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There will be days when I walk in an arena and people will cheer and then there might be days when I walk in an arena and people might boo, but it all sounds the same to me because it's all just noise that lets me know that I'm relevant.
Drake

Meaning of "boo" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BOO

boo  [buː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Boo is a verb and can also act as an exclamation.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb boo in English.



Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES BOO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Boo

Boo is an onomatopoeic word for a loud, startling sound, as an exclamation intended to scare, or as a call of derision. Boo or BOO may also refer to...

Definition of boo in the English dictionary

The first definition of boo in the dictionary is an exclamation uttered to startle or surprise someone, esp a child. Other definition of boo is a shout uttered to express disgust, dissatisfaction, or contempt, esp at a theatrical production, political meeting, etc. Boo is also to shout "boo" at, esp as an expression of disgust, dissatisfaction, or disapproval.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BOO

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you boo
we let´s boo
you boo
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to boo
Past participle
booed
Present Participle
booing
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 BOO

bonzer
boo-boo
boo-hurrah theory
boo-word
boob
boob happy
boob job
boob tube
boobhead
boobialla
boobies
boobird
boobish
booboisie
boobook
Boobquake
booby
booby hatch
booby prize
booby trap

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOO

all too
bamboo
coo
doo
goo
hoo
loo
me-too
moo
poo
roo
shampoo
taboo
tattoo
too
voodoo
Waterloo
woo
yahoo
zoo

Synonyms and antonyms of boo in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «boo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOO

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

Translator English - Chinese

发出嘘声
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

abuchear
570 millions of speakers

English

boo
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बू
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بوو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vaiar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছি-ছি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

huer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Boo
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ausbuhen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ブーイングする
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

야유하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Boo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

reo hò
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பூ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बुओ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

boo
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fischiare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

boo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

boo
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

boo
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Boo
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

boo
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

boo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of boo

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOO»

The term «boo» is very widely used and occupies the 9.487 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOO» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «BOO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word boo.
1
Sparky Anderson
I understand people who boo us. It's like going to Broadway show, you pay for your tickets and expect to be entertained. When you're not, you have a right to complain.
2
Kurt Angle
You do not boo an Olympic Gold Medalist. I'm the best in the world. I came here for you. You don't boo me.
3
Sergio Aragones
I don't enjoy the boo scare when you're watching a movie and then suddenly there's a big shark on the screen. The only thing they're doing is catching you off guard.
4
Lance Armstrong
A boo is a lot louder than a cheer. If you have 10 people cheering and one person booing, all you hear is the booing.
5
Gresham Barrett
You may boo, you may turn your back, but I have devoted my life to the conservative cause.
6
Herb Caen
A city is where you can sign a petition, boo the chief justice, fish off a pier, gaze at a hippopotamus, buy a flower at the corner, or get a good hamburger or a bad girl at 4 A.M. A city is where sirens make white streaks of sound in the sky and foghorns speak in dark grays. San Francisco is such a city.
7
Alastair Campbell
We should confine booing in sports arenas to sport. I love a good boo as much as the next football fan.
8
James Dean
Studying cows, pigs and chickens can help an actor develop his character. There are a lot of things I learned from animals. One was that they couldn't hiss or boo me.
9
Drake
There will be days when I walk in an arena and people will cheer and then there might be days when I walk in an arena and people might boo, but it all sounds the same to me because it's all just noise that lets me know that I'm relevant.
10
Jenny Eclair
There should be more booing in shops and restaurants and places like that when when the service is bad. If you've had a poor breakfast in a hotel, you should put your knife and fork down and boo.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOO»

