RETORT

Meaning of RETORT in English

Function: noun

Date: 1600

: a quick, witty, or cutting reply especially : one that turns back or counters the first speaker's words

synonyms see ANSWER

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

RETORT — retort- see retorquer
Interlingua English vocab
RETORT — I. rə̇ˈtȯ(ə)r]t, rēˈ-, -ȯ(ə)], usu ]d.+V\ verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Latin retortus, past participle of retorquēre to turn back, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RETORT — (n.) To return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility; as, to retort the charge of vanity.
Английский словарь Webster
RETORT — ( n. ) To return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility; as, to retort the charge of vanity.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RETORT — retort 1 — retorter , n. /ri tawrt"/ , v.t. 1. to reply to, usually in a sharp or retaliatory …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RETORT — I. ri-ˈtȯrt verb Etymology: Latin retortus, past participle of retorquēre, literally, to twist back, hurl back, from re- + torquēre …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RETORT — noun to bend or curve back; as, a retorted line. 2. retort ·vi to return an argument or a charge; …
Webster English vocab
RETORT — [re.tort] vb [L retortus, pp. of retorquere, lit., to twist back, hurl back, fr. re- + torquere to twist--more at …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RETORT — vessel used for distillation of substances that are placed inside and subjected to heat. The simple form of retort, used …
Britannica English vocabulary
RETORT — / rɪˈtɔːt; NAmE rɪˈtɔːrt/ verb , noun ■ verb to reply quickly to a comment, in an angry, offended or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RETORT — I. re ‧ tort 1 /rɪˈtɔːt $ -ɔːrt/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RETORT — n. & v. --n. 1 a vessel usu. of glass with a long recurved neck used in distilling liquids. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RETORT — n. & v. --n. 1 an incisive or witty or angry reply. 2 the turning of a charge or argument …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RETORT — n. & v. n. 1 a vessel usu. of glass with a long recurved neck used in distilling liquids. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RETORT — n. & v. n. 1 an incisive or witty or angry reply. 2 the turning of a charge or argument …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RETORT — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. an incisive or witty or angry reply. 2 the turning of a charge or …
Oxford English vocab
RETORT — ( retorts, retorting, retorted) To retort means to reply angrily to someone. ( WRITTEN ) Was he afraid, he was …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RETORT — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) To ~ means to reply angrily to someone. (WRITTEN) Was he afraid, he was asked. ‘Afraid of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RETORT — I. verb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ "Nonsense," retorted Simpson. ▪ "You're not afraid?" Brenda asked. "Of course not," he …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RETORT — [verb], [noun] [slightly formal] - (to make) a quick annoyed or clever answerShe offered to help me but I retorted …
Cambridge English vocab
RETORT — Synonyms and related words : acknowledge, acknowledgment, aerosol, alembic, answer, answer back, answering, antiphon, anvil, aphorism, apothegm, atomizer, back answer, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RETORT — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: ANSWER 1, antiphon, rejoinder, reply, respond, response, return 2 a quick, witty, or cutting reply …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
RETORT — I 1. сущ. 1) возражение; резкий ответ retort sharp retort ≈ резкий ответ insolent retort ≈ наглый ответ 2) остроумная …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RETORT — retort.ogg _I 1. rıʹtɔ:t n 1> возражение; резкий ответ the courteous retort - шутл. куртуазный ответ in retort - а) …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RETORT — 1) реторта || перегонять в реторте 2) муфель 3) автоклав || стерилизовать в автоклаве, автоклавировать • - amalgam pot retort …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
RETORT — 1) реторта || перегонять в реторте 2) муфель 3) автоклав || стерилизовать в автоклаве, автоклавировать • - amalgam pot retort - intermittent retort - oil-shale retort - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
RETORT — 1) муфель 2) отпаривать 3) печь 4) реторта 5) ретортный • nose of zinc retort — устье цинковой реторты - retort amalgam - retort carbon - retort coke
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
RETORT — _I 1. rıʹtɔ:t n 1) возражение; резкий ответ the courteous retort - шутл. куртуазный ответ in retort - а) в …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RETORT — I 1. сущ. 1) возражение; резкий ответ sharp retort — резкий ответ insolent retort — наглый ответ 2) остроумная реплика, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
