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weed

Meaning of weed

remove unwanted plants

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British English/ˈwiːd/
American English/ˈwid/
Russian transcription[vɨpɐˈlɨvatʲ]
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weed - выпалывать
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weed with Russian translation

weed usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Каждое воскресенье я выпалываю огород.

Every Sunday I weed the vegetable patch.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она выпалывает сорняки около новых кустов.

She weeds around the new shrubs.

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weed belongs to the topic "Garden Plants". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

weedвыпалывать
flowerцветок
grassтрава
roseроза
beansфасоль
onionлук
peasгорох

weed synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between weed / hoe / dig up / uproot / clear (the beds) / tend (the garden)

🇬🇧English
weed

General neutral term for removing unwanted plants (weeds) from beds or soil.

B1Very Often

I need to weed the flower beds this weekend.

Мне нужно выполоть цветочные клумбы в эти выходные.

🇬🇧English

Specifies using a hoe (tool) to remove weeds or cultivate soil; method-specific rather than a general term.

B2Rarely

He hoed the vegetable rows to keep the weeds down.

Он пропалывал рядки огорода мотыгой, чтобы контролировать сорняки.

D
🇬🇧English
dig up

Involves excavating plants or soil; can mean removing roots or digging to transplant — broader than simple weeding.

B1Often

We had to dig up the old shrubs to make room for the new path.

Нам пришлось выкопать старые кусты, чтобы освободить место для новой дорожки.

U
🇬🇧English
uproot

Implies removing an entire plant including its roots; stronger, often used for larger plants or figuratively (remove completely).

B2Often

They uprooted the old tree to stop it damaging the foundation.

Они выкорчевали старое дерево, чтобы оно не повредило фундамент.

C
🇬🇧English
clear (the beds)

Broader than 'weed' — to clear beds may include removing debris, old plants and weeds, not only weeding.

B1Often

In spring we clear the beds before planting.

Весной мы очищаем клумбы перед посадкой.

T
🇬🇧English
tend (the garden)

Broad verb meaning to look after the garden, includes weeding but also watering, pruning and general care.

B1Often

She tends the garden every evening, removing weeds and watering the plants.

Она ухаживает за садом каждый вечер: пропалывает сорняки и поливает растения.

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How to pronounce weed and what this word means

weed translation: выпалывать. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce weed

/ˈwiːd/

weed translation

выпалывать

weed examples

Every Sunday I weed the vegetable patch.

weed transcription

/ˈwiːd/, /ˈwid/

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weed meaning: what does it mean?

remove unwanted plants

weed pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

weed is pronounced as /ˈwiːd/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

weed definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Every Sunday I weed the vegetable patch. Translation: Каждое воскресенье я выпалываю огород.

Is weed part of Garden Plants vocabulary?

Yes, weed (выпалывать) can be learned in the Garden Plants topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is weed part of Plants vocabulary?

Yes, weed (выпалывать) can be learned in the Plants topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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