* From Middle English strand, strond, from Old English strand (“strand, sea-shore, shore”), from Proto-West Germanic *strand, from Proto-Germanic *strandō (“edge, rim, shore”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)trAnt- (“strand, border, field”), from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (“to broaden, spread out”). Cognate with West Frisian strân, German Strand (“beach”), Danish, Dutch, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish strand (“beach”), Faroese strond (“beach”), Icelandic strönd (“beach”).
* (street): Perhaps from the similarity of shape.
Meanings
The shore or beach of the sea or ocean.
They rowed about a League; and then ſet me down on a Strand. 1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “The Author Sets out as Captain of a Ship. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume II, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC, part IV (A Voyage to the Houyhnhnms), page 159:
A woman that wandring in our coaſtes hath bought / A plot for price: where ſhe a citie ſet: / To whom we gaue the ſtrond for to manure. 1557 July 1, Virgil, “The Second Boke of Virgiles Aenæis”, in Henry [Howard, Earl] of Surrey, transl., edited by William Bolland, Certain Bokes of Virgiles Aenaeis, Turned into English Meter ([Roxburghe Club Publications; I]), London: […] A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1814, →OCLC:
Grand Strand
(archaic, dialectal, poetic) The shore or beach of a lake or river.
A small brook or rivulet.
(Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal) A passage for water; gutter.
* From Middle English strand, strond, from Old English strand (“strand, sea-shore, shore”), from Proto-West Germanic *strand, from Proto-Germanic *strandō (“edge, rim, shore”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)trAnt- (“strand, border, field”), from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (“to broaden, spread out”). Cognate with West Frisian strân, German Strand (“beach”), Danish, Dutch, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish strand (“beach”), Faroese strond (“beach”), Icelandic strönd (“beach”).
* (street): Perhaps from the similarity of shape.
Meanings
(transitive) To run aground; to beach.
(figuratively, transitive) To leave (someone) in a difficult situation; to abandon or desert.
(figuratively, transitive) To leave (someone) in a difficult situation; to abandon or desert. ▸ To cause the third out of an inning to be made, leaving a runner on base.
Jones pops up; that's going to strand a pair.
(transitive) To leave an element (e.g., an adposition) without its complement adjacent to it.
In her dissertation, Goldberg (2005) offers a review of diagnostics used to identify verb-stranding VPE to that point, including tests which link the characteristics of English-style VPE (which strands an auxiliary verb) to verb-stranding VPE in languages like Hebrew and Irish. 2021, Emily Manetta, “Verb-second and the verb-stranding verb phrase ellipsis debate”, in Glossa: a journal of general linguistics, volume 6, number 1, →DOI, page 6:
We first note that wh-movement can freely strand prepositions in Icelandic, as in the other Scandinavian languages. 1985, Joan Maling, Annie Zaenen, “Preposition-Stranding and Passive”, in Nordic Journal of Linguistics, volume 8, number 2, →DOI, page 199:
abandon (leave someone in a difficult situation) · beach (run aground) · desert (leave someone in a difficult situation)
Translations (37)
io strandar (to run aground) · it incagliarsi (to run aground) · ru сесть на мель (to run aground) · fr échouer (to run aground) · io strandar (to leave someone in a difficult situation) · ota اوتورمق (to run aground) · fi ajaa karille (to run aground) · mi whakamahue (to leave someone in a difficult situation) · mi whakarere (to leave someone in a difficult situation) · mi whakakukū (to run aground) · pt encalhar (to run aground) · bg засядам (to run aground) · pt abandonar (to leave someone in a difficult situation) · sq braktis (to leave someone in a difficult situation) · fi jättää heitteille (to leave someone in a difficult situation) · sq rend (to run aground) · sk uviaznúť (na plytčine) (to run aground) · ru подставить (to leave someone in a difficult situation) · de im Stich lassen (to leave someone in a difficult situation) · sk opustiť (to leave someone in a difficult situation) · fr abandonner (to leave someone in a difficult situation) · es abandonar (to leave someone in a difficult situation) · nl stranden (to run aground) · es varar (to run aground) · mi whakapae (to run aground) · ang strandian (to run aground) · gl varar (to run aground) · ru высадиться (to run aground) · it spiaggiare (to run aground) · ru бросить (to leave someone in a difficult situation) · cmn 懸空 /悬空 ((grammar) to leave an element without its object) · ru бросить на произвол судьбы (to leave someone in a difficult situation) · ru оставить в беде (to leave someone in a difficult situation) · it abbandonare (to leave someone in a difficult situation) · sh nasukati (to run aground) · fi hylätä (to leave someone in a difficult situation) · fr échouer ((grammar) to leave an element without its object)
