Meaning of "bag" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BAG

Probably from Old Norse baggi; related to Old French bague bundle, pack, Medieval Latin baga chest, sack, Flemish bagge.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BAG

bag  [bæɡ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BAG

Bag is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb bag in English.

WHAT DOES BAG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bag

A bag is a common tool in the form of a non-rigid container. The use of bags predates recorded history, with the earliest bags being no more than lengths of animal skin or woven plant fibers, folded up at the edges and secured in that shape with strings of the same material. Despite their simplicity, bags have been fundamental for the development of human civilization, as they allow people to easily collect loose materials such as berries or food grains, and to transport more items than could readily by carried in the hands. The word probably has its origins in the Norse word baggi, from the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European bʰak, but is also comparable to the Welsh baich, and the Greek βάσταγμα. Cheap disposable paper bags and plastic shopping bags are very common in the retail trade as a convenience for shoppers, and are often supplied by the shop for free or for a small fee. Customers may also take their own shopping bags to the shop. Although paper had been used for purposes of wrapping and padding in ancient China since the 2nd century BC, the first use of paper bags in China came during the later Tang Dynasty.

Definition of bag in the English dictionary

The first definition of bag in the dictionary is a flexible container with an opening at one end. Other definition of bag is Also called: bagful. the contents of or amount contained in such a container. Bag is also any of various measures of quantity, such as a bag containing 1 hundredweight of coal.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BAG

PRESENT

Present

I bag

you bag

he/she/it bags

we bag

you bag

they bag

Present continuous

I am bagging

you are bagging

he/she/it is bagging

we are bagging

you are bagging

they are bagging

Present perfect

I have bagged

you have bagged

he/she/it has bagged

we have bagged

you have bagged

they have bagged

Present perfect continuous

I have been bagging

you have been bagging

he/she/it has been bagging

we have been bagging

you have been bagging

they have been bagging

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I bagged

you bagged

he/she/it bagged

we bagged

you bagged

they bagged

Past continuous

I was bagging

you were bagging

he/she/it was bagging

we were bagging

you were bagging

they were bagging

Past perfect

I had bagged

you had bagged

he/she/it had bagged

we had bagged

you had bagged

they had bagged

Past perfect continuous

I had been bagging

you had been bagging

he/she/it had been bagging

we had been bagging

you had been bagging

they had been bagging

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will bag

you will bag

he/she/it will bag

we will bag

you will bag

they will bag

Future continuous

I will be bagging

you will be bagging

he/she/it will be bagging

we will be bagging

you will be bagging

they will be bagging

Future perfect

I will have bagged

you will have bagged

he/she/it will have bagged

we will have bagged

you will have bagged

they will have bagged

Future perfect continuous

I will have been bagging

you will have been bagging

he/she/it will have been bagging

we will have been bagging

you will have been bagging

they will have been bagging

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would bag

you would bag

he/she/it would bag

we would bag

you would bag

they would bag

Conditional continuous

I would be bagging

you would be bagging

he/she/it would be bagging

we would be bagging

you would be bagging

they would be bagging

Conditional perfect

I would have bag

you would have bag

he/she/it would have bag

we would have bag

you would have bag

they would have bag

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been bagging

you would have been bagging

he/she/it would have been bagging

we would have been bagging

you would have been bagging

they would have been bagging

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you bag
we let´s bag
you bag

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to bag

Past participle

bagged

Present Participle

bagging

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BAG»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bag» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of bag

acquire · backpack · baggage · balloon · bulge · capture · catch · chest · clutch bag · coffret · come by · container · crate · droop · ensnare · gain · get · get hold of · handbag · holdall · kill · knapsack · land · luggage · obtain · overnighter · pick off · poke · procure · purse · receptacle · rucksack · sac · sack · sag · score · secure · shoot · shoulder bag · snare · suitcase · swell · take · trap · trunk

TRANSLATION OF BAG

Find out the translation of bag to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of bag from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bag» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 袋子
• Translator English - Spanish: bolsa
• English: bag
• Translator English - Hindi: बैग
• Translator English - Arabic: حَقِيبَة
• Translator English - Russian: сумка
• Translator English - Portuguese: bolsa
• Translator English - Bengali: থলে
• Translator English - French: sac
• Translator English - Malay: Beg
• Translator English - German: Tasche
• Translator English - Japanese: かばん
• Translator English - Korean: 가방
• Translator English - Javanese: Tas
• Translator English - Vietnamese: túi
• Translator English - Tamil: பையில்
• Translator English - Marathi: पिशवी
• Translator English - Turkish: sırt çantası
• Translator English - Italian: borsa
• Translator English - Polish: torba
• Translator English - Ukrainian: сумка
• Translator English - Romanian: pungă
• Translator English - Greek: τσάντα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: sak
• Translator English - Swedish: väska
• Translator English - Norwegian: pose

10 QUOTES WITH «BAG»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bag.

1

Mohamed Al-Fayed

I sleep at night; I do not think about anything. I put everything in my bag and go to sleep. Whatever you can do to me, it does not affect me. I started my life, my own life. I did not inherit it.

2

Sholom Aleichem

Remember, you must not sleep at the Seder. If you do, Elijah the Prophet will come with a bag on his shoulders. On the two first nights of Passover, Elijah the Prophet goes about looking for those who have fallen asleep at the Seder, and takes them away in his bag.

3

Christa B. Allen

I don't use a wallet. My money is just free-flowing in my bag.

4

Jonas Armstrong

If I don't go to the gym and work out, I look like a bag of bones. I go three times a week usually and it's nearly all weights work to help with definition.

