Meaning of "clap" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CLAP

Old English clæppan; related to Old High German klepfen, Middle Dutch klape rattle, Dutch klepel clapper; all of imitative origin.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF CLAP

clap  [klæp]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLAP

Clap 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 clap in English.

WHAT DOES CLAP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Clap

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Definition of clap in the English dictionary

The first definition of clap in the dictionary is to make or cause to make a sharp abrupt sound, as of two nonmetallic objects struck together. Other definition of clap is to applaud by striking the palms of the hands together sharply. Clap is also to strike lightly with an open hand, in greeting, encouragement, etc.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CLAP

PRESENT

Present

I clap

you clap

he/she/it claps

we clap

you clap

they clap

Present continuous

I am clapping

you are clapping

he/she/it is clapping

we are clapping

you are clapping

they are clapping

Present perfect

I have clapped

you have clapped

he/she/it has clapped

we have clapped

you have clapped

they have clapped

Present perfect continuous

I have been clapping

you have been clapping

he/she/it has been clapping

we have been clapping

you have been clapping

they have been clapping

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 clapped

you clapped

he/she/it clapped

we clapped

you clapped

they clapped

Past continuous

I was clapping

you were clapping

he/she/it was clapping

we were clapping

you were clapping

they were clapping

Past perfect

I had clapped

you had clapped

he/she/it had clapped

we had clapped

you had clapped

they had clapped

Past perfect continuous

I had been clapping

you had been clapping

he/she/it had been clapping

we had been clapping

you had been clapping

they had been clapping

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

FUTURE

Future

I will clap

you will clap

he/she/it will clap

we will clap

you will clap

they will clap

Future continuous

I will be clapping

you will be clapping

he/she/it will be clapping

we will be clapping

you will be clapping

they will be clapping

Future perfect

I will have clapped

you will have clapped

he/she/it will have clapped

we will have clapped

you will have clapped

they will have clapped

Future perfect continuous

I will have been clapping

you will have been clapping

he/she/it will have been clapping

we will have been clapping

you will have been clapping

they will have been clapping

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would clap

you would clap

he/she/it would clap

we would clap

you would clap

they would clap

Conditional continuous

I would be clapping

you would be clapping

he/she/it would be clapping

we would be clapping

you would be clapping

they would be clapping

Conditional perfect

I would have clap

you would have clap

he/she/it would have clap

we would have clap

you would have clap

they would have clap

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been clapping

you would have been clapping

he/she/it would have been clapping

we would have been clapping

you would have been clapping

they would have been clapping

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you clap
we let´s clap
you clap

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to clap

Past participle

clapped

Present Participle

clapping

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 «CLAP»

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

synonyms of clap

acclaim · applaud · bang · cheer · pat · punch · slap · strike · thrust · thwack · wallop · whack

TRANSLATION OF CLAP

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 鼓掌
• Translator English - Spanish: aplaudir
• English: clap
• Translator English - Hindi: ताली
• Translator English - Arabic: يُصَفِّقُ
• Translator English - Russian: хлопать
• Translator English - Portuguese: bater palma
• Translator English - Bengali: হাততালির শব্দ
• Translator English - French: applaudir
• Translator English - Malay: Bertepuk tangan
• Translator English - German: klatschen
• Translator English - Japanese: 拍手する
• Translator English - Korean: 손뼉을 치다
• Translator English - Javanese: Clap
• Translator English - Vietnamese: vỗ tay
• Translator English - Tamil: கைத்தட்டல்
• Translator English - Marathi: ताठ
• Translator English - Turkish: alkış
• Translator English - Italian: applaudire
• Translator English - Polish: klasnąć
• Translator English - Ukrainian: плескати
• Translator English - Romanian: a aplauda
• Translator English - Greek: χειροκροτώ
• Translator English - Afrikaans: klap
• Translator English - Swedish: klappa
• Translator English - Norwegian: klappe

10 QUOTES WITH «CLAP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word clap.

1

James M. Barrie

Do you believe in fairies? Say quick that you believe. If you believe, clap your hands!

2

George Canning

In matters of commerce the fault of the Dutch Is offering too little and asking too much. The French are with equal advantage content, So we clap on Dutch bottoms just twenty per cent.

3

George Catlin

I have seen him set fire to his wigwam and smooth over the graves of his fathers... clap his hand in silence over his mouth, and take the last look over his fair hunting ground, and turn his face in sadness to the setting sun.

4

Jimmy Cliff

People in the Hall of Fame tend to clap their hands and say, 'OK, I've done it all,' but for me, it was a new beginning.

5

James Corden

There's nothing nicer than getting a round of applause for turning up for work. It's amazing! You start work, and people clap. Do you know what I mean? And then they stand up and clap at the end.

6

Jim Dale

I'd get more applause than some because I was just seventeen. If they didn't clap at the end of my act I would limp off stage and boy would they feel guilty. They would all burst into tremendous applause as they saw this poor cripple kid walking off.

7

Guy Fieri

I don't know what singers feel like when they make a song and people clap along and love it, but when people walk up to me and say the food was outstanding, that's what it is all about. I cook because I like to make people happy.

