Meaning

5 senses
  1. (transitive)To say or write (something) using particular words; to phrase (something).

    strongly worded letter

    I’m not sure how to word this letter to the council.

    формули́роватьformulírovatʹ

  2. (transitive)To ply or overpower with words.

  3. (rare, transitive)To conjure with a word.

  4. (obsolete, transitive)To flatter with words, to cajole.

    put into words or an expression

  5. (archaic, intransitive)To speak, to use words; to converse, to discourse.

Examples

6483 sentences
  1. We received word of his death.

    Нас сповістили про його смерть. — shanghainese

    ruМы получили извещение о его смерти. — sharptoothed

    deWir erhielten Nachricht von seinem Tod. — Hans_Adler

  2. This word has a double meaning.

    У цього слова два значення. — deniko

    ruУ этого слова есть два значения. — Aqn

    deDieses Wort hat zwei Bedeutungen. — lilygilder

  3. I can type 50 words a minute.

    Я можу друкувати зі швидкістю п'ятдесят слів на хвилину. — deniko

    ruЯ могу печатать по 50 слов в минуту. — Aleksander

    deIch kann 50 Wörter pro Minute tippen. — xtofu80

  4. No one uses that word anymore.

    Ніхто більше не вживає цього слова. — deniko

    ruНикто больше не использует это слово. — sharptoothed

    deDas Wort benutzt keiner mehr. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Tom wanted a word with Mary.

    Том хотів поговорити з Мері. — Anjy

    ruТом хотел перекинуться словечком с Мэри. — sharptoothed

    deTom wollte mit Mary sprechen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to say or write using particular words:

Origin

From Middle English word, from Old English word, from Proto-West Germanic *word, from Prot

From Middle English word, from Old English word, from Proto-West Germanic *word, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą (“word”), from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰom (“word”), from *werh₁- (“to say, speak”). Doublet of verb, verve, and vort; further related to vrata.

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Forms

words, wording, worded, worded
Base formword · to word
3rd person singularwords
Present participlewording
Past simpleworded
Past participleworded

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyword
he, she, itwords

Past simpleLesson

all personsworded

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave worded
he, she, ithas worded

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill word

Synonyms

47 synonyms

Word family

6 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • a word with
  • say a word
  • have a word
  • a few words
  • a word of
  • keep his word
  • believe a word
  • said a word
  • pronounce this word
  • a single word
  • few words
  • understand a word

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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