Meaning of "balloon" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BALLOON

(Ball, ball game): from Italian dialect ballone, from balla, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German ballaball1.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF BALLOON

balloon  [bəˈluːn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BALLOON

Balloon 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 balloon in English.

WHAT DOES BALLOON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Balloon

A balloon is a flexible bag that can be inflated with a gas, such as helium, hydrogen, nitrous oxide, oxygen, or air. Modern day balloons are made from materials such as rubber, latex, polychloroprene, or a nylon fabric, and can come in many colors. Some early balloons were made of dried animal bladders, such as the pig bladder. Some balloons are used for decorative purposes, while others are used for practical purposes such as meteorology, medical treatment, military defense, or transportation. A balloon's properties, including its low density and low cost, have led to a wide range of applications. The rubber balloon was invented by Michael Faraday in 1824, during the course of experiments with various gases.

Definition of balloon in the English dictionary

The first definition of balloon in the dictionary is an inflatable rubber bag of various sizes, shapes, and colours: usually used as a plaything or party decoration. Other definition of balloon is a circular or elliptical figure containing the words or thoughts of a character in a cartoon. Balloon is also a kick or stroke that propels a ball high into the air.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BALLOON

PRESENT

Present

I balloon

you balloon

he/she/it balloons

we balloon

you balloon

they balloon

Present continuous

I am ballooning

you are ballooning

he/she/it is ballooning

we are ballooning

you are ballooning

they are ballooning

Present perfect

I have ballooned

you have ballooned

he/she/it has ballooned

we have ballooned

you have ballooned

they have ballooned

Present perfect continuous

I have been ballooning

you have been ballooning

he/she/it has been ballooning

we have been ballooning

you have been ballooning

they have been ballooning

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 ballooned

you ballooned

he/she/it ballooned

we ballooned

you ballooned

they ballooned

Past continuous

I was ballooning

you were ballooning

he/she/it was ballooning

we were ballooning

you were ballooning

they were ballooning

Past perfect

I had ballooned

you had ballooned

he/she/it had ballooned

we had ballooned

you had ballooned

they had ballooned

Past perfect continuous

I had been ballooning

you had been ballooning

he/she/it had been ballooning

we had been ballooning

you had been ballooning

they had been ballooning

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

FUTURE

Future

I will balloon

you will balloon

he/she/it will balloon

we will balloon

you will balloon

they will balloon

Future continuous

I will be ballooning

you will be ballooning

he/she/it will be ballooning

we will be ballooning

you will be ballooning

they will be ballooning

Future perfect

I will have ballooned

you will have ballooned

he/she/it will have ballooned

we will have ballooned

you will have ballooned

they will have ballooned

Future perfect continuous

I will have been ballooning

you will have been ballooning

he/she/it will have been ballooning

we will have been ballooning

you will have been ballooning

they will have been ballooning

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would balloon

you would balloon

he/she/it would balloon

we would balloon

you would balloon

they would balloon

Conditional continuous

I would be ballooning

you would be ballooning

he/she/it would be ballooning

we would be ballooning

you would be ballooning

they would be ballooning

Conditional perfect

I would have balloon

you would have balloon

he/she/it would have balloon

we would have balloon

you would have balloon

they would have balloon

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been ballooning

you would have been ballooning

he/she/it would have been ballooning

we would have been ballooning

you would have been ballooning

they would have been ballooning

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you balloon
we let´s balloon
you balloon

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to balloon

Past participle

ballooned

Present Participle

ballooning

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 «BALLOON»

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

synonyms of balloon

airship · billow · bloat · blow up · bulge · dilate · distend · enlarge · expand · extend · hot-air balloon · increase · inflate · mushroom · rise · swell · weather balloon

TRANSLATION OF BALLOON

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 气球
• Translator English - Spanish: globo
• English: balloon
• Translator English - Hindi: गुब्बारा
• Translator English - Arabic: بالون
• Translator English - Russian: воздушный шар
• Translator English - Portuguese: balão
• Translator English - Bengali: বেলুন
• Translator English - French: ballon
• Translator English - Malay: belon
• Translator English - German: Luftballon
• Translator English - Japanese: 風船
• Translator English - Korean: 풍선
• Translator English - Javanese: Balon
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bóng bay
• Translator English - Tamil: பலூன்
• Translator English - Marathi: बलून
• Translator English - Turkish: balon
• Translator English - Italian: pallone aerostatico
• Translator English - Polish: balon
• Translator English - Ukrainian: повітряна куля
• Translator English - Romanian: balon
• Translator English - Greek: μπαλόνι
• Translator English - Afrikaans: ballon
• Translator English - Swedish: ballong
• Translator English - Norwegian: ballong

10 QUOTES WITH «BALLOON»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word balloon.

1

Yann Arthus-Bertrand

I learned to be a hot-air balloon pilot to take tourists over the Masai Mara Reserve in order to earn some money and finance the work I was doing with my wife, Anne. We were studying the life of a family of lions for more than two years. Taking pictures was a way to capture information we could not put in words.

2

Diora Baird

I've done everything from cater, wait tables, pre-school teacher, painting, to being Cinderella, Elmo, a clown, nanny, selling hair... I would do kid's parties and entertain and do magic and paint faces and balloon animals. The highlight of my life.

3

Kim Basinger

You lose your anonymity just like a helium balloon with a string. Therefore people are going to have their own opinion and they're going to write in whatever clever manner they desire.

4

Jane Birkin

If I were mayor, I'd invite everyone to have free boat trips on the river and free balloon rides over the city. I'd let the elderly in residential homes wander free.