8

Doug Henning

I don't put a girl in a box and clap my hands three times, and she's gone. I get in the box, and I vanish, and I reappear at the other side of the stage. That way, people don't think, 'That's a great illusion.' They think, 'Doug's a great magician.'

9

Rachel Johnson

Don't worry about never having time to write. Just write what you can in the time you do have and give yourself a big clap on the back, followed by a double latte and a blueberry muffin.

10

Akshay Kumar

It takes two hands to clap! I cannot be solely blamed for what happened in my relationships! If things soured, it happened because of both parties. Not just me!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLAP»

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

Why Does Thunder Clap? Level 5 Factbook

A series of twenty non-fiction science readers which engages children in the world around them.

Michael McMahon, 2010

Hand Clap!

Provides the words and movements for a variety of rhymes to be sung by two or more people while performing a rhythmic pattern of hand claps

Sara Bernstein, 1997

Clap and Count!: Action Rhymes for the Jewish Year

Presents a collection of counting and action rhymes that focus on Jewish holidays.

Jacqueline Jules, 2000

Barnes Plays: 3: Clap Hands; Heaven's Blessings; ...

Revolutionary Witness, about the French Revolution, is a series of four monologues televised by the BBC in 1989. "Peter Barnes is one of the unrecognised geniuses of the English theatre" (Plays and Players)

Peter Barnes, 2013

Single Ladies, C.L.A.P Your Hands - Celebrating Life Always ...

With a sister to sister approach, Godfrey addresses issues to consider while you are single like: [Being created for a purpose and how being single plays into that purpose [Being patient with God while He works things out for your good ...

Erika R. Godfrey, 2008

Mother Clap's Molly House: The Gay Subculture in England, ...

John Church, prosecuted for his blessing of gay marriages. All these are set against a backdrop of persecution, blackmail and the pillory. And yes, "Mother Clap's" actually was the name of a prominent molly house!

Rictor Norton, 2006

Soul Clap Hands and Sing

These novellas each center on aged men who have sacrificed companionship for fame, fortune, or prestige

Paule Marshall, 1988

Genealogy of the ancestors and descendants of George ...

His residence there, which he erected in 1788,* was at the corner of Main and Park streets, and here his great-niece, Louisa Clap, passed many years of her girlhood while attending school in Worcester, and here met her future husband, ...

James Henry Lea, 1886

The Trees Will Clap Their Hands

5 The Trees Will Clap Their Hands: The Garden in Isaiah andEzekiel The Trees Clap Their Hands The memory of the garden remained in the imagination of the prophets of Israel during the years of upheaval and exile that began with the ...

Jon Huntzinger, 2012

Teach Me Korean

Seven. . .eight. . .nine. . .ten If You're Happy & You Know It Let's all together clap hands (clap, clap) Let's all together clap hands (clap, clap) Let's all together sing a song happily Let's all together clap hands, (clap, clap) Let's all together stomp ...

Judy Mahoney, Teach Me Tapes, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLAP»

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

VIDEO: This huge clap of thunder over Dublin is really scary

VIDEO: This huge clap of thunder over Dublin is really scary. PreviousNext. 07/07/2015 - 10:17:47Back to Discover Home. The recent hot spell has brought with ... «BreakingNews.ie, Jul 15»

Charli XCX ups glamour in grey satin gown at fashion launch party

The Boom Clap hit-maker set off the look with a pair of gold peep-toe heels and wore her hair scraped back in a disheveled updo. She upped ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

I'm Tired Of Apologizing For My Blackness: Model Nykhor Paul Calls …

*Slow clap*… I'm glad she said it. And this goes ... Starting the Internet slow clap and stands as the cheers follow. Mind Yo Business. Now that's ... «Madame Noire, Jul 15»

SPIN Singles Mix: Crystal Castles, Ought, Prince, and More

In typical Aphex Twin (sorry, AFX) fashion, James takes a few spare parts — a thundering boom-clap beat, bubbly analog synths —and knits ... «SPIN, Jul 15»

Listen to Laurel's Majestic New Tune "Blue Blood"

"Blue Blood" ticks every box necessary to elevate it to epic status: plaintive piano chords, anxious strings, thunder-clap beats, and Laurel's ... «Noisey, Jul 15»

The Simple Feeling and Beyond: Kirk and Spock's Place in Queer …

If you can't believe this was cut from the original theatrical run to make room for more VFX, clap your hands! I speak, naturally, of the largely ... «The Mary Sue, Jul 15»

When thunder becomes 'like distant artillery'

We'd barely gotten past introductions when a soft but sudden clap of thunder rolled across the sky as rainstorms swept through the Fox Valley. «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»

Do the Rockies deserve more than one player in the All-Star Game?

Hooch: Clap-clap, clap-clap-clap, clap-clap-clap-clap, Tu-lo! Let's get a healthy Troy Tulowitzki on the all-star team. (Who knows how many ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»

No need to clap after national anthem

Dear Miss Manners • I was taught in grade school by my music teacher that it is disrespectful to clap after the singing of the “The Star-Spangled ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»

Miss Manners: There's no need to clap after singing our national …

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was taught in grade school by my music teacher that it is disrespectful to clap after the singing of the “The ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»