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India's great economic boom, the arrival of the Internet and outsourcing, have broken the wall between provincial India and the world.
Aravind Adiga

Meaning of "boom" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BOOM

Perhaps from Dutch bommen, of imitative origin.
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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 BOOM

boom  [buːm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOOM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Boom 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 boom in English.

WHAT DOES BOOM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of boom in the English dictionary

The first definition of boom in the dictionary is to make a deep prolonged resonant sound, as of thunder or artillery fire. Other definition of boom is to prosper or cause to prosper vigorously and rapidly. Boom is also a deep prolonged resonant sound.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BOOM

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you boom
we let´s boom
you boom
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to boom
Past participle
boomed
Present Participle
booming
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 BOOM


assume
əˈsjuːm
bathroom
ˈbɑːθˌruːm
bedroom
ˈbɛdˌruːm
bloom
bluːm
boardroom
ˈbɔːdˌruːm
classroom
ˈklɑːsˌruːm
consume
kənˈsjuːm
costume
ˈkɒstjuːm
doom
duːm
Hume
hjuːm
mushroom
ˈmʌʃruːm
newsroom
ˈnjuːzˌruːm
perfume
ˈpɜːfjuːm
resume
rɪˈzjuːm
room
ruːm
showroom
ˈʃəʊˌruːm
tomb
tuːm
volume
ˈvɒljuːm
whom
huːm
zoom
zuːm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOOM

bools
boom and bust
boom baby
boom box
boom operator
boom time
boom town
boom-bust
boomburb
boomer
boomerang
boomerang kid
booming
boomingly
boomkin
boomlet
boomslang
boomy

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOOM

backroom
ballroom
broom
chat room
chatroom
courtroom
dining room
double room
dressing room
elephant in the room
emergency room
family room
guest room
hotel room
living room
locker room
locker-room
loom
master bedroom
press room

Synonyms and antonyms of boom in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BOOM»

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

Translation of «boom» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOOM

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

Translator English - Chinese

> 好景气
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

boom
570 millions of speakers

English

boom
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उछाल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طفرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бум
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

crescimento rápido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গম্ভীর গর্জন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

boom
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Boom
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Boom
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

好景気
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

호황
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Boom
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bùng nổ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பூம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धंद्याची भरभराट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

patlama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

boom
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ramię
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бум
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

boom-ul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έκρηξη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

boom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bom
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

boom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of boom

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOOM»

The term «boom» is very widely used and occupies the 6.231 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOOM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about boom

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10 QUOTES WITH «BOOM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word boom.
1
Aravind Adiga
India's great economic boom, the arrival of the Internet and outsourcing, have broken the wall between provincial India and the world.
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Mose Allison
The jazz boom was goin' on then so there was a lot happenin' in New York at that time.
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Chris Anderson
And it's interesting, when you look at the predictions made during the peak of the boom in the 1990s, about e-commerce, or internet traffic, or broadband adoption, or internet advertising, they were all right - they were just wrong in time.
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Richard Attias
As African economies boom and businesses are created, one of the big questions this growth raises is that of third-level education: how can Africa develop a knowledge infrastructure to rival that of the west, a sort of Harvard University in Africa?
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Scott Aukerman
After the comedy boom of the '80s, there was a certain formula that comedians had to do and could do in order to be successful touring comedians, and those were mainly observational comedians who had a very strict structure of what made an act, and I think it was very performance oriented.
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Todd Barry
I mean, I guess I started during the comedy boom, so it was literally like, on Sunday you could decide you wanted to be a comic, and on Monday, you could be on stage.
7
Kelly Brook
I am a light person. I think of myself with a shield, a protective shield around me. And I think of bad things bouncing off it. boom, boom, boom, ba-boom, ba- boom!
8
Connie Chung
I was just going at this career - boom, boom, boom! Then all of a sudden, at 38, Oh, my God - I forgot to get married!
9
Lee Daniels
I was always intrigued with European cinema, and hated most American cinema. I didn't like the one, two, three - boom! style, with a neat and tidy ending. That was never my scene.
10
Phife Dawg
When I hear the word 'documentary,' I don't think certain things should be left out. You've got to keep it 100 percent as much as you can, unless your group has a meeting beforehand and says, 'Yo - don't say this, 'cause boom, boom, boom.' Other than that, it's a documentary so let's document, you know what I mean?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOOM»

