Vein

Pronunciation: /veɪn/

Definitions of vein

noun a distinctive quality or characteristic

Example Sentences

A1 Blood flows through veins in the body.

A2 Doctors can often find veins easily to draw blood for tests.

B1 The nurse inserted the needle into the patient's vein to administer the medication.

B2 The surgeon carefully repaired the damaged vein to improve blood flow.

C1 The intricate network of veins in the human body is essential for circulation.

C2 The vascular surgeon specializes in treating complex vein disorders.

Examples of vein in a Sentence

formal The surgeon carefully cut along the vein to remove the blockage.

informal I can see the vein on the back of your hand, it's so prominent!

slang I heard she got a new tattoo on her vein, it looks pretty cool.

figurative His passion for music runs deep in his veins.

Grammatical Forms of vein

• past tense: veined
• plural: veins
• comparative: more veiny
• superlative: most veiny
• present tense: veins
• future tense: will vein
• perfect tense: have veined
• continuous tense: veining
• singular: vein
• positive degree: vein
• infinitive: vein
• gerund: veining
• participle: veined

Origin and Evolution of vein

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'vein' originated from the Latin word 'vena'.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to refer to blood vessels in the body, the word 'vein' has evolved to also describe mineral veins, patterns in stone, or lines of thought or emotion.