disturb
gb/dɪstˈɚb/ us/dɪstˈɚb/
B1
אנגלית
~ 3000
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
פועל
B1
action
1
Interrupt someone's activity or peace
To stop someone from working, resting, or thinking by making them pay attention to you or something else.
תבנית שימוש:
to disturb [someone]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'disturb' with 'bother'. While similar, 'disturb' more strongly implies interrupting an action or state of rest.
מילים נרדפות
interrupt (Implies breaking into an ongoing activity, often by speaking or acting suddenly.)
הפכים
leave alone (Means not to bother or interfere with someone.)
צירופים
disturb the peace
|disturb someone at work
|disturb a meeting
|disturb sleep
נושאים
daily life
|emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- Please don't disturb me while I'm studying.
- The noise from the street disturbed her concentration.
- I hope I'm not disturbing you by calling so late.
- He didn't want to disturb the sleeping baby.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- Please do not disturb me now.
- The loud music disturbed him.
- I don't want to disturb your work.
- She disturbed me while I was reading.
פועל
B2
action
2
Cause worry or upset
To make someone feel bad, scared, or worried.
תבנית שימוש:
to disturb [someone]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may overuse 'disturb' in casual contexts where 'worry' or 'make sad' is more natural.
מילים נרדפות
upset (A general term for causing emotional distress, often softer than 'disturb'.)
הפכים
reassure (Means to remove worry or fear from someone.)
צירופים
deeply disturb
|emotionally disturb
|disturb the public
נושאים
emotions
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- The news of the accident disturbed her greatly.
- Some scenes in the movie may disturb younger viewers.
- It disturbed me to hear about the violence.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- The bad news disturbed him.
- The scary story disturbed her.
- Loud fights disturb me.
פועל
B2
action
3
Change normal order or position
To move something so it is not in its normal place or order.
תבנית שימוש:
to disturb [something]
מילים נרדפות
disrupt (Often used for systems or processes; 'disturb' can be more physical and small-scale.)
הפכים
leave intact (Means not to alter or move something from its original state.)
צירופים
disturb the arrangement
|disturb the surface
|disturb the soil
נושאים
daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- Don't disturb the papers on my desk.
- The wind disturbed the calm surface of the lake.
- She carefully closed the box so as not to disturb its contents.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- Do not disturb the books.
- The wind disturbed the water.
- He disturbed the sand with his foot.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
disturb
IPA
GB/dɪstˈɚb/
US/dɪstˈɚb/
הברות והטעמה
dis - turb (2 הברות)
Stress on 2nd syllable (turb)
צורות המילה
Verb
- Base: disturb
- 3rd Person Singular: disturbs
- Present Participle: disturbing
- Past: disturbed
משפחת מילים
Forms
disturbs
verb
disturbing
verb
disturbed
verb
Core family
disturbance
noun B1
Related words
disturbingly
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
undisturbed
adjective
ביטויים
disturb the peace
1/dɪstˈɚb ðə pˈis/
fixed phrase
Make noise or trouble in public places
To make loud noise or cause trouble in a public place, breaking the law or rules.
דוגמאות
- He was arrested for disturbing the peace after shouting in the street.
- The neighbors complained that they were disturbing the peace with their party.
do not disturb
1/dˈu nˈɑt dɪstˈɚb/
fixed phrase
Instruction to not interrupt someone
A sign or message telling people not to interrupt you.
דוגמאות
- I put a 'Do Not Disturb' sign on my hotel door.
- Please set your phone to 'Do Not Disturb' during the meeting.