WIDOW'S MITE

Meaning of WIDOW'S MITE in English

■ noun a small monetary contribution from someone who is poor.

Origin

with biblical allusion to Mark 12:43.

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

WIDOW'S MITE — noun Etymology: so called from the widow who cast two mites (a farthing) into the Temple treasury (Mark 12:42) : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WIDOW'S MITE — a small contribution given cheerfully by one who can ill afford it. Mark 12:41-44. [ 1585-95 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WIDOW'S MITE — вдовья лепта
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WIDOW'S MITE — вдовья лепта; скромная доля
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WIDOW'S MITE — вдовья лепта
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WIDOW'S MITE — вдовья лепта, скромная доля
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WIDOW'S MITE — вдовья лепта, скромная доля
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WIDOW'S MITE — вдовья лепта
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WIDOW'S MITE — вдовья лепта
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WIDOW'S MITE — вдовья лепта; скромная доля
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WIDOW'S MITE — вдовья лепта; скромная доля
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
WIDOW'S MITE — вдовья лепта
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MITE — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mīte; akin to Middle Dutch ~ ~, small copper coin Date: before …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WIDOW — I. ˈwi(ˌ)dō, -_də; -_dəw, -_dō+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English widewe, widwe, from Old English widewe, wuduwe; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MITE — I. ˈmīt, usu -īd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mīte mite (small insect); akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WIDOW — (v. t.) To become, or survive as, the widow of.
Английский словарь Webster
WIDOW — (v. t.) To endow with a widow's right.
Английский словарь Webster
WIDOW — (v. t.) To reduce to the condition of a widow; to bereave of a husband; -- rarely used except in …
Английский словарь Webster
MITE — (n.) A minute arachnid, of the order Acarina, of which there are many species; as, the cheese mite, sugar mite, …
Английский словарь Webster
WIDOW — ( v. t. ) To reduce to the condition of a widow; to bereave of a husband; -- rarely used …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WIDOW — ( v. t. ) To endow with a widow's right.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WIDOW — ( v. t. ) To become, or survive as, the widow of.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MITE — ( n. ) A minute arachnid, of the order Acarina, of which there are many species; as, the cheese mite, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WIDOW — — widowly , adj. /wid"oh/ , n. 1. a woman who has lost her husband by death and has not …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MITE — mite 1 /muyt/ , n. any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WIDOW — v. cause to become a widow or a widower because of the death of a spouse; take away something valuable
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WIDOW — I. ˈwi-(ˌ)dō noun Etymology: Middle English widewe, from Old English wuduwe; akin to Old High German wituwa widow, Latin vidua, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MITE — I. ˈmīt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mīte; akin to Middle Dutch mite mite, small copper coin Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WIDOW — vt to endow with a widow's right. 2. widow ·adj widowed. 3. widow ·vt to become, or survive as, the …
Webster English vocab
MITE — noun a small weight; one twentieth of a grain. 2. mite ·noun anything very small; a minute object; a very …
Webster English vocab
MITE — ~ 1 ■ noun a minute arachnid with four pairs of legs, several kinds of which are parasitic. [Order Acari: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WIDOW — [wid.ow] n [ME widewe, fr. OE wuduwe; akin to OHG wituwa widow, L vidua, Skt vidhava, L -videre to separate] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MITE — [mite] n [ME, fr. OE mite; akin to MD mite mite, small copper coin and perh. to OHG meizan to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MITE — any of about 20,000 species of tiny arthropod invertebrates belonging to the subclass Acari (sometimes Acarina, or Acarida) of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
WIDOW — widow BrE AmE ˈwɪd əʊ AmE \ -oʊ ▷ widow|ed d ▷ widow|ing ɪŋ ▷ widow|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MITE — / maɪt; NAmE / noun 1. a very small creature like a spider that lives on plants, animals, carpets, etc. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIDOW
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MITE — mite /maɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ] 1 . a very small creature that lives in …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WIDOW — n. & v. --n. 1 a woman who has lost her husband by death and has not married again. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MITE — n. & adv. --n. 1 hist. a Flemish copper coin of small value. 2 any small monetary unit. 3 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WIDOW — n. & v. n. 1 a woman who has lost her husband by death and has not married again. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MITE — n. & adv. n. 1 hist. a Flemish copper coin of small value. 2 any small monetary unit. 3 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WIDOW — n. & v. --n. 1. a woman who has lost her husband by death and has not married again. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
MITE — 1. n. any small arachnid of the order Acari, having four pairs of legs when adult. Derivatives: mity adj. Etymology: …
Oxford English vocab
WIDOW — ( widows) A widow is a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MITE — ( mites) 1. A mite means to a small extent or degree. It is sometimes used to make a statement …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIDOW — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES black widow war widow COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE black ▪ Pepita had been trying …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MITE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE little ▪ But we both agreed the little mite was the spitting image of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WIDOW — [noun] [C] - a woman whose husband has died and who has not married againThe money was paid to Mr …
Cambridge English vocab
MITE — (SMALL AMOUNT) [noun] [U] - a (very) small amount(dated) "Would you like some more dessert?" "No thank you, I couldn't …
Cambridge English vocab
WIDOW — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ grieving ▪ elderly , middle-aged , old , young ▪ rich , wealthy ▪ poor ▪ war …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WIDOW — 1. сущ. вдова to become a widow ≈ овдоветь war widow ≈ военная вдова widow's mite ≈ вдовья лепта widow's …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MITE — I сущ. 1) ист. грош, полушка 2) а) скромная доля, лепта offer one's mite not a mite Syn : bit …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WIDOW — widow.ogg 1. ʹwıdəʋ n 1. вдова to be a widow - вдовствовать to become a widow - овдоветь 2. раз. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MITE — mite.ogg _I maıt n 1. ист. полушка, грош 2. 1> скромная доля, лепта a mite of advice - скромный совет …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WIDOW — widow сущ.1) вдова widow's allowance — вдовье пособие (пособие в связи с потерей кормильца) to become a widow — овдоветь …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MITE — I mite сущ.1) истор. грош, полушка 2) а) скромная доля, лепта - offer one's mite - not a mite Syn:bit …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WIDOW — 1. ʹwıdəʋ n 1. вдова to be a widow - вдовствовать to become a widow - овдоветь 2. раз. что-л. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MITE — _I maıt n 1. ист. полушка, грош 2. 1> скромная доля, лепта a mite of advice - скромный совет the …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WIDOW — 1. сущ. 1) вдова widow's allowance — вдовье пособие ( пособие в связи с потерей кормильца ) to become a …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MITE — I maɪt сущ. 1) ист. грош, полушка 2) а) скромная доля, лепта - not a mite - offer one's mite …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WIDOW — 1. сущ. 1) вдова widow's allowance — вдовье пособие (пособие в связи с потерей кормильца) to become a widow — овдоветь to console a …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MITE — I [ҐµЎ«] mite.wav сущ. 1) ист. грош, полушка 2) а) скромная доля, лепта - not a mite - offer one's mite Syn: bit I б) миниатюра, маленькая вещь; крошечное …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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