GIVE SOMEONE A WIDE BERTH

Meaning of GIVE SOMEONE A WIDE BERTH in English

AVOID, shun, keep away from, stay away from, steer clear of, keep at arm's length, have nothing to do with; dodge, sidestep, circumvent, skirt round.

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEONE — alcun, alquí
English interlingue dictionary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century some person ; somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WIDE — I. ˈwīd adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English wid, wide, from Old English wīd; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; or nonstandard give ˈgiv ; or dialect gin ˈgin ; or guv ˈgəv …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BERTH — I. ˈbərth, ˈbə̄th, ˈbəith noun ( plural berths -ths sometimes -thz) Etymology: probably from bear (IV) , after English birth: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOMEONE — ˈsəm(ˌ)wən pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum oon, from sum, som some + oon one : some person : somebody hoping …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WIDE — (superl.) Having considerable distance or extent between the sides; spacious across; much extended in a direction at right angles to …
Английский словарь Webster
WIDE — ( superl. ) Having considerable distance or extent between the sides; spacious across; much extended in a direction at right …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WIDE — — wideness , n. /wuyd/ , adj., wider, widest , adv. , n. adj. 1. having considerable or great extent …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMEONE — /sum"wun', -weuhn/ , pron. some person; somebody. [ 1275-1325; ME; see SOME, ONE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GIVE — — givable, giveable , adj. , n. — givee , n. — giver , n. /giv/ , v. , gave, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BERTH — /berrth/ , n. 1. a shelflike sleeping space, as on a ship, airplane, or railroad car. 2. Naut. a. the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMEONE — pron. some person, somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SOMEONE — n. person, human, human being
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BERTH — v. move into berth; dock at a wharf; distribute berth
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WIDE — I. ˈwīd adjective ( wider ; wid·est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wīd; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; giv·en ˈgi-vən ; giv·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BERTH — I. ˈbərth noun Etymology: Middle English birth, probably from beren to bear + -th Date: 15th century 1. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century : some person : somebody
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WIDE — superl remote; distant; far. 2. wide ·noun that which is wide; wide space; width; extent. 3. wide ·noun that which …
Webster English vocab
GIVE — vi to have a misgiving. 2. give ·vi to become soft or moist. 3. give ·vi to give a gift …
Webster English vocab
BERTH — noun convenient sea room. 2. berth ·noun an allotted place; an appointment; situation or employment. 3. berth ·noun the place …
Webster English vocab
SOMEONE — ■ pronoun 1》 an unknown or unspecified person. 2》 a person of importance or authority.
Concise Oxford English vocab
WIDE — [wide] adj wider ; wid.est [ME, fr. OE wid; akin to OHG wit wide] (bef. 12c) 1 a: having great …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOMEONE — [some.one] pron (14c): some person: somebody
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GIVE — [give] vb gave ; giv.en ; giv.ing [ME, of Scand origin; akin to OSw giva to give; akin to OE …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BERTH — [berth] n [prob. fr. [2]bear + -th] (15c) 1 a: sufficient distance for maneuvering a ship b: safe distance--used esp. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOMEONE — someone BrE AmE ˈsʌm wʌn § \ -wɒn ▶ ˌ someone ˈ clever BrE AmE ▶ ˌ someone ˈ else …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WIDE — / waɪd; NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun ■ adjective ( wider , wid·est ) FROM ONE SIDE TO …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — / ˈsʌmwʌn; NAmE / (also some·body ) pronoun 1. a person who is not known or mentioned by name : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIVE — / gɪv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( gave / geɪv; NAmE / given / ˈgɪvn; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BERTH — / bɜːθ; NAmE bɜːrθ/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. a place to sleep on a ship or train, or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIDE — I. wide 1 S1 W1 /waɪd/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: adverb : ↑ wide , ↑ widely ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEONE — I. some ‧ one 1 S1 W1 /ˈsʌmwʌn/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean a person, when you do not …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GIVE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BERTH — I. berth 1 /bɜːθ $ bɜːrθ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Probably from bear 'to carry' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WIDE — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 a measuring much or more than other things of the same kind across or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BERTH — n. & v. --n. 1 a fixed bunk on a ship, train, etc., for sleeping in. 2 a ship's place …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WIDE — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 a measuring much or more than other things of the same kind across or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GIVE — v. & n. v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BERTH — n. & v. n. 1 a fixed bunk on a ship, train, etc., for sleeping in. 2 a ship's place …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WIDE — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. a measuring much or more than other things of the same kind across or …
Oxford English vocab
SOMEONE — n. & pron. SOMEBODY.
Oxford English vocab
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1. tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Oxford English vocab
BERTH — n. & v. --n. 1. a fixed bunk on a ship, train, etc., for sleeping in. 2 a ship's place …
Oxford English vocab
GIVE
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
-WIDE — -wide combines with nouns to form adjectives which indicate that something exists or happens throughout the place or area that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIDE — ( wider, widest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use someone or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BERTH — ( berths, berthing, berthed) 1. If you give someone or something a wide berth , you avoid them because you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WIDE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a big/broad/wide smile (= when you are very happy ) ▪ She had a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEONE — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES take someone on an expedition ▪ He’s taking the boys on a camping expedition next …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BERTH — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE wide ▪ Now motorists are threatening to give Shell pumps a wide berth . …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WIDE — [adverb] -r, -stThey moved the goal posts wider apart (= so that there was a larger distance between them).His eyes …
Cambridge English vocab
SOMEONE — somebody [pronoun] - a single personThere's someone outside the house.Someone must have seen what happened.Surely someone knows where the documents …
Cambridge English vocab
WIDE — Synonyms and related words : aberrant, abroad, abstract, accented, adrift, advanced, afield, all abroad, all off, all wrong, alveolar, amiss, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOMEONE — Synonyms and related words : Adamite, being, body, cat, chap, character, creature, customer, duck, earthling, fellow, groundling, guy, hand, head, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GIVE — Synonyms and related words : abalienate, abandon, abstain from, accommodate, accord, act, adaptability, administer, afford, agreeability, aid, air, alien, alienate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOMEONE — pron. Function: pronoun Synonyms: SOMEBODY
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