(bribed)

  • 121let on — v. 1) (D; intr.) to let on about ( to reveal ) (she did not let on about her promotion) 2) (L; to) ( to indicate ) he let on (to the accused) that he could he bribed * * * [ let ɒn] (L; to) ( to indicate ) he let on (to the accused) that he could …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 122bribe — 01. He was arrested after trying to [bribe] a policeman who had stopped him for speeding. 02. The president of a construction company was arrested for [bribery] after offering the mayor $100,000 to accept his company s bid to build the new… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 123bribe — bribe1 [braıb] v [T] 1.) to illegally give someone, especially a public official, money or a gift in order to persuade them to do something for you ▪ The only way we could get into the country was by bribing the border officials. bribe sb to do… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 124bribe — [[t]bra͟ɪb[/t]] bribes, bribing, bribed 1) N COUNT A bribe is a sum of money or something valuable that one person offers or gives to another in order to persuade him or her to do something. He was being investigated for receiving bribes. 2) VERB …

    English dictionary

  • 125bribe — I UK [braɪb] / US verb [transitive] Word forms bribe : present tense I/you/we/they bribe he/she/it bribes present participle bribing past tense bribed past participle bribed a) to give money or presents to someone so that they will help you by… …

    English dictionary

  • 126Талибан — Исламистские объединения, действующие в Афганистане и Пакистане Преимущественно пуштунские исламистские объединения, действующие в Афганистане и Пакистане. Движение Талибан , возникшее в 1994 году, в 1996 2001 годах находилось у власти в… …

    Энциклопедия ньюсмейкеров

  • 127MAESTRO, YAAKOV — (Jacko; 1927– ), Greek Holocaust prisoner. Maestro was born in Salonika. In 1943, at age 15, he arrived at Auschwitz in the first deportation from Salonika. In Salonika, he had learned German from his father, who was a tourist guide, and had done …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 128Bought — Bought, p. a. Purchased; bribed. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English