Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - smile
Smile
smile
v. & n. --v. 1 intr. relax the features into a pleased or kind or gently sceptical expression or a forced imitation of these, usu. with the lips parted and the corners of the mouth turned up. 2 tr. express by smiling (smiled their consent). 3 tr. give (a smile) of a specified kind (smiled a sardonic smile). 4 intr. (foll. by on, upon) adopt a favourable attitude towards; encourage (fortune smiled on me). 5 intr. have a bright or favourable aspect (the smiling countryside). 6 tr. (foll. by away) drive (a person's anger etc.) away (smiled their tears away). 7 intr. (foll. by at) a ridicule or show indifference to (smiled at my feeble attempts). b favour; smile on. 8 tr. (foll. by into, out of) bring (a person) into or out of a specified mood etc. by smiling (smiled them into agreement). --n. 1 the act or an instance of smiling. 2 a smiling expression or aspect. Phrases and idioms come up smiling colloq. recover from adversity and cheerfully face what is to come. Derivatives smileless adj. smiler n. smiley adj. smilingly adv. Etymology: ME perh. f. Scand., rel. to SMIRK: cf. OHG smilenter
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I. verb (~d; smiling) Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English smerian to laugh, Sanskrit smayate he ~s Date: 14th century intransitive verb to have, produce, or exhibit a ~, 2. to look or regard with amusement or ridicule , to bestow approval , to appear pleasant or agreeable, transitive verb to affect with or by smiling, to express by a ~, ~r noun smilingly adverb II. noun Date: 15th century a facial expression in which the eyes brighten and the corners of the mouth curve slightly upward and which expresses especially amusement, pleasure, approval, or sometimes scorn, a pleasant or encouraging appearance, ~less adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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