wind
To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a soundTo blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
» There was no wind at all yesterday.
Вчера вообще не было ветра. — Hellerick
Вчора взагалі не було вітру. — iceman
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
17 senses(transitive)To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
blasen
(transitive)To cause (someone) to become breathless, as by a blow to the abdomen, or by physical exertion, running, etc.
The boxer was winded during round two.
(UK, transitive)To cause a baby to bring up wind by patting its back after being fed.
(UK, transitive)To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.
(transitive)To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
(transitive)To perceive or follow by scent.
The hounds winded the game.
(transitive)To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.
запыхатьсяzapyxatʹsja, вы́дохнутьсяvýdoxnutʹsja
(transitive)To turn a windmill so that its sails face into the wind.
(transitive)To turn coils (of a cord or something similar) around something.
to wind thread on a spool or into a ball
aufwickeln
обвиватьobvivatʹ, обвитьobvitʹ, навиватьnavivatʹ
(transitive)To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism.
Please wind that old-fashioned alarm clock.
aufziehen
заводи́тьzavodítʹ
(transitive)To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.
(intransitive)To travel or follow a path with numerous curves.
Vines wind round a pole. The river winds through the plain.
Examples
1463 sentencesThere was no wind at all yesterday.
Вчора взагалі не було вітру. — iceman
ruВчера вообще не было ветра. — Hellerick
There's no wind today.
Сьогодні нема вітру. — aandrusiak
ruСегодня нет ветра. — Gruzilkin
deHeute gibt es keinen Wind. — xtofu80
The wind grew stronger.
Вітер підсилювався. — ChickenKiev
ruВетер усилился. — sharptoothed
There was no wind.
Вітру не було. — deniko
ruВетра не было. — marafon
deEs war kein Wind. — Waldelfe
The wind changed directions.
Вітер змінив напрям. — deniko
ruВетер поменял направление. — Selena777
deDer Wind wechselte die Richtung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 4
Origin
From Middle English wynd, wind, from Old English wind (“wind”), from Proto-West Germanic *From Middle English wynd, wind, from Old English wind (“wind”), from Proto-West Germanic *wind, from Proto-Germanic *windaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥tos (“wind”), from earlier *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“wind”), derived from the present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).
From Middle English wynden, from Old English windan, from Proto-Germanic *windaną. Compare West Frisian wine, Low German winden, Dutch winden, German winden, Danish vinde, Walloon windea. See also the related term wend.
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Forms
winds, winding, winded, windedPhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbs- wind upзробити, робитиTo wind (rope, string, mainsprings, etc.) completely.
- wind downзаспокоїти, заспокоїтисяTo lower by winding, as with a crank or windlass.
- wind backвідмотати назад, перемотати назадTo wind (a tape, cassette, or film, etc) towards the beginning; to rewind.
- wind offTo unwind, unspool, or unreel something.
Synonyms
1 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
22 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- wind blew
- strong wind
- wind is blowing
- the wind blew
- the wind is
- the strong wind
- gust of wind
- a strong wind
- the wind has
- no wind
- was no wind
- like the wind's
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.