ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT

Meaning of ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT in English

adv. phr. On a sudden wish or decision; suddenly; without thought or preparation. John had not planned to take the trip; he just left on the spur of the moment. Mary saw a help-wanted advertisement and applied for the job on the spur of the moment.

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ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT — phrasal on impulse ; suddenly
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT — phrasal : on impulse : prompted by the occasion : quickly , suddenly asked him how he could think up …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT — impulsively, without advance planning
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT — : on impulse : suddenly
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT — on impulse : SUDDENLY
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT — on a momentary impulse. → spur
Concise Oxford English vocab
ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT — suddenly, without planning in advance : I phoned him up on the spur of the moment. a spur-of-the-moment decision
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT — {adv. phr.} On a sudden wish or decision; suddenly; without thought or preparation. * /John had not planned to take …
Slang English vocab
ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT — See ↑ SUDDENLY 1
Longman Activator English vocab
ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT — IMPULSIVELY, on impulse, impetuously, without thinking, without premeditation, unpremeditatedly, impromptu, extempore, spontaneously; informal off the cuff. 2192; headword
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT — {adv. phr.} On a sudden wish or decision; suddenly; without thought or preparation. * /John had not planned to take …
Словарь английских идиом
ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT — immediately, impulsively On the spur of the moment we decided to drive to Banff.
English Idioms vocab
(ON THE) SPUR OF THE MOMENT — suddenly He decided to go to Hong Kong on the spur of the moment.
English Idioms vocab
ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT — immediately, impulsively On the spur of the moment we decided to drive to Banff.
English Idioms vocabulary
ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT — Стихийный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT — Спонтанный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT — Сломя голову
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT — Самопроизвольный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT — под влиянием минуты, сразу, экспромтом
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ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT — под влиянием минуты, сразу, экспромтом
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT — неожиданный; внезапный; импульсивный; необдуманный; под влиянием момента
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT — неожиданный; внезапный; импульсивный; необдуманный; под влиянием момента
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPUR — Airport Name : Piura Airport Airport Location : Piura, Peru IATA Code : PIU ICAO Code : SPUR
Airport Code English Dictionary
SPUR
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOMENT — ˈmōmənt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin momentum movement, motion, moment, influence, from earlier …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPUR — ( v. t. ) To prick with spurs; to incite to a more hasty pace; to urge or goad; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPUR — spur 1 — spurless , adj. — spurlike , adj. — spurrer , n. /sperr/ , n. , v. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOMENT — /moh"meuhnt/ , n. 1. an indefinitely short period of time; instant: I'll be with you in a moment. 2. the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
MOMENT — noun impulsive power; force; momentum. 2. moment ·noun an infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement. 3. …
Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPUR — / spɜː(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a sharp pointed object that riders sometimes wear on the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOMENT — / ˈməʊmənt; NAmE ˈmoʊ-/ noun 1. a very short period of time : Could you wait a moment , please? …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPUR — I. spur 1 /spɜː $ spɜːr/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: spura ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOMENT — mo ‧ ment S1 W1 /ˈməʊmənt $ ˈmoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ moment , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOMENT — n. 1 a very brief portion of time; an instant. 2 a short period of time (wait a moment) (see …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOMENT — n. 1 a very brief portion of time; an instant. 2 a short period of time (wait a moment) (see …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
MOMENT — n.1 a very brief portion of time; an instant. 2 a short period of time (wait a moment) (see also …
Oxford English vocab
SPUR — ( spurs, spurring, spurred) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If one …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOMENT — ( moments) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You can refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPUR — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB earn ▪ David had done absolutely nothing to earn his spurs when Samuel …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOMENT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a brief moment ▪ The old lady’s gaze rested on her for a brief moment. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPUR — I. noun 1 on horse rider's boots … OF SPURS ▪ pair VERB + SPUR ▪ dig in , dig into …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MOMENT — • ↑ a minute/a moment • ↑ an inopportune moment/time • ↑ an opportune moment/time • ↑ any minute/moment/time now …
Longman Activator English vocab
SPUR — n. 25B6; noun competition can be a spur : STIMULUS, incentive, encouragement, inducement, fillip, impetus, prod, motivation, inspiration; informal kick …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SPUR — n. 1 goad, prod, urging, impulse, incitement, instigation, prompting, pressure, stimulus, stimulation, incentive, provocation, inducement, encouragement, motive, motivation The company …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
MOMENT — noun 1 BAD : In that moment the door opened. GOOD : At that moment the door opened. ◆◆◆ in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SPUR — 1. сущ. 1) а) шпора (на обуви) to dig, drive one's spur (into the side of a horse) ≈ вонзать, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOMENT — сущ. 1) а) миг, минута, момент, мгновение короткий период времени for a moment ≈ на одну минуту in a rash …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPUR — spur.ogg 1. spɜ: n 1. 1> шпора to put /to set/ spurs to one's horse - пришпоривать лошадь ср. тж. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ON — on.ogg 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MOMENT — moment.ogg ʹməʋmənt n 1. момент, миг, мгновение, минута wait a moment!, just a moment! - погоди!, один момент!, сейчас! the …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MOMENT — момент to take moment about point — определять момент относительно точки; to take bending moment — воспринимать изгибающий момент; работать …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
MOMENT — момент to take moment about point — определять момент относительно точки; to take bending moment — воспринимать изгибающий момент; работать на изгиб moment …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SPUR — 1) ответвление 2) отросток 3) ранг 4) след 5) стержневой корень дерева 6) цилиндрический 7) шпуровой • - reduced spur - regular spur - spur differential - spur gear - spur of …
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