Meaning of "counterfeit" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COUNTERFEIT

From Old French contrefait, from contrefaire to copy, from contre-counter- + faire to make, from Latin facere.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF COUNTERFEIT

ˈkaʊntəfɪt

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COUNTERFEIT

Counterfeit is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.

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 adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb counterfeit in English.

WHAT DOES COUNTERFEIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Counterfeit

To counterfeit means to imitate something. Counterfeit products are fake replicas of the real product. Counterfeit products are often produced with the intent to take advantage of the superior value of the imitated product. The word counterfeit frequently describes both the forgeries of currency and documents, as well as the imitations of clothing, handbags, shoes, pharmaceuticals, aviation and automobile parts, watches, electronics, software, works of art, toys, movies. Counterfeit products tend to have fake company logos and brands. In the case of goods, it results in patent infringement or trademark infringement. Counterfeit consumer products have a reputation for being lower quality and may even include toxic elements. This has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, due to automobile and aviation accidents, poisoning, ceasing to take essential compounds. The counterfeiting of money is usually attacked aggressively by governments worldwide except the Western Sahara. The counterfeiting of goods is condoned by some governments. Counterfeit paper money is the most popular product counterfeited.

Definition of counterfeit in the English dictionary

The first definition of counterfeit in the dictionary is made in imitation of something genuine with the intent to deceive or defraud; forged. Other definition of counterfeit is simulated; sham. Counterfeit is also an imitation designed to deceive or defraud.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COUNTERFEIT

PRESENT

Present

I counterfeit

you counterfeit

he/she/it counterfeits

we counterfeit

you counterfeit

they counterfeit

Present continuous

I am counterfeiting

you are counterfeiting

he/she/it is counterfeiting

we are counterfeiting

you are counterfeiting

they are counterfeiting

Present perfect

I have counterfeited

you have counterfeited

he/she/it has counterfeited

we have counterfeited

you have counterfeited

they have counterfeited

Present perfect continuous

I have been counterfeiting

you have been counterfeiting

he/she/it has been counterfeiting

we have been counterfeiting

you have been counterfeiting

they have been counterfeiting

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 counterfeited

you counterfeited

he/she/it counterfeited

we counterfeited

you counterfeited

they counterfeited

Past continuous

I was counterfeiting

you were counterfeiting

he/she/it was counterfeiting

we were counterfeiting

you were counterfeiting

they were counterfeiting

Past perfect

I had counterfeited

you had counterfeited

he/she/it had counterfeited

we had counterfeited

you had counterfeited

they had counterfeited

Past perfect continuous

I had been counterfeiting

you had been counterfeiting

he/she/it had been counterfeiting

we had been counterfeiting

you had been counterfeiting

they had been counterfeiting

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

FUTURE

Future

I will counterfeit

you will counterfeit

he/she/it will counterfeit

we will counterfeit

you will counterfeit

they will counterfeit

Future continuous

I will be counterfeiting

you will be counterfeiting

he/she/it will be counterfeiting

we will be counterfeiting

you will be counterfeiting

they will be counterfeiting

Future perfect

I will have counterfeited

you will have counterfeited

he/she/it will have counterfeited

we will have counterfeited

you will have counterfeited

they will have counterfeited

Future perfect continuous

I will have been counterfeiting

you will have been counterfeiting

he/she/it will have been counterfeiting

we will have been counterfeiting

you will have been counterfeiting

they will have been counterfeiting

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would counterfeit

you would counterfeit

he/she/it would counterfeit

we would counterfeit

you would counterfeit

they would counterfeit

Conditional continuous

I would be counterfeiting

you would be counterfeiting

he/she/it would be counterfeiting

we would be counterfeiting

you would be counterfeiting

they would be counterfeiting

Conditional perfect

I would have counterfeit

you would have counterfeit

he/she/it would have counterfeit

we would have counterfeit

you would have counterfeit

they would have counterfeit

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been counterfeiting

you would have been counterfeiting

he/she/it would have been counterfeiting

we would have been counterfeiting

you would have been counterfeiting

they would have been counterfeiting

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you counterfeit
we let´s counterfeit
you counterfeit

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to counterfeit

Past participle

counterfeited

Present Participle

counterfeiting

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 «COUNTERFEIT»

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

bogus · copied · copy · ersatz · fabricate · fake · false · feign · feigned · forge · forged · forgery · fraud · fraudulent · imitate · imitation · reproduction · sham · simulate · simulated · spurious · warez

TRANSLATION OF COUNTERFEIT

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 伪造的
• Translator English - Spanish: falso
• English: counterfeit
• Translator English - Hindi: नकली
• Translator English - Arabic: المزيفة
• Translator English - Russian: подделка
• Translator English - Portuguese: falsificado
• Translator English - Bengali: জাল
• Translator English - French: faux
• Translator English - Malay: Palsu
• Translator English - German: gefälscht
• Translator English - Japanese: 偽造の
• Translator English - Korean: 위조된
• Translator English - Javanese: Palsu
• Translator English - Vietnamese: giả mạo
• Translator English - Tamil: போலியான
• Translator English - Marathi: बनावट
• Translator English - Turkish: sahte
• Translator English - Italian: falso
• Translator English - Polish: podrobiony
• Translator English - Ukrainian: підробка
• Translator English - Romanian: contrafăcute
• Translator English - Greek: πλαστά
• Translator English - Afrikaans: nagemaakte
• Translator English - Swedish: förfalskad
• Translator English - Norwegian: forfalsket

10 QUOTES WITH «COUNTERFEIT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word counterfeit.

1

Hosea Ballou

Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit.

