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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BODGE

Changed from botch.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BODGE

bodge  [bɒdʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BODGE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bodge is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb bodge in English.

WHAT DOES BODGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bodge in the English dictionary

The definition of bodge in the dictionary is to make a mess of; botch. Other definition of bodge is to make or adjust in a false or clumsy way.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BODGE

PRESENT

Present
I bodge
you bodge
he/she/it bodges
we bodge
you bodge
they bodge
Present continuous
I am bodging
you are bodging
he/she/it is bodging
we are bodging
you are bodging
they are bodging
Present perfect
I have bodged
you have bodged
he/she/it has bodged
we have bodged
you have bodged
they have bodged
Present perfect continuous
I have been bodging
you have been bodging
he/she/it has been bodging
we have been bodging
you have been bodging
they have been bodging
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 bodged
you bodged
he/she/it bodged
we bodged
you bodged
they bodged
Past continuous
I was bodging
you were bodging
he/she/it was bodging
we were bodging
you were bodging
they were bodging
Past perfect
I had bodged
you had bodged
he/she/it had bodged
we had bodged
you had bodged
they had bodged
Past perfect continuous
I had been bodging
you had been bodging
he/she/it had been bodging
we had been bodging
you had been bodging
they had been bodging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will bodge
you will bodge
he/she/it will bodge
we will bodge
you will bodge
they will bodge
Future continuous
I will be bodging
you will be bodging
he/she/it will be bodging
we will be bodging
you will be bodging
they will be bodging
Future perfect
I will have bodged
you will have bodged
he/she/it will have bodged
we will have bodged
you will have bodged
they will have bodged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been bodging
you will have been bodging
he/she/it will have been bodging
we will have been bodging
you will have been bodging
they will have been bodging
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you bodge
we let´s bodge
you bodge
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to bodge
Past participle
bodged
Present Participle
bodging
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 RHYME WITH BODGE


dislodge
dɪsˈlɒdʒ
dodge
dɒdʒ
ecolodge
ˈiːkəʊˌlɒdʒ
Hodge
hɒdʒ
hodgepodge
ˈhɒdʒˌpɒdʒ
horologe
ˈhɒrəˌlɒdʒ
lodge
lɒdʒ
mislodge
ˌmɪsˈlɒdʒ
modge
mɒdʒ
Moholy-Nagy
məˈhəʊlɪˈnɒdʒ
outdodge
ˌaʊtˈdɒdʒ
plodge
plɒdʒ
podge
pɒdʒ
splodge
splɒdʒ
stodge
stɒdʒ
wadge
wɒdʒ
wodge
wɒdʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BODGE

boda-boda
bodach
bodacious
bodaciously
bode
Bode´s law
bodeful
bodega
bodement
Bodensee
bodger
bodgie
Bodh Gaya
Bodhi Tree
Bodhidharma
Bodhisattva
bodice
bodice ripper
bodice-ripping
bodies

WORDS THAT END LIKE BODGE

hunting lodge
medicine lodge
motor lodge
noodge
Orange Lodge
porter´s lodge
shooting lodge
smoodge
sweat lodge
tax dodge
the Lodge

Synonyms and antonyms of bodge in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bodge» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BODGE

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

Translator English - Chinese

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570 millions of speakers

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510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

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280 millions of speakers

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Bodge
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bodge
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Translator English - Malay

Bodge
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Translator English - German

bodge
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

へまをする
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

bodge
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bodge
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

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80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

bodge
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बॉज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bodge
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bodge
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

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50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Bodge
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

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Translator English - Greek

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15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

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14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

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10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

bodge
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bodge

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BODGE»

The term «bodge» is regularly used and occupies the 62.214 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BODGE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bodge» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bodge» 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 bodge

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BODGE»

