le

masculine

/pu/

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Translation

pulse

Word origin

From Latin pulsus ('a beating'), from pellere ('to strike, to drive'). The silent l and s are kept from the Latin spelling.

Origin: Latin
Root: pulsus
English cognates: pulse

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralpouls

Examples

The doctor took his pulse.

His pulse is very weak.

She could feel the pulse beating under her fingers.

The pulse is slowly coming back up.

, !

Take his pulse, quickly!

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This word is part of lesson 48.