Meaning of "carton" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CARTON

From French, from Italian cartone pasteboard, from cartacard1.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF CARTON

carton  [ˈkɑːtən]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CARTON

Carton 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 carton in English.

WHAT DOES CARTON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Carton

A carton is a box or container usually made of paperboard and sometimes of corrugated fiberboard. Many types of cartons are used in packaging. Sometimes a carton is also called a box.

Definition of carton in the English dictionary

The first definition of carton in the dictionary is a cardboard box for containing goods. Other definition of carton is a container of waxed paper or plastic in which liquids, such as milk, are sold. Carton is also a white disc at the centre of a target.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CARTON

PRESENT

Present

I carton

you carton

he/she/it cartons

we carton

you carton

they carton

Present continuous

I am cartoning

you are cartoning

he/she/it is cartoning

we are cartoning

you are cartoning

they are cartoning

Present perfect

I have cartoned

you have cartoned

he/she/it has cartoned

we have cartoned

you have cartoned

they have cartoned

Present perfect continuous

I have been cartoning

you have been cartoning

he/she/it has been cartoning

we have been cartoning

you have been cartoning

they have been cartoning

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 cartoned

you cartoned

he/she/it cartoned

we cartoned

you cartoned

they cartoned

Past continuous

I was cartoning

you were cartoning

he/she/it was cartoning

we were cartoning

you were cartoning

they were cartoning

Past perfect

I had cartoned

you had cartoned

he/she/it had cartoned

we had cartoned

you had cartoned

they had cartoned

Past perfect continuous

I had been cartoning

you had been cartoning

he/she/it had been cartoning

we had been cartoning

you had been cartoning

they had been cartoning

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

FUTURE

Future

I will carton

you will carton

he/she/it will carton

we will carton

you will carton

they will carton

Future continuous

I will be cartoning

you will be cartoning

he/she/it will be cartoning

we will be cartoning

you will be cartoning

they will be cartoning

Future perfect

I will have cartoned

you will have cartoned

he/she/it will have cartoned

we will have cartoned

you will have cartoned

they will have cartoned

Future perfect continuous

I will have been cartoning

you will have been cartoning

he/she/it will have been cartoning

we will have been cartoning

you will have been cartoning

they will have been cartoning

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would carton

you would carton

he/she/it would carton

we would carton

you would carton

they would carton

Conditional continuous

I would be cartoning

you would be cartoning

he/she/it would be cartoning

we would be cartoning

you would be cartoning

they would be cartoning

Conditional perfect

I would have carton

you would have carton

he/she/it would have carton

we would have carton

you would have carton

they would have carton

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been cartoning

you would have been cartoning

he/she/it would have been cartoning

we would have been cartoning

you would have been cartoning

they would have been cartoning

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you carton
we let´s carton
you carton

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to carton

Past participle

cartoned

Present Participle

cartoning

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 «CARTON»

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

synonyms of carton

box · case · container · pack · package

TRANSLATION OF CARTON

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 硬纸盒
• Translator English - Spanish: cartón
• English: carton
• Translator English - Hindi: गत्ते का डिब्बा
• Translator English - Arabic: عُلْبَةٌ مِنَ الكَارْتُون
• Translator English - Russian: упаковка для пищевых продуктов
• Translator English - Portuguese: embalagem longa-vida
• Translator English - Bengali: শক্ত কাগজ
• Translator English - French: brique
• Translator English - Malay: Kadbod
• Translator English - German: Pappkarton
• Translator English - Japanese: ボール箱
• Translator English - Korean: 상자
• Translator English - Javanese: Karton
• Translator English - Vietnamese: hộp bìa các tông
• Translator English - Tamil: அட்டைப்பெட்டி
• Translator English - Marathi: पुठ्ठा
• Translator English - Turkish: kutu
• Translator English - Italian: confezione
• Translator English - Polish: karton
• Translator English - Ukrainian: пакет
• Translator English - Romanian: cutie
• Translator English - Greek: χαρτοκιβώτιο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: karton
• Translator English - Swedish: kartong
• Translator English - Norwegian: pappeske

6 QUOTES WITH «CARTON»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word carton.

1

Patch Adams

Wearing underwear on the outside of your clothes can turn a tedious trip to the store for a forgotten carton of milk into an amusement park romp.

2

Connie Britton

For my birthday this year, my girlfriends - who knew I'd just inherited my dad's turntable - gave me a carton of albums like 'Blue Kentucky Girl,' by Emmylou Harris, and 'Off the Wall,' by Michael Jackson. It's all stuff we grew up with. I mean, you can't have a music collection without Prince's 'Purple Rain' - it just can't be done!

3

Chelsea Cain

As a seven-year-old, I remember when Etan Patz disappeared and was immortalized as the first missing-child face on a milk carton.

4

Paula Fox

My father brought me a box of books once when I was about three and a half or four. I remember the carton they were in and the covers with illustrations by Newell C. Wyeth.

