arch
verb/ɑːtʃ/
/ɑːrtʃ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they arch | /ɑːtʃ/ /ɑːrtʃ/ |
| he / she / it arches | /ˈɑːtʃɪz/ /ˈɑːrtʃɪz/ |
| past simple arched | /ɑːtʃt/ /ɑːrtʃt/ |
| past participle arched | /ɑːtʃt/ /ɑːrtʃt/ |
| -ing form arching | /ˈɑːtʃɪŋ/ /ˈɑːrtʃɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] arch (something) if you arch part of your body, or if it arches, it moves and forms a curved shape
- The cat arched its back and hissed.
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- [intransitive] to be in a curved line or shape across or over something
- Tall trees arched over the path.
Word Originverb Middle English: from Old French arche, based on Latin arcus ‘bow’.
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