teem
gb/tˈim/ us/tˈim/
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Engels
hemzseg, nyüzsög, szakad
WERKWOORD
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Gebruikspatroon:
[place] teems with [people/animals/things]
In summer, the lake teems with fish.
Nyáron a tó hemzseg a halaktól.
The market teemed with shoppers on Saturday morning.
Szombat reggel a piac nyüzsgött a vásárlóktól.
Her novels teem with vivid minor characters.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
The park teems with birds in spring.
Tavasszal a park hemzseg a madaraktól.
The city teems with people at night.
Éjszaka a város nyüzsög az emberektől.
Veelgemaakte fout:
Use "teem with," not "teem of."
Betekenis
be full of many things
Woordcombinaties
teem with life
|teem with people
|teem with tourists
|teem with fish
|teem with wildlife
|teem with activity
|teem with possibilities
|teem with ideas
|teem with rumors
|teem with bacteria
Synoniemen
abound (Slightly more formal; focuses on large quantity.)
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swarm (Suggests moving crowds or masses, often of insects or people.)
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be rife with (Often used for something negative (e.g., crime, errors).)
Antoniemen
lack (Means not to have enough of something.)
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be devoid of (Emphasizes total absence.)
Thema's
nature
|society
|description
Definitie
If a place teems with something, it has a lot of it.
To be full of or contain a very large number of people, animals, or things.
WERKWOORD
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INFORMAL
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szakad
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Gebruikspatroon:
It is/was teeming (down) (with rain).
We stayed inside because it was teeming outside.
Bent maradtunk, mert kint szakadt az eső.
It started teeming down just as we left the station.
Épp akkor kezdett szakadni az eső, amikor kijöttünk az állomásról.
By the time we arrived, the rain had been teeming for hours.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
It is teeming today.
Ma szakad az eső.
It was teeming when I went out.
Szakadt az eső, amikor kimentem.
Veelgemaakte fout:
This meaning is mainly British; in other varieties, "pour (with rain)" is more common.
Betekenis
rain very heavily
Woordcombinaties
it was teeming
|it’s teeming outside
|teeming down
|teeming with rain
|teeming rain
Synoniemen
pour (More widely used across varieties of English.)
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bucket down (Very informal and vivid.)
Antoniemen
clear up (The rain stops and the sky becomes clear.)
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let up (The rain becomes less heavy or stops.)
Thema's
weather
|daily_life
Definitie
If it’s teeming, it’s raining a lot.
To rain very heavily (common in British English, often with "down").
Grammatica
Lemmavorm
teem
IPA
GB/tˈim/
US/tˈim/
Lettergrepen en klemtoon
teem (1 lettergreep)
Stress on 1st syllable (teem)
Woordvormen
Verb
- Base: teem
- 3rd Person Singular: teems
- Present Participle: teeming
- Past: teemed
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