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вре́мя — meaning in English

vremya

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English meaning

  • age noun The length of time someone or something has existed, usually counted in years.
  • date noun A specific point in time, usually given as a day, month, and year.
  • hour noun A unit of time equal to sixty minutes, one twenty-fourth of a day.
  • spell noun Words believed to have magical power, or the magical effect they produce.
  • tense adjective Feeling or showing stress, anxiety, or strain; not relaxed.
  • tide noun The regular rise and fall of the sea, caused mainly by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun.
  • time noun The ongoing flow of existence in which events happen — what clocks and calendars measure in seconds, hours, days and years.
  • timing noun The choice of when to do something, especially in relation to its effect.
  • while noun A period of time, especially one of uncertain or moderate length.

Senses

вре́мя is used for these senses in English:

  • age (countable) A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others.
  • age (countable, poker) The entitlement of the player to the left of the dealer to pass the first round in betting, and then to come in last or stay out; also, the player holding this position; the eldest hand.
  • date A specific day in time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time.
  • date A point in time.
  • hour (Christianity, in the plural) The set times of prayer, the canonical hours, the offices or services prescribed for these, or a book containing them.
  • spell (colloquial) An indefinite period of time (usually with a qualifier); by extension, a relatively short distance. [from 18th c.]
  • tense (linguistics, grammar, countable) An inflected form of a verb that indicates tense.
  • tide (chronology, obsolete, except in liturgy) Time, notably anniversary, period or season linked to an ecclesiastical feast.

age — full definition

  1. noun The length of time someone or something has existed, usually counted in years.
  2. noun A particular period in history, especially one with distinct characteristics.
  3. noun A long, often exaggerated, period of time.
  4. verb To grow older, or to show signs of growing older.

date — full definition

  1. noun A specific point in time, usually given as a day, month, and year.
  2. noun A planned romantic meeting with someone, or the person met.
  3. noun The sweet, oblong fruit of the date palm.
  4. verb To be in a romantic relationship with someone.
  5. verb To determine the age or time of origin of something.

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