strand en · NOUN · etymology 2
Pronunciation
[ˈstɹ̝̊ʷeə̯nd] ~ [ˈstɹ̝̊ʷeənd] General American, Canada, æ-raising
/ˈstɹæːnd/ Australia, bad–lad split
/ˈstɹeə̯nd/ General American, Canada, æ-raising
[ˈstɹ̝̊ʷæːnd] Australia, bad–lad split
[ˈstɹ̝̊ʷɛə̯nd] ~ [ˈstɹ̝̊ʷɛə̯nd] General American, Canada, æ-raising
Origin uncertain. Cognate with Scots stran, strawn, strand (“strand”). Perhaps the same as strand ("rivulet, stream, gutter"; see Etymology 1 above); or from Middle English *stran, from Old French estran (“a rope, cord”), from Middle High German stren, strene (“skein, strand”), from Old High German streno, from Proto-West Germanic *strenō, from Proto-Germanic *strinô (“strip, strand”), from Proto-Indo-European *strēy-, *ster- (“strip, line, streak, ray, stripe, row”); related to Dutch streng (“skein, hank of thread, strand, string”), German Strähne (“skein, hank of thread, strand of hair”). Compare also Old High German stranga (“strand of hair”), modern German Strang (“strand, thread, cord”).
Meanings
Each of the strings which, twisted together, make up a yarn, rope or cord.
A string.
An individual length of any fine, string-like substance.
strand of hair
strand of spaghetti
A group of wires, usually twisted or braided.
A series of programmes on a particular theme or linked subject.
By 1985, the children's strand had been renamed Children's BBC (CBBC by the mid-1990s), which continued to show animation among other programming in a dedicated time slot. 2020, Nichola Dobson, Historical Dictionary of Animation and Cartoons, page 45:
(figuratively) An element in a composite whole; a sequence of linked events or facts; a logical thread.
strand of truth
The explanation draws equally from other contemporary strands of political and social theory. 2001, Bernard E. Harcourt, chapter 6, in Illusion of Order:
She responds to both questions in writing and checks her answer on the fact question. Her suspicions confirmed about the importance of the two names, Miranda vows to pay close attention to this strand of the story as she continues to read. 2004, David Wray, Literacy: Major Themes in Education, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 78:
The concept of a combined authority headed by an elected Mayor is a key strand in current transport development, and is driving a new generation of projects such as bringing rail connectivity to Portishead and stations served by the Mid-Cornwall Metro. 2024 August 21, 'Industry Insider', “The value of rail reopenings”, in RAIL, number 1016, page 68:
A nucleotide chain.
(Philippines, formal) A specialization of a senior high school track.
fr cordelette (string) · bg нищка (each of strings that make up yarn, rope or cord) · fi sarja (broadcasting:series of programmes on a particular theme) · hi धागा (individual length of string-like substance) · cmn 綹 /绺 (individual length of string-like substance) · fa تار (individual length of string-like substance) · mk ки́чер (individual length of string-like substance) · pl kosmyk (individual length of string-like substance) · fi säie (string) · fr brin (genetics: nucleotide chain) · mi kanoi (each of strings that make up yarn, rope or cord) · it ciocca (individual length of string-like substance) · hi रेशा (individual length of string-like substance) · fi juonne (figuratively: element in a composite whole; sequence of linked events or facts; a logical thread) · es cadena (genetics: nucleotide chain) · es estoperol (string) · hi धागा (string) · it filamento (string) · mi io (each of strings that make up yarn, rope or cord) · ml ഇഴ (each of strings that make up yarn, rope or cord) · cs žíla (each of strings that make up yarn, rope or cord) · sv sträng (string) · sk prameň vlasov (individual length of string-like substance) · rif ẓeṭṭu (each of strings that make up yarn, rope or cord) · bg кичур (individual length of string-like substance) · sk vlákno (string) · ru пря́дь (individual length of string-like substance) · fr toron (each of strings that make up yarn, rope or cord) · cs pramínek (individual length of string-like substance) · de Strang (genetics: nucleotide chain) · hi तागा (string) · hi धागा (each of strings that make up yarn, rope or cord) · mk ко́нче (string) · es hebra (each of strings that make up yarn, rope or cord) · ru цепь (genetics: nucleotide chain) · fi säie (each of strings that make up