Definition of the word lark

Pronunciation of vocabulary lark

larknoun

chim sơn ca

/lɑːk//lɑːrk/

Origin of the word lark

Word Originnoun sense 1 and be/​get up with the lark. Old English lāferce, lǣwerce; related to Dutch leeuwerik and German Lerche; of unknown ultimate origin. noun senses 2 to 3 and blow/​sod that for a lark. early 19th cent.: perhaps from dialect lake ‘play’, from Old Norse leika, but compare with skylark in the same sense, which is recorded earlier.

Vocabulary summary lark

typenoun ((poetry) laverock

meaninglark

examplestop larking about

examplewhat a lark!

meaningIf something bad happens, there must be something good in it; there's no need to worry about what the sky will throw at you.

typenoun

meaningfun; prank; joke

examplestop larking about

examplewhat a lark!

Example of vocabulary larknamespace

meaning

a small brown bird with a pleasant song

một con chim nhỏ màu nâu với một bài hát dễ chịu

meaning

a thing that you do for fun or as a joke

một điều mà bạn làm cho vui hoặc như một trò đùa

  • The boys didn't mean any harm—they just did it for a lark.

    Bọn trẻ không có ý làm hại gì cả - chúng chỉ làm vậy để vui thôi.

meaning

an activity that you think is a waste of time or that you do not take seriously

một hoạt động mà bạn nghĩ là lãng phí thời gian hoặc bạn không thực hiện nghiêm túc

  • Perhaps this riding lark would be more fun than she'd thought.

    Có lẽ trò cưỡi chim sơn ca này sẽ vui hơn cô tưởng.

Words, synonyms, related vocabulary lark

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