strand

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Old English strand. Cognate with West Frisian straun, Dutch strand, German Strand, Swedish strand.

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Singular
strand

Plural
strands

strand (plural strands)

  1. (now poetic or archaic) The flat area of land bordering a body of water; a beach or shore.
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Infinitive
to strand

Third person singular
strands

Simple past
stranded

Past participle
stranded

Present participle
stranding

to strand (third-person singular simple present strands, present participle stranding, simple past and past participle stranded)

  1. (transitive) To run aground.
  2. (transitive) To leave (someone) in a difficult situation; to abandon or desert.
  3. (transitive, baseball) To cause the third out of an inning to be made, leaving a runner on base.
    Jones pops up; that's going to strand a pair.
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Origin uncertain.

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Singular
strand

Plural
strands

strand (plural strands)

  1. Each of the strings which, twisted together, make up a rope or cord.
  2. A string.
  3. An individual length of any fine, string-like substance.
    strand of spaghetti
    strand of hair.
  4. (electronics) A group of wires, usually twisted or braided.
  5. (broadcasting) A series of programmes on a particular theme or linked subject.
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Note: many languages have particular words for “a strand of <substance>” that are different for each substance. The translations below refer to strands in general. You might find a more appropriate translation under the word for the substance itself.


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strand

  1. beach

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From Old Norse strǫnd.

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strand c. (singular definite stranden, plural indefinite strande)

  1. beach
  2. shore, seashore
  3. seaside

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strand

  1. Imperative of strande.

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strand n. (plural stranden, diminutive strandje, diminutive plural strandjes)

  1. beach

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strand

  1. first person singular present tense of stranden
  2. imperative form of stranden

[edit] Hungarian

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  • IPA: /ˈʃtrɒnd/

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strand (plural strandok)

  1. beach
  2. open-air bath

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From Old English strand.

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Singular
strand

Plural
strandes

strand (plural strandes)

  1. a beach or shoreline

[edit] Norwegian

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strand m and f (definite singular stranda/stranden; indefinite plural strender; definite plural strendene)

  1. beach

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[edit] Old English

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Akin to Old Norse strönd.

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strand n.

  1. beach

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Inflection for strand Singular Plural
common Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Base form strand stranden stränder stränderna
Possessive form strands strandens stränders strändernas

strand c.

  1. beach (not necessarily sandy)

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