HOLD OUT AN OLIVE BRANCH

Meaning of HOLD OUT AN OLIVE BRANCH in English

See: BURY THE HATCHET.

Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012

HOLD OUT AN OLIVE BRANCH — See: BURY THE HATCHET.
Slang English vocab
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
Interlingua English vocab
OLIVE — Subtropical, broad-leaved tree ( Olea europaea ) or its edible fruit. The olive was being grown on the island of …
Английский словарь Британика
OUT — I. |au̇t, usu |au̇d.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OLIVE — I. ol·ive ˈälə̇v, -lēv noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin oliva, from (assumed) OGreek …
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRANCH — I. ˈbranch, -aa(ə)-, -ai-, -ȧ- noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English braunche, from Old French branche, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AN — I. _ən, after some consonants often ə n, esp emphatic or hesitating or after a pause (|)an; see usage note …
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
OLIVE — (n.) The fruit of the olive. It has been much improved by cultivation, and is used for making pickles. Olive …
Английский словарь Webster
AN — () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of …
Английский словарь Webster
OLIVE — ( n. ) The fruit of the olive. It has been much improved by cultivation, and is used for making …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OUT — /owt/ , adv. 1. away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OLIVE — /ol"iv/ , n. 1. an evergreen tree, Olea europaea, of Mediterranean and other warm regions, cultivated chiefly for its fruit. …
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HOLD — hold 1 — holdable , adj. /hohld/ , v. , held; held or ( Archaic ) holden; holding; n. v.t. …
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BRANCH — — branchless , adj. — branchlike , adj. /branch, brahnch/ , n. 1. a division or subdivision of the stem …
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AN — an 1 /euhn/ ; when stressed /an/ , indefinite article. the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( …
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OLIVE — adj. of or made from olives or olive trees; olive-colored
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OUT — I. ˈau̇t adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Greek hysteros later, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OLIVE — I. ˈä-liv, -ləv noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin oliva, from Greek elaia Date: 13th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOLD — I. ˈhōld verb ( held ˈheld ; hold·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English healdan; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AN — I. ən, (ˈ)an indefinite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OUT — vt to come out with; to make known. 2. out ·vi to come or go out; to get out or …
Webster English vocab
OLIVE — noun the oyster catcher. 2. olive ·noun an olivary body. ·see under olivary. 3. olive ·noun the color of the …
Webster English vocab
HOLD — noun binding power and influence. 2. hold ·noun the authority or ground to take or keep; claim. 3. hold ·noun …
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BRANCH — vi to divide into separate parts or subdivision. 2. branch ·vt to divide as into branches; to make subordinate division …
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AN — conj if; a word used by old english authors. 2. an ·- this word is properly an adjective, but …
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
OLIVE — [ol.ive] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. L oliva, fr. Gk elaia] (13c) 1 a: a Mediterranean evergreen tree (Olea europaea …
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HOLD — [hold] vb held ; hold.ing [ME, fr. OE healdan; akin to OHG haltan to hold, and perh. to L celer …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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OLIVE — (Olea europaea; family Oleaceae), subtropical, broad-leaved, evergreen tree and its edible fruit. The tree, ranging in height from 3 to …
Britannica English vocabulary
OLIVE — olive, Olive BrE AmE ˈɒl ɪv § -əv AmE ˈɑːl ɪv -əv ▷ olive|s, ~'s z ▶ ˈ olive branch …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OLIVE — / ˈɒlɪv; NAmE ˈɑːlɪv/ noun , adjective ■ noun 1. [ C ] a small green or black fruit with …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOLD — / həʊld; NAmE hoʊld/ verb , noun ■ verb ( held , held / held; NAmE /) IN HAND / …
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BRANCH — / brɑːntʃ; NAmE bræntʃ/ noun , verb ■ noun OF TREE 1. a part of a tree that grows out …
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OLIVE — ol ‧ ive /ˈɒləv, ˈɒlɪv $ ˈɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOLD — I. hold 1 S1 W1 /həʊld $ hoʊld/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle held /held/) [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BRANCH — I. branch 1 S2 W2 /brɑːntʃ $ bræntʃ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AN — I. a S1 W1 /ə; strong eɪ/ BrE AmE ( also an ) indefinite article , determiner 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OLIVE — n. & adj. --n. 1 (in full olive tree) any evergreen tree of the genus Olea, having dark-green lance-shaped leathery …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOLD — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. held) 1 tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OLIVE — n. & adj. n. 1 (in full olive tree) any evergreen tree of the genus Olea, having dark-green lance-shaped leathery …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOLD — v. & n. v. (past and past part. held) 1 tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1. away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Oxford English vocab
OLIVE — n. & adj. --n. 1. (in full olive tree) any evergreen tree of the genus Olea, having dark-green lance-shaped leathery …
Oxford English vocab
HOLD — 1. v. & n. --v. (past and past part. held) 1. tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOLD — I. PHYSICALLY TOUCHING, SUPPORTING, OR CONTAINING /hoʊld/ ( holds, holding, held) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OLIVE — ( olives) 1. Olives are small green or black fruit with a bitter taste. Olives are often pressed to make …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BRANCH — ( branches, branching, branched) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The branches …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOLD — I. PHYSICALLY TOUCHING, SUPPORTING, OR CONTAINING (~s, ~ing, held) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
OLIVE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an olive complexion (= the skin colour that is typical of Greek, Italian, Turkish etc …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOLD — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bag holds sth ▪ I don't think that bag will hold all those …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BRANCH — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a branch library (= a small library that is controlled by a larger library …
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