whim
To be seized with a whimTo be seized with a whim; to be capricious.
» I did it on a whim.
Ich habe das aus einer Laune heraus gemacht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 senses(rare)To be seized with a whim; to be capricious.
Examples
36 sentencesI did it on a whim.
deIch habe das aus einer Laune heraus gemacht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Don't pay any attention to her whims.
Не зважай на її примхи. — deniko
ruНе обращай внимания на её капризы. — marafon
Father was generous enough to indulge my every whim.
Батько був достатньо щедрий, щоб потурати всім моїм примхам. — deniko
At work they are at the whim of the boss.
На роботі вони залежать від примх керівника. — deniko
You're catering to his every whim.
ruТы потакаешь всем его капризам. — marafon
Origin
Clipping of whim-wham.Clipping of whim-wham.
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Forms
whims, whimming, whimmed, whimmedLessons 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