wolf
To devour; to gobble; to eat voraciouslyTo devour; to gobble; to eat (something) voraciously.
» Tom is pretty sure he saw a wolf.
Том упевнений, що бачив волка. — deniko
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3 senses(transitive)To devour; to gobble; to eat (something) voraciously.
herunterschlingen
пожира́тьpožirátʹ, пожра́тьpožrátʹ
eat hastily
(intransitive, slang)To make amorous advances to many women; to hit on women; to cruise for sex.
(intransitive)To hunt for wolves.
Examples
544 sentencesTom is pretty sure he saw a wolf.
Том упевнений, що бачив волка. — deniko
Tom is pretty sure that he saw a wolf.
Том упевнений, що бачив волка. — deniko
Have you ever seen a wolf?
Ти коли-небудь бачив вовка? — deniko
ruТы когда-нибудь видел волка? — marafon
Is it a wolf?
Це вовк? — deniko
ruЭто волк? — Selena777
deIst es ein Wolf? — Yorwba
Tom shot the wolf.
Том вистрелив у вовка. — deniko
ruТом застрелил волка. — Wezel
deTom hat den Wolf erschossen. — foamy
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English wolf, from Old English wulf, ƿulf, from Proto-West GermanicInherited from Middle English wolf, from Old English wulf, ƿulf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. Doublet of lobo and lupus.
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Forms
wolfs, wolfing, wolfed, wolfedPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
2 synonymsLessons 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- wolves howling
- descended from wolves
- wolves around here
- wolves around
- is a wolf