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thin out

thin out

Meaning of thin out

English

remove excess plants or stems

Русский

Удалять лишние растения или побеги, чтобы сделать посадку реже.

thin out

Pronunciation

British English
/ˌθɪn ˈaʊt/
American English
/ˌθɪn ˈaʊt/

thin out with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом thin out

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

6 сочетаний

Прореживать растения

Thinning plants
thin out seedlings
прореживать рассаду

Once the seedlings have two leaves, we thin them out.

Когда у рассады появляются два листа, мы её прореживаем.

thin out the branches
проредить ветки

Every winter we thin out the branches of the old apple tree.

Каждую зиму мы прореживаем ветки старой яблони.

  • thin out the carrotsпроредить морковь

Становиться реже

Becoming fewer
the crowd thinned out
толпа поредела

After midnight the crowd thinned out and we finally found seats.

После полуночи толпа поредела, и мы наконец нашли места.

the forest thins out
лес редеет

Higher up the mountain, the forest thins out.

Выше в горах лес редеет.

  • traffic thinned outмашин стало меньше

thin out usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

I thin out the young lettuce plants.

Я прореживаю молодой салат.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

We thin out the young carrots.

Мы прореживаем молодую морковь.

thin out synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between thin out, thin, pull up, weed out, and cull

🇬🇧English

the same without the particle

B1often

ENThin the seedlings so they are spaced properly.

P
🇬🇧English
pull up

to pull plants out by the roots, for any reason

B1often

ENPull up the volunteer tomatoes that are crowding the bed.

Advanced: broader words

W
🇬🇧English
weed out

to remove weeds or unwanted things; often figurative

B1often

ENWeed out the bed before you plant new flowers.

C
🇬🇧English
cull

to remove weak or unwanted specimens

B1rare word

ENThe nursery will cull weak seedlings to keep the crop healthy.

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Questions about this word

What does thin out mean?

remove excess plants or stems

How do you pronounce thin out?

thin out is pronounced [ˌθɪn ˈaʊt].

How is thin out used in a sentence?

Я прореживаю молодой салат. Translation: I thin out the young lettuce plants.

Is thin out part of Plant Care vocabulary?

Yes, thin out can be learned in the Plant Care topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is thin out part of Plants vocabulary?

Yes, thin out can be learned in the Plants topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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