PEN PAL

Meaning of PEN PAL in English

a person with whom one keeps up an exchange of letters, usually someone so far away that a personal meeting is unlikely: My niece in Texas has a pen pal in France.

[ 1935-40, Amer. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

PEN PAL — noun Date: 1938 a friend made and kept through correspondence
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PEN PAL — noun Etymology: pen (III) : a person with whom one carries on a friendly correspondence usually without ever meeting
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PEN PAL — friend living in a distant place with whom one keeps in contact by sending letters
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PEN PAL — Date: 1938 : a friend made and kept through correspondence
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PEN PAL — Function: noun Date: 1938 : a friend made and kept through correspondence
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PEN PAL — ■ noun a penfriend.
Concise Oxford English vocab
PEN PAL — [pen pal] n (1938): a friend made and kept through correspondence
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PEN PAL — noun ( especially NAmE ) = penfriend
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PEN PAL — ˈpen pal BrE AmE noun [countable] someone you make friends with by writing letters, especially someone who lives in another …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PEN-PAL — see pen pal
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PEN PAL — also pen-pal ( pen pals) A pen pal is someone you write friendly letters to and receive letters from, although …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PEN PAL — also pen-pal (~s) A ~ is someone you write friendly letters to and receive letters from, although the two of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PEN-PAL — see pen pal
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PEN PAL — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And there are online equivalents to pen pal clubs.
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PEN PAL — {n.} A friend who is known to someone through an exchange of letters. * /John's pen pal writes him letters …
Slang English vocab
PEN PAL — {n.} A friend who is known to someone through an exchange of letters. * /John's pen pal writes him letters …
Словарь английских идиом
PEN PAL — n. A friend who is known to someone through an exchange of letters. John's pen pal writes him letters about …
American Idioms English vocabulary
PEN PAL — амер. знакомый или друг по переписке Syn : pen friend (американизм) знакомый, друг по переписке
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PEN PAL — амер. = pen-friend
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PEN PAL — амер.знакомый или друг по переписке Syn:pen friend
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PEN PAL — амер. = pen-friend
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PEN PAL — амер. = pen-friend
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PEN PAL — знакомый по письмам
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PEN PAL — знакомый по письмам
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PEN PAL — амер. знакомый или друг по переписке Syn: pen friend
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PEN PAL — амер. знакомый или друг по переписке Syn: pen friend
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PEN PAL — = _n. _ам. pen friend
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PEN PAL — = n. ам. pen friend
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PEN PAL — друг по переписке
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
PEN PAL — друг по переписке
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
PEN PAL — амер. знакомый или друг по переписке Syn : pen friend (американизм) знакомый, друг по переписке
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PEN
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PAL — I. ˈpal noun ( -s ) Etymology: Romany (English) phal brother, friend, (Continental) phral, from Sanskrit bhrātṛ brother — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PEN — pen 1 — penlike , adj. — penner , n. /pen/ , n. , v. , penned, penning . n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PAL — /pal/ , n. a special air service offered by the U.S. Postal Service for sending parcels from 5 to 30 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PAL — /pal/ , n. , v. , palled, palling . Informal. n. 1. a very close, intimate friend; comrade; chum. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PEN — I. ˈpen transitive verb ( penned ; pen·ning ) Etymology: Middle English pennen, from Old English -pennian Date: 13th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PEN — noun a female swan. 2. pen ·noun a wing. 3. pen ·noun the internal shell of a squid. 4. pen …
Webster English vocab
PAL — [pal] n [Romany phral, phal brother, friend, fr. Skt bhratr brother; akin to OE brothor brother] (ca. 1682): a close …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PEN — tool for writing or drawing with a coloured fluid, such as ink. The earliest ancestor of the pen probably was …
Britannica English vocabulary
PEN — pen BrE AmE pen ▷ penned pend (= pend) ▷ penning ˈpen ɪŋ ▷ pens penz ▶ ˈ pen friend …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PAL — pal, Pal, PAL BrE AmE pæl ▷ palled pæld ▷ palling ˈpæl ɪŋ ▷ pals pælz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PEN — / pen; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. (often in compounds) an instrument made of plastic or metal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAL — / pæl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. ( informal , becoming old-fashioned ) a friend : We've …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PEN — I. pen 1 S2 /pen/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1,3: Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: penne …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PAL — I. pal 1 /pæl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Romany ; Origin: phral , phal 'brother, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PEN — n. & v. --n. 1 an instrument for writing or drawing with ink, orig. consisting of a shaft with a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PEN — n. & v. n. 1 an instrument for writing or drawing with ink, orig. consisting of a shaft with a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PEN — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. an instrument for writing or drawing with ink, orig. consisting of a shaft with …
Oxford English vocab
PEN — ( pens, penning, penned) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A pen …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PEN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bottle top/pen top etc ▪ Has anyone seen my pen top? bull pen felt-tip …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PAL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES pen pal COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE good ▪ Buster is a rabbit, and good …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PAL — [verb] -ll- USIf you pal around with someone, you do things together as friends.(UK and ANZ dated) If you pal …
Cambridge English vocab
PEN
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PAL — Synonyms and related words : ace, amigo, associate, associate with, assort with, bedfellow, bedmate, bosom buddy, buddy, bunkie, bunkmate, butty, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PEN — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ ballpoint , feather ( AmE ), felt , felt-tip , felt-tipped , fountain , gel , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PEN — n. 25B6; noun you'll need a pen and paper : fountain pen, ballpoint (pen), rollerball; fibre tip (pen), felt tip …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PAL — n. (informal) 25B6; noun my best pal. : See friend sense 1. 25A0; pal up BECOME FRIENDLY, make friends, form …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PAL — 1. < language > Paradox Application Language . 2. For the AVANCE distributed persistent operating system . ["PAL Reference Manual", …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
PAL — n [ U ] a British make of food for dogs. A famous advertisement claimed that Pal ‘prolongs active life’.
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
PAL — n. 1 friend, consort, comrade, alter ego, crony, companion, amigo, playmate, classmate, Colloq chum, sidekick, mate, Chiefly US and Canadian …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PAL — See: PEN PAL.
Словарь английских идиом
PAL — Peace At Last Phase Alternation Line (European TV format) For more possible definitions for PAL , click here ©1988-2002, All …
Most Common Acronyms and Abbreviations English vocabulary
PEN — I 1. сущ. 1) а) перо (писчее); ручка с пером I am writing with the gold pen he gave me. …
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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