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Until very recently, the heavenly bodies have been investigated only with reference to their position and their laws of motion, and a quarter of a century ago astronomy was little more than celestial topography.
George Phillips Bond

Meaning of "bodies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BODIES

bodies  [ˈbɒdɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BODIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bodies 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 bodies in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BODIES

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you body
we let´s body
you body
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to body
Past participle
bodied
Present Participle
bodying
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 BODIES


antibodies
ˈæntɪˌbɒdɪz
busybodies
ˈbɪzɪˌbɒdɪz
caddies
ˈkædɪz
Cadiz
kəˈdɪz
eddies
ˈedɪz
foodies
ˈfuːdɪz
goodies
ˈɡʊdɪz
hardies
ˈhɑːdɪz
homebodies
ˈhəʊmbɒdɪz
Indies
ˈɪndɪz
melodies
ˈmelədɪz
noddies
ˈnɒdɪz
readies
ˈrɛdɪz
somebodies
ˈsʌmbədɪz
squaddies
ˈskwɒdɪz
steadies
ˈstedɪz
studies
ˈstʌdɪz
teddies
ˈtedɪz
tragedies
ˈtrædʒədɪz
undies
ˈʌndɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BODIES

bodement
Bodensee
bodge
bodger
bodgie
Bodh Gaya
Bodhi Tree
Bodhidharma
Bodhisattva
bodice
bodice ripper
bodice-ripping
bodikin
bodiless
bodily
bodily functions
boding
bodingly
bodkin
bodle

WORDS THAT END LIKE BODIES

autoantibodies
bloodies
corodies
corrodies
custodies
dipodies
disembodies
dogsbodies
embodies
goody-goodies
hexapodies
ladies
Lewy bodies
monodies
nobodies
parodies
psalmodies
rhapsodies
threnodies
todies
underbodies

Synonyms and antonyms of bodies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BODIES»

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

Translation of «bodies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BODIES

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

Translator English - Chinese

机构
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuerpos
570 millions of speakers

English

bodies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الهيئات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

органы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

corpos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লাশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

organismes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Badan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Körper
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ボディ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Badan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cơ quan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உடல்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मृतदेह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bedenler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

corpi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

organy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

органи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

organisme
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φορείς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

liggame
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kroppar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

organer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bodies

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BODIES»

The term «bodies» is very widely used and occupies the 5.826 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BODIES» OVER TIME

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

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «BODIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bodies.
1
Mortimer Adler
The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.
2
Jennifer Armintrout
Our cultural discussion of fat bodies and how we clothe them has nothing to do with health concerns, the obesity epidemic, or the comfort of fat people. It has everything to do with what we expect from women, what we've been told by the fashion industry, and the value we place on 'perfect' bodies.
3
Max Azria
Herve has that sex appeal. Certain bodies need Herve Leger badly because you have to reformulate the silhouette.
4
George Phillips Bond
Until very recently, the heavenly bodies have been investigated only with reference to their position and their laws of motion, and a quarter of a century ago astronomy was little more than celestial topography.
5
Brandon Boyd
Female artists are the perfect example of a creator: They know how to make life and art with their bodies. Life comes from their bodies, so on a very basic level, they have more to write about.
6
Peter Coyote
I think it's good that people value their bodies and take care of them. I think if you cross the line and begin using your body as an asset or as an extension of your vanity, you've gone too far.
7
Cindy Crawford
How many girls, models or not, are secure about their bodies? I think I'm more realistic about what to expect of myself now. I also have a lot of other things than modeling going on in my life that I'm proud of.
8
Rachel Cusk
Shame is something you'll find a lot of - particularly Catholic - girls feel about their bodies, about their sexuality, about their diet, about anything you like. Shame is the way you keep them down. That's the way to crush a girl.
9
Ruth St. Denis
Our bodies are at once the receiving and transmitting stations for life itself. It is the highest wisdom to recognize this fact and train our bodies to render them sensitive and responsive to nature. art and religion.
10
Ruth St. Denis
We should realize in a vivid and revolutionary sense that we are not in our bodies but our bodies are in us.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BODIES»

