"coast" meaning in English

See coast in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: coast, coast, coasts
  1. η ακτή
    Sense id: el-coast-en-noun-jq-qng5n Categories (other): Γεωγραφία (αγγλικά)

Verb

Forms: coast, coast, coasts, coasted, coasted, coasting
  1. κυλώ, για ένα όχημα που κινείται γρήγορα και ομαλά, χωρίς να καταναλώνει πολλή ενέργεια
    Sense id: el-coast-en-verb-o7oodgeo
  2. παραπλέω
    Sense id: el-coast-en-verb-q-3SbsKy Categories (other): Ναυτικοί όροι (αγγλικά)
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    {
      "form": "coast"
    },
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      "form": "en-noun-s",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coast",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενικός"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coasts",
      "raw_tags": [
        "πληθυντικός"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Γεωγραφία (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "They sailed near the coast.",
          "translation": "Έπλευσαν κοντά στις ακτές."
        },
        {
          "text": "We are five miles off the coast.",
          "translation": "Είμαστε πέντε μίλια από την ακτή."
        },
        {
          "text": "The village is on the coast.",
          "translation": "Το χωριό είναι στην ακτή."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: shore"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "η ακτή"
      ],
      "id": "el-coast-en-noun-jq-qng5n",
      "raw_tags": [
        "γεωγραφία"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "coast"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "coast"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-verb-'ask'",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coast",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεστώτας"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coasts",
      "raw_tags": [
        "γ΄ ενικό ενεστώτα"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coasted",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αόριστος"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coasted",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παθητική μετοχή"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coasting",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεργητική μετοχή"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We were coasting down/along the new road.",
          "translation": "Κυλούσαμε μαλακά στο νέο δρόμο."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "κυλώ, για ένα όχημα που κινείται γρήγορα και ομαλά, χωρίς να καταναλώνει πολλή ενέργεια"
      ],
      "id": "el-coast-en-verb-o7oodgeo",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αμετάβατο"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ναυτικοί όροι (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "παραπλέω"
      ],
      "id": "el-coast-en-verb-q-3SbsKy",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αμετάβατο",
        "ναυτικός όρος"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "coast"
}
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      "form": "coast"
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coast",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενικός"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "πληθυντικός"
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Γεωγραφία (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "They sailed near the coast.",
          "translation": "Έπλευσαν κοντά στις ακτές."
        },
        {
          "text": "We are five miles off the coast.",
          "translation": "Είμαστε πέντε μίλια από την ακτή."
        },
        {
          "text": "The village is on the coast.",
          "translation": "Το χωριό είναι στην ακτή."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: shore"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "η ακτή"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "γεωγραφία"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "coast"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "coast"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-verb-'ask'",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coast",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεστώτας"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coasts",
      "raw_tags": [
        "γ΄ ενικό ενεστώτα"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coasted",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αόριστος"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coasted",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παθητική μετοχή"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coasting",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεργητική μετοχή"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We were coasting down/along the new road.",
          "translation": "Κυλούσαμε μαλακά στο νέο δρόμο."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "κυλώ, για ένα όχημα που κινείται γρήγορα και ομαλά, χωρίς να καταναλώνει πολλή ενέργεια"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "αμετάβατο"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ναυτικοί όροι (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "παραπλέω"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "αμετάβατο",
        "ναυτικός όρος"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "coast"
}

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