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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BOKE

Middle English bolken; related to belch, German bölken to roar.
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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 BOKE

boke  [bok;] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Boke 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 boke in English.

WHAT DOES BOKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of boke in the English dictionary

The definition of boke in the dictionary is to retch or vomit. Other definition of boke is a retch; vomiting fit.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BOKE

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you boke
we let´s boke
you boke
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to boke
Past participle
boked
Present Participle
boking
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 BOKE

boiserie
boisterous
boisterously
boisterousness
boite
Boito
Bok
bok choy
Bokassa I
Bokhara
Bokhara rug
bokmakierie
BOL
Bol.
bola
Bolan Pass
Boland
bolar
bolas
bold

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOKE

a pig in a poke
bespoke
broke
Brooke
choke
coke
Cooke
go up in smoke
hoke
joke
karaoke
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Pembroke
poke
smoke
spoke
stoke
stroke
the Big Smoke
woke

Synonyms and antonyms of boke in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «boke» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOKE

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

Translator English - Chinese

柏柯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

boke
570 millions of speakers

English

boke
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Boke
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بوكي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Боке
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

boke
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Boké
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

boke
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terbakar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Boke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

吐き気
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

보케
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngguyu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

boke
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Boke
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बोक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

boke
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

boke
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

boke
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Боке
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Boke
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

boke
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

boek
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

boke
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Boke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of boke

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOKE»

The term «boke» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.166 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOKE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOKE»

Discover the use of boke in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to boke and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Boke of Keruynge
The book explains in detail the intricate rituals of setting and waiting at table, how to prepare the dishes to be served and exactly what was eaten at different times of the year, and was written as an instruction manual for well-born boys ...
Wynken De Worde, 2003
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The Boke of Curtasye: An English Poem of the Fourteenth Century
THE BOKE OF CURTASYE. HERE BEGYNNETHE THE FIRST BOKE OF CURTASYE.' Qwoso wylle of curtasy lere, In this boke he may hit here; Yf thow be gentylmon, Somoa, or knave, The nedis nurture for to have. Whenne thou comes to a ...
James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, 1841
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The Fyrst Boke of the Introduction of Knowledge Made by ...
A Compendyous Regyment; Or, a Dyetary of Helth Made in Mountpyllier, Andrew Boorde Frederick James Furnivall. * There is no early edition of this hook in the British Museum. The reprint of 1814 says, 'The rarity of this Tract is such, that Mr ...
Andrew Boorde, Frederick James Furnivall, 1870
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The Boke Named the Gouernour: Deuised by Sir Thomas Elyot, ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Thomas Elyot, Henry Herbert Stephen Croft, 2013
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The Boke of Curtasye, an English Poem of the Fourteenth ...
HERE BEGYNNETHE THE FIRST BOKE OF CURTASYE. Qwoso Wylle of eurtasy 1ere, In this boke he may hit here; Yf thow be gentylmon, gemon, or knave, The nedis nurture for to have. Whenne thou comes to a lordis gate, 5 The porter thou ...
Percy Society (LONDON), 1841
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The Boke of Nurture Folowyng Englondis Gise, ... Edited from ...
John Russell, Frederick James FURNIVALL. Now good son, y haue shewed the / & brought jae in vre, to know pe Curtesie of court / & these Pow may take in cure, In pantry / botery / or cellere / & in kervynge a—fore a sovereyne demewre, ...
John Russell, Frederick James FURNIVALL, 1868
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Poetical Works: Troylus and Cryseyde, bk. V. Chauceres ...
And in this boke were written fables, That clerkes had in olde time, And other poets, put in rime, To rede, and for to be in minde, 80 40 50 While men lovede the lawe in Kinde. This boke ne 156 THE BOKE OF THE DUCHESSE.
Geoffrey Chaucer, Richard Morris, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas, 1866
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Taming Oblivion: Aging Bodies and the Fear of Senility in Japan
In fact, Kikkawa (1995:213-214) differentiates boke from chiho on the basis that chiho is precisely defined as a "blockage of intellectual abilities" that is attributed to some form of disease and that is irreversible. Indeed, in writing about chiho ...
John W. Traphagan, 2000
9
Ye Gardeyne Boke; A Collection of Quotations Instructive and ...
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Jennie Day Haines, 2008
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Middle English Dictionary
253/l4: l. .have putte in warke [Royal: tra- vaylid; L dedi operam] to sech and rede the boke called 'Of God Maniers'. al500(?al425) Lambeth SSecr. 93/l2: Vnder- standynge ys be enchesoun bat puttys yn werk all hys bein- ges and werkes.
Hans Kurath, Sherman McAllister Kuhn, Robert E. Lewis, 1984

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term boke is used in the context of the following news items.
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UAE Helps Guinea Extract Geological Treasures
... included, as well as the development of “additional infrastructure” in the region of Boke, to support the expansion of GAC's mining activities. «Onislam.net, Jul 15»
2
Liberia Records Ebola Death After Country Declared Virus-Free
Another case-patient from Boke is also a health worker, with an illness that has generated a number of high-risk contacts. Liberia registers ... «Lid Time - Weird News, Entertainment, News Headlines, Jul 15»
3
Spearfish Veterans Honor Guard chosen as 4th of July Parade …
“For the Fourth of July Parade, it is such an appropriate, great choice for the grand marshal,” Spearfish Mayor Dana Boke said. The Spearfish ... «Black Hills Pioneer, Jul 15»
4
Liberia confirms third Ebola case in new outbreak
... the week to 28 June, the same as the previous week, including two new health worker infections in Boke, Guinea, bordering Guinea-Bissau. «The Bell Jar, Jul 15»
5
Spearfish plan is big, the challenges not small
Spearfish Mayor Dana Boke said on Wednesday, a day after developers unveiled the plan. "How can we not get in the way of what could be ... «Rapid City Journal, Jul 15»
6
As Liberia's Ebola cluster grows, cases continue elsewhere
Guinea's 12 cases were from the same three areas that reported cases the previous week: Boke and Forecariah districts and Conakry. «CIDRAP, Jul 15»
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$210 million, 700-acre development proposed for Spearfish
Mayor Dana Boke said more discussions are needed but that "the concept is exciting." The city is initiating studies on the feasibility of the ... «News & Observer, Jul 15»
8
Ebola Returns to Liberia Weeks After It Was Declared Free of Virus
As cases continue to crop up in Guinea and Sierra Leone, new infections in the northern Guinean prefecture of Boke have put bordering ... «VICE News, Jun 15»
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Emirates Global Aluminium inks deals with Guinea to support its …
... of Mining Infrastructures (ANAIM) in the region of Boke. ... in the region of Boke, to support the expansion of GAC's mining activities. «Gulf Business News, Jun 15»
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Jesmond's Armstrong Bridge defaced by vandals who daubed …
The spray painted scrawls, which include the words 'police', 'cops','Ral', 'boke' and 'enaer' are believed to have appeared sometime between ... «ChronicleLive, Jun 15»

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