Meaning of "blur" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BLUR

Perhaps variant of blear.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF BLUR

blur  [blɜː]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLUR

Blur 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 blur in English.

WHAT DOES BLUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Blur

Blur may refer to: In vision and optics: ▪ Defocus aberration, blurring of an image due to incorrect focus ▪ Motion blur, blurring of an image due to movement of the subject or imaging system ▪ Bokeh, the appearance of out-of-focus areas in a photograph...

Definition of blur in the English dictionary

The first definition of blur in the dictionary is to make or become vague or less distinct. Other definition of blur is to smear or smudge. Blur is also to make less clear; dim.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BLUR

PRESENT

Present

I blur

you blur

he/she/it blurs

we blur

you blur

they blur

Present continuous

I am blurring

you are blurring

he/she/it is blurring

we are blurring

you are blurring

they are blurring

Present perfect

I have blurred

you have blurred

he/she/it has blurred

we have blurred

you have blurred

they have blurred

Present perfect continuous

I have been blurring

you have been blurring

he/she/it has been blurring

we have been blurring

you have been blurring

they have been blurring

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 blurred

you blurred

he/she/it blurred

we blurred

you blurred

they blurred

Past continuous

I was blurring

you were blurring

he/she/it was blurring

we were blurring

you were blurring

they were blurring

Past perfect

I had blurred

you had blurred

he/she/it had blurred

we had blurred

you had blurred

they had blurred

Past perfect continuous

I had been blurring

you had been blurring

he/she/it had been blurring

we had been blurring

you had been blurring

they had been blurring

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

FUTURE

Future

I will blur

you will blur

he/she/it will blur

we will blur

you will blur

they will blur

Future continuous

I will be blurring

you will be blurring

he/she/it will be blurring

we will be blurring

you will be blurring

they will be blurring

Future perfect

I will have blurred

you will have blurred

he/she/it will have blurred

we will have blurred

you will have blurred

they will have blurred

Future perfect continuous

I will have been blurring

you will have been blurring

he/she/it will have been blurring

we will have been blurring

you will have been blurring

they will have been blurring

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would blur

you would blur

he/she/it would blur

we would blur

you would blur

they would blur

Conditional continuous

I would be blurring

you would be blurring

he/she/it would be blurring

we would be blurring

you would be blurring

they would be blurring

Conditional perfect

I would have blur

you would have blur

he/she/it would have blur

we would have blur

you would have blur

they would have blur

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been blurring

you would have been blurring

he/she/it would have been blurring

we would have been blurring

you would have been blurring

they would have been blurring

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you blur
we let´s blur
you blur

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to blur

Past participle

blurred

Present Participle

blurring

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 «BLUR»

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

synonyms of blur

befog · blear · blot · blurredness · cloudiness · confusion · dimness · fog · haze · indistinctness · mask · muddy · obfuscate · obscure · obscurity · smear · smudge · soften · spot · stain

TRANSLATION OF BLUR

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 模糊不清
• Translator English - Spanish: aspecto borroso
• English: blur
• Translator English - Hindi: कलंक
• Translator English - Arabic: طمس
• Translator English - Russian: размытие
• Translator English - Portuguese: borrão
• Translator English - Bengali: দাগ
• Translator English - French: masse indistincte
• Translator English - Malay: Kabur
• Translator English - German: verschwommener Fleck
• Translator English - Japanese: 不鮮明
• Translator English - Korean: 흐릿하게 보이는 것
• Translator English - Javanese: Blur
• Translator English - Vietnamese: mờ
• Translator English - Tamil: தெளிவின்மை
• Translator English - Marathi: अस्पष्ट
• Translator English - Turkish: bulanıklık
• Translator English - Italian: forma indistinta
• Translator English - Polish: rozmycie
• Translator English - Ukrainian: розмиття
• Translator English - Romanian: blur
• Translator English - Greek: θαμπάδα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: vervaag
• Translator English - Swedish: fläck
• Translator English - Norwegian: blur

10 QUOTES WITH «BLUR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word blur.

1

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

When the line started to blur between the fans and the players, sometimes things can get ugly.

2

Grant Achatz

My life has been such a blur since I was 18, 19 years old. I haven't even had time to contemplate my own life. By forcing yourself to write your life story you learn a great deal about yourself.

3

Bryan Adams

I'd been round the world a hundred times and had started to forget where I'd been. I knew I'd been there: it said it on the tour map. I could remember the name of the city but I couldn't remember what it was like - it was a massive blur.

4

Neal Asher

When you reach the editing stage, it is often the case that you can get too involved with the story to detect errors. You can see words in your head that aren't actually there on the page, sentences blur together and errors escape you, and you follow plot threads and see only the images in your skull.

5

Manolo Blahnik

Really, the '70s and '80s were a blur.

6

Ken Calvert

We should not blur the lines between legal and illegal immigrants. Millions of people around the world have gone through the process to come here legally and they followed the rules that required them to pay a fee, learn English, and learn about American history and government.

7

Emile M. Cioran

The Universal view melts things into a blur.