yarn, rope or cord) · pt cordel (string) · pt mecha (individual length of string-like substance) · fi hius (individual length of string-like substance) · fa ترنه (individual length of string-like substance) · de Strang (string) · cmn 链 (genetics: nucleotide chain) · be пасма (individual length of string-like substance) · sv strå (individual length of string-like substance) · es hebra (genetics: nucleotide chain) · lki تاڵ (individual length of string-like substance) · fi jänne (string) · pt madeixa (individual length of string-like substance) · io torono (string) · es filástica (each of strings that make up yarn, rope or cord) · es brinza (individual length of string-like substance) · ro șuviță (individual length of string-like substance) · ca floc (individual length of string-like substance) · es hebra (string) · it filo (each of strings that make up yarn, rope or cord) · ckb تاڵ (individual length of string-like substance) · mi whenu (each of strings that make up yarn, rope or cord) · lt sruoga (individual length of string-like substance) · fa طره (individual length of string-like substance) · mi hotahota (each of strings that make up yarn, rope or cord) · bg връв (string) · hi तागा (each of strings that make up yarn, rope or cord) · fi ketju (figuratively: element in a composite whole; sequence of linked events or facts; a logical thread) · fr mèche (individual length of string-like substance) · sk žila (string) · eo kablero (each of strings that make up yarn, rope or cord) · ro fir (each of strings that make up yarn, rope or cord) · mi kanoi (string) · eo fadeno (string) · ru нить (each of strings that make up yarn, rope or cord) · it filo (string) · fi ketju (genetics: nucleotide chain) · mi mimire (each of strings that make up yarn, rope or cord) · fi johdin (electronics: group of wires, usually twisted or braided) · fr brin (each of strings that make up yarn, rope or cord) · cs vlákno (each of strings that make up yarn, rope or cord) · he גְּדִיל (each of strings that make up yarn, rope or cord) · mk ни́шка (each of strings that make up yarn, rope or cord) · mi kāwai (each of strings that make up yarn, rope or cord) · es pequeño mechón (individual length of string-like substance) · cmn 一綹頭髮 /一绺头发 (individual length of string-like substance) · pt fita (genetics: nucleotide chain) · fi pätkä (individual length of string-like substance) · de Strähne (individual length of string-like substance) · ru жи́ла (each of strings that make up yarn, rope or cord) · it filamento (genetics: nucleotide chain) · nn hårstrå (individual length of string-like substance) · ro șirag (string) · mk пе́рче (individual length of string-like substance) · te పోగు (string) · cs pramen (individual length of string-like substance) · ru цепочка (genetics: nucleotide chain) · mi kāwiriwiri (each of strings that make up yarn, rope or cord) · es brizna (individual length of string-like substance) · es pelo (individual length of string-like substance)
strand en · VERB · etymology 2
Pronunciation
[ˈstɹ̝̊ʷeə̯nd] ~ [ˈstɹ̝̊ʷeənd] General American, Canada, æ-raising
/ˈstɹæːnd/ Australia, bad–lad split
/ˈstɹeə̯nd/ General American, Canada, æ-raising
[ˈstɹ̝̊ʷæːnd] Australia, bad–lad split
[ˈstɹ̝̊ʷɛə̯nd] ~ [ˈstɹ̝̊ʷɛə̯nd] General American, Canada, æ-raising
Origin uncertain. Cognate with Scots stran, strawn, strand (“strand”). Perhaps the same as strand ("rivulet, stream, gutter"; see Etymology 1 above); or from Middle English *stran, from Old French estran (“a rope, cord”), from Middle High German stren, strene (“skein, strand”), from Old High German streno, from Proto-West Germanic *strenō, from Proto-Germanic *strinô (“strip, strand”), from Proto-Indo-European *strēy-, *ster- (“strip, line, streak, ray, stripe, row”); related to Dutch streng (“skein, hank of thread, strand, string”), German Strähne (“skein, hank of thread, strand of hair”). Compare also Old High German stranga (“strand of hair”), modern German Strang (“strand, thread, cord”).
Meanings
(transitive) To break a strand of (a rope).
(transitive) To form by uniting strands.
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stranding
Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part
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stranded
Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part
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stranded
Tense=Past
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strands
Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres
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Translations (5)
sv sno (to form by uniting strands) · mk усу́кува (to form by uniting strands) · fi punoa (to form by uniting strands) · ru связывать (to form by uniting strands) · bg усуквам (to form by uniting strands)