5

John Tyler Bonner

In the seventeenth century, it was held by some that inside a human sperm there was a minute human being - a homunculus - that was planted inside the womb. Development consisted of the miniature homunculus enlarging and passing through birth and on to maturity-just like inflating a balloon.

6

Richard Branson

Well, the odds must be against anybody being able to fly around the world in a balloon on the first attempt. All of us who are attempting to go around the world in balloons are effectively flying in experimental craft because these craft cannot be tested.

7

Pete Docter

I remember as a kid having a balloon and accidentally letting the string go and watching it just float off and into the sky until it disappeared. And there's something about that, even, that feels very much like what life is, you know, that it's fleeting, and it's temporal.

8

Hugh Douglas

I have my meals delivered... you know what I like? Chicken and rice... But the problem with being a defensive lineman is, if we get out of hand with our eating, we balloon up to, like, 300-some pounds. So I really got to watch what I eat.

9

Susan Estrich

I can't begin to count how many times I have warned politicians and candidates to worry as much about the good coverage as the bad, because the more air they put in your balloon, the bigger the target when they start shooting.

10

Joan Fontaine

I've flown in an international balloon race. I've piloted my own plane. I've ridden to the hounds. I've done a lot of exciting things.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BALLOON»

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

Balloon Sculpting: A Fun and Easy Guide to Making Balloon ...

These are just a few of the colourful, rubbery animals that can be created out of simple balloons. Used by clowns and magicians to delight and entertain audiences, the art of balloon sculpting is now available to all.

Bruce Fife, 1994

Balloon animals

Step-by-step illustrations and more than 150 photographs teach the art of making balloon animals. The unique package contains a pocket-sized pump (a $4.00 value!), instruction book, and 20 top-quality balloons.

Aaron Hsu-Flanders, 1988

Captain Visual's big book of balloon art!: a complete book ...

The author of Citadel Press's hugely successful Captain Visual's Big Book of Balloon Art presents a comprehensive companion volume of new sculptures (from New Years hats to jack o'-lanterns) that suit holidays, festivals, and just plain fun ...

Captain Visual, 1996

Water Balloon

With her best friends pulling away from her, her newly-separated parents deciding she should spend the summer at her father's new home, and a babysitting job she does not want, Marley's life is already as precarious as an overfull water ...

Audrey Vernick, 2011

The Moon's a Balloon

Takes readers back to David Niven's childhood days, his humiliating expulsion from school and to his army years and wartime service.

David Niven, 2005

The Kids' Guide to Balloon Twisting

"Gives kids step-by-step instructions about how to twist fun balloon animals and other shapes"--Provided by publisher.

Brad Trusty, Cindy Trusty, 2011

The Ice Balloon

The story of the only person to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon, and the golden age of Polar Exploration.

Alec Wilkinson, 2012

Sam's Balloon

This is the second story about Sam who will become a familiar character in the PM Plus story books. In this story, Sam and her mother are at a fair when Sam sees a clown with some balloons.

Annette Smith, 2000

The Big Balloon Race

Ariel almost causes her famous mother to lose a balloon race and then helps her win it.

Eleanor Coerr, 1986

The Hot Air Balloon Book: Build and Launch Kongming ...

THE HOT AIR BALLOON BOOK also shows readers how to heat the interior air that lifts these balloons, from tea candles to hair dryers, kitchen toasters to the sun's warming rays.

Clive Catterall, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BALLOON»

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

Calgary balloon man Dan Boria speaks out; charges laid

Being blown off course then arrested for parachuting from a lawn chair-borne balloon ship has left a city man more elated than deflated. «Calgary Sun, Jul 15»

Another Stent Bests Drug-Coated Balloon for DES Restenosis

WASHINGTON, DC — Another stent, rather than a drug-coated balloon, appears to be the most effective approach to treating coronary in-stent ... «Medscape, Jul 15»

'Balloon Boy' and his family move on, rock on to heavy metal

And only one family can claim "Balloon Boy" as their own. That's the moniker given to Falcon Heene in October 2009 when he was just 6 years ... «CNN, Jul 15»

Balloon artist gets 'twisted'

George “Mr. George” Gilchrist creates a piece of balloon art recently. Gilchrist started creating balloon animals for children seven years ago. «La Grande Observer, Jul 15»

Three tourists injured in hot air balloon crash

Sharjah: Sharjah Police are investigating a hot air balloon accident that happened on Friday and left three tourists injured, Gulf News has learnt ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»

Associa New York to Take Part in Hudson Valley Hot-Air Balloon …

Associa New York will be taking part in the mass hot-air balloon launches planned for Friday night July 10 and Saturday Night July 11 at 6 p.m. ... «GlobeNewswire, Jul 15»

Balloon pro brings business to the Flathead

Kevin Flanagan, a balloon pilot for more than 30 years, explains the propane torch and steering design to passengers Vincent Swimley and ... «Daily Inter Lake, Jul 15»

Raw: Man charged after helium balloon stunt

Mon, Jul 6 : Viewer video sent to us by Conner Shauf shows 26-year-old Daniel Boria taking off on a chair connected to helium balloons. «Globalnews.ca, Jul 15»

Taitung ferries, balloon festival canceled as storm approaches

Taipei, July 6 (CNA) A balloon festival in Taitung was canceled Monday and ferry services between county and two islands off its southeast ... «Focus Taiwan News Channel, Jul 15»

Texas man wins Hot-air Balloon competition at the Field of Flight

KELLOGG AIRPORT (WKZO) -- Joe Zvada of Texas was the big winner at this weekend's Hot Air Balloon Festival in Battle Creek, out scoring ... «WNWN-FM, Jul 15»