etcetera
etcetera

etch


Definition: Meaning of, etch in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɛtʃ /

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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
etch etched etched
Present Participle Third Person Singular
etching etches
  1. [intransitive and transitive] to cut lines on a metal plate, piece of glass, stone etc to form a picture or words
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  2. be etched on/in your memory/mind literary if an experience, name etc is etched on your memory or mind, you cannot forget it and you think of it often
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  3. [transitive usually passive] if someone's face is etched with pain, sadness etc, you can see these feelings from their expression
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  4. [transitive] to make lines or patterns appear on something very clearly
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