STRING ALONG

Meaning of STRING ALONG in English

If you string someone along , you deceive them by letting them believe you have the same desires, beliefs, or hopes as them. ( INFORMAL )

She took advantage of him, stringing him along even after they were divorced.

PHRASAL VERB : V n P

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006

STRING ALONG — verb Date: 1914 transitive verb to keep waiting , deceive , fool , intransitive verb go along , agree
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STRING ALONG — intransitive verb : to go along prompts them to string along with the people's choice — Time transitive verb 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRING ALONG — Date: 1914 transitive verb 1. : to keep waiting strung him along until the boss was back from lunch 2. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRING ALONG — Function: transitive verb Date: 1914 1 : to keep waiting < strung him along until the boss was back from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
STRING ALONG — [string along] vt (1914): to keep waiting ~ vi: go along, agree
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STRING ALONG — string along phrasal verb informal ( see also ↑ string ) 1 . string somebody along to deceive someone for …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STRING ALONG — If you string someone along, you deceive them by letting them believe you have the same desires, beliefs, or hopes …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STRING ALONG — Synonyms and related words : act with, align with, bamboozle, bedog, beguile, betray, blarney, bluff, butter, butter up, cajole, chase, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STRING ALONG — {v.}, {informal} 1. To deceive; fool; lead on dishonestly. * /Mary was stringing John along for years but she didn't …
Slang English vocab
STRING ALONG — Function: verb Synonyms: TRIFLE 1, coquet, dally, flirt, fool, lead on, toy, wanton Idioms: keep (someone) dangling
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
STRING ALONG — verb Synonyms: trifle 1, coquet, dally, flirt, fool, lead on, toy, wanton Idioms: keep (someone) dangling
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
STRING ALONG — GO ALONG, come too, accompany, join (up with). 2192; headword
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
STRING ALONG — {v.}, {informal} 1. To deceive; fool; lead on dishonestly. * /Mary was stringing John along for years but she didn't …
Словарь английских идиом
STRING ALONG — pretend that you believe, go along with When Franz talks about shark fishing, I just string along.
English Idioms vocab
STRING ALONG — pretend that you believe When Franz talks about shark fishing, I just string along.
English Idioms vocabulary
STRING ALONG — v. , informal 1. To deceive; fool; lead on dishonestly. Mary was stringing John along for years but she didn't …
American Idioms English vocabulary
STRING ALONG — следовать за кем-л. - can't you stop him stringing along - he is such a dreadful bore нельзя ли сделать …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRING ALONG — phr v 1. 1> следовать за кем-л. can't you stop him stringing along - he is such a dreadful bore …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STRING ALONG — водить за нос, дурить брать с собой соглашатся для вида string along with - быть преданным кому-л.; следовать за кем-л.
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
STRING ALONG — phr v 1. 1) следовать за кем-л. can't you stop him stringing along - he is such a dreadful bore …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
STRING ALONG — phr v 1. 1> следовать за кем-л. can't you stop him stringing along - he is such a dreadful bore …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
STRING ALONG — доверять, мистифицировать, обманывать, одурачивать
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
STRING ALONG — доверять, мистифицировать, обманывать, одурачивать
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
STRING ALONG — водить за нос, дурить брать с собой соглашатся для вида string along with - быть преданным кому-л.; следовать за кем-л.
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
STRING ALONG — v. водить за нос, дурить: Mick stringed along Jane but didn't mean to marry her. — Мик водил за нос …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
STRING ALONG — I phrvi infml 1) Can't you stop them stringing along - they're such dreadful bores! — А нельзя их как-нибудь не брать …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
STRING ALONG — I phrvi infml 1) Can't you stop them stringing along - they're such dreadful bores! — А нельзя их как-нибудь …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
STRING ALONG — string along phrvi infml 1. Can't you stop them stringing along - they're such dreadful bores! А нельзя их как-нибудь …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
STRING ALONG — I 1) Can't you stop them stringing along - they're such dreadful bores! — А нельзя их как-нибудь не брать …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
STRING ALONG — v. водить за нос, дурить: Mick stringed along Jane but didn't mean to marry her. — Мик водил за нос …
