smile
🇺🇸
/smaɪl/
🇬🇧
/smaɪl/
verb
A2
to show you are happy by curving your lips upward
He smiled, remembering the funny joke.
R
to express a message or feeling by smiling
She smiled her thanks and left the room.
R
to give a specific type of smile
She smiled a knowing smile at her friend.
noun
R
the act of curving your lips upward to show happiness
Her face lit up with a smile when she saw her friend.
translation
to show you are happy by curving your lips upward; to express a message or feeling by smiling; to give a specific type of smile
the act of curving your lips upward to show happiness
Word Forms
3rd Present
smiles
Progressive
smiling
Past
smiled
Plural
smiles
Perfect
smiled