yell
To shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense…To shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense emotions such as anger or excitement.
» I heard someone yelling my name.
Я чув, як хтось кричав моє ім'я.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense emotions such as anger or excitement.
schreien
крича́тьkričátʹ, ора́тьorátʹ, вопи́тьvopítʹ
крича́тиkryčáty, вереща́тиvereščáty
(transitive)To convey by shouting.
He yelled directions to the party from the car.
(informal, usually)To tell someone off, to scold or rebuke, typically in a loud and angry manner.
If I come home late again, my dad is gonna yell at me.
They sent another email yelling at us to get our reports in on time. (or) They sent another email yelling about how we had to get our reports in on time.
- utter or declare in a very loud voice
- utter a sudden loud cry
Examples
939 sentencesI heard someone yelling my name.
Я чув, як хтось кричав моє ім'я.
Tom was too scared to yell.
Том був занадто переляканий, щоб кричати.
ruФома был слишком напуган, чтобы кричать.
Tom started to yell at Mary.
Том почав кричати на Мері.
Why did Tom yell at you?
Чому Том на тебе кричав?
ruПочему Том на тебя кричал?
deWarum hat Tom dich angeschrien?
Tom often yells at his children.
Том часто кричить на своїх дітей.
ruТом часто кричит на своих детей.
deTom schreit seine Kinder oft an.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English ȝellen, yellen, from Old English ġiellan, from Proto-Germanic *gellanąFrom Middle English ȝellen, yellen, from Old English ġiellan, from Proto-Germanic *gellaną. Cognate with Saterland Frisian gälje (“to yell”), Dutch gillen (“to yell”), German Low German gellen (“to yell”), German gellen (“to yell”).
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Forms
yells, yelling, yelled, yelledSynonyms
8 synonymsWord family
7 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
Collocations
12 patterns- yelled for help
- yelling at each
- always yells at
- was yelling at
- to yell at
- heard somebody yelling
- heard someone yelling
- have yelled at
- started yelling
- yelling at someone
- started yelling at
- yells at his