Word
vomit
Phoneticsvom·it, stress on the first syllable
US/ˈvɑmət/
UK/vˈɒmɪt/
Definitions
01to be sick
A2 · Elementary Medicine
v. to have the food or liquid in your stomach come back up through your mouth because you are ill.
v. to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; used both transitively and intransitively.
日本語:吐く※
“The baby vomited all over his clean clothes after eating too much.”
“Several passengers began to vomit as the small ferry struggled against the increasingly turbulent waves of the channel.”
Pitfall
He was vomit after the long boat ride.
He vomited after the long boat ride.
Vomit is a verb or a noun, not an adjective. Use the past tense 'vomited' or the phrase 'was sick'.
Synonyms
02to emit forcefully
C1 · Advanced Literary
v. to send out smoke, fire, or other things with great force.
v. to eject or emit matter forcefully from a hollow space or opening.
“The volcano vomited thick black smoke into the sky for days.”
“The industrial chimneys continued to vomit toxic fumes into the atmosphere, despite the new environmental regulations recently passed by the council.”
03stomach contents
B1 · Intermediate Uncountable noun Medicine
n. the food or liquid that has come out of someone's stomach.
n. the matter ejected from the stomach during the act of vomiting.
“There was vomit on the floor of the taxi, so the driver was very angry.”
“The nurse quickly cleaned the vomit from the patient's bedside to maintain a sterile and comfortable environment.”
Etymology
From Middle English vomiten, from Latin vomitāre (“vomit repeatedly”), frequentative form of vomō (“be sick, vomit”), from Proto-Indo-European *wemh₁- (“to spew, vomit”). Cognate with Old Norse váma (“nausea, malaise”), Old English wemman (“to defile”). More at wem.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Word family
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Idioms
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- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.A2 KeyIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.3.0–4.0TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 2.0–2.524–43TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.225–549
- Frequency
- Frequent
- Level
- A2 · Elementary
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