single (EN)
tillægsord, Navneord, udsagnsord

tillægsord “single”

single, non-gradable
  1. eneste
    He arrived at the party with a single red rose in his hand.
  2. enkelt (et værelse eller en seng)
    Since I was travelling alone, I booked a single room.
  3. ugift
    He's been single since he broke up with his girlfriend last year.

Navneord “single”

sg. single, pl. singles or uncountable
  1. single (musiksingle)
    I found an old Beatles single in my attic with "Hey Jude" on side A and "Revolution" on side B.
  2. single (musiknummer)
    Adele's new single topped the charts within a week of its release.
  3. single (person)
    At the singles event, she wore a badge that said "Hello, I'm Jane and I'm single!"
  4. single (i cricket)
    The batsman nudged the ball into the gap and quickly took a single to keep the scoreboard ticking.
  5. single (i baseball)
    The batter smacked the ball into the outfield and sprinted to first base for a single.
  6. enkelt (dollar)
    When I opened my wallet, all I found were a couple of singles and some loose change.
  7. enkeltbillet
    I bought a single to Manchester because I wasn't sure when I'd be returning.

udsagnsord “single”

single; he singles; past singled, part. singled; ger. singling
  1. at slå en single (i baseball)
    With two outs, Mia singled to right field and brought the runner home from second base.
  2. at tynde ud (i havebrug)
    After planting the carrots, we singled the weaker seedlings to give the stronger ones more space to grow.