yarn
To tell a story or stories, especially one that is lengthy or unlikely to be trueTo tell a story or stories, especially one that is lengthy or unlikely to be true.
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» How much yarn would be necessary to make a sweater like that?
Сколько нужно пряжи, чтобы связать такой свитер? — Wezel
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1 sensesTo tell a story or stories, especially one that is lengthy or unlikely to be true.
травим байкиtravim bajki
- tell or spin a yarn
Examples
26 sentencesHow much yarn would be necessary to make a sweater like that?
ruСколько нужно пряжи, чтобы связать такой свитер? — Wezel
Cats like playing with yarn.
The baby tangled the ball of yarn.
This yarn feels soft to the touch.
deDieses Garn fühlt sich weich an. — Naina
How much yarn does this sweater require?
ruСколько на этот свитер понадобится пряжи? — marafon
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English yern, yarn, from the Old English ġearn (“yarn, spun wool”), from ProtoFrom Middle English yern, yarn, from the Old English ġearn (“yarn, spun wool”), from Proto-West Germanic *garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną (“yarn”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰerH- (“tharm, guts, intestines”).
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Forms
yarns, yarning, yarned, yarnedWord family
3 related wordsLessons 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
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.