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" I got the travel bug when I was quite young. My parents took me and my sisters out of school and we travelled all over Europe. It was an eye-opening experience and, although I love Norway, I also enjoy visiting new countries. I don't get homesick."
Magnus Carlsen

Meaning of "bug" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BUG

Of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Old English budda beetle.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BUG

bʌɡ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bug 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 bug in English.

WHAT DOES BUG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bug in the English dictionary

The first definition of bug in the dictionary is any insect, such as the June bug or the Croton bug. Other definition of bug is a microorganism, esp a bacterium, that produces disease. Bug is also a disease, esp a stomach infection, caused by a microorganism.



CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BUG

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you bug
we let´s bug
you bug
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to bug
Past participle
bugged
Present Participle
bugging
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 BUG

bufotenine · bug out · bug-eyed · bug-hunter · bug-ridden · bugaboo · Buganda · Bugatti · bugbane · bugbear · bugeye · buggan · bugged · bugger · bugger about · bugger all · bugger off · buggered · buggery · buggier

WORDS THAT END LIKE BUG

Aug · class C drug · debug · drug · dug · hug · jug · ladybug · lug · mug · plug · pug · rug · shrug · slug · snug · thug · tug · ug · Zug

Synonyms and antonyms of bug in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BUG»

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

Translation of «bug» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF BUG

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

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

Translator English - Chinese

小虫
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

bicho
570 millions of speakers
en

English

bug
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

बग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بَقَّة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

class=´var´>Southern Bug
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

inseto
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বাগ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

insecte
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Bug
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Ungeziefer
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

벌레
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Bug
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

con rệp
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பிழை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

किडा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

böcek
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

insetto
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

robak
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

жук
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

gândac
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ζωύφιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fout
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

insekt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

insekt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bug

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BUG»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of bug
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «bug».

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

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «BUG»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bug.
1
Freema Agyeman
I'm terrified of bugs and I travel with sprays, lotions, potions; the lot. I have to check the room before I go to sleep and if I come across a bug and fail to remove it I have to sleep in a separate room as I'm paranoid that I'll be taken advantage of as I sleep.
2
Jacob Artist
I grew up dancing my whole life, and I always kind of perceived that's what I would do professionally. But when I caught the acting bug, I knew I needed to go with no turning back.
3
Nicole Beharie
When I was younger, my father was in the Foreign Service and we lived in Nigeria, Panama, and London, but for the most part I grew up in the South and D.C. I got the travel bug as a little person and I've bounced around a lot.
4
Kristen Bell
I'm empathetic to a fault. I really do - embarrassingly enough - tear up when someone squishes a bug in front of me.
5
Jencarlos Canela
When I was five or six, I asked to sing at a big family party, and ever since I got up there in front of everyone in my suit - it had a blue collar, like in 'Scarface' - I had the bug.
6
Magnus Carlsen
I got the travel bug when I was quite young. My parents took me and my sisters out of school and we travelled all over Europe. It was an eye-opening experience and, although I love Norway, I also enjoy visiting new countries. I don't get homesick.
7
Ally Carter
Like many authors, I caught the writing bug during my teenage years. I don't remember the exact day or year, but I remember that reading S.E. Hinton's 'The Outsiders' sparked my interest in writing.
8
Joelle Carter
Living in Georgia, I never wanted to model. But I had the travel bug big time when I was young. I think because I had an all-American look, I was great for catalogs. They constantly sent me overseas for editorial, but I would always come back with catalog jobs. I was fine with that. It served my purpose to see the world.
9
Carly Craig
I think I've definitely found a niche working in comedy, but dramatic films are what brought me here. After I saw 'Titanic' in the theater, I got the bug.
10
Evan Dando
But Sneaky Pete was great. I didn't bug him about Gram. Not too much, anyway.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUG»

