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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CAVORT

Perhaps from curvet.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CAVORT

cavort  [kəˈvɔːt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAVORT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cavort 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 cavort in English.

WHAT DOES CAVORT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cavort in the English dictionary

The definition of cavort in the dictionary is to prance; caper.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CAVORT

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you cavort
we let´s cavort
you cavort
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to cavort
Past participle
cavorted
Present Participle
cavorting
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 CAVORT


airport
ˈɛəˌpɔːt
bought
bɔːt
brought
brɔːt
caught
kɔːt
court
kɔːt
export
ˈɛkspɔːt
fort
fɔːt
forte
fɔːt
import
ɪmˈpɔːt
ort
ɔːt
ought
ɔːt
port
pɔːt
Porte
pɔːt
report
rɪˈpɔːt
resort
rɪˈzɔːt
short
ʃɔːt
sort
sɔːt
sport
spɔːt
support
səˈpɔːt
thought
θɔːt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAVORT

caving
caving-in
cavitary
cavitate
cavitation
Cavite
cavities
cavity
cavity block
cavity resonator
cavity wall
cavity wall insulation
cavo-relievi
cavo-relievo
cavo-rilievo
cavolo nero
cavorter
cavortings
Cavour
cavy

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAVORT

annual report
bort
comfort
cut a long story short
davenport
discomfort
Dort
effort
escort
in short
means of transport
mort
Newport
passport
public transport
rapport
technical support
the support
tort
wort

Synonyms and antonyms of cavort in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CAVORT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «cavort» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of cavort
caper · caracole · frisk · frolic · gambol · prance · romp · sport

Translation of «cavort» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAVORT

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

Translator English - Chinese

腾跃
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cavort
570 millions of speakers

English

cavort
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कूद पड़ना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طفر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прыгают
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pinotear
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তিড়িং-তিড়িং করিয়া লাফান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faire des cabrioles
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cavort
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tollen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

跳ねる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뛰어 다니다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cavort
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cavort
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

cavort
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅव्हर्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zıplamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

saltellare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

brykać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стрибають
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cavort
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περισκιρτώ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

baljaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cavort
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cavort
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cavort

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAVORT»

The term «cavort» is regularly used and occupies the 66.159 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CAVORT» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAVORT»

Discover the use of cavort in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cavort and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Theatre Plays One
On the first: two unclothed figures, one male, one possibly female, cavort lewdly upon a large double bed. On the second: the same pair of unclothed persons lasciviously embrace. On the third: the – ah yes – female in the previous two pictures ...
Trevor Griffiths, 2007
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A Book Mobile: Book Project
Book Project Evan-Moor, Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Staff. , esteem noun a very positive opinion synonym: respect x J 7 cavort verb to run and jump around playfully & QQQQIIQQQQQOIO'...IQIIIIIIQ.QQIIQQQQQOIO'O'IIIIIIQI J Anita was ...
Evan-Moor, Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Staff, 2007
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A Word a Day, Grades 4-8
Why do you admire that person? cavort verb to run and jump around playfully The children love to cavort in the sprinklers on hot afternoons. Which word or words mean about the same thing as cavort? • prance about • sit down • frolic • play ...
Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, 2002
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Vows: The Story of a Priest, a Nun, and Their Son
Creighton: It means you lead a good life, we don't marry, we don't cavort with women and we do what we are supposed to do— Lawyer: What does cavort mean? Creighton: —observe the Ten Commandments of God. Lawyer: You said you ...
Peter Manseau, 2006
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'Neath Odin's Eye
Cavort. Bannor had heard the word used, he knew what it meant, he simply never imagined himself ever seeing someone do it, much less 'cavort' himself. Prancing about was something faeries did--not woodsmen. He'd seen some drunken ...
Will Greenway, 2005
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Words that Make a Difference and how to Use Them in a ...
cavort. feuh. VAWRT. to romp about happily; frolic Remarkable-looking animals will cavort at the Bronx Zoo on Saturday and Sunday, and some of them may resemble your children. cede seed to give up one's rights to; yield; grant 69.
Robert Greenman, 2000
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Paperback Oxford English Dictionary
cavort v. jump or dance around excitedly. – origin perh. from Italian corvetta 'little curve'. cavy /kay-vi/ n. (pl. cavies) a guinea pig or related South American rodent. caw v. (of a rook, crow, etc.) make a harsh cry. cayenne /kay-en/ (also cayenne ...
Oxford Dictionaries,, Maurice Waite, 2012
8
But Not the Hippopotamus
Serious silliness for all ages. Artist Sandra Boynton is back and better than ever with completely redrawn versions of her multi-million selling board books.
Sandra Boynton, 1982
9
Student Vocabulary Companion
Rhymes: court, fort, forte, port, short, sport, thwart, cavort, contort, deport, exhort, extort, import, purport, report, resort, support Synonyms: check, quit, bear, correspond Deport (dihpawrt) verb 1. Behave in a certain manner. 2. Hand over to the ...
Okyere Bonna, 2009
10
Verbal Ability for the CAT
DA Question 8 All irresponsible parents shout if their children do not cavort. A. All irresponsible parents do not shout. B. Children cavort. C. Children do not cavort. D. All irresponsible parents shout. 1. AB 2. BD 3. CA 4. All of these Question 9 ...
Sujit Kumar

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAVORT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cavort is used in the context of the following news items.
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28 Chinese Cavort Amid the Treasures of the Asian Art Museum
The Death of Marat (2011) by He Xiangyu (b. 1986). Painted fiberglass, silicone, fabric, human hair and leather, Ed. 1/3. (Photo: Carla Escoda). «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Robin Ficker didn't heckle the grizzly bear at the Minnesota Zoo
About 15 onlookers, including Ficker, watched two of the bears cavort and wrestle in the pool. At one point, one of the bears picked up a large ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
3
First-ever St. Thomas DogLoversDays is this weekend at Dan …
Dogs of all shapes and sizes can participate in one of several agility courses or cavort with their other canine comrades in the Doggie Fun Zone ... «St. Thomas Times-Journal, Jul 15»
4
Watch Surfing Zombies in Video for Nicolas Godin's (of Air …
Watch the undead ride the waves, cavort on the beach, dance around an ocean side fire, and get surrounded by sharks. The Sacred Egg ... «Under the Radar Mag, Jul 15»
5
MTC denies NEON cancellation rumours (locked)
The sheer joy and vivacity of the performers is obvious from the opening moments, as they cavort around the stage, waving instruments in the ... «ArtsHub, Jul 15»
6
Kenny Carr – Idle Talk [TrackList follows] – Zoozazz
Glawischnig gets another chance to exhibit his subtly-tinged bass skills, while Carr and McCaslin romp and cavort. Kenny Carr's Idle Talk is a ... «Audiophile Audition, Jul 15»
7
LAT sells front page logo for movie ad
Three minions, characters introduced to movie audiences in the "Despicable Me" films, cavort over the LA Times logo (or masthead, some call it ... «LA Observed, Jul 15»
8
Take your kids on a digital field trip
... sampling food trucks in a city park, and watching a deer cavort in the forest. Here's a closer look at three outstanding digital field trip apps. «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
9
Pure magic as fairytale story goes Into The Woods via the …
Under the beam and cavort of fierce stepmother Hayley Green and frosty father Steve Knibb, it appeared that only the soulful mother-spirit in the ... «Leighton Buzzard Today, Jul 15»
10
A holiday salute to the maligned, misunderstood, and kinda creepy …
... Cilie added. "Cool and kinda creepy," I said. You can watch the Audubon American cockroaches cavort in the kitchen on Animal Planet Live. «NOLA.com, Jul 15»

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