RETORT — I 1. сущ. 1) возражение; резкий ответ sharp retort — резкий ответ insolent retort — наглый ответ 2) остроумная реплика, находчивый ответ •• - in retort 2. гл. 1) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
RETORT — I 1. сущ. 1) возражение; резкий ответ retort sharp retort ≈ резкий ответ insolent retort ≈ наглый ответ 2) остроумная …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
RETORT — v. ripostar; n. (chem.) retorte; riposte
English interlingue dictionary
RETORT — I. verb see: torture Date: circa 1557 transitive verb to pay or hurl back ; return , 2. to make …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RETORT — (v. t.) A vessel in which substances are subjected to distillation or decomposition by heat. It is made of different …
Английский словарь Webster
RETORT — (v. t.) The return of, or reply to, an argument, charge, censure, incivility, taunt, or witticism; a quick and witty …
Английский словарь Webster
RETORT — (v. i.) To return an argument or a charge; to make a severe reply.
Английский словарь Webster
RETORT — (n.) To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.
Английский словарь Webster
RETORT — (n.) To bend or curve back; as, a retorted line.
Английский словарь Webster
RETORT — ( v. t. ) The return of, or reply to, an argument, charge, censure, incivility, taunt, or witticism; a quick …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RETORT — ( v. t. ) A vessel in which substances are subjected to distillation or decomposition by heat. It is made …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RETORT — ( v. i. ) To return an argument or a charge; to make a severe reply.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RETORT — ( n. ) To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RETORT — ( n. ) To bend or curve back; as, a retorted line.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RETORT — v. make a sharp answer, give an incisive reply; retaliate, reciprocate, requite, return in kind; reply to an argument with …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
RETORT — n. sharp answer, incisive response, cutting reply; container used for distillation
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
RETORT — n. Pronunciation: ri- ' to ̇ rt, ' r ē - ˌ Function: transitive verb Date: 1850 : to treat …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
RETORT — n. Pronunciation: ri- ' to ̇ rt, ' r ē - ˌ Function: noun Etymology: Middle French retorte, from Medieval …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
RETORT — n. Pronunciation: ri- ' to ̇ rt Function: verb Etymology: Latin retortus, past participle of retorqu ē re, literally, to …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
RETORT — ~ 1 ■ verb 1》 say something sharp, angry, or witty in answer to a remark or accusation. 2》 archaic …
Concise Oxford English vocab
RETORT — re|tort verb, noun BrE AmE ri |ˈtɔːt rə- AmE -|ˈtɔːrt ▷ re|torted ˈtɔːt ɪd -əd AmE ˈtɔːrt̬ əd ▷ re|torting …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RETORT — n. Function: verb Synonyms: ANSWER 1, come in, rejoin, reply, respond, return
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
RETORT — n. Repartee, smart or witty reply.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
RETORT — I. verb Synonyms: answer 1, come in, rejoin, reply, respond, return II. noun 1. Synonyms: answer 1, antiphon, rejoinder, reply, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
RETORT — I. noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
RETORT — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ quick , sharp ▪ clever , witty ▪ sarcastic , scathing ▪ angry VERB + RETORT …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
RETORT — See ↑ ANSWER 1,5
Longman Activator English vocab
RETORT — n. 25B6; verb Oh, sure, she retorted : ANSWER, reply, respond, say in response, return, counter, rejoin, riposte, retaliate, snap …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
RETORT — I n. 1) to make a ~ 2) a ~ to II v. ( L ) he ~ed heatedly that …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
RETORT — n. 1 response, reply, rejoinder, answer, riposte, rebuttal, Colloq comeback Faced with criticism of the novel, the author's retort was …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
RETORT — rotter
Anagrams English vocabulary
RETORT — Реторта
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
RETORT — резко возражать; отпарировать (колкость) отвечать на оскорбление или обиду тем же; бить противника его же оружием бить противника его же …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
RETORT — (n) резкий ответ
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
RETORT — I 1. [rıʹtɔ:t] n 1) возражение; резкий ответ the courteous ~ - шутл. куртуазный ответ in ~ - а) в …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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