PLUMP FOR (SOMETHING/SOMEBODY)

Meaning of PLUMP FOR (SOMETHING/SOMEBODY) in English

plump for something/somebody phrasal verb British English informal ( see also ↑ plump )

to choose something or someone after thinking carefully about it:

Finally we plumped for a bottle of champagne.

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

SOMEBODY — alcun, alqui; (acc.) alquem
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
PLUMP — I. ˈpləmp verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English plumpen, of imitative origin intransitive verb 1. : to drop, fall, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLUMP — (v. t.) To cast or let drop all at once, suddenly and heavily; as, to plump a stone into water.
Английский словарь Webster
PLUMP — (adv.) Well rounded or filled out; full; fleshy; fat; as, a plump baby; plump cheeks.
Английский словарь Webster
PLUMP — ( adv. ) Well rounded or filled out; full; fleshy; fat; as, a plump baby; plump cheeks.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PLUMP — plump 1 — plumply , adv. — plumpness , n. /plump/ , adj., plumper, plumpest , v. adj. 1. well …
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
PLUMP — I. ˈpləmp verb Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. : to drop, sink, or come in contact …
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
PLUMP — adj to give a plumper. ·see plumper, 2. 2. plump (·adj & ·v) directly; suddenly; perpendicularly. 3. plump ·adj to …
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
PLUMP — [plump] vb [ME] vi (14c) 1: to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily "~ed down in the …
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
SOMETHING — / ˈsʌmθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun , adverb ■ pronoun 1. a thing that is not known or mentioned by name …
Oxford Advanced Learner's 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
PLUMP — / plʌmp; NAmE / adjective , verb ■ adjective ( plump·er , plump·est ) 1. having a soft, round body; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEBODY — I. some ‧ bod ‧ y 1 S1 W3 /ˈsʌmbɒdi, -bədi $ -bɑːdi, -bədi/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PLUMP — I. plump 1 /plʌmp/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Middle Dutch ; Origin: plomp 'dull, not sharp' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
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
PLUMP — v., n., adv., & adj. --v. 1 intr. & tr. (often foll. by down) drop or fall abruptly (plumped down …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PLUMP — adj. & v. --adj. (esp. of a person or animal or part of the body) having a full rounded shape; …
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
PLUMP — v., n., adv., & adj. v. 1 intr. & tr. (often foll. by down) drop or fall abruptly (plumped down …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PLUMP — adj. & v. adj. (esp. of a person or animal or part of the body) having a full rounded shape; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. --pron. some person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Oxford English vocab
PLUMP — 1. adj. & v. --adj. (esp. of a person or animal or part of the body) having a full rounded …
Oxford English vocab
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
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
PLUMP — ( plumper, plumpest, plumps, plumping, plumped) 1. You can describe someone or something as plump to indicate that they are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOR — 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
SOMETHING — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or anything/something spoken (= or something of the same kind ) ▪ Would you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A white person was by definition somebody . ▪ Which just goes to prove, you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PLUMP — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN face ▪ It was a plump face , unnaturally rosy, and sleep-creased like …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOR
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
PLUMP — Fat, full, fleshy. Plump in the pocket; full in the pocket. To plump; to strike, or shoot. I'll give you …
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
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
PLUMP — I. verb Plump is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ cushion , ↑ pillow II. adj. Plump is …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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
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
PLUMP — v. 1 drop, plummet, fall, plunge, dive, sink, collapse, flop I was so tired that all I could do was …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PLUMP — adj. 1 chubby, stout, fleshy, ample, full-bodied, portly, tubby, rotund, squat, chunky, buxom, corpulent, roly-poly, fat, obese, overweight, steatopygous, Brit …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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
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
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
PLUMP — I 1. прил. 1) полный; округлый, пухлый Syn : fat 2) обильный, богатый, достаточный Syn : ample, abundant 2. гл. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOR — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) 1. союз 1) ибо; ввиду того, что (вводит придаточное причины) This is no party question, for …
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
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
PLUMP — plump.ogg _I 1. plʌmp a 1. 1> полный; пухлый; округлый plump little hands - пухленькие ручки plump shoulders - округлые …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOR — for.ogg 1. fɔ: n довод в пользу чего-л. fors and againsts - доводы за и против 2. fɔ: (полная форма); …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PLUMP — plump I 1. прил.1) полный; округлый, пухлый Syn:fat 2) обильный, богатый, достаточный Syn:ample, abundant 2. гл.1) выкармливать, вскармливать (тж. plump …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SOMEBODY — 1. [ʹsʌmbədı] n 1. часто ирон. человек с положением, важная персона, «шишка» he's (a) ~ - а) он влиятельный человек; …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SOMETHING — 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - он …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SOMEBODY — 1. ʹsʌmbədı n 1. часто ирон. человек с положением, важная персона, «шишка» he's (a) somebody - а) он влиятельный человек; …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PLUMP — _I 1. plʌmp a 1. 1> полный; пухлый; округлый plump little hands - пухленькие ручки plump shoulders - округлые /пухлые/ …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FOR — 1. fɔ: n довод в пользу чего-л. fors and againsts - доводы за и против 2. fɔ: (полная форма); fə …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SOMEBODY — 1. мест. ; неопред. кто-нибудь, кто-то Somebody is knocking at the door. — Кто-то стучит в дверь. Syn: anybody , …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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