deWas ist dein Lieblingszitat von Mark Twain?

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  3. Tom certainly seems to enjoy reading Mark Twain.

    deEs scheint Tom großen Spaß zu machen, Mark Twain zu lesen.

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  4. Tom certainly seems to enjoy reading books by Mark Twain.

    deTom scheint wirklich großen Spaß daran zu finden, die Bücher Mark Twains zu lesen.

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  5. Your words split my heart in twain.

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Origin

From Middle English twaynen, from twayne (“two”, numeral) (see Etymology 1 above).

From Middle English twaynen, from twayne (“two”, numeral) (see Etymology 1 above).

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Forms

twains, twaining, twained, twained
Base formtwain · to twain
3rd person singulartwains
Present participletwaining
Past simpletwained
Past participletwained

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytwain
he, she, ittwains

Past simpleLesson

all personstwained

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill twain

Word family

1 related words
RelatedtwinB1

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tututuxedotwaddletwattweak
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