Meaning of "cascade" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CASCADE

From French, from Italian cascata, from cascare to fall, ultimately from Latin cadere to fall.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF CASCADE

cascade  [kæsˈkeɪd]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CASCADE

Cascade 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 cascade in English.

WHAT DOES CASCADE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cascade in the English dictionary

The first definition of cascade in the dictionary is a waterfall or series of waterfalls over rocks. Other definition of cascade is something resembling this, such as folds of lace. Cascade is also a consecutive sequence of chemical or physical processes.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CASCADE

PRESENT

Present

I cascade

you cascade

he/she/it cascades

we cascade

you cascade

they cascade

Present continuous

I am cascading

you are cascading

he/she/it is cascading

we are cascading

you are cascading

they are cascading

Present perfect

I have cascaded

you have cascaded

he/she/it has cascaded

we have cascaded

you have cascaded

they have cascaded

Present perfect continuous

I have been cascading

you have been cascading

he/she/it has been cascading

we have been cascading

you have been cascading

they have been cascading

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 cascaded

you cascaded

he/she/it cascaded

we cascaded

you cascaded

they cascaded

Past continuous

I was cascading

you were cascading

he/she/it was cascading

we were cascading

you were cascading

they were cascading

Past perfect

I had cascaded

you had cascaded

he/she/it had cascaded

we had cascaded

you had cascaded

they had cascaded

Past perfect continuous

I had been cascading

you had been cascading

he/she/it had been cascading

we had been cascading

you had been cascading

they had been cascading

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

FUTURE

Future

I will cascade

you will cascade

he/she/it will cascade

we will cascade

you will cascade

they will cascade

Future continuous

I will be cascading

you will be cascading

he/she/it will be cascading

we will be cascading

you will be cascading

they will be cascading

Future perfect

I will have cascaded

you will have cascaded

he/she/it will have cascaded

we will have cascaded

you will have cascaded

they will have cascaded

Future perfect continuous

I will have been cascading

you will have been cascading

he/she/it will have been cascading

we will have been cascading

you will have been cascading

they will have been cascading

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would cascade

you would cascade

he/she/it would cascade

we would cascade

you would cascade

they would cascade

Conditional continuous

I would be cascading

you would be cascading

he/she/it would be cascading

we would be cascading

you would be cascading

they would be cascading

Conditional perfect

I would have cascade

you would have cascade

he/she/it would have cascade

we would have cascade

you would have cascade

they would have cascade

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been cascading

you would have been cascading

he/she/it would have been cascading

we would have been cascading

you would have been cascading

they would have been cascading

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you cascade
we let´s cascade
you cascade

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to cascade

Past participle

cascaded

Present Participle

cascading

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 «CASCADE»

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

synonyms of cascade

avalanche · cataract · deluge · descend · downpour · fall · falls · flood · flow · fountain · gush · outpouring · overflow · pitch · plunge · pour · shower · spill · surge · teem · torrent · tumble · waterfall

TRANSLATION OF CASCADE

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 大量
• Translator English - Spanish: cascada
• English: cascade
• Translator English - Hindi: झरना
• Translator English - Arabic: شلال
• Translator English - Russian: каскад
• Translator English - Portuguese: cascata
• Translator English - Bengali: নির্ঝর
• Translator English - French: cascade
• Translator English - Malay: Lata
• Translator English - German: Kaskade
• Translator English - Japanese: 滝状のもの
• Translator English - Korean: 상당한 양
• Translator English - Javanese: Kaskade
• Translator English - Vietnamese: thác
• Translator English - Tamil: அடுக்கை
• Translator English - Marathi: कॅसकेड
• Translator English - Turkish: Çağlayan
• Translator English - Italian: cascata
• Translator English - Polish: kaskady
• Translator English - Ukrainian: каскад
• Translator English - Romanian: cascadă
• Translator English - Greek: καταρράκτη
• Translator English - Afrikaans: waterval
• Translator English - Swedish: kaskad
• Translator English - Norwegian: kaskade

7 QUOTES WITH «CASCADE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cascade.

1

Joel A. Barker

When you drop any new idea in the pond of the world, you get a ripple effect. You have to be aware that you will be creating a cascade of change.

2

Paul Davies

Cancer cells come pre-programmed to execute a well-defined cascade of changes, seemingly designed to facilitate both their enhanced survival and their dissemination through the bloodstream. There is even an air of conspiracy in the way that tumours use chemical signals to create cancer-friendly niches in remote organs.

3

Dave deBronkart

Careful writing is important for many reasons, not least that intelligent but hurried reporters will trust the presser, resulting in a cascade of secondary damage.

4

James E. Faust

Without question, we need to be informed of the happenings in the world. But modern communication brings into our homes a drowning cascade of the violence and misery of the worldwide human race. There comes a time when we need to find some peaceful spiritual renewal.