English Russian slang dictionary
STRING ALONG — v. водить за нос, дурить: Mick stringed along Jane but didn't mean to marry her. - Мик водил за нос …
Англо-Русский сленговый словарь
STRING ALONG — следовать за кем-л. - can't you stop him stringing along - he is such a dreadful bore нельзя ли сделать …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ALONG — along. ~ WITH: junt con. -SIDE: (naut.) bord a borde
English interlingue dictionary
STRING — I. ˈstriŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English streng, string, from Old English streng; akin to Middle Dutch strenge, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALONG — I. əˈloŋ also -äŋ preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English andlang, ondlang, from and-, ond-, against + lang long …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALONG — () (Now heard only in the prep. phrase along of.)
Английский словарь Webster
STRING — — stringless , adj. — stringlike , adj. /string/ , n. , v. , strung; strung or ( Rare ) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ALONG — /euh lawng", euh long"/ , prep. 1. through, on, beside, over, or parallel to the length or direction of; from …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STRING — I. ˈstriŋ noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English streng; akin to Old High German strang rope, Latin stringere to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ALONG — I. ə-ˈlȯŋ preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English andlang, from and- against + lang long — more at ante- …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRING — noun the line or cord of a bow. 2. string ·noun the points made in a game. 3. string ·noun …
Webster English vocab
ALONG — adv in company; together. 2. along ·- (now heard only in the ·prep phrase along of.). 3. along ·prep by …
Webster English vocab
STRING — [string] n [ME, fr. OE streng; akin to OHG strang rope, L stringere to bind tight--more at strain] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ALONG — [along] prep [ME, fr. OE andlang, fr. and- against + lang long--more at ante-] (bef. 12c) 1: in a line …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STRING — / strɪŋ; NAmE / noun , verb , adjective ■ noun FOR TYING / FASTENING 1. [ U , C …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ALONG — / əˈlɒŋ; NAmE əˈlɔːŋ/ preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. from one end to or towards the other end of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRING — I. string 1 S3 W2 /strɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: streng ] 1 . THREAD …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ALONG — I. a ‧ long 1 S1 W1 /əˈlɒŋ $ əˈlɒːŋ/ BrE AmE adverb 1 . going forward: I was driving …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STRING — n. & v. --n. 1 twine or narrow cord. 2 a piece of this or of similar material used for …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ALONG — prep. & adv. --prep. 1 from one end to the other end of (a handkerchief with lace along the edge). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STRING — n. & v. n. 1 twine or narrow cord. 2 a piece of this or of similar material used for …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ALONG — prep. & adv. prep. 1 from one end to the other end of (a handkerchief with lace along the edge). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STRING — n. & v. --n. 1. twine or narrow cord. 2 a piece of this or of similar material used for …
Oxford English vocab
ALONG — prep. & adv. --prep. 1. from one end to the other end of (a handkerchief with lace along the edge). …
Oxford English vocab
STRING — ( strings, stringing, strung) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. String is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ALONG — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRING — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a string of failures (= a series of failures ) ▪ The team has …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ALONG — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ditch runs along/down etc sth ▪ A muddy ditch ran along the side …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ALONG — (WITH YOU) [adverb] [not gradable] - with youWhen they go to the beach they always bring their radio along.Why don't …
Cambridge English vocab
STRING — Synonyms and related words : A string, Amati, Cremona, D string, E string, G string, Indian file, Strad, Stradivari, Stradivarius, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ALONG — See: ALL ALONG or RIGHT ALONG, COME ALONG, GET ALONG, GO ALONG, RUN ALONG, STRING ALONG.
Slang English vocab
ALONG — adv. get along run along stagger along string along
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
ALONG — See ↑ NEXT TO 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ all along • ↑ go along with • ↑ invite/ask sb along …
Longman Activator English vocab
STRING — n. 25B6; noun a ball of string : TWINE, cord, yarn, thread, strand. a string of brewers : CHAIN, group, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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