Definition of mire - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
difficultytr. involve someone in a difficult situationtr.
- He was mired in a complex legal battle..
2.
immobilitytr. cause to be unable to move forwardtr.
- The project was mired by lack of funds.
3.
naturetr. cause something to get stuck in mudtr.
- The truck was mired in the swamp.
4.
sink in mudintr. become stuck in mud or dirtintr.
- The boots mired in the thick sludge.
Noun
1.
difficultysituation difficult to escape from
- He found himself in a legal mire that lasted years..
2.
marshboggy or marshy area
- The mire was home to many birds.
Images of mire
boggy or marshy area
Expressions with mire
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gradually go down into muddy ground
The car began to sink into the mire after the rain.
moving through a difficult situation or terrain
She navigated through the mire to reach her goal.
in a difficult or messy situation
The project is in the mire after losing funding.
become stuck in a difficult scandalous situation
The politician was mired in scandal after the investigation.
to remain stuck in a difficult situation
She seems to wallow in the mire of her financial troubles.
Origin of mire
Old Norse, myrr (bog)
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Examples of mire in a sentence
She found herself mired in debt after the business failed. The car was mired in the muddy field. Negotiations were mired in bureaucratic red tape. The horse was mired in the muddy field. Heavy rains mired the construction equipment. The truck mired in the muddy lane.
Our wheels had mired near the riverbank. The company was stuck in a financial mire. She was trapped in a bureaucratic mire. The hikers got stuck in the mire. The mire made the path impassable.
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- French:embourber, bourbier, ...
- German:verwickeln, Schwierigkeiten, ...
- Italian:impantanare, pantano, ...
- Spanish:enredar, atolladero, ...
- Portuguese:enredar, atoleiro, ...
- Chinese:卷入困境, 困境, ...
- Japanese:困難な状況に巻き込む, 困難, ...
- Arabic:تَوَرَّطَ, ورطة, ...
- Hebrew:לְסַבֵּךְ, מַבּוֹךְ, ...
- Russian:втянуть в сложную ситуацию, трясина, ...
- Ukrainian:втягнути в складну ситуацію, складна ситуація, ...
- Hindi:उलझाना, फँसाव, ...
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