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Cultures have long heard wisdom in non-human voices: Apollo, god of music, medicine and knowledge, came to Delphi in the form of a dolphin. But dolphins, which fill the oceans with blipping and chirping, and whales, which mew and caw in ultramarine jazz - a true rhapsody in blue - are hunted to the edge of silence.
Jay Griffiths

Meaning of "caw" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CAW

Of imitative origin.
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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 CAW

caw  [kɔː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Caw 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 caw in English.

WHAT DOES CAW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

CAW

CAW may refer to: ▪ Canadian Auto Workers, a Canadian large and high profile social union ▪ Carbon arc welding, a process which produces coalescence of metals by heating them with an arc between a nonconsumable carbon electrode and the work-piece ▪ Center for Asymmetric Warfare, a U.S. Navy entity dedicated to supporting American military forces ▪ Church of All Worlds, an American neopagan religious group ▪ Community Archives Wales, a website of digital content Caw may refer to : ▪ a robot Doctor Who henchman ▪ Kallawaya language ISO 639-2 code ▪ Caw, a hill in the south of the English Lake District, England ▪ Caw, County Londonderry, a townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland...

Definition of caw in the English dictionary

The definition of caw in the dictionary is the cry of a crow, rook, or raven. Other definition of caw is to make this cry.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CAW

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you caw
we let´s caw
you caw
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to caw
Past participle
cawed
Present Participle
cawing
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 BEGIN LIKE CAW

cavity wall
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cavo-rilievo
cavolo nero
cavort
cavorter
cavortings
Cavour
cavy
Cawdrey
cawing
cawker
Cawley
Cawnpore
Cawnpur
caxon
Caxton
cay

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAW

aw
band saw
brother-in-law
court of law
daughter-in-law
daughters-in-law
daw
draw
in-law
jaw
law
matter of law
outlaw
question of law
raw
saw
shaw
straw
the law
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Synonyms and antonyms of caw in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «caw» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAW

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

Translator English - Chinese

CAW
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caw
570 millions of speakers

English

caw
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

CAW
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نعق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

каркать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caw
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাকের ডাক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

croassement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Caw
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Krächzen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

CAW
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

까악 까악
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Caw
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kêu như quạ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காக்கையின் கரைவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gracchiare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

CAW
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

каркати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

CAW
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κράξιμο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

CAW
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

caw
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

CAW
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of caw

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAW»

The term «caw» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.574 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CAW» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «CAW»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word caw.
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Jay Griffiths
Cultures have long heard wisdom in non-human voices: Apollo, god of music, medicine and knowledge, came to Delphi in the form of a dolphin. But dolphins, which fill the oceans with blipping and chirping, and whales, which mew and caw in ultramarine jazz - a true rhapsody in blue - are hunted to the edge of silence.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAW»