8

Harlan Coben

I like to see the difference between good and evil as kind of like the foul line at a baseball game. It's very thin, it's made of something very flimsy like lime, and if you cross it, it really starts to blur where fair becomes foul and foul becomes fair.

9

Jo Ann Davis

Equipped with cell phones, beepers, and handheld computers, the 'conspicuously industrious' blur the line between home and office by working anytime, anywhere.

10

Frans de Waal

Our brains have been designed to blur the line between self and other. It is an ancient neural circuitry that marks every mammal, from mouse to elephant.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLUR»

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

Blur: How to Know What's True in the Age of Information Overload

Like the authors' classic book The Elements of Journalism, Blur is a unique and readable discourse on how information culture is changing.

Bill Kovach, Tom Rosenstiel, 2010

Blur: the making of nothing

Even the shadowy title typography conveys the transitory essence of Diller + Scofidio's thought-provoking work. This unique book will be the permanent manifestation of the building, which will bedismantled,after the Expo closes.

Elizabeth Diller, Ricardo Scofidio, 2002

Bit of a Blur

In Bit of a Blur he chronicles his journey from a slug-infested flat in Camberwell to a world of screaming fans and private jets - and his eventual search to find meaning and happiness (and, perhaps most importantly, the perfect cheese), in ...

Alex James, 2010

Blur: the speed of change in the connected economy

Get ready for a whole new world - a world of Blur in which traditional boundaries between product and service, capital and people, buyer and seller, and real and virtual no longer exist.

Stan Davis, Stanley M. Davis, Christopher Meyer, 1998

Blur

The poems of this year's anthology reflect the spirit of Friendly Street's members. There's sorrow there, frustration, hardship, and fear, reflecting the often unstable world we live in.

Amelia Walker, Shen, 2005

Blur: A Graphic Reality Check for Teens Dealing with Self-Image

Story Behind the Book A team of youth pastors approached Multnomah with the need for a visual pivotal-issues series for teens—something that would enter into their world and confront the stuff they actually think, talk, and wonder about ...

Marcus Brotherton, Mary Margaret Brotherton, 2010

Blur: 3862 Days: The Official History

This is the story of bitter rows with record companies, farcical feuds with Oasis, fist fights with each other, struggles with the bottle, foundering romances and a love-hate relationship with America.

Stuart MacOnie, 1999

Blur: A New Paradigm for Understanding Youth Culture

In opposition to many of the popular sociological studies that characterize youth as fixed cultural groups, Dr. Jeff Keuss argues that we need, instead, to reflect on youth culture through a qualitative approach that recognizes the ...

Jeffrey Keuss, 2014

A Fuzzy-Fast Blur: Poems about Pets

"A collection of original, pet-themed poetry for children accompanied by striking photos. The book demonstrates a variety of common poetic forms and defines poetic devices"--Provided by publisher.

Laura Purdie Salas, 2008

Digital Blur: Creative Practice at the Boundaries of ...

Bringing together some of the world's leading practitioners and thinkers from the fields of art, architecture, and design, this work reveals their working processes that break down traditional creative disciplinary boundaries.

Paul Rogers, Michael Smyth, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLUR»

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

Blur's Damon Albarn Carried Offstage After Refusing to Stop Five …

When you're having a good time, the last thing you want to do is stop. and Damon Albarn seems to live by that philosophy. The Blur frontman ... «Yahoo Music, Jul 15»

Blur announce Courtney Barnett as US tour support

Blur and Courtney Barnett play the following dates. Los Angeles, Hollywood Bowl (October 20) New York, Madison Square Garden (23) «NME.com, Jul 15»

Tickets & Vinyl Giveaway: Blur at The Hollywood Bowl & New Album …

Blur has returned in full force with a new album and classic lineup, and Crave is celebrating with a badass prize pack featuring vinyl on 180g ... «Crave Online, Jul 15»

Interview: Blur on healing rifts, teenage fans and 'The Magic Whip'

Ahead of their show at HKCEC, Blur speak to Time Out about recording The Magic Whip in Hong Kong, the city itself and finally growing up. «Time Out Hong Kong, Jul 15»

Hong Kong-based artist creates Blur album's companion comic book

A comic book created to go with Britpop veterans Blur's latest album is novel in more ways than one. "The ink smells different compared to the ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»

Blur release their own 'Travel To Hong Kong With Blur' comic book

The comic, illustrated by Hong Kong artist Kongkee, is titled Travel To Hong Kong With Blur and follows the band's members as they "undertake ... «NME.com, Jul 15»

Blur star Damon Albarn plays surprise gig at Manchester …

Blur star Damon Albarn played a surprise gig under the moonlit sky on Albert Square - fresh from the world premiere of his new musical ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»

Blur Play London #REVIEW

It's undeniably a Blur song but the crowd – a mix of old timers and young 'uns who weren't even born when Damon first feuded with Liam – are ... «Noise11, Jul 15»

Blur better than ever as they tour new album The Magic Whip

Blur, when you look at them, are anything but a gang. They're four men from the south of England ranging in age from their mid-40s to early 50s ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»

For sale: Blur's very big house in the country – in pictures

Surely There's No Other Way but to pack up and move to a house, a very big house in the country: 20 years after Blur's Britpop battle with Oasis ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»