JOLLY (SOMEBODY) ALONG

Meaning of JOLLY (SOMEBODY) ALONG in English

jolly somebody along phrasal verb ( see also ↑ jolly )

to try to make someone do something faster by encouraging them:

He jollied people along and got useful information out of them.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

SOMEBODY — alcun, alqui; (acc.) alquem
English interlingue dictionary
ALONG — along. ~ WITH: junt con. -SIDE: (naut.) bord a borde
English interlingue dictionary
SOMEBODY — I. ˈsəmˌbädē, -(ˌ)bədē, -di pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum body, from sum, som some + body : one or some …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JOLLY
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
JOLLY — (v. t.) To cause to be jolly; to make good-natured; to encourage to feel pleasant or cheerful; -- often implying …
Английский словарь Webster
ALONG — () (Now heard only in the prep. phrase along of.)
Английский словарь Webster
JOLLY
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
SOMEBODY — I. ˈsəm-(ˌ)bə-dē, -ˌbä- pronoun Date: 14th century : one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity somebody will come …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
JOLLY — I. ˈjä-lē adjective ( jol·li·er ; -est ) Etymology: Middle English joli, from Anglo-French jolif, from jol-, probably from Old …
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
SOMEBODY — noun a person of consideration or importance. 2. somebody ·noun a person unknown or uncertain; a person indeterminate; some person.
Webster English vocab
JOLLY — add. ·adj a marine in the english navy. 2. jolly ·superl full of life and mirth; jovial; joyous; merry; mirthful. …
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
SOMEBODY — [some.body] pron (14c): one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity "~ will come in" [2]somebody n (ca. 1566): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
JOLLY — [jol.ly] adj jol.li.er ; -est [ME joli, fr. OF] (14c) 1 a (1): full of high spirits: joyous (2): given …
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
SOMEBODY — somebody BrE AmE ˈsʌm bəd i -ˌbɒd- -ˌbɑːd- —There is also a casual form ˈsʌm di
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
JOLLY — joll|y, Jolly BrE AmE ˈdʒɒl |i AmE ˈdʒɑːl |i ▷ joll|ied id ▷ joll|ier i ə AmE i ə r …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — / ˈsʌmbədi; NAmE / pronoun = someone : Somebody should have told me. She thinks she's really somebody in that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
JOLLY — / ˈdʒɒli; NAmE ˈdʒɑːli/ adjective , adverb , verb , noun ■ adjective ( jol·lier , jol·li·est ) 1. happy …
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
SOMEBODY — I. some ‧ bod ‧ y 1 S1 W3 /ˈsʌmbɒdi, -bədi $ -bɑːdi, -bədi/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
JOLLY — I. jol ‧ ly 1 /ˈdʒɒli $ ˈdʒɑːli/ BrE AmE adjective especially British English [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old …
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
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. --pron. some person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
JOLLY
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
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. pron. some person. n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
JOLLY
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
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. --pron. some person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Oxford English vocab
JOLLY
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
SOMEBODY — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Somebody means the same as someone . …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
JOLLY — ( jollier, jolliest) 1. Someone who is jolly is happy and cheerful in their appearance or behaviour. She was a …
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
SOMEBODY — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Somebody means the same as someone . …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SOMEBODY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A white person was by definition somebody . ▪ Which just goes to prove, you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
JOLLY — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Jolly Roger PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES (jolly) good show ▪ Although his forecasts have …
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
ALONG — See: ALL ALONG or RIGHT ALONG, COME ALONG, GET ALONG, GO ALONG, RUN ALONG, STRING ALONG.
Slang English vocab
JOLLY — JOLLY, or JOLLY NOB. The head. I'll lump your jolly nob for you; I'll give you a knock on the …
Slang English vocab
SOMEBODY — n. Function: pronoun one or some individual of no certain or known identity FF1C; somebody should be home FF1E; Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
ALONG — adv. get along run along stagger along string along
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SOMEBODY — I. pronoun one or some individual of no certain or known identity somebody should be home Synonyms: someone Related Word: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
ALONG — See ↑ NEXT TO 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ all along • ↑ go along with • ↑ invite/ask sb along …
Longman Activator English vocab
SOMEBODY — n. 25B6; noun she wanted to be a somebody : IMPORTANT PERSON, VIP, public figure, notable, dignitary, worthy; someone, (big/household) …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
JOLLY
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ALONG — adv. 25B6; preposition she walked along the corridor : DOWN, from one end of to the other. trees grew …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — pron. 1 one, someone, some person There must be somebody who will take you to the dance n. 2 personage, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
JOLLY
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ALONG — See: ALL ALONG or RIGHT ALONG, COME ALONG, GET ALONG, GO ALONG, RUN ALONG, STRING ALONG.
Словарь английских идиом
SOMEBODY — pronoun BAD : She hadn't seen somebody for over a week. GOOD : She hadn't seen anybody for over a …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
ALONG — preposition BAD : Walking along the city after dark is not a good idea. GOOD : Walking through the city …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — 1. мест.; неопред. кто-нибудь, кто-то Somebody is knocking at the door. ≈ Кто-то стучит в дверь. Syn : anybody, someone …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
JOLLY — I сущ., сл. 1) а) солдат морской пехоты Ее Величества (тж. royal jolly) б) солдат милиционной армии (тж. tame jolly) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ALONG — 1. предл. 1) вдоль, по along the highway ≈ вдоль по шоссе 2) по (в процессе); во время I lost …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMEBODY — somebody.ogg 1. ʹsʌmbədı n 1. часто ирон. человек с положением, важная персона, «шишка» he's (a) somebody - а) он влиятельный …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
JOLLY — jolly.ogg _I ʹdʒɒlı n воен. жарг. матрос ( военного корабля ) _II ʹdʒɒlı сокр. от jolly-boat _II 1. ʹdʒɒlı n …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ALONG — along.ogg 1. əʹlɒŋ adv 1. дальше, вперёд to go along - двигаться дальше; идти своей дорогой they were told to …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
JOLLY — I jolly сущ., сленг1) а) солдат морской пехоты Ее Величества (тж. royal jolly) б) солдат милиционной армии (тж. tame jolly) …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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