Meaning of aust | Babel Free
[àwst]Definitions
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to weave (to produce fabric from thread in a loom) transitive
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third-person singular/plural present indicative of aust form-of, indicative, plural, present, singular, third-person
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to weave (to produce fabric, cloth for a certain object; to produce fabric, cloth with certain patterns) transitive
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third-person singular imperative of aust form-of, imperative, singular, third-person, with-lai
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to weave (to make a mesh, a net, a web; also of spiders) transitive
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third-person plural imperative of aust form-of, imperative, plural, third-person, with-lai
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to dawn (to become light at the beginning of the day) (of time period) intransitive, third-person
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to dawn, to appear slowly (in the sky) (of light, light sources) intransitive, third-person
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to appear, to begin figuratively, intransitive, third-person
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to come back, to reach awareness intransitive, rare, third-person
Examples
“rīts ausa lēni”
the morning dawned slowly
“lieliskā spožumā aust jaunā diena”
in great splendor dawns the new day
“austrumos ausa gaisma”
the light dawned in the east
“austošā saule”
the dawning sun
“zvaigznes aust”
the stars are dawning (= appearing)
“tur ausa vēlīns pavasara mēness”
there dawned (= appeared) the belated spring moon
“no padomēm mums brīve ausa!”
from the councils liberty dawned to us!
“acīs meitenēm aust mīlas smaids”
a lovely smile dawned in the girls' eyes
“atmiņā aust bijušās dienas”
the past days are dawning in (one's) memory
“aust linu audeklu”
to weave linen cloth
“aust kokvilnas audumus”
to weave cotton fabric
“aužamās stelles”
(weaving) loom
“fabrikas audējas auž jaunu vilnas kleitu drānu”
the factory weaves weave a new dress cloth/fabric
“aust šitās meitas vairs neprata, vērpt negribēja”
these girls can't weave anymore, and they don't want to spin (either)
“aust dvieļus, maisus”
to weave towels, sacks
“aust linus, vilnu”
to weave linen (flax), wool
“es aužu linu kreklu”
I am weaving a linen shirt
“tie senos rakstus auž, ko tēvi auduši”
there they weave the old symbols/patterns that (our) fathers (= ancestors) (used to) weave
“zvejnieks laivā tīklus auž”
the fisherman is in (his) boat weaving his net
“zirneklis auž tīklu”
the spider is weaving (its) web
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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