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Engelsk navneord: time

1. time (om begivenhed) an instance or single occasion for some event


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThis time he succeeded.
He called four times.
He could do ten at a clip.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)clip


Mindre specifikke termercase, example, instance

2. time (om tid) a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningTake time to smell the roses.
I didn't have time to finish.
It took more than half my time.


Mindre specifikke termerperiod, period of time, time period

3. time (om tid) an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningHe waited a long time.
The time of year for planting.
He was a great actor in his time.


Mindre specifikke termerperiod, period of time, time period


Mere specifikke termerbit, day, dead, ephemera, hard times, incarnation, minute, mo, moment, patch, piece, second, space age, spell, wee, while

4. time (om tid) a suitable moment


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningIt is time to go.


Mindre specifikke termerinstant, minute, moment, second


Mere specifikke termerhigh time, occasion

5. time the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past


Mindre specifikke termerattribute


Mere specifikke termerbiological time, civil time, continuance, continuum, cosmic time, daylight saving, daylight savings, daylight-saving time, daylight-savings time, duration, eternity, future, futurity, geologic time, geological time, GMT, Greenwich Mean Time, Greenwich Time, hereafter, infinity, local time, musical time, nowadays, past, past times, present, standard time, time to come, universal time, UT, UT1, yesteryear

6. time (om begivenhed) a person's experience on a particular occasion


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningHe had a time holding back the tears.
They had a good time together.


Mindre specifikke termerexperience

7. time (om tid) a reading of a point in time as given by a clock


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningDo you know what time it is?.
The time is 10 o'clock.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)clock time


Mindre specifikke termerindication, meter reading, reading


Mere specifikke termerhour, prime time, SCLK, spacecraft clock time, time of day


Kendetegnerantemeridian, postmeridian

8. time (om tid) the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)fourth dimension


Mindre specifikke termerdimension

9. time (om egenskab) rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)meter, metre


Mindre specifikke termerrhythmicity

10. time (om tid) the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningHe served a prison term of 15 months.
His sentence was 5 to 10 years.
He is doing time in the county jail.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)prison term, sentence


Mindre specifikke termerterm


Mere specifikke termerhard time, life, life sentence


Engelsk udsagnsord: time

1. time (om ændring) measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningHe clocked the runners.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)clock


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s somebody


Mindre specifikke termermeasure, quantify


Mere specifikke termermistime

2. time (om erkendelse) assign a time for an activity or event


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThe candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene.


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s somebody.
Somebody ----s somebody PP.
Somebody ----s something PP


Mindre specifikke termerschedule

3. time (om erkendelse) set the speed, duration, or execution of


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningWe time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely.


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something.
Something ----s something


Mindre specifikke termerdetermine, influence, mold, regulate, shape

4. time (om ændring) regulate or set the time of


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningTime the clock.


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something


Mindre specifikke termeradjust, correct, set

5. time (om ændring) adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThe good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely.


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something


Mindre specifikke termeradjust, correct, set









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