finger
gb/fˈɪŋɡɚ/ us/fˈɪŋɡɚ/
A1
Engleză
~ 1200
Sensuri
0 sensuri
Substantiv
A1
entity
1
One of the digits on a hand
One of the five long parts on your hand that you use to hold or touch things.
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone]'s [finger]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'finger' with 'toe', which is on the foot, not the hand.
Sinonime
digit (More formal or technical term for a finger or toe.)
Antonime
toe (A similar body part on the foot instead of the hand.)
Colocații
pointing finger
|index finger
|middle finger
|ring finger
|little finger
Teme
body
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- She wore a gold ring on her finger.
- He cut his finger while chopping vegetables.
- The child pointed with his finger at the picture.
- Her fingers were cold from the snow.
- He broke his index finger during the game.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- I hurt my finger.
- He wears a ring on his finger.
- She points with her finger.
- My fingers are cold.
- He has long fingers.
Verb
B1
action
2
Touch or handle with fingers
To touch or hold something with your fingers.
Tipar de utilizare:
to finger [something]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may confuse this with 'point' which means to indicate something with a finger, not to handle it.
Sinonime
handle (To touch or hold, but can involve the whole hand, not just fingers.)
Antonime
avoid touching (To deliberately not touch something.)
Colocații
finger the fabric
|finger through papers
|finger a necklace
Teme
daily life
|daily_life
|body
Exemple
- She fingered the pages of the old book.
- He nervously fingered his tie before the meeting.
- The musician fingered the guitar strings skillfully.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- He fingered the paper.
- She fingers her hair when she is thinking.
- The boy fingered the toy.
Verb
informal
B2
action
3
Inform on someone to authorities
To tell the police who did a crime.
Tipar de utilizare:
to finger [someone] (as [something])
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may misunderstand and think it means physically touching someone rather than identifying them to authorities.
Sinonime
inform on (Neutral equivalent; does not have the same slang connotation.)
Antonime
cover for (To protect someone by not revealing their wrongdoing.)
Colocații
finger a suspect
|finger the thief
Teme
crime
|law
|communication
Exemple
- The witness refused to finger his accomplice.
- Someone must have fingered him to the cops.
- He was fingered as the leader of the gang.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The man fingered the thief to the police.
- She did not want to finger her friend.
- He was fingered by a witness.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
finger
IPA
GB/fˈɪŋɡɚ/
US/fˈɪŋɡɚ/
Silabe și accent
fin - ger (2 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (fin)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: finger
- Plural: fingers
Verb
- Base: finger
- 3rd Person Singular: fingers
- Present Participle: fingering
- Past: fingered
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
Core family
fingernail
noun A2
fingertip
noun
Related words
fingerprint
noun B1
Negative and opposite forms
fingerless
adjective
Advanced or less common
forefinger
noun B2
Expresii
green fingers
1/ɡɹˈin fˈɪŋɡɚz/
idiom
Skill in gardening and growing plants well
To be very good at growing plants and making them healthy.
Exemple
- My grandmother has green fingers and her garden is beautiful.
- If you don't have green fingers, start with easy plants.
keep your fingers crossed
1/kˈip jˈʊɹ fˈɪŋɡɚz kɹˈɔst/
idiom
informal
Hope for good luck or success
To hope that something will happen in the way you want it to happen.
Exemple
- Keep your fingers crossed that it doesn't rain tomorrow.
- I'm keeping my fingers crossed for your exam results.
point the finger at someone
1/pˈɔɪnt ðə fˈɪŋɡɚ ˈæt sˈʌmwˌʌn/
idiom
Accuse someone of wrongdoing or blame them
To say that someone is responsible for a problem or bad thing.
Exemple
- They were quick to point the finger at the manager when sales dropped.
- Don't point the finger at me; I didn't do it.
put your finger on something
1/pˈʊt jˈʊɹ fˈɪŋɡɚ ˈɔn sˈʌmθɪŋ/
idiom
Identify exactly what is wrong or important
To understand and say exactly what is wrong or important about something.
Exemple
- I can't quite put my finger on what's bothering me.
- She put her finger on the real problem immediately.
have a finger in every pie
1/hˈæv ə fˈɪŋɡɚ ˈɪn ˈɛvɹi pˈaɪ/
idiom
informal
Be involved in many things at once
To be involved in many different activities or projects.
Exemple
- She has a finger in every pie, from local politics to charity work.
- He likes to have a finger in every pie at the office.
have a finger in every pie
2/hˈæv ə fˈɪŋɡɚ ˈɪn ˈɛvɹi pˈaɪ/
idiom
be involved in many activities
To be involved in many different activities, projects, or businesses at the same time.
Exemple
- She seems to have a finger in every pie, from local politics to charity work.
- Our boss has a finger in every pie and likes to control every project.
- He has a finger in every pie and always knows what’s happening in town.