Meaning of "boat" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BOAT

Old English bāt; related to Old Norse beit boat.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF BOAT

boat  [bəʊt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOAT

Boat 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 boat in English.

WHAT DOES BOAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Boat

A boat is a watercraft of any size designed to float or plane, to work or travel on water. Small boats are typically found on inland or in protected coastal areas. However, boats such as the whaleboat were designed for operation from a ship in an offshore environment. In naval terms, a boat is a vessel small enough to be carried aboard another vessel. Another less restrictive definition is a vessel that can be lifted out of the water. Some definitions do not make a distinction in size, as 1000-foot bulk freighters on the Great Lakes are called oreboats. For reasons of naval tradition, submarines are usually referred to as 'boats' rather than 'ships', regardless of their size. Boats have a wide variety of shapes and sizes and construction methods due to their intended purpose, available materials or local traditions. Canoe type boats have a long history and various versions are used throughout the world for transportation, fishing or sport. Fishing boats vary widely in style partly to match local conditions. Pleasure boats include ski boats, pontoon boats, and sailboats. House boats may be used for vacationing or long-term housing.

Definition of boat in the English dictionary

The first definition of boat in the dictionary is a small vessel propelled by oars, paddle, sails, or motor for travelling, transporting goods, etc, esp one that can be carried aboard a larger vessel. Other definition of boat is a submarine. Boat is also a container for gravy, sauce, etc.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BOAT

PRESENT

Present

I boat

you boat

he/she/it boats

we boat

you boat

they boat

Present continuous

I am boating

you are boating

he/she/it is boating

we are boating

you are boating

they are boating

Present perfect

I have boated

you have boated

he/she/it has boated

we have boated

you have boated

they have boated

Present perfect continuous

I have been boating

you have been boating

he/she/it has been boating

we have been boating

you have been boating

they have been boating

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 boated

you boated

he/she/it boated

we boated

you boated

they boated

Past continuous

I was boating

you were boating

he/she/it was boating

we were boating

you were boating

they were boating

Past perfect

I had boated

you had boated

he/she/it had boated

we had boated

you had boated

they had boated

Past perfect continuous

I had been boating

you had been boating

he/she/it had been boating

we had been boating

you had been boating

they had been boating

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

FUTURE

Future

I will boat

you will boat

he/she/it will boat

we will boat

you will boat

they will boat

Future continuous

I will be boating

you will be boating

he/she/it will be boating

we will be boating

you will be boating

they will be boating

Future perfect

I will have boated

you will have boated

he/she/it will have boated

we will have boated

you will have boated

they will have boated

Future perfect continuous

I will have been boating

you will have been boating

he/she/it will have been boating

we will have been boating

you will have been boating

they will have been boating

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would boat

you would boat

he/she/it would boat

we would boat

you would boat

they would boat

Conditional continuous

I would be boating

you would be boating

he/she/it would be boating

we would be boating

you would be boating

they would be boating

Conditional perfect

I would have boat

you would have boat

he/she/it would have boat

we would have boat

you would have boat

they would have boat

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been boating

you would have been boating

he/she/it would have been boating

we would have been boating

you would have been boating

they would have been boating

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you boat
we let´s boat
you boat

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to boat

Past participle

boated

Present Participle

boating

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 «BOAT»

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

synonyms of boat

barge · barque · craft · ship · vessel · watercraft

TRANSLATION OF BOAT

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 小船
• Translator English - Spanish: barco
• English: boat
• Translator English - Hindi: नाव
• Translator English - Arabic: مَرْكَب
• Translator English - Russian: лодка
• Translator English - Portuguese: barco
• Translator English - Bengali: নৌকা
• Translator English - French: bateau
• Translator English - Malay: Bot
• Translator English - German: Boot
• Translator English - Japanese: ボート
• Translator English - Korean: 배
• Translator English - Javanese: Kapal
• Translator English - Vietnamese: thuyền
• Translator English - Tamil: படகு
• Translator English - Marathi: बोट
• Translator English - Turkish: tekne
• Translator English - Italian: nave
• Translator English - Polish: łódź
• Translator English - Ukrainian: човен
• Translator English - Romanian: barcă
• Translator English - Greek: βάρκα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: boot
• Translator English - Swedish: båt
• Translator English - Norwegian: båt

10 QUOTES WITH «BOAT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word boat.

1

Tony Abbott

Most of the people who are coming to Australia by boat have passed through several countries on the way, and if they simply wanted asylum they could have claimed that in any of the countries through which they'd passed.

2

George Matthew Adams

Sailing a boat calls for quick action, a blending of feeling with the wind and water as well as with the very heart and soul of the boat itself. Sailing teaches alertness and courage, and gives in return a joyousness and peace that but few sports afford.

3

Neal Asher

I've been an engineer, barman, skip lorry driver, coalman, boat window manufacturer, contract grass cutter and builder.

4

William Henry Ashley

After the departure of the land parties, I embarked with six men on thursday, the 21st april, on board my newly made boat and began the descent of the river.

5

Blake Bailey

My father was a golden boy from a very small town. He won a very prestigious law scholarship to NYU Law School, and there in Greenwich Village, he met my mother, who was very young, fresh off the boat from Germany.

