WHAT DOES BLACKBIRD MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of blackbird in the English dictionary
The first definition of blackbird in the dictionary is a common European thrush, Turdus merula, in which the male has a black plumage and yellow bill and the female is brown. Other definition of blackbird is any of various American orioles having a dark plumage, esp any of the genus Agelaius. Blackbird is also a person, esp a South Sea Islander, who was kidnapped and sold as a slave, esp in Australia.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BLACKBIRD
PRESENT
Present
I blackbird
you blackbird
he/she/it blackbirds
we blackbird
you blackbird
they blackbird
Present continuous
I am blackbirding
you are blackbirding
he/she/it is blackbirding
we are blackbirding
you are blackbirding
they are blackbirding
Present perfect
I have blackbirded
you have blackbirded
he/she/it has blackbirded
we have blackbirded
you have blackbirded
they have blackbirded
Present perfect continuous
I have been blackbirding
you have been blackbirding
he/she/it has been blackbirding
we have been blackbirding
you have been blackbirding
they have been blackbirding
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 blackbirded
you blackbirded
he/she/it blackbirded
we blackbirded
you blackbirded
they blackbirded
Past continuous
I was blackbirding
you were blackbirding
he/she/it was blackbirding
we were blackbirding
you were blackbirding
they were blackbirding
Past perfect
I had blackbirded
you had blackbirded
he/she/it had blackbirded
we had blackbirded
you had blackbirded
they had blackbirded
Past perfect continuous
I had been blackbirding
you had been blackbirding
he/she/it had been blackbirding
we had been blackbirding
you had been blackbirding
they had been blackbirding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will blackbird
you will blackbird
he/she/it will blackbird
we will blackbird
you will blackbird
they will blackbird
Future continuous
I will be blackbirding
you will be blackbirding
he/she/it will be blackbirding
we will be blackbirding
you will be blackbirding
they will be blackbirding
Future perfect
I will have blackbirded
you will have blackbirded
he/she/it will have blackbirded
we will have blackbirded
you will have blackbirded
they will have blackbirded
Future perfect continuous
I will have been blackbirding
you will have been blackbirding
he/she/it will have been blackbirding
we will have been blackbirding
you will have been blackbirding
they will have been blackbirding
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would blackbird
you would blackbird
he/she/it would blackbird
we would blackbird
you would blackbird
they would blackbird
Conditional continuous
I would be blackbirding
you would be blackbirding
he/she/it would be blackbirding
we would be blackbirding
you would be blackbirding
they would be blackbirding
Conditional perfect
I would have blackbird
you would have blackbird
he/she/it would have blackbird
we would have blackbird
you would have blackbird
they would have blackbird
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been blackbirding
you would have been blackbirding
he/she/it would have been blackbirding
we would have been blackbirding
you would have been blackbirding
they would have been blackbirding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you blackbird
we let´s blackbird
you blackbird
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
blackbirded
Present Participle
blackbirding
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.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLACKBIRD»
Discover the use of
blackbird in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
blackbird and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Witch of
Blackbird Pond
In 1687 in Connecticut, Kit Tyler, feeling out of place in the Puritan household of her aunt, befriends an old woman considered a witch by the community and suddenly finds herself standing trial for witchcraft.
Elizabeth George Speare, 2011
Steven Dietz has written a masterpiece.
3
Lockheed
Blackbird: Beyond the Secret Missions
Offers a detailed looked at the SR-71 reconnaissance plane and includes personal accounts by CIA and USAF pilots of their highly classified sorties, along with descriptions from former Warsaw Pact fighter pilots of their attempts to ...
4
Blackbird: A Childhood Lost and Found
With the startling emotional immediacy of a fractured family photo album, Jennifer Lauck's incandescent memoir is the story of an ordinary girl growing up at the turn of the 1970s and the truly extraordinary circumstances of a childhood ...
This novel of adolescent awakening is as fresh and heartfelt as it was when first published.
6
Flying the SR-71
Blackbird: In the Cockpit on a Secret ...
For anyone who has ever wondered what its like to fly the SR-71 on a secret Mach 3 reconnaissance mission, this book has the answer.
7
The White
Blackbird: A Life of the Painter Margarett Sargent ...
A striking portrait of a woman artist's struggle for life. --Arthur Miller
8
Blackbird Bakery Gluten-Free
Celebrities such as Courteney Cox and Laura Dern love Blackbird Bakery for its famously scrumptious gluten-free desserts.
9
Blackbird: the life and times of Paul McCartney
Examines the distinct public and private life of the former Beatle
10
SR-71: The Complete Illustrated History of the
Blackbird, ...
Colonel Graham’s previous books on the SR-71 include Flying the SR-71 Blackbird, SR-71 Revealed: The Inside Story, and SR-71 Blackbird: Stories, Tales, and Legends. He lives in Plano, Texas.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLACKBIRD»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
blackbird is used in the context of the following news items.
This Aussie founder raised $2 million from Blackbird Ventures but …
Australian startup AffinityLive, which automates time sheets and the billing process, has closed a $2 million seed funding round led by local VC ... «Business Insider Australia, Jul 15»
BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND …
A male Red-winged Blackbird raises its vivid red epaulets, spreads out its wings and tail, and loudly announces to all other male redwings in ... «The Yucatan Times, Jul 15»
Folsom St. Company Builds Carbon Fiber Guitars
A head of a Blackbird Guitar, showing the gears and tunings for one of Blackbird's signature uni-body guitars. Photo by Meira Gebel. «Mission Local, Jul 15»
Blackbird Theater realizes dream with 'Myth'
When it came to producing their new musical, “Myth,” Blackbird Theater founders Wes Driver and Greg Greene knew they could count on their ... «The Tennessean, Jul 15»
BWW Recap: Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Night on TEEN WOLF
The Season Five premiere continued tonight with Parasomnia, which, as I learned, is a fancy word for night terrors. And with Parasomnia we ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
Middletown: 'Blackbird' concert benefits scholarship fund
MIDDLETOWN >> “Blackbird,” a benefit concert for the Stephanie Nelson Memorial Scholarship Fund, will be held Saturday, July 25, 8 p.m. at ... «Middletown Press, Jul 15»
Meet the blackbird that's white after it makes its nest in Peterlee
Andrew Watson spotted the leucistic blackbird - which means it has white feathers because of a genetic disorder - in the garden of his Peterlee ... «Hartlepool Mail, Jun 15»
Fraudster posing as store detective cons pensioner in Blackbird Leys
The pensioner was walking across the Oxford Retail Park car park, Blackbird Leys, on Sunday, when he was approached by a man. The man claimed the ... «Oxford Mail, Jun 15»
FitzGibbon/Blackbird Handled Confederate Flag Removal
FitzGibbon Media, Washington-based progressive PR firm, and Blackbird, New York organizer and promoter of the Black Lives Matter ... «O'Dwyer's PR News, Jun 15»
Eighth Blackbird returns to Great Lakes fest as innovators
CHICAGO – Can Eighth Blackbird really be on the verge of its 20th anniversary? After all, it seems like just yesterday that the celebrated ... «Detroit Free Press, Jun 15»