Discover the use of bodge in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bodge and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bodge Plants a Seed: A Retelling of the Parable of the Sower
Jimmy carefully plants his seed and tends to it while his friends are careless.
‎2004
2
Memoir of Nathaniel Foster Safford
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
George Madison Bodge, 2010
3
Interview with MAJ Greg Bodge
From the summer of 2002 until he left to attend the Command and General Staff College in the summer of 2005, Major Greg Bodge served at Fort Leavenworth's Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL) as the National Guard liaison officer.
Greg Bodge, 2006
4
Rocket Religion
shirt, against Bodge's skin. Mosley paused, making sure the rank would not fall out. He stepped to the side as Renner moved in front of Bodge. The new private first class stood frozen as Renner drew back a grimy fist. The team leader smiled  ...
Nat Seymour, 2002
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The Indians of the Nipmuck Country in Southern New England, ...
Rowlandson, 129—130, 159; Temple, 119—120. 10. Temple, 120. 11. Gookin, 506, 509; Bodge, 34—35. 12. Leach, 164—165. 13. William Hubbard, A Narrative of the Troubles with the Indians in New England, From the First Planting thereof ...
Dennis A. Connole, 2000
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"O Sisters Ain't You Happy?": Gender, Family, and Community ...
Alone in her room, Randall prayed for help in this endeavor, and Holy Mother Wisdom responded by asking Lucy Bodge's biological mother, who lived in the spirit world, to write to Bodge. Through a series of messages given to Randall, the full ...
Suzanne Ruth Thurman, 2002
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The English dialect dictionary
BODGE, 531.1 Ken. Sur. Sus. [bodg] 1. A flat oblong scuttle or basket, of wood or iron, used for carrying garden produce, coal, refuse, &c. Ken. A so called trug ( P.M.); (W.H.E.); Ken.I The bodgc now An ill omen. [Not known holds an indefinite  ...
J. Wright, 2004
8
The Bodge Family in America
Material, collected by Bodge, over a series of more than 50 years. It was nearly ready for printing in 1912 when illness prevented the completion of the work.
George Madison Bodge, 1860
9
Men at Play: Masculinities in Australian Theatre Since the 1950s
This is how Harris describes, with some sympathy, what happens to the “she'll-be -right” bloke of The Beast in View: Bodge, a 21-year-old slaughterman, [is] a ring- in from the espressos of the Cross, confused as a penned ox in this atmosphere ...
Jonathan Bollen, Bruce Parr, Adrian Kiernander, 2008
10
The Narragansett Fort Fight: December 19, 1675 (1886)
This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
George Madison Bodge, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BODGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bodge is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Take a Closer Look at the Nintendo PlayStation
... as part of some kind of attempted restoration bodge job. Alternatively, just send it here – we'll happily exhibit it here at Push Square Towers. «Push Square, Jul 15»
2
Cameron's kill or cure for West Lothian Question
The government's proposals are, in many respects, a classically British bodge job. A case of mend and make do rather than a fully thought ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
3
Blackburn store welcomes TV cameras for national advertising …
He added: “Some of the fitters from our store were featured on Channel 4's 'Cowboy Builders and Bodge Jobs' in May. They helped out a family ... «Lancashire Telegraph, Jul 15»
4
How to Afford a Last-Minute Summer Vacation
By Trae Bodge July 2, 2015 | 10:31 a.m. EDT + More. Just because you haven't yet made plans to go away this summer doesn't mean you should be forced to sit ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»
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Hall-Dale High School honor roll
Juniors — summa cum laude: Emma Begin, Nicole Bodge, Joshua Cowing, Sydney Gross, Mary Hicks, Signe Lynch, Annmarie Parent, Andrew ... «Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel, Jul 15»
6
A Small Encounter with Gunther Schuller
My friend Peter Bodge and I drove Gunther to his favorite San Francisco restaurant Fleurs de Lys where Gunther's very presence seemed to ... «Sequenza21, Jun 15»
7
Hall-Dale, Winslow all-stars have final day in sun
Winslow coach Steve Bodge watched the game as a spectator with mixed emotions. He was sorry to lose two key players who had played for ... «Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel, Jun 15»
8
Dreams in Plastic and Canvas at the Serpentine Gallery in London
The Financial Times's architecture critic, Edwin Heathcote, wrote that “from close up” the pavilion “looks a bit of a bodge,” but continued: “It is ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
9
Driver banned after boy fell from coach onto motorway
But inspectors found it would open with the lightest of touches and described repairs to a latch on the door as "a bodge". The boy, a member of ... «BBC News, Jun 15»
10
8 Stupid Shopping Mistakes
Trae Bodge, the senior lifestyle editor of RetailMeNot.com, points out that we'd be much better off if we planned ahead for upcoming shopping ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jun 15»

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