6

Alec Baldwin

In the film business, when you're young, you just want to work. But when you're older, it has more to do with who's involved with the project - who you're going to get in the boat with.

7

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.

8

Elayne Boosler

I am thankful the most important key in history was invented. It's not the key to your house, your car, your boat, your safety deposit box, your bike lock or your private community. It's the key to order, sanity, and peace of mind. The key is 'Delete.'

9

John Breaux

I put myself and all the members of Congress in the same boat of things that could have been done better.

10

Mark Carwardine

To have a huge, friendly whale willingly approach your boat and look you straight in the eye is without doubt one of the most extraordinary experiences on the planet.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOAT»

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

Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir

This is the story of a Chinese-American kid in a could-be-anywhere cul-de-sac blazing his way through America’s deviant subcultures, trying to find himself, ten thousand miles from his legacy and anchored only by his conflicted love for ...

Eddie Huang, 2013

Three Men in a Boat

Oh! exclaimed George, grasping the idea; but we can't drink the river, you know!

Jerome K. Jerome, 2010

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest ...

For readers of Laura Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit and Unbroken, the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at Hitler's 1936 Berlin Olympics Daniel James Brown’s robust book tells the story of the University of ...

Daniel James Brown, 2013

Three Men in a Boat

THERE were four of us-George and William Samuel Harris and myself and Montmorency. We were sitting in my room smoking and talking about how bad we were-bad from a medical point of view I mean of course.

Jerome K. Jerome, 2009

The Cardboard Boat Book: How to build an ...

The boats are 8-feet long, weigh about 25-pounds, and can accommodate a 250-pound person without risking structural damage. Each boat is constructed with 21-pieces of cardboard that are used to make 7-component parts.

‎2009

The Essentials of Living Aboard a Boat: The Definitive Guide ...

Here is a book that will give you a lot of little insights into what you will be gaining, and what you will be losing. The book is intended as a resource to help you learn about the liveaboard lifestyle.

Mark Nicholas, 2005

The Open Boat and Other Stories

Four prized selections by one of America's greatest writers: "The Open Boat," based on a harrowing incident in the author's life: the 1897 sinking of a ship on which he was a passenger; "The Blue Hotel" and "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky," ...

Stephen Crane, 2012

How to Build Wooden Boats: With 16 Small-Boat Designs

Presents step-by-step instructions and diagrams for creating sixteen small-boat designs, and offers advice on selecting a design, choosing and assembling building materials, and the actual construction.

Edwin Monk, 1993

Upgrading Your Boat's Interior

This is a visual, hand-holding guide, dwelling on the practical details of upgrading every aspect of a tired boat's interior and related systems as it explains each procedure rather than focussing on the theory (which is relegated to an ...

Mike Westin, 2013

Understanding Boat Design

This new volume has been greatly expanded and contains information on many aspects of design that were not even thought of twenty years ago.

Edward S. Brewer, Ted Brewer, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOAT»

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

Police: Body found in Ohio River likely capsized boat victim

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Authorities believe they have recovered the body of one of the three people who have been missing since a pontoon ... «seattlepi.com, Jul 15»

Man to face homicide charges in deadly boat crash

Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist said a boat driven Joshua Dean Puckett crashed into another boat near Point Defiance park. «KING5.com, Jul 15»

Sturgeon jumps on boat, kills girl, 5, and injures two others

Florida officials are investigating a sturgeon strike that killed a 5-year-old girl and injured her mother and older brother. All three were on a boat ... «Fox News, Jul 15»

UPDATED: Woman dies after being thrown from boat on Cass Lake

BEMIDJI -- An Eden Prairie woman died Saturday after being thrown from a boat on Cass Lake and a Minnetonka man has been arrested on ... «Bemidji Pioneer, Jul 15»

Witness to horrific July 4 boat crash: 'I'm still kind of shaking'

Investigators said the causing boat and all three of his passengers were thrown into the water. One of those boaters has still not been found. «KOMO News, Jul 15»

Sheriff: One Man Dead After Argument At Boat Landing

Orangeburg, SC (WLTX) An Orangeburg County man is in custody and a Sumter man is dead after an argument at a boat landing over the ... «WLTX.com, Jul 15»

Osceola boat owners on edge after two thefts in as many weeks

In both instances, the thieves hauled the boat away from the owner's driveway, stripped it to turn a quick buck, then dumped the boat on the ... «WSBT-TV, Jul 15»

Dolphin jumps into boat, breaks woman's ankles

The Frickman family was thrilled when a pod of dolphins began swimming alongside their small boat. The creatures rode the wake and jumped ... «KRMG, Jul 15»

Woman who died from fall from boat identified as Tuscumbia woman

FLORENCE — Authorities identified the victim of a Saturday evening single-boat accident on Pickwick Lake as a Tuscumbia woman. «Times Daily, Jul 15»

Man, woman killed after boat crashes into rocks on Mountain Island …

North Carolina Wildlife officers cannot say yet why a Charlotte man steered his boat into an outcropping of rocks on Mountain Island Lake late ... «WSOC Charlotte, Jul 15»