Meaning of "bracket" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BRACKET

From Old French braguette codpiece, diminutive of bragues breeches, from Old Provençal braga, from Latin brāca breeches.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BRACKET

ˈbrækɪt

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRACKET

Bracket 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 bracket in English.

WHAT DOES BRACKET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bracket

Brackets are tall punctuation marks used in matched pairs within text, to set apart or interject other text. Used unqualified, brackets refer to different types of brackets in different parts of the world and in different contexts.

Definition of bracket in the English dictionary

The first definition of bracket in the dictionary is an L-shaped or other support fixed to a wall to hold a shelf, etc. Other definition of bracket is one or more wall shelves carried on brackets. Bracket is also Also called: square bracket. either of a pair of characters, used to enclose a section of writing or printing to separate it from the main text.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BRACKET

PRESENT

Present

I bracket

you bracket

he/she/it brackets

we bracket

you bracket

they bracket

Present continuous

I am bracketing

you are bracketing

he/she/it is bracketing

we are bracketing

you are bracketing

they are bracketing

Present perfect

I have bracketed

you have bracketed

he/she/it has bracketed

we have bracketed

you have bracketed

they have bracketed

Present perfect continuous

I have been bracketing

you have been bracketing

he/she/it has been bracketing

we have been bracketing

you have been bracketing

they have been bracketing

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 bracketed

you bracketed

he/she/it bracketed

we bracketed

you bracketed

they bracketed

Past continuous

I was bracketing

you were bracketing

he/she/it was bracketing

we were bracketing

you were bracketing

they were bracketing

Past perfect

I had bracketed

you had bracketed

he/she/it had bracketed

we had bracketed

you had bracketed

they had bracketed

Past perfect continuous

I had been bracketing

you had been bracketing

he/she/it had been bracketing

we had been bracketing

you had been bracketing

they had been bracketing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will bracket

you will bracket

he/she/it will bracket

we will bracket

you will bracket

they will bracket

Future continuous

I will be bracketing

you will be bracketing

he/she/it will be bracketing

we will be bracketing

you will be bracketing

they will be bracketing

Future perfect

I will have bracketed

you will have bracketed

he/she/it will have bracketed

we will have bracketed

you will have bracketed

they will have bracketed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been bracketing

you will have been bracketing

he/she/it will have been bracketing

we will have been bracketing

you will have been bracketing

they will have been bracketing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would bracket

you would bracket

he/she/it would bracket

we would bracket

you would bracket

they would bracket

Conditional continuous

I would be bracketing

you would be bracketing

he/she/it would be bracketing

we would be bracketing

you would be bracketing

they would be bracketing

Conditional perfect

I would have bracket

you would have bracket

he/she/it would have bracket

we would have bracket

you would have bracket

they would have bracket

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been bracketing

you would have been bracketing

he/she/it would have been bracketing

we would have been bracketing

you would have been bracketing

they would have been bracketing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you bracket
we let´s bracket
you bracket

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to bracket

Past participle

bracketed

Present Participle

bracketing

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.

SYNONYMS OF «BRACKET»

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

abutment · arrange · brace · catalogue · categorize · category · classification · classify · grade · group · grouping · limits · list · pigeonhole · post · prop · range · rank · scope · span · sphere · stanchion · stay · support · systematize · underpinning

TRANSLATION OF BRACKET

Find out the translation of bracket to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of bracket from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bracket» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: > 范围
• Translator English - Spanish: gama
• English: bracket
• Translator English - Hindi: ब्रैकेट
• Translator English - Arabic: قوس
• Translator English - Russian: кронштейн
• Translator English - Portuguese: classe
• Translator English - Bengali: বন্ধনী
• Translator English - French: tranche
• Translator English - Malay: kurungan
• Translator English - German: Gruppe
• Translator English - Japanese: 階層
• Translator English - Korean: 집단
• Translator English - Javanese: Krenjang
• Translator English - Vietnamese: khung
• Translator English - Tamil: அடைப்புக்குறி
• Translator English - Marathi: ब्रॅकेट
• Translator English - Turkish: destek
• Translator English - Italian: fascia
• Translator English - Polish: wspornik
• Translator English - Ukrainian: кронштейн
• Translator English - Romanian: suport
• Translator English - Greek: στήριγμα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: bracket
• Translator English - Swedish: bygel
• Translator English - Norwegian: brakett

10 QUOTES WITH «BRACKET»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bracket.

1

Richard Attenborough

I do not have a brain that I long for in dealing with matters of which I am ignorant, that don't come within my ken and a rationale, a reason, and argument and so on, and I can't do that and I'm not in that bracket at all.

2

Laura Carmichael

I think it must be so hard to start your career with everyone going on about how gorgeous you are. To be in that bracket must be so pressurised.

3

Gary Cole

A lot of actors in my age bracket look at being still standing as pretty good.

4

Anna Friel

Well it's hard to bracket it like that because everyone always thinks you either go to America and you come back, fail or succeed, but it doesn't work like that.

5

Whoopi Goldberg

That's the thing about Mother Nature, she really doesn't care what economic bracket you're in.

6

Susan Hampshire

We are keeping healthier and living longer and I am a good example of someone who is in the Age Concern bracket but is still working and keeping active.

