Meaning of "bleat" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BLEAT

Old English blǣtan; related to Old High German blāzen, Dutch blaten, Latin flēre to weep.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF BLEAT

bleat  [bliːt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLEAT

Bleat 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 bleat in English.

WHAT DOES BLEAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sheep

Sheep are quadrupedal, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Like all ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates. Although the name "sheep" applies to many species in the genus Ovis, in everyday usage it almost always refers to Ovis aries. Numbering a little over one billion, domestic sheep are also the most numerous species of sheep. An adult female sheep is referred to as a ewe, an intact male as a ram or occasionally a tup, a castrated male as a wether, and a younger sheep as a lamb. Sheep are most likely descended from the wild mouflon of Europe and Asia. One of the earliest animals to be domesticated for agricultural purposes, sheep are raised for fleece, meat and milk. A sheep's wool is the most widely used animal fiber, and is usually harvested by shearing. Ovine meat is called lamb when from younger animals and mutton when from older ones. Sheep continue to be important for wool and meat today, and are also occasionally raised for pelts, as dairy animals, or as model organisms for science.

Definition of bleat in the English dictionary

The first definition of bleat in the dictionary is to utter its characteristic plaintive cry. Other definition of bleat is to speak with any similar sound. Bleat is also to whine; whimper.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BLEAT

PRESENT

Present

I bleat

you bleat

he/she/it bleats

we bleat

you bleat

they bleat

Present continuous

I am bleating

you are bleating

he/she/it is bleating

we are bleating

you are bleating

they are bleating

Present perfect

I have bleated

you have bleated

he/she/it has bleated

we have bleated

you have bleated

they have bleated

Present perfect continuous

I have been bleating

you have been bleating

he/she/it has been bleating

we have been bleating

you have been bleating

they have been bleating

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 bleated

you bleated

he/she/it bleated

we bleated

you bleated

they bleated

Past continuous

I was bleating

you were bleating

he/she/it was bleating

we were bleating

you were bleating

they were bleating

Past perfect

I had bleated

you had bleated

he/she/it had bleated

we had bleated

you had bleated

they had bleated

Past perfect continuous

I had been bleating

you had been bleating

he/she/it had been bleating

we had been bleating

you had been bleating

they had been bleating

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

FUTURE

Future

I will bleat

you will bleat

he/she/it will bleat

we will bleat

you will bleat

they will bleat

Future continuous

I will be bleating

you will be bleating

he/she/it will be bleating

we will be bleating

you will be bleating

they will be bleating

Future perfect

I will have bleated

you will have bleated

he/she/it will have bleated

we will have bleated

you will have bleated

they will have bleated

Future perfect continuous

I will have been bleating

you will have been bleating

he/she/it will have been bleating

we will have been bleating

you will have been bleating

they will have been bleating

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would bleat

you would bleat

he/she/it would bleat

we would bleat

you would bleat

they would bleat

Conditional continuous

I would be bleating

you would be bleating

he/she/it would be bleating

we would be bleating

you would be bleating

they would be bleating

Conditional perfect

I would have bleat

you would have bleat

he/she/it would have bleat

we would have bleat

you would have bleat

they would have bleat

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been bleating

you would have been bleating

he/she/it would have been bleating

we would have been bleating

you would have been bleating

they would have been bleating

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you bleat
we let´s bleat
you bleat

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to bleat

Past participle

bleated

Present Participle

bleating

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 «BLEAT»

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

synonyms of bleat

baa · beef · bellyache · bemoan · bewail · bitch · call · carp · complain · cry · find fault · fuss · grieve · gripe · groan · grouch · grouse · growl · grumble · kvetch · lament · maa · moan · put the boot in · whine · whinge

TRANSLATION OF BLEAT

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 布莱特
• Translator English - Spanish: balar
• English: bleat
• Translator English - Hindi: मिमियाहट
• Translator English - Arabic: ثغاء
• Translator English - Russian: блеать
• Translator English - Portuguese: balir
• Translator English - Bengali: ব্যা-ব্যা করা
• Translator English - French: bêler
• Translator English - Malay: Berantakan
• Translator English - German: blöken
• Translator English - Japanese: 悲しそうな声
• Translator English - Korean: 만들까
• Translator English - Javanese: Sambat
• Translator English - Vietnamese: kêu be be
• Translator English - Tamil: ஆட்டின் குரல்
• Translator English - Marathi: ब्लेट
• Translator English - Turkish: meleme
• Translator English - Italian: belare
• Translator English - Polish: beczeć
• Translator English - Ukrainian: блеать
• Translator English - Romanian: behăit
• Translator English - Greek: βελάζω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: balke
• Translator English - Swedish: bräka
• Translator English - Norwegian: breke

QUOTES WITH «BLEAT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bleat.

