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" As a boy soprano in the high school choir, I later sang a solo during the carol service at Canterbury Cathedral, but I was too young to secure the Freddy Eynsford-Hill role in our production of 'My Fair Lady' - and far too timid to have thought to audition for it."
Hamish Bowles

Meaning of "carol" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CAROL

From Old French, of uncertain origin.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CAROL

ˈkærəl


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAROL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Carol 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 carol in English.

WHAT DOES CAROL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of carol in the English dictionary

The first definition of carol in the dictionary is a joyful hymn or religious song, esp one celebrating the birth of Christ. Other definition of carol is an old English circular dance. Carol is also to sing carols at Christmas.



CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CAROL

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you carol
we let´s carol
you carol
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to carol
Past participle
carolled
Present Participle
carolling
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 CAROL

apparel · barrel · carrel · carrell · Carroll · disapparel · Farrell · multibarrel · parol · parral · parrel · re-apparel · unapparel

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAROL

carob · carob tree · caroche · Carol II · carol service · Carolean · caroler · caroli · Carolina · Caroline · Caroline Islands · Caroline of Ansbach · Caroline of Brunswick · caroling · Carolingian · Carolinian · carolled · caroller · carolling · carolus

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAROL

birth control · cholesterol · Christmas carol · climate control · control · credit control · cruise control · dicoumarol · dicumarol · Ferrol · gun control · patrol · pest control · petrol · quality control · radio control · remote control · Tirol · traction control · traffic control

Synonyms and antonyms of carol in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CAROL»

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

Translation of «carol» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF CAROL

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

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

Translator English - Chinese

颂歌
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

villancico
570 millions of speakers
en

English

carol
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

कैरल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أُنْشُودةُ عِيْد الـمِيلاد
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

рождественский гимн
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

cântico alegre
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

সংকীর্তন
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

chant
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Carol
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Weihnachtslied
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

キャロル
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

캐럴
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Carol
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bài hát mừng Giáng Sinh
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

கரோல்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

कॅरोल
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

ilahi
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

canto di Natale
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

kolęda
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

різдвяна пісня
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

colindă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κάλαντα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Carol
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

julsång
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

julesang
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of carol

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAROL»

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

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

EXAMPLES

4 QUOTES WITH «CAROL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word carol.
1
Hamish Bowles
As a boy soprano in the high school choir, I later sang a solo during the carol service at Canterbury Cathedral, but I was too young to secure the Freddy Eynsford-Hill role in our production of 'My Fair Lady' - and far too timid to have thought to audition for it.
2
Christine Lakin
Carol Burnett probably had the biggest influence on me as kid. Although I was very young and watched her a lot in reruns, I was mesmerized by the way she transformed, by her physical comedy and the rolling laughter from the live studio audience. I loved her most as Scarlett O'Hara and her well known Cleaning Lady character.
3
Katherine Parkinson
Carol Burnett, who played Miss Hannigan in 'Annie', is as funny as it gets.
4
Garry Shandling
Carol Burnett was particularly funny. She swore for the first time on television on Larry Sanders.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAROL»

Discover the use of carol in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to carol and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
World-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck, in decades of research on achievement and success, has discovered a truly groundbreaking idea–the power of our mindset.
Carol Dweck, 2006
2
A Christmas Carol
This Graphic Novel Series features classic tales retold with attractive color illustrations.
Charles Dickens, 2010
3
'Choosing Tough Words': The Poetry of Carol Ann Duffy
The first full-length collection of essays on the poetry of Carol Ann Duffy. Duffy's poetry is both respected by academics, and widely read and enjoyed by both children and adults.
Angelica Michelis, Antony Rowland, 2003
4
A Christmas Carol: The Graphic Novel
The full story in quick modern English for a fast-paced read! This classic tale was first published on December 17th 1843, and sold over 5,000 copies by Christmas Eve.
Charles Dickens, 2008
5
Carol
As Therese becomes irresistibly drawn into Carol's world, she soon realizes how much they both stand to lose… First published pseudonymously in 1952 as The Price of Salt,Carol is a hauntingly atmospheric love story set against the ...
Patricia Highsmith, 2010
6
A Christmas Carol: Dual Language Reader (English/Spanish)
That's where the Dual Language Reader format comes in. Each page of the story in English corresponds to the foreign language translation on the page next to it.
Charles Dickens, Jason Bradley, 2010
7
A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Stories
The joys and wonder of the holiday season are captured in the tale of the transformation of the miserly Ebeneezer Scrooge, as well as in other Christmas tales
Charles Dickens, 1984
8
A Christmas Carol: Scrooge & Marley
One of the most discussed plays of recent times.
Israel Horovitz, 1953
9
The Annotated Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol in Prose
Presents the original text of "A Christmas Carol" along with annotations, illustrations, and information about the work.
Charles Dickens, Michael Patrick Hearn, 2004
10
The Birds' Christmas Carol
Carol, an invalid, loves to watch the large family who lives down the alley, and gaiety prevails--despite her illness--when she has all nine of them to Christmas dinner.
Kate Douglas Wiggin, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAROL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term carol is used in the context of the following news items.
1
BBC's Carol Kirkwood looks for men to date her, SEBASTIAN …
'I haven't joined any online dating sites but I have been set up on a few dates by friends. 'I still absolutely believe in marriage. I'm quite a ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Carol Kirkwood and Sally Nugent make a stylish duo as they partner …
SHE'S perfectly capable of holding the fort on her own, but BBC Breakfast viewers were treated to double the talent today as Sally Nugent ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Carol Jean Oreskovich
Carol Jean Oreskovich passed away June 29, 2015, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Wabasha, Minn., while surrounded by her family. She was born ... «Winona Daily News, Jul 15»
4
Kenzo: Going Local
... week - it's the handiwork of Kenzo's Humberto Leon ad Carol Lim, who've just done a Changing Rooms-style revamp of the flagship store. «Vogue.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Remembering Carol Arnold: 'a joy to be around'
Carol Marie Arnold was a founding partner in Health Care Data Inc., a data collections service measuring quality outcomes in health care. «PennLive.com, Jul 15»
6
Carol Nazar to retire from Wichita Community Foundation
unknown. Carol Nazar is retiring from the Wichita Community Foundation next month after 18 years with the organization. Nazar has been the ... «Wichita Business Journal, Jul 15»
7
SGK's Carol Best To Speak At Global Food & Beverage Packaging …
Prior to joining SGK, Carol worked with Interbrand (New York and Cincinnati), where she helped build a strategy department to service Procter ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
8
Something funny? Carol Kirkwood bursts out laughing during make …
SHE'S always bright and breezy even when the weather is not, and today was no different for Carol Kirkwood as she presented the show from ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
9
Carol Vorderman fans wish 'brave' mum Jean good luck as she …
CAROL VORDERMANN fans have tweeted their support to the star after she revealed her beloved mum was undergoing surgery today. «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
10
Permanent tribute for Runcorn mum Carol Highton who fought …
Now, the UK's top loan shark-busting squad have vowed to establish a lasting memorial to Carol whose dogged campaigning of evil lender ... «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»
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