PARE SOMETHING AWAY/DOWN

Meaning of PARE SOMETHING AWAY/DOWN in English

reduce or diminish in a number of small successive stages.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

PARE — (peel) decorticar; (trim) tonder, oiser
English interlingue dictionary
PARE — I. ˈpa(a)](ə)r, ˈpe], ]ə\ transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English paren, from Middle French parer to prepare, trim, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English doun hill, from Old English dūn; akin to Middle Dutch dūne …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AWAY — I. əˈwā adverb Etymology: Middle English away, on way, from Old English aweg, onweg, from a- (I) , on + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARE — (v. t.) To remove; to separate; to cut or shave, as the skin, ring, or outside part, from anything; -- …
Английский словарь Webster
PARE — (v. t.) To cut off, or shave off, the superficial substance or extremities of; as, to pare an apple; to …
Английский словарь Webster
PARE — ( v. t. ) To remove; to separate; to cut or shave, as the skin, ring, or outside part, from …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PARE — ( v. t. ) To cut off, or shave off, the superficial substance or extremities of; as, to pare an …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PARE — — pareable , adj. /pair/ , v.t., pared, paring . 1. to cut off the outer coating, layer, or part …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOWN — down 1 /down/ , adv. 1. from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AWAY — /euh way"/ , adv. 1. from this or that place; off: to go away. 2. aside; to another place; in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n adverb Etymology: Middle English doun, from Old English dūne, short for adūne, of dūne, from a- (from of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AWAY — I. ə-ˈwā adverb Date: before 12th century 1. : on the way : along get away early 2. : from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PARE — transitive verb ( pared ; par·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French parer to make, prepare, pare, from Latin parare …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PARE — vt fig.: to diminish the bulk of; to reduce; to lessen. 2. pare ·vt to cut off, or shave off, …
Webster English vocab
DOWN — adj downcast; as, a down look. 2. down ·adv from a remoter or higher antiquity. 3. down ·vt to cover, …
Webster English vocab
AWAY — adv from a place; hence. 2. away ·adv aside; off; in another direction. 3. away ·adv from a state or …
Webster English vocab
PARE — [pare] vt pared ; par.ing [ME, fr. MF parer to prepare, trim, fr. L parare to prepare, acquire; akin to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AWAY — [away] adv (bef. 12c) 1: on the way: along "get ~ early" 2: from this or that place: hence, thence …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PARE — pare BrE AmE peə AmE pe ə r pæ ə r (= pair) ▷ pared peəd AmE pe ə rd …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOMETHING — / ˈsʌmθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun , adverb ■ pronoun 1. a thing that is not known or mentioned by name …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARE — / peə(r); NAmE per/ verb [ vn ] 1. pare sth (off / away) to remove the thin outer layer …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOWN — / daʊn; NAmE / adverb , preposition , verb , adjective , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AWAY — / əˈweɪ; NAmE / adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of away in phrasal verbs, look at the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PARE — pare /peə $ per/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: parer 'to prepare, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOWN — I. down 1 S1 W1 /daʊn/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A LOWER POSITION to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AWAY — I. a ‧ way 1 S1 W1 /əˈweɪ/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: onweg , aweg …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AWAY — adv., adj., & n. --adv. 1 to or at a distance from the place, person, or thing in question (go …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AWAY — adv., adj., & n. adv. 1 to or at a distance from the place, person, or thing in question (go …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOWN — 1. adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1. into or towards a lower place, esp. to the …
Oxford English vocab
AWAY — adv., adj., & n. --adv. 1. to or at a distance from the place, person, or thing in question (go …
Oxford English vocab
DOWN — I. PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES /daʊn/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use something to refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARE — ( pares, paring, pared) 1. When you pare something, or pare part of it off or away , you cut …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AWAY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Away' is often used with verbs …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARE — (~s, paring, ~d) 1. When you ~ something, or ~ part of it off or away, you cut off its …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SOMETHING — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or anything/something spoken (= or something of the same kind ) ▪ Would you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PARE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB away ▪ After removing the tape, pare away any surplus adhesive with a razor …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AWAY — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a car drives off/away ▪ The police car drove off at top speed. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMETHING — [pronoun] - an object, situation, quality or action which is not exactly known or statedThere's something sharp in my shoe.Something …
Cambridge English vocab
PARE — [verb] [T] - to cut away (the outer layer) from (something, esp. a fruit or a vegetable), or (figurative) to …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOWN — n. back down bear down beat down bog down boil down bowl down break down bring down broken down buckle …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AWAY
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AWAY — adj. Function: adverb 1 from this or that place FF1C; come away at once FF1E; Synonyms: hence, thence Related Words: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AWAY — I. adverb 1. from this or that place come away at once Synonyms: hence, thence Related Word: forth, out, therefrom …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PARE — verb Pare is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ inventory
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DOWN — INDEX: 1. moving down 2. to go down 3. when the sun goes down 4. to go down under the …
Longman Activator English vocab
AWAY — See ↑ DISTANCE 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a long way off/far off/far away • ↑ at once/right away • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
PARE — v. 25B6; verb pare the peel from the lemon : CUT (OFF), trim (off), peel (off), strip (off), skin; technical …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
AWAY — adj. 25B6; adverb she began to walk away : OFF, from here, from there. stay away from the trouble : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PARE — v. 1 trim, peel, skin, shave (off), shuck; decorticate, excoriate Pare the apples and then grate them coarsely 2 Often, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SOMETHING — 1. мест.; неопред.; как сущ. кое-что, нечто, что-нибудь, что-то; до некоторой степени He is something of an artist. ≈ Он …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PARE — гл. 1) а) подрезать (ногти) б) срезать корку, кожуру; чистить; обчищать to pare apples ≈ очистить яблоко от кожуры 2) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AWAY — нареч. 1) обозначает : а) отдаленность от данного места далеко; б) отдаленность во времени давно away from home ≈ вдали …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMETHING — something.ogg 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PARE — pare.ogg peə v 1. 1> подрезать; стричь to pare nails - стричь ногти 2> обстругивать ( тж. pare down) to …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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