vibrate
To shake with small, rapid movements to and froTo shake with small, rapid movements to and fro.
» Please put your phones on vibrate.
Будь ласка, установіть режим вібрації на своїх телефонах. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
8 senses(intransitive)To shake with small, rapid movements to and fro.
vibrieren
вибри́роватьvibrírovatʹ
(intransitive)To resonate.
Her mind was vibrating with excitement.
(transitive)To brandish; to swing to and fro.
to vibrate a sword or a staff
move or swing from side to side regularly
(transitive)To mark or measure by moving to and fro.
a pendulum vibrating seconds
(transitive)To affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration.
(dated, slang, transitive)To please or impress someone.
(intransitive)To use vibrato.
(slang, transitive)To pleasure someone using a vibrator.
Examples
55 sentencesPlease put your phones on vibrate.
Будь ласка, установіть режим вібрації на своїх телефонах. — deniko
Please put your phones on vibrate mode.
Будь ласка, установіть режим вібрації на своїх телефонах. — deniko
Tom's phone vibrated.
Телефон Тома завібрував. — deniko
ruТелефон Тома завибрировал. — odexed
Tom's cellphone vibrated on the table.
ruМобильный телефон Тома завибрировал на столе. — odexed
deToms Mobiltelefon vibrierte auf dem Tisch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Passengers became nervous when the plane began to vibrate.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
The adjective (then also used as a participle) is first attested in 1420, in Middle EnglisThe adjective (then also used as a participle) is first attested in 1420, in Middle English, the verb in 1620; partly from Middle English vibrat(e) (“reverberant”), partly directly borrowed from Latin vibrātus, perfect passive participle of vibrō (“to agitate, set in tremulous motion”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyp- (“to oscillate, swing”) or *weyb-.
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Forms
vibrates, vibrating, vibrated, vibratedSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
12 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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