wrap
To enclose completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paperTo enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
» Can you gift-wrap this, please?
Könnten Sie das hier bitte in Geschenkpapier einschlagen?
Не могли бы вы завернуть это в подарочную бумагу, пожалуйста?
Ви не могли би загорнити це у подарунковий папір, будь ласка?
Meaning
7 senses(transitive)To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
Christmas gifts are commonly known to be wrapped in paper.
wickeln, einwickeln, einpacken
завора́чиватьzavoráčivatʹ, заверну́тьzavernútʹ, обора́чиватьoboráčivatʹ
завертат́иzavertat́y, заверну́тиzavernúty, обгорта́тиobhortáty
enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
(transitive)To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping.
A snake wraps itself around its prey.
schlingen
arrange or coil around
(figuratively, transitive)To conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide.
hüllen, einhüllen
(intransitive, transitive)To finish shooting (filming) a video, television show, or movie.
To avoid going over budget, let's make sure we wrap by ten. (compare wrap up 2)
Dreharbeiten beenden
(transitive, usually)To break a continuous line (of text) onto the next line
I wrapped the text so that I wouldn't need to scroll to the right to read it.
(transitive)To make functionality available through a software wrapper.
(intransitive, transitive)To (cause to) reset to an original value after passing a maximum.
The row counter wraps back to zero when no more rows can be inserted.
Examples
492 sentencesCan you gift-wrap this, please?
Ви не могли би загорнити це у подарунковий папір, будь ласка? — deniko
ruНе могли бы вы завернуть это в подарочную бумагу, пожалуйста? — Lenin_1917
deKönnten Sie das hier bitte in Geschenkpapier einschlagen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Have you wrapped all your Christmas presents?
Ти вже загорнув всі різдвяні подарунки? — deniko
Please wrap it up.
Будь ласка, заверніть це. — deniko
ruПожалуйста, заверните это. — stariy
deBitte einpacken. — Esperantostern
Please gift-wrap this.
Загорніть це у подарунковий папір, будь ласка. — deniko
Could you gift wrap it?
Ви можете завернути це в подарунковий папір? — ChickenKiev
ruВы можете завернуть подарок? — Hellerick
deKönnten Sie es als Geschenk einpacken? — Zaghawa
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
By meaning 4
Origin
From Middle English wrappen (“to wrap, fold”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to NorFrom Middle English wrappen (“to wrap, fold”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to North Frisian wrappe (“to press into; stop up”), dialectal Danish vrappe (“to stuff, cram”), Middle Low German rincworpen (“to envelop, wrap”), Middle Low German wrempen (“to wrinkle, scrunch the face”), all perhaps tied to Proto-Indo-European *werp-, *werb- (“to turn, twist, bend”).
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Forms
wraps, wrapping, wrapped, wrappedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
12 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
12 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
4 patterns- gift wrap
- wrapped a towel
- wrapped the present
- please wrap