| صيغ مركبة |
| string along vtr | informal, figurative (mislead) | يضلّل |
| | Veronica was strung along by Victor's attentions, but he married another. |
| string along vtr | informal, figurative (keep waiting or hoping) | ينتظر، يأمل |
| | | يخدع |
| | I think he's just stringing me along; he doesn't really want to get married. |
| | He's been stringing her along for three years, but he won't marry her. |
| string bean n | (thin green vegetable) | فاصوليا |
| | My father used to grow a variety of vegetables, such as peas and string beans, on his allotment. |
| string of n | (series or succession of) | سلسلة متتالية من |
| | Police are still trying to catch whoever is behind a string of robberies downtown. |
| string of n | (fine yarn threaded with) | خيط مربوط بـ |
| | She wore a string of beads as a necklace. |
| string quartet n | (musical group of 4 string instruments) | فرقة موسيقية بأدوات رباعية الأوتار |
| | The Brussels String Quartet had a successful performance at The London Theatre. |
| string quartet n | (musical piece for foursome) | أداة موسيقية رباعية الأوتار |
| | The best string quartets in history were written by Haydn. |
| string together vtr | figurative (arrange coherently) | يرتّب بترابط |
| | After his brain injury, he had difficulty stringing sentences together. |
| string together vtr | literal (beads, etc.: thread) خرز | يسلك مع بعضه البعض |
| | I like to string together small seashells to make a pretty necklace. |
| string up vtr | informal (hang as punishment) | يعدم |
| | The angry mob yelled, "String him up!". |
| string up vtr | (hang as decoration) | يعلّق زينة |
| | Every Christmas, we string up the lights outside the house. |
| third string n | (American football: players ranked third in ability) | لاعبون من الدرجة الثالثة (لعبة كرة القدم) |
| | Jones is the third-string drama critic for the newspaper. |
| third string adj | figurative (of inferior quality, ability) | متدني المستوى |
| violin string n | (one of the cords on a violin) | وتر الكمان |
| | He adjusted each violin string before he started playing. |