Discover the use of caw in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to caw and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Caw of the Wild
"Caw of the Wild" is an in-depth exploration into the intriguing and complex behavior of one of North America's most intelligent, but often reviled, birds-the American Crow.As a passionate observer, author Barb Kirpluk shares her ...
Barb Kirpluk, 2005
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Chippewa Caw Caw: 'Ojibwe Mazitaagozi'
It remained popular, and nothing has done more to shed light on inland maritime safety. Chippewa Caw Caw delights young and old, with its historical and mythical details.
Elizabeth Whitmer, 2012
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The Romance of Arthur: An Anthology of Medieval Texts in ...
Scorn son of Caw, and lustig son of Caw, and Honor son of Caw, and Angawdd son of Caw, and Smith son of Caw, and Holly son of Caw, and Stalk son of Caw, and Patron-saint son of Caw, and Gwyngad son of Caw, and Path son of Caw, ...
James J. Wilhelm, 1994
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American Lives: An Anthology of Autobiographical Writing
V Caw caw caw crows shriek in the white sun over grave stones in Long Island Lord Lord Lord Naomi underneath this grass my halflife and my own as hers caw caw my eye be buried in the same Ground where I stand in Angel Lord Lord great  ...
Robert F. Sayre, 1994
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Our Union: Uaw/ Caw Local 27 from 1950 to 1990
In Our Union, Jason Russell argues that the union local, as aninstitution of working-class organization, was a key agent for theCanadian working class as it sought to create a new place for itself inthe decades following World War II. Using ...
Jason Russell, 2011
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The New American Poetry, 1945-1960
... Flowers V Caw caw caw crows shriek in the white sun over grave stones in Long Island Lord Lord Lord Naomi underneath this grass my halflife and my own as hers caw caw my eye be buried in the same Ground where I stand in Angel Lord ...
Donald Allen, 1999
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Peter Parley's Annual: A Christmas and New Year's Present ...
Scene {First Rooh) Caw! Caw! any news for me ? (Second Rook.) Caw ! Caw ! Yes : I know of a cherry-tree. (The voices of many rooks are now heard.) Where, neighbour blackwing — where? Fly, neighbour, through the air ; I'll show you ...
William Martin, Ben George (publisher.), 1844
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Unions in Crisis?: The Future of Organized Labor in America
full participation, and encourages workers to develop their own skills and understanding.”56 The CAW's organizational structure is a crucial element in its approach to democratic unionism. Under the CAW's constitution, each Local, of which ...
Michael Schiavone, 2008
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Peter Parley's magazine
Caw! Caw! any news for me ? {Second Book.) Caw ! Caw ! Yes : I know of a cherry-tree. {The voices of many rooks are now heard.) Where, neighbour blackwing — where ? Fly, neighbour, through the air ; I'll show you where. Caw ! Caw !
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Terrestrial Biosphere-Atmosphere Fluxes
0.10 ir ) 0.08 m o l d r y 0.06 T a caw*[Ta] c *[Tw] s T w T d a o lH O 0.04 aw caw*[ Td] dw 0.02 c ( m − γ 0.00 caw [Ta] Temperature (°C) 0 10 20 30 40 Figure10.3 Relations among water vapor mole fraction (caw) and air temperature (T).
Russell Monson, Dennis Baldocchi, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term caw is used in the context of the following news items.
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Baguio entries also prevailed in the team sword and dagger through Danica Caw-is, Balicdang and Sagun and in single weapon through ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
2
Drunk driving followed sex on the beach
Gobles Grove Beach is near the CAW Centre in south Port Elgin. Its website calls it a sandy beach “for those seeking more peach and quiet and ... «Owen Sound Sun Times, Jul 15»
3
Daily Caw: Vegas Oddmakers Remain Optimistic on Ravens' Shot at …
Welcome to the Daily Caw, where we round up all the latest Baltimore Ravens news from around the web. Today we check on the latest Super ... «The Ebony Bird, Jul 15»
4
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Just make sure the CAW features are there, the gameplay is good, and there are fun modes (GM mode being my favorite for 2007). by jkf980 ... «Game Informer, Jul 15»
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In winged territory
Those accompanied by children can enjoy seeing their young ones caw and drool in excitement at the Park's bird show, held twice daily at a ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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Jerry Lee Dennis
Funeral services for Jerry Lee Dennis will be held 11 a.m. Monday, July 6 2015, at Taw Caw Missionary Baptist Church in Summerton, with the ... «Manning Live, Jul 15»
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Daily Caw: Michael Campanaro Will be Ready For Ravens Training …
Welcome to the Daily Caw, where we round up all the latest Baltimore Ravens news from around the web. Today we discover that Ravens wide ... «The Ebony Bird, Jul 15»
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£6m extra funding for good relations projects
Front, from left are local band members Jennie Johnston, CAW Flute Band, Leanne Know, CAW Flute Band and Mitchell Crooks, William King ... «Londonderry Today, Jul 15»
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Daily Caw: Joe Flacco's First Shot at 4000 Yard Season Ruined by …
Welcome to the Daily Caw, where we round up all the latest Baltimore Ravens news from around the web. Turns out, Joe Flacco could have ... «The Ebony Bird, Jul 15»
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Daily Caw: Will the Ravens New, Improved Secondary Step Up in …
Welcome to the Daily Caw, where we round up all the latest Baltimore Ravens news from around the web. Today we wonder whether the new ... «The Ebony Bird, Jun 15»

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