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Well, I got to have a project. I'm not a blue-sky guy at all. I'd never let anybody like me loose in a company.
Gordon Bell

Meaning of "blue-sky" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BLUE-SKY

blue-sky play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLUE-SKY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Blue-Sky 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 blue-sky in English.

WHAT DOES BLUE-SKY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of blue-sky in the English dictionary

The definition of blue-sky in the dictionary is of or denoting theoretical research without regard to any future application of its result. Other definition of blue-sky is to theorize.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BLUE-SKY

PRESENT

Present
I blue-sky
you blue-sky
he/she/it blue-skies
we blue-sky
you blue-sky
they blue-sky
Present continuous
I am blue-skying
you are blue-skying
he/she/it is blue-skying
we are blue-skying
you are blue-skying
they are blue-skying
Present perfect
I have blue-skied
you have blue-skied
he/she/it has blue-skied
we have blue-skied
you have blue-skied
they have blue-skied
Present perfect continuous
I have been blue-skying
you have been blue-skying
he/she/it has been blue-skying
we have been blue-skying
you have been blue-skying
they have been blue-skying
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 blue-skied
you blue-skied
he/she/it blue-skied
we blue-skied
you blue-skied
they blue-skied
Past continuous
I was blue-skying
you were blue-skying
he/she/it was blue-skying
we were blue-skying
you were blue-skying
they were blue-skying
Past perfect
I had blue-skied
you had blue-skied
he/she/it had blue-skied
we had blue-skied
you had blue-skied
they had blue-skied
Past perfect continuous
I had been blue-skying
you had been blue-skying
he/she/it had been blue-skying
we had been blue-skying
you had been blue-skying
they had been blue-skying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will blue-sky
you will blue-sky
he/she/it will blue-sky
we will blue-sky
you will blue-sky
they will blue-sky
Future continuous
I will be blue-skying
you will be blue-skying
he/she/it will be blue-skying
we will be blue-skying
you will be blue-skying
they will be blue-skying
Future perfect
I will have blue-skied
you will have blue-skied
he/she/it will have blue-skied
we will have blue-skied
you will have blue-skied
they will have blue-skied
Future perfect continuous
I will have been blue-skying
you will have been blue-skying
he/she/it will have been blue-skying
we will have been blue-skying
you will have been blue-skying
they will have been blue-skying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would blue-sky
you would blue-sky
he/she/it would blue-sky
we would blue-sky
you would blue-sky
they would blue-sky
Conditional continuous
I would be blue-skying
you would be blue-skying
he/she/it would be blue-skying
we would be blue-skying
you would be blue-skying
they would be blue-skying
Conditional perfect
I would have blue-sky
you would have blue-sky
he/she/it would have blue-sky
we would have blue-sky
you would have blue-sky
they would have blue-sky
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been blue-skying
you would have been blue-skying
he/she/it would have been blue-skying
we would have been blue-skying
you would have been blue-skying
they would have been blue-skying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you blue-sky
we let´s blue-sky
you blue-sky
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to blue-sky
Past participle
blue-skied
Present Participle
blue-skying
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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLUE-SKY

blue-collar worker
blue-eyed
blue-eyed boy
blue-eyed grass
blue-eyed Mary
blue-eyed soul
blue-green algae
blue-on-blue
blue-pencil
blue-pencilled
blue-pencilling
blue-ribbon jury
blue-ringed octopus
blue-rinsed
blue-singlet
blue-skied
blue-skies
blue-sky law
blue-sky thinking
blue-winged kookaburra

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLUE-SKY

Brodsky
Chomsky
dusky
ensky
Esky
frisky
husky
Kandinsky
night sky
pesky
pie in the sky
risky
Siberian husky
Sikorsky
sky
spy-in-the-sky
Stravinsky
Tchaikovsky
Trotsky
whisky

Synonyms and antonyms of blue-sky in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «blue-sky» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLUE-SKY

Find out the translation of blue-sky to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of blue-sky from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blue-sky» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蓝色天空
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

azul - cielo
570 millions of speakers

English

blue-sky
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नीले आकाश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأزرق السماء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

голубого неба
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

azul - céu
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নীল আকাশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bleu - ciel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

langit biru
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

blue-sky
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

青空
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

푸른 하늘
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

langit biru
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

màu xanh bầu trời
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீல வானம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निळे आकाश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mavi gökyüzü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

blue- sky
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

blue -sky
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

блакитного неба
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

albastru - cer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπλε του ουρανού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

blou - lug
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blue -sky
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blå - himmel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of blue-sky

