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whereabouts
English
Etymology
From Middle English wheraboutes, equivalent to whereabout +? -s.
Pronunciation
- (adverb) IPA(key): /???????ba?ts/, /?w?????ba?ts/
- (noun) IPA(key): /???????ba?ts/, /?w?????ba?ts/
Adverb
whereabouts (not comparable)
- In, at or near what location
- Whereabouts do you live?
Translations
Noun
whereabouts pl (plural only)
- (plural only) Location; where something is situated.
- The whereabouts of the escaped snake are unknown.
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trail
English
Etymology
From Middle English trailen, from Old French trailler (“to tow; pick up the scent of a quarry”), from Vulgar Latin *tragul?re (“to drag”), from Latin tragula (“dragnet, javelin thrown by a strap”), probably related to Latin trahere (“to pull, drag along”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: tr?l, IPA(key): /t?e?l/
- Rhymes: -e?l
Verb
trail (third-person singular simple present trails, present participle trailing, simple past and past participle trailed)
- (transitive) To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
- (transitive) To drag (something) behind on the ground.
- 1922, Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room Chapter 1
- "I saw your brother—I saw your brother," he said, nodding his head, as Archer lagged past him, trailing his spade, and scowling at the old gentleman in spectacles.
- 1922, Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room Chapter 1
- (transitive) To leave (a trail of).
- (transitive) To show a trailer of (a film, TV show etc.); to release or publish a preview of (a report etc.) in advance of the full publication.
- (intransitive) To hang or drag loosely behind; to move with a slow sweeping motion.
- The bride's long dress trailed behind her as she walked down the aisle.
- (intransitive) To run or climb like certain plants.
- (intransitive) To drag oneself lazily or reluctantly along.
- Our parents marched to church and we trailed behind.
- To be losing, to be behind in a competition.
- (military) To carry (a firearm) with the breech near the ground and the upper part inclined forward, the piece being held by the right hand near the middle.
- To create a trail in.
- To travel by following or creating trails.
- To transport (livestock) by herding it along a trail.
- (dated) To take advantage of the ignorance of; to impose upon.
- 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
- I presently perceived she was (what is vernacularly termed) trailing Mrs. Dent; that is, playing on her ignorance.
- 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
Derived terms
- trailer
- trail off
Translations
Noun
trail (plural trails)
- The track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed, such as the footprints of animal on land or the contrail of an airplane in the sky.
- A route for travel over land, especially a narrow, unpaved pathway for use by hikers, horseback riders, etc.
- A trailer broadcast on television for a forthcoming film or programme.
- (graph theory) A walk in which all the edges are distinct.
Synonyms
- (track of an animal): spoor, sign
- (route for travel over land): dirt track, footpath, path, track
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- path
- track
Anagrams
- TRALI, irtal, litra, trial
French
Noun
trail f (plural trails)
- Dual-sport motorcycle
- Trail running
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