Discover the use of bug in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bug and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Texas Bug Book: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The good, the bad, the ugly.
Howard Garrett, C. Malcolm Beck, 2005
2
The Bed Bug Book: The Complete Guide to Prevention and ...
Exterminators were unprepared for the resurgence of these tiny pests and the public is now scrambling for information on how they spread and how to get rid of them. The Bed Bug Book has the answers.
Ralph H. Maestre, 2013
3
Bug: A Play
In a motel room outside Oklahoma City, a lonely waitress hiding from her abusive ex-husband is joined by a soft-spoken young drifter who might be an AWOL Gulf War veteran. And then they see the first bugs...
Tracy Letts, 2006
4
Bug: The Strange Mutations of the World's Most Famous Automobile
Examining America's ongoing love affair with one of the oddest car designs in automotive history, the author reconstructs the many faces of the VW bug from the 1950s to the present, covering its various incarnations as "Herbie," "Punchbuggy ...
Phil Patton, 2004
5
The Bug Book: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About ...
What would you do if you thought you were being bugged? How would you defend yourself? How would you even know about it? If you've pondered these questions, and especially if you haven't, you need to read this book.
M. L. Shannon, 2000
6
June Bug
A modern interpretation of Les Miserables, the story follows a dilapidated RV rambling cross-country with June Bug and her father, a man running from a haunted past.
Chris Fabry, 2010
7
Build the Perfect Bug Out Bag: Your 72-Hour Disaster ...
You will be if you follow the advice in this book. This book shows you how to create a self-contained disaster preparedness kit to help you survive your journey from ground zero to a safer location.
Creek Stewart, 2012
8
The Icky Bug Alphabet Book
Introduces the characteristics and activities of insects and other crawly creatures from A to Z, beginning with the ant and concluding with the zebra butterfly.
Jerry Pallotta, Neil Pallotta, 1986
9
Because a Little Bug Went Ka-Choo!
A cumulative rhyming tale of disasters, all of which occurred because a small bug sneezed.
Rosetta Stone, Dr. Seuss, 2001
10
Thrilling Tom the Dancing Bug Stories
Here are just a couple headlines from the quirky strip's "News of the Times": o?= Computer Loses to Human Candy Land Champion: Despite progress made in developing a computer program that can defeat a human chess champion, computer ...
Ruben Bolling, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bug is used in the context of the following news items.
1
XSSposed launches pay-whatever bug bounty
Cross-site scripting war board XSSposed has opened a pay-whatever bug bounty to help its hackers earn cash and tee-shirts. Launched ... «The Register, Jul 15»
2
Awoogah: Get ready to patch 'severe' bug in OpenSSL this Thursday
The bug, we're told, will be addressed in versions 1.0.2d and 1.0.1p of the software. The vulnerability does not affect the 1.0.0 or 0.9.8 series. «The Register, Jul 15»
3
Injury bug continues to chase Nationals in 3-2 loss
The Nationals showed up to spring training with injuries and they've continued to play short-handed since opening day. They've persevered ... «MASNsports.com, Jul 15»
4
Surf Sleds: Rock's 1978 Volkswagen Convertible Bug
“My dad bought my bug from a car rental place in 1978, when I turned 16.” IMG_4650 The bug is powered by the original motor. Since it's a ... «Easy Reader, Jul 15»
5
Injury Bug Bites Ultra-Consistent Jeff Larentowicz
Prior to the start of the Fire's 1-1 draw with the Houston Dynamo Friday, the club announced that captain and centerback Jeff Larentowicz would ... «Chicago Fire, Jul 15»
6
Really—it's a Feature, Not a Bug
The problem is that it was inaccessible because of the bug reporting feature. It took me a day to figure out the issue and to properly clean the ... «Electronic Design, Jul 15»
7
Fremont County Sheriff's Office: Landlord puts bug bombs under …
2100 block Washington — The reporting party called to report her landlord was going to put bug bombs under her residence to get rid of the ... «Canon City Daily Record, Jul 15»
8
iOS 8.4 Update Includes Major Bug Fixes, New Music App
iOS 8.4 includes some major bug fixes, several improvement to iBooks, and the highly anticipated Apple Music app update. You can download ... «FileHippo News, Jul 15»
9
Windows 10 Release Date News: Latest Build 10163 Focuses On …
The last released, Build 10162, features bug fixes, better reliability, performance, battery life and compatibility. Microsoft is working to make ... «International Business Times AU, Jul 15»
10
Bed Bug discovered at Early Head Start Childhood Learning
Early Head Start did confirm they caught a bed bug in the school, and that it was brought in by someone, they didn't say if it was a student or a ... «KFBB NewsChannel 5, Jul 15»
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