weed
To remove unwanted vegetation from a cultivated areaTo remove unwanted vegetation from a cultivated area (especially grass).
» Our garden was full of weeds.
Unser Garten war voller Unkraut. — Vortarulo
В нашем саду было полно сорняков. — Ivanovb
Наш сад заріс бур'янами. — deniko
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3 senses(transitive)To remove unwanted vegetation from a cultivated area (especially grass).
I weeded my flower bed.
jäten
поло́тьpolótʹ, прополо́тьpropolótʹ
поло́тиpolóty
(figuratively, transitive)To pilfer the best items from a collection.
(transitive)To systematically remove materials from a library collection based on a set of criteria.
We usually weed romance novels that haven't circulated in over a year.
- clear of weeds
Examples
136 sentencesOur garden was full of weeds.
Наш сад заріс бур'янами. — deniko
ruВ нашем саду было полно сорняков. — Ivanovb
deUnser Garten war voller Unkraut. — Vortarulo
The garden needs to be weeded.
Сад треба прополоти. — deniko
ruСад необходимо прополоть. — fjay69
We have to pull the weeds.
Нам треба виполоти бур'яни. — ChickenKiev
ruНам нужно выполоть сорняки. — Selena777
I helped Tom pull weeds in the garden.
Я допоміг Тому прополоти бур'ян на городі. — deniko
My grandmother was pulling up weeds in her backyard.
Моя бабця полола бур'яни на задньому подвір'ї. — mutternoise
ruМоя бабушка пропалывала сорняки на заднем дворе. — mutternoise
deMeine Oma jätete im Hintergarten Unkraut. — xtofu80
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English weeden, weden, from Old English wēodian (“to weed”), from Proto-GermanFrom Middle English weeden, weden, from Old English wēodian (“to weed”), from Proto-Germanic *weudōną (“to uproot, weed”). Cognate with West Frisian wjûde, wjudde (“to weed”),
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Forms
weeds, weeding, weeded, weededWord family
2 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
Collocations
5 patterns- pull weeds
- weeding the garden
- pull weeds in
- garden pulling weeds
- weeds in the