5

Desi Arnaz

The thing I remember about New York was how little I felt. I arrived with one small bag and $15.

6

Bill Bryson

If you go out on the Appalachian Trail, you have to bring so much more equipment - a tent, sleeping bag - but if you go hiking in England, or Europe, generally, towns and villages are near enough together at the end of the day you can always go to a nice little inn and have a hot bath and something to drink.

7

Bram Cohen

With BitTorrent, the cat's out of the bag.

8

John Sherman Cooper

The police had already found the cartridges and the rifles and the bag in the Texas School Depository and within a half an hour, those facts were known.

9

Henry Czerny

My dad thought I'd end up in the poorhouse or in doughnut shops with a bag full of reviews.

10

Dustin Diamond

I'm the guy who will eat something that looks nice when I'm out, but when I take it home in a doggie bag, it'll sit in the back of my refrigerator until it starts to move.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BAG»

Discover the use of bag in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bag and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Bag Of Bones: A Novel

From international bestseller Stephen King, a tale of grief, of love’s enduring bonds, and the haunting secrets of the past—the inspiration for the A&E miniseries.

Stephen King, 1999

A Bag for All Reasons: 12 All-new Bags and Purses to Sew for ...

Presents instructions for creating a variety of handbags and tote bags, with information on equipment, sewing machines, fabrics, patterns, and techniques.

Lisa Lam, 2012

Build the Perfect Bug Out Bag: Your 72-Hour Disaster ...

You will be if you follow the advice in this book. This book shows you how to create a self-contained disaster preparedness kit to help you survive your journey from ground zero to a safer location.

Creek Stewart, 2012

The Paper Bag Princess

After her castle and clothes are destroyed by the dragon, Princess Elizabeth, dressed only in a paper bag, sets out to rescue Prince Ronald, who was taken captive.

Robert N. Munsch, 2012

Bag the Elephant!: How to Win & Keep Big Customers

The founder and CEO of The Difference Maker, Inc. shares his insights into sales, presenting techniques and strategies designed to help readers land the "Elephant" client by crafting winning presentations and cultivating contacts.

Steve Kaplan, 2005

Cat Getting Out of a Bag and Other Observations

Celebrated comic artist and graphic novelist Jeffrey Brown's collection of all-new drawings sweetly illustrates the joys of living with a cat.

Jeffrey Brown, 2013

Bag in the Wind

One cold, spring morning, an ordinary grocery bag begins blowing around a landfill, then as it travels down a road, through a stream, and into a town, it is used in various ways by different people, many of whom do not even notice it.

Ted Kooser, 2010

The Paper Bag Principle: Class, Colorism, and Rumor and the ...

The Paper Bag Principle: Class, Colorism, and Rumor in the Case of Black Washington, D.C. considers the function of oral history in shaping community dynamics among African American residents of the nation’s capitol.

Audrey Elisa Kerr, 2006

Teaching Statistics: A Bag of Tricks

Part I of the book presents a large selection of activities for introductory statistics courses and combines chapters such as, 'First week of class', with exercises to break the ice and get students talking; then 'Descriptive statistics' , ...

Andrew Gelman, Deborah Nolan, 2002

Freezer Bag Cooking: Trail Food Made Simple

Hike, backpack, bike, paddle or do other outdoor activities for any amount of time and you will learn shortly that your options and imagination are seemingly limited.

Sarah Svien, Sarah Svien Kirkconnell, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BAG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bag is used in the context of the following news items.

The Making of the Largest Mansur Gavriel Bag Standing

Mansur Gavriel celebrates its new collaboration — a limited-edition Bucket Bag, created with the Paris concept store Colette — with a special ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

Bandit robs West Melbourne 7-Eleven with hand in bag

Hunched over with his black shirt pulled over his head, an unidentified robber with a bag hiding his hand demanded money from a clerk about ... «Florida Today, Jul 15»

Man fined $2250 for bag of weapons found in park

WHEN Steven James Peter Barrett found an abandoned bag in a park near his house he should have just left it there and phoned police. «Rockhampton Morning Bulletin, Jul 15»

2015 US Women's Open: A look at Brittany Lincicome's golf bag

Brittany Lincicome, a one-time major winner and the 24th-ranked player in the world, gave PennLive a look at her golf bag in the above video. «PennLive.com, Jul 15»

New Honda CEO says no plans to help air bag firm Takata fund …

T) new chief executive said the Japanese automaker has no plans for now to provide financial aid to Takata Corp (7312.T), the air bag supplier ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»

Jackie Collins Has Kathy Griffin's Phone Number and More: What's …

Jackie Collins is an open book! The Santangelos writer recently spilled the contents of her oh-so-chic Chanel bag for Us Weekly, and in the ... «Us Magazine, Jul 15»

Woman forced to eat bag of spinach every day in desperate bid to …

Sophie MacDonald eats a bag of spinach a day – in a desperate bid to stop another attack of meningitis. The 26-year-old has already been ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jul 15»

How to disguise a grow bag

Finally, another grow bag trick: slit one in half across its tubby “waist” and empty the contents into a wheelbarrow. Turn the half-bags inside ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

Pizza dough in a garbage bag, and other food inspection details

The number of times pizza dough was found stored inside a garbage bag. It happened at St. Peter's Elementary School in Mount Pearl, where ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»

Big response to brown paper bag appeal

The Christchurch City Mission has received what it thinks is the quickest ever reaction to its Brown Paper Bag Appeal. Last week the mission ... «The Press, Jul 15»