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Will Self

Television is the same as the telephone, and the same as the World Wide Web for that matter. People who become obsessed by the peculiarities of these communications media have simply failed to adjust to the shock of the old. People who bleat on about the 'artistic' potential of television qua television are equally deluded.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLEAT»

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

A Bleat Plaintive

It is a great book written in simple poetic verses on the 'Great British'. This book is dedicated to Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II in 1999.

Raja Choudary Sajja, Narendra Sajja, 2004

Jim Bleat for Prime Minister

However against the odds Jim Bleat begins to look surprisingly possible as the election winner, until scandal threatens. Suggested level: primary.

‎2000

Strategies for Whitetails

There are four basic sounds (with variations) that whitetails make: bleat, grunt, wheeze and snort. Master these and you will be amazed by how many bucks you can call within shooting range. My favorite calls are the bleat, fawn bleat, basic ...

‎2006

The Masters' Secrets of Bowhunting Deer: Secret Tactics from ...

"Once I give the bleat call, I start looking and listening for deer. As soon as I hear a deer running to my stand, I pull the arrow, bring the bow to full draw and anchor my shot. I know that in only a few seconds a doe will appear at my stand.

John E. Phillips, 1993

Contemplative Abstracts

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John O'Loughlin, 2011

Contemplations

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John O'Loughlin, 2010

The Art of Whitetail Deception: Calling, Rattling, and ...

The fawn bleat is another cohesive vocalization. It sounds like baaa . . . baaaa, and is repeated every ten minutes or so. Fawns bleat when separated from their mothers or when hungry. A fawn bleat sounds radically different from the doe bleat ...

Kathy Etling, 2002

Calling Whitetails

Does bleat when they are ready to breed. A doe in estrus may bleat to attract bucks in the vicinity that have not yet picked up her scent. Thus, a doe in estrus bleat is the most effective during the rut. Fawns bleat when they are either in distress ...

Dragan Vujic, 2008

Bow Hunting Whitetails

Does bleat when they are ready to breed. A doe in estrus may bleat to attract bucks in the vicinity that have not yet picked up her scent. Thus, a doe in estrus bleat is the most effective during the rut. Fawns bleat when they are either in distress ...

Dragan Vujic, 2007

Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture

[D.Q.A.] BLEAT *bhkhi- 'bleat' (pres. *bhkhiie/o-) [IEW 154 (*Wi/e-)]. Lat fled 'weep , cry, lament; shed tears', MHG blaejen 'bleat', Latv bleju 'bleat', Rus bleju 'bleat'. A word of the IE northwest. ?*blek- '± bleat'. [IEW 102 (*ble-)]. ORus blekati ...

J. P. Mallory, Douglas Q. Adams, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLEAT»

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

Sheep May Safely Graze, in Nolita

They bleat. “I do enjoy hearing their baa-baas as an accompaniment to hymnody,” said Jared Lamenzo, the director of music and organist for ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

Grant McLachlan: NZ's national colour is black

New Zealand is the only country whose national colour is black, and every other country recognizes this. "But the ISIS flag is black!" some bleat. «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»

Rants from the Hill: Such Sweet Sorrow

In this sense every fanny bleat is the product of an amazing symbiotic, interspecies collaboration without which we could not survive. The poet ... «High Country News, Jul 15»

Column: Let's focus on positive news for a change

Now he will follow her around the pasture, guided by her gentle footsteps or loud bleat. He can also be ridden and has become a very good ... «The Daily Courier, Jul 15»

Blaise Tapp: Getting heated over hot-weather moans

On street corners, in the aisles of discount German supermarkets, on the top deck of the 192, even in the tanning salon we never cease to bleat ... «Yorkshire Evening Post, Jul 15»

It is imperative George Osborne stands up for racing in his Budget

Thirdly, the scaremongers will bleat that if racing gets this right, all sports will want one. But this fallacy was sunk by the 2011 European ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

A lamb for your corporate

Faster, louder and quicker a lamb bleat (the characteristic cry of a goat or sheep) as soon as it is born, greater is its survival, scientists have ... «The Hans India, Jul 15»

Opinion: Samoa backed by peer pressure ahead of All Blacks Test

If the All Blacks lose, we have a bleat to our mates or write something scathing on social media, and then move on (apart from 2007). And some ... «3News NZ, Jul 15»

FOR THE COURIER / Jessica Chandler

Their operation extends into goats as well, and down the hill just a ways from their home 40 adult goats bleat perpetually in anticipation of food. «Russellville Courier, Jul 15»

Tour de France heads into low country promising anything but flat calm

... the perilous week ahead will provide no shortage of opportunities for each of them to ruin their chances before they get within a goat's bleat ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»