vat
To put into a vatTo put into a vat.
» Tom fell into a vat of sulfuric acid.
Tom fiel in einen Bottich mit Schwefelsäure. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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2 senses(transitive)To put into a vat.
(transitive)To blend (wines or spirits) in a vat; figuratively, to mix or blend elements as if with wines or spirits.
Examples
14 sentencesTom fell into a vat of sulfuric acid.
deTom fiel in einen Bottich mit Schwefelsäure. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Is VAT included in the price?
Чи ПДВ включений до ціни? — deniko
How do you know you're not a brain in a vat?
While playing, Tom dropped the ball into a vat of water.
ruИграя, Том уронил мячик в чан с водой. — Selena777
If I were a brain in a vat, I wouldn't write this.
ruЕсли бы я был мозгом в банке, я бы не писал это. — Biga
deWenn ich ein Gehirn im Tank wäre, würde ich dies nicht schreiben. — User4473
Origin
Inherited from Middle English vat, a dialectal variant of fat (“vat, vessel, cask”), fromInherited from Middle English vat, a dialectal variant of fat (“vat, vessel, cask”), from Old English fæt (“vat, vessel”), from Proto-West Germanic *fat, from Proto-Germanic *fatą (“vessel”), from Proto-Indo-European *pod- (“vessel”).
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Forms
vats, vatting, vatted, vattedLessons 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