Слово англійською: nod

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nod

verb
/nɑːd/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they nod
/nɑːd/
he / she / it nods
/nɑːdz/
past simple nodded
/ˈnɑːdɪd/
past participle nodded
/ˈnɑːdɪd/
-ing form nodding
/ˈnɑːdɪŋ/
  1. [intransitive, transitive] if you nod, nod your head or your head nods, you move your head up and down to show agreement, understanding, etc.
    • I asked him if he would help me and he nodded.
    • ‘Ready?’ She nodded at me and we set off.
    • Her head nodded in agreement.
    • nod something He nodded his head sympathetically.
    • She nodded approval.
    • Everyone nodded their agreement.
  2. [intransitive, transitive] to move your head down and up once to say hello or goodbye to somebody or to give them a sign to do something
    • nod (to/at somebody) The president nodded to the crowd as he passed in the motorcade.
    • nod to/at somebody to do something She nodded at him to begin speaking
    • nod something (to/at somebody) to nod a greeting
  3. [intransitive] + adv./prep. to move your head in the direction of somebody/something to show that you are talking about them/it
    • I asked where Steve was and she nodded in the direction of the kitchen.
    • She nodded towards his suitcase. ‘Going somewhere?’ she asked.
  4. [intransitive] to let your head fall forward when you are sleeping in a chair
    • He sat nodding in front of the fire.
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  5. Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): perhaps of Low German origin; compare with Middle High German notten ‘move about, shake’. The noun dates from the mid 16th cent.
Idioms
have a nodding acquaintance with somebody/something
  1. to only know somebody/something slightly
Phrasal Verbs
  • nod off
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