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. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012

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 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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 - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык

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