5

Brandy Norwood

When I was a little girl, I remember carrying my orange UNICEF carton with me as I went Trick-or-Treating.

6

Luke Pasqualino

I remember everyone in my nursery school class getting a carton of milk before the day started. Only, I got mine about 20 minutes later than everyone else because it had to be kept on the radiator for a short while. I liked warm milk when I was small.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CARTON»

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

The Face on the Milk Carton

Something is terribly wrong. Are Mr. and Mrs. Johnson really Janie's parents? And if not, who is Janie Johnson, and what really happened? From the Paperback edition.

Caroline B. Cooney, 2009

The Face on the Milk Carton

A photograph of a missing girl on a milk carton leads Janie on a search for her real identity.

Caroline B. Cooney, 1990

Memoir of a Milk Carton Kid: The Tanya Nicole Kach Story

Recounts the author's ten-year ordeal in a security guard's home, describing her troubled childhood, first meetings with the guard, the sexual abuse and neglect, the rescue, and the problems she has experienced with family and friends ...

Tanya Nicole Kach, 2011

Measuring Organizational Performance: Metrics for ...

This exciting and innovative book will find its audience in researchers and scholars at many levels of academe in the fields of entrepreneurship and strategic management, organizational theory and accounting, and finance.

Robert B. Carton, 2006

Loudmouth: Tales (and Fantasies) of Sports, Sex, and ...

In this debut book, Carton invites the reader to join him as he recounts tales from his suburban youth, defends his long-held love affair with the New York Jets, reminisces about the shenanigans of some of the highest paid and most ...

Craig Carton, 2013

When Love Ends and the Ice Cream Carton is Empty: What You ...

" While most books for singles tell readers how to get the next guy, When Love Ends and the Ice Cream Carton is Empty encourages a healthy healing process.

Jackie M Johnson, 2010

Patriotic Treason: John Brown and the Soul of America

A portrait of the American abolitionist offers insight into his enigmatic personality, covering such topics as his friendships with African-American contemporaries, his twenty children by two wives, and his willingness to resort to ...

Evan Carton, 2009

Happy Odyssey

Adrian Carton de Wiart's autobiography is one of the most remarkable of military memoirs.

Adrian Carton De Wiart, Sir, 2007

Milk from Cow to Carton

This revised edition of Aliki's 1974 Green Grass and White Milk is an even more fun-filled and informative explanation of milk's trip from green grass, to cow, to a cool glass on the table.

Aliki, 1992

Oxford Handbook of Clinical Pathology

The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Pathology provides an accessible and easy-to-use handbook for medical students and doctors, which succinctly explains the pathology behind important and common diseases relevant to the whole range of medical ...

James Carton, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CARTON»

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

Boomer & Carton: A-Rod an All-Star snub?

Guest hosts Marc Malusis and Kim Jones on Boomer & Carton to discuss Alex Rodriguez not being a part of any 2015 All-Star game rosters. «Yahoo News, Jul 15»

Big Brother 2015: Jack angers housemates after spending £4000 of …

... his fellow housemates fuming after he sacrificed £4000 of the prize fund in exchange for the football results and a carton of Um Bongo juice. «Evening Standard, Jul 15»

Milk Carton Regatta resumes at Westmoreland Park

It was sad, but understandable, that the Rose Festival Milk Carton Races were cancelled last year, while their venue – Westmoreland Park ... «Portland Tribune, Jul 15»

Beer of the Week: Carton HopPun

The first time I heard about HopPun was a comment I read online on Beer Advocate, the popular beer rating site. Augie Carton, the popular face ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»

SIG Combibloc confirms $70m investment to expand carton …

In other news, SIG Combibloc has won a deal with Grupo Água de S. Martinho (Aguarela), in Portugal, to package its ice tea in aseptic carton ... «FoodProductionDaily.com, Jul 15»

Boomer & Carton: No One Wants To Be A Knick, Mets Can't Score …

Well the Dynamic Duo that is Boomer Esiason & Craig Carton collectively wondered just that while opening up this very special Thursday ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»

Boomer & Carton: Harris Allen Fills In For Jerry

With the update maven that is Jerry Recco parading down the East coast with his lovely family, the ever capable Harris Allen filled in admirably ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»

Tetra Pak E3 sterilization technology marks 'new era' in carton …

The Tetra Pak E3 was launched at the packaging trade show Fispal Tecnologia 2015 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, covering processing, packaging and ... «Packaging News, Jul 15»

Cadbury's iconic 'Dorothy' Carton updated

Pacproject / Mayr-Melnhof Packaging have redesigned the iconic Cadbury Roses 'Dorothy' carton which was first launched by Cadbury in ... «Packaging News, Jul 15»

Boomer & Carton: Nela Zissler On The World Of Competitive Eating

Nela Zissler is a competitive eater/model and she took a break from preparing for Saturday's “World-Famous Nathan's International Hot Dog ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»