gee
gb/d͡ʒˈi/ us/d͡ʒˈi/
A1
Engelsk
hű, gé, jobbra hajt
B1
INFORMAL
1
hű
A2
Bruksmønster:
Gee, [clause].
Gee, I didn’t expect to see you here.
Hű, nem számítottam rá, hogy itt látlak.
Gee, that’s a lot of work for one day.
Hű, ez rengeteg munka egy napra.
Gee, thanks for picking me up.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
Gee! That is big.
Hű! Ez nagy!
Gee, I forgot my keys.
Hű, otthon hagytam a kulcsaimat.
Vanlig feil:
Learners sometimes use it in very formal writing; it is mainly spoken and informal.
Betydning
mild exclamation of surprise
Ordkombinasjoner
Gee, that's amazing
|Gee, I didn't know that
|Gee, really?
|Gee, sorry
|Gee, thanks
|Gee, what a surprise
|Gee, it's hot today
|Gee, you look great
Synonymer
gosh (Very similar mild exclamation; often sounds a little softer.)
|
wow (Stronger emphasis on admiration or amazement.)
Temaer
emotions
|conversation
Definisjon
We say "Gee!" when we are surprised or impressed.
Used to express surprise, admiration, annoyance, or emphasis, often as a mild alternative to stronger swear words.
SUBSTANTIV
A1
2
gé
A1
Bruksmønster:
the letter gee; a/another gee
How do you spell your last name—does it start with a gee?
Hogy betűzöd a vezetéknevedet – gével kezdődik?
In this font, the lowercase gee looks different.
Ebben a betűtípusban a kis g másképp néz ki.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
G is called "gee".
A G betűt „gé”-nek hívják.
My name starts with a gee.
A nevem a gé betűvel kezdődik.
Vanlig feil:
Do not confuse the letter name "gee" with the exclamation "Gee!"
Betydning
the letter G
Ordkombinasjoner
the letter gee
|capital gee
|lowercase gee
|G (gee)
|G as in "go"
Temaer
language
|education
Definisjon
"Gee" is the name of the letter G.
The name of the letter G.
VERB
C1
ARCHAIC
3
jobbra hajt
B2
Bruksmønster:
gee [an animal] (to the right)
The teamster shouted, "Gee!" and the horses turned right.
A kocsis felkiáltott: „Jobbra!”, és a lovak jobbra fordultak.
She geed the horse away from the fence.
Jobbra, a kerítéstől elfelé hajtotta a lovat.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
He said, "Gee!" and the horse went right.
Azt mondta: „Jobbra!”, és a ló jobbra fordult.
Vanlig feil:
This is uncommon in modern everyday English; most people would say "turn right" or "go right" instead.
Betydning
make an animal turn right
Ordkombinasjoner
gee the horse
|gee to the right
|gee and haw
|gee the team
|gee over
Synonymer
urge (General word; not limited to animal-driving commands.)
Antonymer
haw (Traditional command meaning to turn left (in the same animal-driving context).)
Temaer
animals
|farming
|transport
Definisjon
To tell a horse to go (often to the right).
To urge a horse or other draft animal to move or to turn to the right, especially by calling out a command.
Grammatikk
Oppslagsform
gee
IPA
GB/d͡ʒˈi/
US/d͡ʒˈi/
Stavelser og trykk
gee (1 stavelse)
Stress on 1st syllable (gee)
Bøyingsformer
Noun
- Base: gee
- Plural: gees
Verb
- Base: gee
- 3rd Person Singular: gees
- Present Participle: geeing
- Past: geed
- Past Participle: geed
Ordfamilie
Forms
gees
noun
geeing
verb
geed
verb
Core family
geez
interjection
Uttrykk
gee up
1/d͡ʒˈi ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
informal
encourage to go faster
To make someone or something go faster.
Eksempler
- We need to gee up the team if we’re going to meet the deadline.
- He tried to gee up the horses as the wagon started to slow.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
- Gee up—we’re late!
gee whillikers
1/d͡ʒˈi wˈɪlɪkɚz/
fixed phrase
informal
very mild surprised exclamation
An old-fashioned way to say you are surprised.
Eksempler
- Gee whillikers, I didn’t see that coming.
- Gee whillikers, you scared me!
gee whiz
1/d͡ʒˈi wˈɪz/
fixed phrase
informal
mild surprised exclamation
We say "gee whiz" when something surprises us.
Eksempler
- Gee whiz, that was a close call.
- Gee whiz, this place is bigger than I expected.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
- Gee whiz, it’s expensive!