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CEFRA1

/ˈbɒ.təm/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The lowest part or surface of something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The lowest part of anything.

Examples

  • Gum got stuck to the bottom of my shoe.

  • The footnotes are at the bottom of the page.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈbɑɾəm]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The lowest or last position in a rank.

  2. Spirits poured into a glass before adding soda water.

  3. A garment worn to cover the body below the torso.

More examples

In context

  • The ship sank to the bottom of the sea.

  • Footers appear at the bottoms of pages.

  • The Red Sox are at the bottom again.

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After diving to the blank of the lake, he found an old sunken rowboat.

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Origin

noun

PIE word *bʰudʰmḗn Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- ~ *dʰubʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-mḗn Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn Proto-Germanic *butmaz Proto-West Germanic *botm Old English botm Middle English botme English bottom From Middle English botme, botom, from Old English botm, bodan (“bottom, foundation; ground, abyss”), from Proto-West Germanic *butm, from Proto-Germanic *butmaz, *budmaz (“bottom; ground”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn (“bottom”). Cognates Cognate with Yola bothom, bottom (“bottom”), Saterland Frisian Boudem (“floor; ground”), West Frisian boaiem (“floor; ground”), Dutch bodem, boom, boôm (“bottom; ground, soil”), German Boden (“floor; ground; soil”), Limbu...