2

Amiri Baraka

This is said to us, even as this counterfeit president has legalized the Confederate Flag in Mississippi.

3

C. S. Forester

Everything was in stark and dreadful contrast with the trivial crises and counterfeit emotions of Hollywood, and I returned to England deeply moved and emotionally worn out.

4

Virginia Foxx

Challenging unfairly subsidized products, fighting counterfeit goods and intellectual property theft and holding countries accountable for an unfair currency regime will help American companies remain competitive.

5

Edmond de Goncourt

Laughter is the mind's intonation. There are ways of laughing which have the sound of counterfeit coins.

6

Sydney J. Harris

Men make counterfeit money; in many more cases, money makes counterfeit men.

7

Homer

True friends appear less moved than counterfeit.

8

Pliny the Elder

Such is the audacity of man, that he hath learned to counterfeit Nature, yea, and is so bold as to challenge her in her work.

9

Ed Royce

The Unites States used to use law enforcement to aggressively target North Korea illicit activities - counterfeiting U.S. currency, drug-running, counterfeit cigarettes and pharmaceuticals - until diplomacy gutted those efforts. The effort should be reinvigorated.

10

Nick Turse

If the present is any guide, government-sanctioned, counterfeit history is in your future.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COUNTERFEIT»

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

Counterfeit Son

Cameron Miller is pretending to be someone he isn't.

Elaine Marie Alphin, 2010

Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and ...

In this inspiring new book, Timothy Keller, one of the country's most popular spiritual guides, reveals the unvarnished truth about faith, our hearts' desires, and the pursuit of happiness-and where all of it can ultimately be found.

Timothy Keller, 2009

Knockoff: the Deadly Trade in Counterfeit Goods: The True ...

Travelling across the globe, Tim Phillips shows that counterfeiting isn't a victimless crime; it is an illegal global industry undermining the world's economies.Based on interviews with victims, investigators and the people who sell ...

Tim Phillips, 2007

Counterfeit Lady

Nicole was a passionate French beauty, kidnapped by mistake and swept accross turbulent seas...to be the bride of a stranger.

Jude Deveraux, 2004

The Counterfeit Princess

Vowing revenge when her parents are executed in 1553 by the Duke of Northumberland, teenaged Iris becomes a messenger, spy, and stand-in for Princess Elizabeth during the volatile political times surrounding Edward VI's death.

Jane Resh Thomas, 2005

Counterfeit Amateurs: An Athlete's Journey Through the ...

This book brings together in a compelling way both his personal story of life as a highly recruited athlete out of high school and a football player at Notre Dame under legendary coach Ara Parseghian and his fight, since then, as a scholar ...

Allen L. Sack, 2012

Plato's Counterfeit Sophists

This book explores the place of the sophists within the Greek wisdom tradition, and argues against their almost universal exclusion from serious intellectual traditions.

Håkan Tell, 2011

Counterfeit Gospels: Rediscovering the Good News in a World ...

This book exposes six common counterfeits (Therapeutic, Judgmentless, Moralist, Quietist, Activist, and Churchless) that would get us off track.

Trevin Wax, 2011

Counterfeit Hero: Fritz Duquesne, Adventurer and Spy

Friends called Duquesne "the best company in the world.

Art Ronnie, 1995

Counterfeit!: Stopping Fakes and Forgeries

"Learn how forensics solves the mystery of counterfeit and forged objects, from fake money to false Vermeers"--Provided by publisher.

Richard Spilsbury, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COUNTERFEIT»

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

Counterfeit US$50 notes in circulation

THE police have arrested four people in connection with the use of counterfeit US$50 notes in Highgate, Port Maria, Oracabessa, and Gayle in ... «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»

Banks are catching counterfeit cash unknowingly received by …

Lead teller Donna McKissick said she detected three counterfeit bills the first week of July from business night deposits. «KTRE, Jul 15»

Police Arrest Two With US$700000 Counterfeit

“Upon their arrest, police conducted a search of their vehicle and found a black case containing counterfeit notes and five different GSM SIM ... «Global News Network, Jul 15»

Man charged with passing counterfeit bills

Ashland City authorities have arrested a man they say allegedly passed counterfeit $100 bills and was in possession of marijuana for resale. «The Tennessean, Jul 15»

Counterfeit goods seized

JOHOR BARU: The state Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism Ministry (KPDNKK) seized RM145,000 worth of counterfeit goods. «The Star Online, Jul 15»

Can you identify counterfeit bills?

According to the Secret Service, many counterfeit bills can pass common tests like the detector pen, but most can't hold up visually. Lee Dotson ... «13WMAZ, Jul 15»

Elkhart Police ask for help identifying men who used counterfeit money

The Elkhart Police Department is asking for help identifying two suspects who used counterfeit money at an area gas station. On May 19, 2015, ... «WNDU-TV, Jul 15»

How to tell if your money is real or counterfeit

On a counterfeit, the serial numbers may differ in color or shade of ink from the treasury seal. The numbers may not be uniformly spaced or ... «WAAY, Jul 15»

Tas Growers ramp up anti-counterfeit efforts

Counterfeit cherries recently sold in Vietnam, passed off as Tasmanian grown premium cherries, have highlighted the size of the issue facing ... «FreshPlaza, Jul 15»

Rincon dealing with counterfeit money

Businesses and people in Rincon need to be on alert after police said counterfeit money is going around. Now the search for the printer is on. «WTOC, Jul 15»