transcription, транскрипция: [ nɒd ]
( nods, nodding, nodded)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you nod , you move your head downwards and upwards to show that you are answering ‘yes’ to a question, or to show agreement, understanding, or approval.
‘Are you okay?’ I asked. She nodded and smiled...
Jacques tasted one and nodded his approval...
‘Oh, yes,’ she nodded. ‘I understand you very well.’
VERB : no passive , V , V n , V with quote
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Nod is also a noun.
She gave a nod and said, ‘I see’...
He gave Sabrina a quick nod of acknowledgement.
N-COUNT : usu a N
2.
If you nod in a particular direction, you bend your head once in that direction in order to indicate something or to give someone a signal.
‘Does it work?’ he asked, nodding at the piano...
He lifted the end of the canoe, nodding to me to take up mine.
VERB : no passive , V prep , V to n to-inf
3.
If you nod , you bend your head once, as a way of saying hello or goodbye.
All the girls nodded and said ‘Hi’...
Tom nodded a greeting but didn’t say anything...
Both of them smiled and nodded at friends...
They nodded goodnight to the security man.
VERB : no passive , V , V n , V at/to n , V n to n
4.
In football, if a player nods the ball in a particular direction, they hit the ball there with their head. ( BRIT INFORMAL )
Taylor leapt up to nod the ball home...
= head
VERB : V n adv / prep