Discover the use of boom in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to boom and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Hiding Place
Only Corrie among her family survived to tell the story of how faith ultimately triumphs over evil. Here is the riveting account of how Corrie and her family were able to save many of God's chosen people.
Corrie ten Boom, Elizabeth Sherrill, John Sherrill, 2006
2
Social Boom!: How to Master Business Social Media to Brand ...
Many people (maybe you) are not aware of the power and the opportunity that business social media presents. This book lays it bare with concepts, strategies, and how-tos. Like my other books, "Social BOOM!" is short, sweet, and all meat.
Jeffrey H. Gitomer, 2011
3
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
The complete edition of the bestselling children’s favorite, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, is now available as a Classic Board Book!
Bill Martin, John Archambault, 2012
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Tramp for the Lord
The Story that Begins Where The Hiding Place Ends, Join Corrie on a worldwide trip that could only have been planned by God.
Corrie Ten Boom, 2011
5
Born at the Right Time: A History of the Baby Boom Generation
From Davy Crockett hats and Barbie dolls to the civil-rights movement and the sexual revolution, the concerns of the baby-boomers became predominant themes for all of society.
Doug Owram, 1997
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The Post-Boom in Spanish American Fiction: A New Vision for ...
Provides a clear account of the issues in Spanish American fiction in the last quarter-century by attempting to answer questions on the Boom, Post-Boom, and its relation to Postmodernism.
Donald Leslie Shaw, 1998
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Boom!: 7 Choices for Blowing the Doors Off Business-As-Usual
In BOOM the Freiberg's have distilled 20 years of collective wisdom into 7 essential choices that cause culture, service, success, and business to BOOM Choice #1: Be a Player Choice #2: Be Accountable Choice #3: Choose Service Over Self ...
Kevin Freiberg, 2007
8
Boom!
Boom! Is a roller-coaster read with spaceships, spies and mortal danger!
Mark Haddon, 2009
9
Paper Boom: Why Real Prosperity Requires a New Approach to ...
Preface and Acknowledgement Chapter 1 Introduction: Lots of Money, Not Enough Jobs Part I - Money in Motion: Investment and Job-Creation Chapter 2 Money and Reality: Canada's Two Economies Chapter 3 What Does th
Jim Stanford, 1999
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Lowering the Boom: Critical Studies in Film Sound
Amplifying the importance of sound in cinema
Jay Beck, Tony Grajeda, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOOM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term boom is used in the context of the following news items.
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Camp Boom Diggity draws riders from across US
Amateur motocross riders gathered at Motoplayground Magazine's Camp Boom Diggity, 3422 Tennessee Road, Ottawa, for dirt biking and ... «Ottawaherald.com, Jul 15»
2
South Korean coffee boom goes international
At the Ullabong coffee shop in South Korea's Gyeongsangnam-do province, every latte comes with a foul-mouthed insult dripped into the foam. «Financial Times, Jul 15»
3
Vienna brothels report boom in business when Iran nuclear …
Anyone who says it's all work and no play for the hordes of diplomats, officials, security agents, analysts and reporters who have descended on ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
Denver's Building Boom Brings Permit Problems
DENVER (CBS4) – The building boom in Denver has the city seeing a huge spike in demand for permits for everything from water heaters to ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
5
Oil boom royalites extend Texas Scottish Rite Hospital's mission
With the oil boom, the hospital has received roughly $500 million in oil and gas royalties over the past four years, most of it related to a West ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
6
What's behind the boom in biotech stocks
A boom in biotech stocks and initial public offerings is creating a tremendous amount of wealth in the Bay Area. Still, you rarely hear people ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 15»
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Interstate tourism push needed to capitalise on WA hotel boom
Western Australia has grappled with accommodation shortages and high prices due to strong demand generated by the mining boom. «ABC Online, Jul 15»
8
Dream Jobs in the New Comedy Boom
We are living in comedy boom times, where an explosion of opportunities on ever-expanding cable networks gives us the opportunity to ... «Splitsider, Jul 15»
9
MPCC temporarily suspend Astana for allowing Boom to start the …
“In the wake of the choice of Astana to allow Lars Boom to take the start of the Tour de France and thus not to respect the article 9 of the MPCC's ... «Cyclingnews.com, Jul 15»
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Astana suspended from MPCC over Lars Boom cortisol test
Team Astana have been temporarily suspended by the Movement for Credible Cycling (MPCC) after allowing Lars Boom to start the Tour de ... «Cycling Weekly, Jul 15»

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