Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "calefy" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF CALEFY

calefy  [ˈkælɪˌfaɪ] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CALEFY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Calefy is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb calefy in English.

WHAT DOES CALEFY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of calefy in the English dictionary

The definition of calefy in the dictionary is to make warm. Other definition of calefy is to become warm.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CALEFY

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you calefy
we let´s calefy
you calefy
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to calefy
Past participle
calefied
Present Participle
calefying
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 CALEFY


alkalify
ˈælkəlɪˌfaɪ
amplify
ˈæmplɪˌfaɪ
anglicize
ˈæŋɡlɪˌfaɪ
anglify
ˈæŋɡlɪˌfaɪ
chylify
ˈkaɪlɪˌfaɪ
coalify
ˈkəʊlɪˌfaɪ
disqualify
dɪsˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪ
exemplify
ɪɡˈzɛmplɪˌfaɪ
jollify
ˈdʒɒlɪˌfaɪ
mollify
ˈmɒlɪˌfaɪ
nullify
ˈnʌlɪˌfaɪ
oversimplify
ˌəʊvəˈsɪmplɪˌfaɪ
prequalify
priːˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪ
qualify
ˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪ
requalify
riːˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪ
salify
ˈsælɪˌfaɪ
simplify
ˈsɪmplɪˌfaɪ
stellify
ˈstɛlɪˌfaɪ
uglify
ˈʌɡlɪˌfaɪ
vilify
ˈvɪlɪˌfaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CALEFY

calefacient
calefaction
calefactive
calefactor
calefactories
calefactory
calembour
calendal
calendar
calendar day
calendar month
calendar year
calendarer
calendarisation
calendarist
calendarization
calendarize
calender
calenderer
calendrer

WORDS THAT END LIKE CALEFY

arefy
beefy
casefy
defy
liquefy
madefy
pinguefy
putrefy
rarefy
redefy
reefy
reliquefy
rubefy
stupefy
tabefy
tepefy
torpefy
torrefy
tumefy

Synonyms and antonyms of calefy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «calefy» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF CALEFY

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

Translator English - Chinese

calefy
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

calefy
570 millions of speakers

English

calefy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

calefy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

calefy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

calefy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

calefy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

calefy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

calefy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Calefy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

calefy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

calefy
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

calefy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Calefy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

calefy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

calefy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅलफी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

calefy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

calefy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

calefy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

calefy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

calefy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

calefy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

calefy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

calefy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

calefy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of calefy

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CALEFY»

The term «calefy» is used very little and occupies the 186.074 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Rarely used
13
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «calefy» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of calefy
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «calefy».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CALEFY» OVER TIME

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

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CALEFY»

Discover the use of calefy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to calefy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Pronouncing and Explanatory Dictionary of the English ...
CALEFY,. kiw-f. i',. «. To. grow. hot. CALEFY. kiUc-f i', rt. To make warm. CALENDAR, klMn-dcr, n. A register of the year. CALENDAR, kinder, rt. To enter in a calendar. CALENDER, klWn-der, ri. To dress cloth. CALENDER ...
James Knowles, 1835
2
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne: Preface. Dr. Johnson's Life ...
But crystal will calefy unto electricity,5 temperature than that at which it boils under the common pressure of the atmosphere ; and thus can be made to melt lead, which is quite infusible in common boiling water. — Br. 3 glass.] In the Manclisster ...
Sir Thomas Browne, Simon Wilkin, 1852
3
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne: Four books of Vulgar errors
But crystal will calefy unto electricity,5 that is, a power to attract straws or light bodies,. temperature than that at which it boils under the common pressure of the atmosphere; and thus can be made to melt lead, which is quite infusible in common ...
Sir Thomas Browne, Simon Wilkin, 1852
4
Sir Thomas Browne's works, ed. by S. Wilkin
But crystal will calefy unto electricity,5 temperature than that at which it boils under the common pressure of the atmosphere ; and thus can be made to melt lead, which is quite infusible in common boiling water. — Br. 3 glass.] In the Mancluster ...
Thomas Browne (sir.), Simon Wilkin, 1852
5
Static Analysis: First International Static Analysis ...
(n. = Calefy. Ai denotes the set of labels of the A-abstractions that the application enei2 can evaluate to, and (n denotes the set of labels of the A-abstractions that the operator en can evaluate to. Say that e,ie,-2 evaluates as follows: phju ...
Baudouin LeCharlier, 1994
6
Preface. Dr. Johnson's Life of Sir Thomas Browne. ...
... long with a cloth, it melteth. But crystal will calefy unto electricity,8 temperature than that at which it boils under the common pressure of the atmosphere ; and thus can be made to melt lead, which is quite, infusible in common boiling water.
Sir Thomas Browne, Simon Wilkin, 1890
7
The National Teacher: A Monthly Educational Journal
The following eight words are the only words in English that end in efy so far as I know : Arefy, calefy, liquefy, rarefy, stupefy, tepefy, torrefy, and tumefy. Can any one increase the list? Stupefy is generally spelled in England " stupify." 20.
8
A dictionary of the Spanish and English languages: wherein ...
(Obs.) Calefaction, the act of warming or heating. 2. Disease incidental to horses, aod occasioned by hard working. Calentar, va. 1 . To warm, to heat ; to glow, to calefy, to make warm. 2. To roll and heat a ball in one's hand before it is played.
Giuseppe Marco Antonio Baretti, Mateo Seoane Sobral, 1854
9
A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language: ...
CALEFACTION,k41-e-f4kisli4n,ii. The act of heating. CALEFACTIVE, kal-4-taktltv, a. That which makes any thing hot, CALEFACTORY,kal-4-fakt:Ar-e, a. That which heats. CALEFY, kaUe-f i', ri. To grow hot. CALEFY, kAUe-f i', rt. To make warm.
James Knowles, 1851
10
Walker Remodelled: A New Critical Pronouncing Dictionary of ...
CALLID=cal'-lid, 142: a. Hardened in craft; shrewd. Cal-lid'-t-tv, $. Worldly- wisdom; craftiness. £?• See Calid, &c. under Calefy. Cal'-lus, s. An induration of the fibres; the hard substance by which broken bones are united. Cal-los'-i'-ty, 105 : *.
John Walker, Benjamin Humphrey Smart, 1836

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CALEFY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term calefy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Charlotte's Akshra Paimagam ties for 39th at National Spelling Bee
Akshra Paimagam, 12, a sixth-grader at Randolph Middle School in Charlotte, attempts to spell “calefy” in round five of the semifinals of the ... «Charlotte Observer, May 15»
2
Randolph Middle student makes it to semifinal of spelling bee
She was eliminated after missing the word calefy. She is a sixth-grader at Randolph Middle School and her principal told Channel 9 she is a ... «WSOC Charlotte, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Calefy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/calefy>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z