Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - yawn
Yawn
yawn
v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (as a reflex) open the mouth wide and inhale esp. when sleepy or bored. 2 intr. (of a chasm etc.) gape, be wide open. 3 tr. utter or say with a yawn. --n. 1 an act of yawning. 2 colloq. a boring or tedious idea, activity, etc. Derivatives yawner n. yawningly adv. Etymology: OE ginian, geonian
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English yenen, yanen, from Old English ginian; akin to Old High German ginēn to ~, Latin hiare, Greek chainein Date: before 12th century intransitive verb to open wide ; gape, to open the mouth wide and take a deep breath usually as an involuntary reaction to fatigue or boredom, transitive verb to utter with a ~, to accomplish with or impel by ~s , II. noun Date: 1602 gap, cavity, an opening of the mouth wide while taking a deep breath often as an involuntary reaction to fatigue or boredom, bore V ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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