lad

[US]/læd/
[UK]/læd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.young man;guy

Phrases & Collocations

young lad

brave lad

cheerful lad

Example Sentences

the lads of the community

the lads of the village

he's a good lad at heart.

the lad took a savage beating.

come in, lad, and shut the door.

The lad's itching to go to university.

He's a nice lad, and is fast on the draw.

The little lad was playing on the swing.

the average lad likes a good night out.

Tony was a bit of a lad — always had an eye for the women.

the doctor concluded that the lad was sinking fast.

he seems a decent lad, and clever with it.

are yeh all right, lads?.

Althouth a country lad, he was thoroughly townish in outlook.

These young lads are longing to go to watch the football match.

The lad's pocket was lumped with various articles.

the comradeship that had bound such a disparate bunch of lads together .

they sent a big strong farmer's lad to make sure there was no funny business.

she wouldn't let him go out with the lads any more.

the lads were nudging each other and pointing at me.

Real-world Examples

Pull those sails down quickly, lads!

Source: Theatrical play: Gulliver's Travels

And these are not the local lads.

Source: Human Planet

Look at you fancy lads! What's the occasion?

Source: Friends Season 2

You know he should be a young lad out there having fun.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation February 2017

Fussy old maid and some flashy young lad.

Source: And Then There Were None

We lived on a peaceful farm when I was a lad.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

" Don'worry abou'me, Harry, jus'get along now, there's a good lad."

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

I remember things about my youth when I was a lad of 100.

Source: Yale University Open Course: Death (Audio Version)

Paul got out and lifted the lad to the front seat of his car.

Source: Listen to beautiful stories and remember level six vocabulary.

" There's a clever lad, " said Nimble Dick, laughing.

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (Bilingual Edition)

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