ski

CEFRA2

/skiː/

noun · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A long narrow runner used for sliding over snow; to move on skis.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A trip made by skiing.

Examples

  • Our children want to learn to ski.

  • Roy practiced very hard to get his ski instructor's license.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4

Also pronounced

  • /ʃiː/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow or water.

  2. One of a pair of long flat runners under some flying machines, used for landing.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To move on skis.

More examples

In context

  • Tom can ski as well as his brother.

  • We spent the winter holidays skiing the Alps

  • to go for a ski

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

With long plastic boards attached to our boots, we blank down the steep mountain.

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Origin

noun

From Norwegian ski, from Old Norse skíð (“stick of wood, snowshoe”), from Proto-Germanic *skīdą (“stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to cut, split”) (see also shed). Cognate with Old English sċīd (“stick of wood”) (modern shide), Old High German skit (Modern German Scheit (“log”)).