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLUE-SKY»

The term «blue-sky» is very widely used and occupies the 18.825 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLUE-SKY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «blue-sky» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «blue-sky» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about blue-sky

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «BLUE-SKY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word blue-sky.
1
Gordon Bell
Well, I got to have a project. I'm not a blue-sky guy at all. I'd never let anybody like me loose in a company.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLUE-SKY»

Discover the use of blue-sky in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to blue-sky and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A piece of blue sky: Scientology, Dianetics, and L. Ron ...
A former Church of Scientology member describes his experience in that organization, outlining the mind-control and dollar-extraction methods it employs on its members and offering a revealing look at the life of Scientology creator L. Ron ...
Jon Atack, 1990
2
Blue Sky
Throughout the day and into the night, a boy and his family observe the constantly changing sky.
Audrey Wood, 2012
3
Blue Sky Dream
Blue Sky Dream can rightly be called a communal memoir, because in telling his family’s tale—growing tensions and disillusionment in their suburban paradise, a son rejecting his parents’ values, one sudden and inexplicable moment of ...
David Beers, 2012
4
Red Sand, Blue Sky
Two young girls from very different backgrounds discover what they hold in common in this funny Australian classic.
Cathy Applegate, 2002
5
Blue Sky Living: The Architecture of Helliwell + Smith
Blue Sky was born out of the ferment of the late 1960s and early 1970s, but it has proved to have much more talent, tenacity and imagination than most other idealistic initiatives from that time. Blue Sky
Trevor Boddy, 2013
6
Dear Blue Sky
A timely, eye-opening novel showing how war affects families on both sides Ever since her brother Sef left for Iraq, Cassie has felt like her life is falling apart.
Mary Sullivan, 2012
7
Good Hunting, Blue Sky
Blue Sky, a young Indian boy, goes hunting to bring food home only to have the food bring him home instead.
Peggy Parish, 1991
8
From A Clear Blue Sky
In telling this story for the first time, Knatchbull is not only revisiting the terrible events he and his family lived through, but also writing an intensely personal account of human triumph over tragedy.
Timothy Knatchbull, 2011
9
Under The Blue Sky
It's the end of a century, a time for people to look back and try to make sense of who they are. Across six connected lives, repressed emotion are brought to the fore in an attempt to settle the score with the world around them.
David Eldridge, 2000
10
Blue Sky God: The Evolution of Science and Christianity
Blue Sky God interprets some new scientific theories with blue sky thinking to bring radical insights into God, Jesus and humanity, drawing also on some deep wells from the past in the writings of the early Christians.
Don MacGregor, 2012

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLUE-SKY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term blue-sky is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bringing blue-sky thinking to CBI role from high-level view
WHEN people talk of making a flying visit to Robin Hood's Bay, their meaning is usually pretty clear. But when it is Lucy Thornycroft, the "fairly ... «The Business Desk, Jun 15»
2
Glenview Summer Fest celebrates blue-sky June day
The eight-hour 42nd Glenview Summer Fest took place Saturday, June 27, on a blue-sky day where 7,500 to 10,000 people were expected at ... «Chicago Tribune, Jun 15»
3
Treasury gets £3bn grey boost from blue-sky thinking
Unprecedented demand for high-interest pensioner bonds meant the government savings bank that handled them came in more than £3 billion ... «The Times, Jun 15»
4
Smoky skies no major threat to blue-sky Flagstaff
On most days in Flagstaff, we take the air we breathe for granted even as we marvel at those brilliant, blue skies. So when the skies turn gray ... «Arizona Daily Sun, Jun 15»
5
Beijing's blue-sky potential
As my plane descended into Beijing's airport after a 14 hour-plus flight from Washington, D.C., the sight of smog-blanketed mountains north and ... «GreenBiz, Jun 15»
6
USA's 'Complications': Blue sky turns to gray
USA has begun to move away from its blue-sky approach, with the likes of “Dig,” and “Complications” is a clear marker of that shifting compass. «Boston Globe, Jun 15»
7
Beijing is enjoying rare phenomena: blue skies and rainbows
Experts caution that these improvements have to be measured over several years, and even blue-sky days are often still accompanied by poor ... «Quartz, Jun 15»
8
Lhasa enjoyed 356 blue-sky days last year
Lhasa, capital of Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, enjoyed 356 blue-sky days last year, as many Chinese cities continue to be ... «Global Times, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Blue-Sky [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/blue-sky>. Apr 2024 ».
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