medal
verb/ˈmedl/
/ˈmedl/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they medal | /ˈmedl/ /ˈmedl/ |
| he / she / it medals | /ˈmedlz/ /ˈmedlz/ |
| past simple medalled | /ˈmedld/ /ˈmedld/ |
| past participle medalled | /ˈmedld/ /ˈmedld/ |
| (US English) past simple medaled | /ˈmedld/ /ˈmedld/ |
| (US English) past participle medaled | /ˈmedld/ /ˈmedld/ |
| -ing form medalling | /ˈmedlɪŋ/ /ˈmedlɪŋ/ |
| (US English) -ing form medaling | /ˈmedlɪŋ/ /ˈmedlɪŋ/ |
- to win a medal in a competition
- Evans has medalled at several international events.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French médaille, from Italian medaglia, from medieval Latin medalia ‘half a denarius’ (ancient Roman silver coin), from Latin medialis ‘medial’.Want to learn more?
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