dark

IPA(Pronunciation)

/dɑɹk/

Verb

intransitive transitive

(intransitive) To grow or become dark, darken. / (intransitive) To remain in the dark, lurk, lie hidden or concealed. / (transitive) To make dark, darken; to obscure.

Japanese Meaning

（自動詞）暗くなる、暗くなっていく。 / （自動詞）暗闇にとどまる、潜む、隠れている。 / （他動詞）暗くする、暗くさせる、覆い隠す。

What is this buttons?

As evening fell, the sky began to dark, hiding the hills in shadow.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

夕方になると、空が暗くなり、丘は影に包まれた。

Details

Sense（1）

(intransitive) To grow or become dark, darken.

Sense（2）

(intransitive) To remain in the dark, lurk, lie hidden or concealed.

To dark is still used in Swaledale (Yorkshire) in the sense of to lie hid, as, 'Te rattens [rats] mun ha bin darkin whel nu [till now]; we hannot heerd tem tis last fortnith'.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Details

Sense（3）

(transitive) To make dark, darken; to obscure.

darks

（ present singular third-person ）

darking

（ participle present ）

darked

（ participle past ）

darked

（ past ）

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