5

Timothy Ferriss

When you elevate the heels more so than you elevate the sole of the foot, you trigger a cascade of compensations in the knees and hips that cause tight hip flexors, and then those hip flexors cause lower-back pain.

6

Queen Rania of Jordan

When girls are educated, you get effects that cascade throughout society.

7

Walter Jon Williams

Science fiction readers probably have the gene for novelty, and seem to enjoy a cascade of invention as much as a writer enjoys providing one.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CASCADE»

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

Cascade: A Novel

During the 1930s in a small town fighting for its survival, a conflicted new wife seeks to reconcile her artistic ambitions with the binding promises she has made Fans of Richard Russo, Amor Towles, Sebastian Barry, and Paula McLain will ...

Maryanne O'Hara, 2012

Cascade: A Novel

She turned and touched Lia’s gown. “Where did you get these clothes?” In Cascade, the second book in the River of Time Series, Gabi knows she’s left her heart in the fourteenth century and she persuades Lia to help her to return, ...

Lisa T. Bergren, 2011

The Blue Cascade: A Memoir of Life after War

He ignored the creeping depression and numbness he called "The Blue Cascade" and charged ahead toward his goal to get an MBA, secure a high-paying finance job, and retire young and rich.

Mike Scotti, 2012

The Justice Cascade: How Human Rights Prosecutions Are ...

Acclaimed scholar Kathryn Sikkink examines the important and controversial new trend of holding political leaders criminally accountable for human rights violations.

Kathryn Sikkink, 2011

Cascade

Better practices for effective delivery of information systems in a multi-project environment. (First Edition 2008)

David Wright, 2008

The Trophic Cascade in Lakes

This 1993 book documents the importance of trophic cascades in aquatic ecology.

Stephen R. Carpenter, James F. Kitchell, 1996

The White Cascade: The Great Northern Railway Disaster and ...

An adventure saga filled with colorful and engaging history, this is epic narrative storytelling at its finest.

Gary Krist, 2008

Cascade Separation of Powders

The authors describe the theoretical work and practical results obtained in recent years in the area of separation of powders in moving flows.

E. Barsky, M. Barsky, 2006

Cascade Alpine Guide: Rainy Pass to Fraser River

In addition to their comprehensiveness, the books provide a rare combination of aerial photos with route overlays, three-dimensional illustrated maps and climbing topos.The section of the North Cascades covered in this volume is roughly a ...

Fred Beckey, 2008

Cascade of Arms: Managing Conventional Weapons Proliferation

This book examines the policies and practices of the major arms-supplying nations, looks at the impact of weapons purchases on the principal recipient regions and the possibilities for regional arms control; and dissects the economics of ...

Andrew J. Pierre, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CASCADE»

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

Cascade County School Transportation Committee meeting set

The Cascade County School Transportation Committee will meet at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in the Treasurer's Office conference room (121 4th St. «Great Falls Tribune, Jul 15»

Washington man killed in Cascade Locks crash

CASCADE LOCKS, Ore. -- Police say a 65-year-old Washington man was killed when he lost control of his truck on Forest Lane Sunday ... «KATU, Jul 15»

Akron police investigating four weekend burglaries in Cascade …

Akron detectives are investigating four burglaries on Elizabeth Parkway in the Cascade Village apartments that occurred between 10 p.m. ... «Akron Beacon Journal, Jul 15»

haspali spa by three ball cascade contains cantilevered treatment …

named 'haspali', this spa in the japanese city of okayama contains four individual rooms contained within a small 90 square meter floor plan. «Designboom, Jul 15»

High Cascade Snowboard Camp Photo Recap: Session 2

Snowboarding in the summer of 2015 has been amazing so far, and Session 2 at High Cascade Snowboard Camp turned it up another notch. «Transworld Snowboarding, Jul 15»

Company Shares of Boise Cascade, L.L.C. Drops by -3.63%

Boise Cascade, L.L.C. (NYSE:BCC) has dropped 3.63% during the past week, however, the bigger picture is still very bullish; the shares have ... «Insider Trading Report, Jul 15»

Large Inflow of Money Witnessed in Boise Cascade, L.L.C.

Shares of Boise Cascade, L.L.C. (NYSE:BCC) saw an erosion of -0.33 points in recent session. During the trading, the value of each share was ... «Money Flow Index, Jul 15»

Many watch July 4 fireworks brighten sky at Cascade Falls Park

JACKSON, MI – Many people gathered Friday, July 3, at Cascade Falls Park for the annual fireworks celebration. Crowds flooded the sidewalks ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»

Cascade grad to be state legislative director

A Cascade High School graduate has been named Gov. Bill Haslam's new legislative director as one of several changes to Haslam's staff. «Shelbyville Times-Gazette, Jul 15»

Fireworks rules and safety in Great Falls and Cascade County

People outside Great Falls city limits but within Cascade County can set off fireworks year-round, fire and law enforcement officers remind ... «KRTV Great Falls News, Jul 15»