7

Monie Love

'True School' is one great big reminder. It's a reminder to everybody in that middle school bracket that was in school when playing hard to get was out.

8

Howie Mandel

There's no skill. You can be a rock and move into another cash bracket.

9

Questlove

I believe that the only people who really, truly benefit from any of the policies of Republicans are the wealthy. I'm in that 1 percent tax bracket, but I'm not a man of wealth.

10

Clifford D. Simak

And time itself? Time was a never-ending medium that stretched into the future and the past - except there was no future and no past, but an infinite number of brackets, extending either way, each bracket enclosing its single phase of the Universe.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRACKET»

Discover the use of bracket in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bracket and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Bracket Racing

A basic guide to drag racing's most popular and fastest growing class. Includes information on: rules and regulations, driving techniques, engine setup, safety, and more.

Tony Sakkis, 1997

On Farming

'On Farming' reveals the interdependencies of our globalized world, as today information, energy, labour, and landscape, among others, can be farmed.

Mason White, Maya Przybylski, 2010

Tip-edge Orthodontics and the Plus Bracket

This comprehensive guide on the innovative Tip-Edge appliance introduces the concept of differential tooth movement into what is essentially a straight-wire bracket system.

Richard Parkhouse, 2009

Bracket: A New Generation in Fiction

From the cliffs of Flamborough Head to high rise, inner city madness; from lost loves to the last days of civilisation - the settings and scenarios in these stories captivate and unsettle in equal measure, all the time striving for that ...

Ra Page, Emma Unsworth, Sarah Tierney, 2013

Design Of Steel Structure 3E

10.2 BEAM-COLUMN CONNECTIONS Some of the ways to connect a beam with a column or with another beam are discussed as follows: A beam may be supported over a bracket connected to a column. When the bracket is made up of two ...

Duggal, 2009

Portable Mantel and Table Clocks - The History and ...

This book is a guide to the finest examples of this rich craft. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

Anon, 2011

99 Things You Wish You Knew Before Filling Out Your Hoops ...

Hoops Bracket #75: Alma Mater Pride As the phrase goes, Fight For Alma Mater. I have even been guilty of pushing the Nittany Lions into the second round based on Penn State pride, but I come to my senses—and the hope of monetary ...

Jared Trexler, Quarles Caitlin, 2010

Chilton's Auto Repair Manual, 1993-1997

Pull roll restrictor from mounting bracket. 25. On manual transaxle equipped vehicles, remove shift stabilizer bar to transaxle attaching bolts. Remove shift mechanism to shift shaft attaching nut and bolt at transaxle. 26. On automatic transaxle ...

Chilton Book Company, 1996

The Bicycling Guide to Complete Bicycle Maintenance & Repair ...

Cup-and-cone-style bottom brackets, unlike sealed models, require regular maintenance. To determine if your frame has this bottom bracket type, look for a notched and possibly knurled lockring on the left side (the side without the chainrings).

Todd Downs, 2005

A Tour of Subriemannian Geometries, Their Geodesics and ...

It asserts that any two points in a connected manifold endowed with a bracket- generating distribution can be connected by a horizontal path - a path tangent to the distribution. In other words, such a subriemannian manifold is horizontally path ...

Richard Montgomery, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRACKET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bracket is used in the context of the following news items.

Gold Cup bracket: free printable version available with TV schedule

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San Mateo American wins fourth straight game through losers …

American has stormed through the losers' bracket with four straight wins. Their most recent victim was Belmont-Redwood Shores, as American ... «San Mateo Daily Journal, Jul 15»

Conneaut Area rolls into winner's bracket final

Conneaut Area's Collin Hearn slides into third base as McLane's Connor Gable applies the tag during the third inning of a District 1 9-10 Year ... «Meadville Tribune, Jul 15»

Wimbledon 2015: Tuesday All England Club Schedule and Bracket …

A wild Monday that saw all 32 remaining contenders in action at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships has set the tone for the women's ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»

Opp, Covington County enter bracket play as top seeds

1 seed for bracket play and Covington County clinched the No. 2 seed. OPP 11, EVERGREEN 0. In the opening game of pool play, Opp ... «Andalusia Star-News, Jul 15»

Bracket: Singing duo feature Tekno in 'Panya' video

In April 2015, Bracket released 'Panya' featuring Tekno of Made Men Music Group. Now the singing duo return with the visuals for their single. «Pulse Nigeria, Jul 15»

Sanford edges Soo 9-7 to win Gilstad Bracket

Marie (Michigan) Post 3 by a final score of 9-7 in the Thomas Gilstad Bracket championship game of the Gabby Mills Fourth of July Invitational ... «Midland Daily News, Jul 15»

Wimbledon 2015: Updated Bracket, Draw Schedule and More

The bracket and draw are set to pick back up Monday. Here's a look at the men's and women's singles bracket, per Wimbledon: ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»

Wimbledon 2015: Updated Bracket and Notable Week 1 Results …

Novak Djokovic looks just the way a powerful defending champion is supposed to look heading into the second week of Wimbledon. However ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»

Softball: TN Fury '97 wins IDT 18U Louisville bracket

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