Discover the use of bodies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bodies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Warm Bodies: A Novel
Scary, funny, and surprisingly poignant, Warm Bodies is about being alive, being dead, and the blurry line in between.
Isaac Marion, 2011
2
Bodies
In this book, she raises the fundamental questions about how we arrived here and proposes a new theory on how we became embodied.
Susie Orbach, 2010
3
Bodies: Exploring Fluid Boundaries
This book introduces students to the key concepts and debates surrounding the relationship between bodily boundaries, abject materiality and spaces.
Robyn Longhurst, 2001
4
Hard Bodies: Hollywood Masculinity in the Reagan Era
Through her illuminating and detailed analyses of both the Reagan presidency and many blockbuster movies, Susan Jeffords provides a scenario within which the successes of the New Right and the Reagan presidency can begin to be understood ...
Susan Jeffords, 1994
5
Bodies that Matter: On the Discursive Limits of "sex"
Her erudition is outstanding, and she engages with a broad sweep of texts, bringing exciting interpretations to all of her readings. This book will be essential reading in feminism, cultural studies, philosophy and political theory.
Judith Butler, 1993
6
Bodies in Contact: Rethinking Colonial Encounters in World ...
This volume helps fill that gap with articles on important issues in the history of contact and empire."--Bonnie G. Smith, author of "The Gender of History: Men, Women, and Historical Practice "
Tony Ballantyne, Antoinette Burton, 2005
7
Bodies in Technology
In this book, a leading philosopher of technology explores the meaning of bodies in technology—how the sense of our bodies and of our orientation in the world is affected by the various information technologies.
Don Ihde, 2002
8
How We Became Posthuman: Virtual Bodies in Cybernetics, ...
In How We Became Posthuman, N. Katherine Hayles separates hype from fact, investigating the fate of embodiment in an information age.
N. Katherine Hayles, 2008
9
Bodies of Meaning: Studies on Language, Labor, and Liberation
Challenges postmodernist theories of language and politics which detach language from human bodies and their material practices.
David McNally, 2001
10
Same Soul, Many Bodies: Discover the Healing Power of Future ...
How often have you wished you could peer into the future? In Same Soul, Many Bodies, Brian L. Weiss, MD, shows us how.
Brian L. Weiss, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BODIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bodies is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Tunisia recovers bodies of Italy-bound migrants
Tunisian coast guards recovered the decomposed bodies of five migrants who apparently drowned at sea as they sought to reach Italy from ... «The Local.it, Jul 15»
2
20 Photos That Highlight The Beautiful Diversity Of Plus-Size Bodies
In June, the fat-positive writer and fashion blogger created a body-positive campaign that represented plus-size bodies of all shapes and sizes. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
Celebrate The Fourth Of July With Some Ageless Bikini Bodies
CLICK HERE to view, "Ageless Bikini Bodies! These Over-40 Stars Look Hotter Than Ever!" CLICK HERE to view, "Ageless Bikini Bodies! «PerezHilton.com, Jul 15»
4
4th Trimester Bodies tour makes its way to Pittsburgh
The 4th Trimester Bodies Project tour will come to Pittsburgh from July 8 through 10. (Pittsburgh photo sessions are already filled.) “There is this ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
5
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen says Modi government wants control of …
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen says Modi government wants control of academic bodies. By Sagarika Ghose, TNN | 7 Jul, 2015, 10.28AM IST. Post a Comment. «Economic Times, Jul 15»
6
Connell man jailed after 2 badly burned bodies found
The Tri-City Herald says Connell was initially arrested on unrelated charges hours after the bodies were found Thursday night in a car down a ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
7
Victims Identified in Deadly Tallahassee Apartment Fire
Firefighters responded to the call and found the two bodies inside the apartment. Tallahassee Police Department Forensics, Violent Crimes ... «WCTV, Jul 15»
8
Medellin finally to exhume bodies from what could be Colombia's …
Colombian authorities are set to begin exhuming bodies from what could be the country's biggest mass grave that has been looming over ... «Colombia Reports, Jul 15»
9
Mumbai civic bodies fined 100cr for polluted rivers
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday ordered four civic bodies, along with the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), the ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
10
Franklin Co. Coroner Makes Presumptive ID on Two Bodies Found …
Franklin County Coroner Dan Blasdel makes a presumptive identification on two bodies found last week near Connell inside a burning car. «KVEW, Jul 15»

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