Discover the use of boo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to boo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Boo: The Life of the World's Cutest Dog
Features photographs of the world's cutest dog as he lounges around, plays with friends, and explores the world.
J. H. Lee, 2011
2
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, death, and hope in a ...
In this brilliant, breathtaking book by Pulitzer Prize winner Katherine Boo, a bewildering age of global change and inequality is made human through the dramatic story of families striving toward a better life in Annawadi, a makeshift ...
Katherine Boo, 2012
3
How to Honey Boo Boo: The Complete Guide on How to ...
Now, in this authorized guide infused with their down-to-earth redneck style, disarming humor, and homespun values, Mama, Sugar Bear, Honey Boo Boo, Pumpkin, Chickadee, and Chubbs show how you, too, can be a "redneckognized" Southern belle ...
Shannon & Thompson Family, Jennifer Levesque, 2013
4
The Boo! Book: with audio recording
In the spirit of the classic The Monster at the End of this Book, this clever tale features a pop-up ghost encounter and friendly fun for all ages.
Nathaniel Lachenmeyer, 2012
5
Say Boo!
A little ghost who can only say "Whooo!" and "Mooo!" wants to learn how to say "Boo!" in time for Halloween.
Lynda Graham-Barber, 2006
6
Boo Hoo: A Dot.Com Story from Concept to Catastrophe
boo hoo is a gripping, insider's account of the rise and fall of this most controversial of internet startups - a global, online retailer of sports and designer clothes.
Charles Drazin, Ernst Malmsten, Erik Portanger, 2011
7
The Marriage of Bette and Boo
The marriage of Bette and Boo brings together two of the maddest families in creation in a portrait album of family life’s uncertainties and confusion.
Christopher Durang, 1987
8
Boo!
Book design by Laurent Linn The illustrations for this book are rendered in oil paints. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Fenton, Joe. Boo! / Joe Fenton. —1st ed. p. cm. Summary: A ghost tries to find a way to scare the other ...
Joe Fenton, 2011
9
Boo!: Book and CD
Book and CD Erin Anderson. This monster has angry eyes. This is just a boy in disguise! This monster soaks.
Erin Anderson, 2007
10
Junie B., First Grader: BOO...and I MEAN It! (Junie B. Jones)
" Time Magazine: "Junie B. Jones is a feisty six-year-old with an endearing penchant for honesty." From the Hardcover edition.
Barbara Park, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term boo is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Opera audience 'had every right' to boo rape scene
Opera audience 'had every right' to boo rape scene. There is a 'wonderful' tradition of ticket-holders expressing their opinions about ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' Anna Cardwell Furious At Mom June …
"Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" star, Anna Cardwell, the eldest of June Shannon's daughters, is furious at her mother for comments she made ... «Fashion & Style, Jul 15»
3
GALLERY: 1500 people flock to Puppet Festival at refurbished Boo
This year's festival saw the reopening of the company's Boo Theatre, which closed in March for refurbishment. The theatre now boasts ... «Rossendale Free Press, Jul 15»
4
Mariah Carey Spends 4th of July with Her Billionaire Boo
This Fourth of July weekend was special for Mariah Carey ... it was the first holiday she celebrated with her billionaire boyfriend, James Packer. «Extra, Jul 15»
5
Opponents 'boo' plans for Rahway Park turf field
RAHWAY – Opponents of plans to put in a turf athletic field in Rahway River Park failed to get the answers they wanted on Wednesday when ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
6
Don't be scared to read 'Boo'
Oliver, known as “Boo” to his classmates because of his pale-pale skin, had been “rebirthed.” He'd “passed” into this place everyone called ... «The Killeen Daily Herald, Jul 15»
7
Wimbledon 2015: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga sorry after on-court 'boo-boo'
Commentator Barry Davies describes the shot as "a boo-boo", and Karlovic eventually prevailed in four sets, 7-6 (7-3) 4-6 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (11-9), ... «BBC Sport, Jul 15»
8
Buy 'Boo' for your teen - then read it yourself
Oliver, known as "Boo" to his classmates because of his pale-pale skin, had been "rebirthed." He'd "passed" into this place everyone called ... «St. George Daily Spectrum, Jul 15»
9
Paperback reviews: Includes Scout, Atticus And Boo: A Celebration …
Two things strike you in this gathering of writers' opinions, and those of the family and friends of Harper Lee. They are questions raised at the ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
10
Review: DJ Rashad and RP Boo Make Footwork Feel Again on …
Footwork was never meant to be funeral music. Unwitting scene grandfather RP Boo has said that his earliest ghetto-house derived tracks were ... «SPIN, Jul 15»

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