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Meaning of "countermove" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COUNTERMOVE

countermove  [ˈkaʊntəˌmuːv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COUNTERMOVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Countermove 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 countermove in English.

WHAT DOES COUNTERMOVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of countermove in the English dictionary

The definition of countermove in the dictionary is an opposing move. Other definition of countermove is to make or do as an opposing move.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COUNTERMOVE

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you countermove
we let´s countermove
you countermove
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to countermove
Past participle
countermoved
Present Participle
countermoving
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 COUNTERMOVE


amoove
əˈmuːv
amove
əˈmuːv
commove
kəˈmuːv
emmove
ɪˈmuːv
emove
ɪˈmuːv
mismove
ˌmɪsˈmuːv
move
muːv
outmove
ˌaʊtˈmuːv
premove
priːˈmuːv
remove
rɪˈmuːv
transmove
trænzˈmuːv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COUNTERMOVE

counterman
countermand
countermandable
countermarch
countermark
countermeasure
countermelody
countermemo
countermen
countermine
countermotion
countermovement
countermure
countermyth
counteroffensive
counteroffer
counterpace
counterpane
counterpart
counterparties

WORDS THAT END LIKE COUNTERMOVE

a cut above
above
approve
career move
cove
dove
drove
false move
groove
grove
in love
key move
love
make a move
make one´s move
on the move
over and above
prove
sealed move
the above

Synonyms and antonyms of countermove in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «countermove» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COUNTERMOVE

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

Translator English - Chinese

对策
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

contramovimiento
570 millions of speakers

English

countermove
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

countermove
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

countermove
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ответный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contramovimento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উপর-চাল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

contre-mesure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengimbangi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gegenzug
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

対抗手段
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

응수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Countermove
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

được phản ứng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

countermove
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतिकार करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

countermove
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

contromossa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przeciwdziałać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

у відповідь
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

countermove
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κίνηση αντιστάθμισης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

countermove
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

motdrag
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mottrekk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of countermove

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNTERMOVE»

The term «countermove» is normally little used and occupies the 143.146 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of countermove
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNTERMOVE» OVER TIME

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

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COUNTERMOVE»

Discover the use of countermove in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to countermove and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Football's Eagle & Stack Defenses
For every pass rush technique, a defensive lineman needs a countermove to use off his initial move. The countermove can be a reaction to the offensive lineman taking away the rusher's initial move upfield. It can also be a preconceived plan ...
Ron Vanderlinden, 2008
2
Concession in Spoken English: On the Realisation of a ...
On the Realisation of a Discourse-pragmatic Relation Dagmar Barth-Weingarten. Table 33: Complexity of the countermove with the Reversed order patterns 134 Table 34: Complexity of the return to the countermove 1 34 Table 35: Correlation  ...
Dagmar Barth-Weingarten, 2003
3
Small Stocks for Big Profits: Generate Spectacular Returns ...
Look for a rally from an identifiable low to an identifiable high. This pattern inevitably comes after a breakout. Stocks typically rise in a symmetrical fashion. The first leg is a sign that the stock wants to rise; the countermove signals profit- taking.
George Angell, 2008
4
Unleashing the Power of IT: Bringing People, Business, and ...
A good countermove is to refuse to take ownership and instead generate options they can take. 2. Appeal to a higher authority: They postpone a decision to take it to someone of greater authority. A good countermove is to find out what they ...
Dan Roberts, 2011
5
Language and Social Identity
Furthermore, B's attempt to countermove involves treating that argument as a nonargument. Then, following B's counter- move, A comes back with an effort to complete his argument anyway, and not by moving against B's countermove in any ...
John J. Gumperz, 1982
6
Hospitality Strategic Management: Concepts and Cases
ITV BOEING'S COUNTERMOVE AGAINST AIRBUS 'M. ~~*- oeing has historically dominated the Japanese market for commercial aircraft. In fact, Boeing's planes account for 84 percent of the nation's commercial fleets. Recently, the European ...
Cathy A. Enz, 2009
7
Theory of Moves
I call the outcomes into which each state goes nonmyopic equilibria (NMEs), because they are the consequence of both players' looking ahead and making rational calculations of where, from each of the initial states, the move- countermove ...
Steven J. Brams, 1994
8
The Utopian Function of Art and Literature: Selected Essays
Now the question is whether and to what extent the anticipatory countermove is connected to mere embellishment; in particular, when mere embellishment — although it outshines everything — is not a countermove at all but only a dubious  ...
Ernst Bloch, 1989
9
Judo in Action
John Crossingham, Bobbie Kalman. 1. The judoka in white is attempting afoot sweep on his opponent's right foot. The judoka in blue is making a countermove. She spins quickly to her right and keeps a strong grip on her opponent's judogi.
John Crossingham, Bobbie Kalman, 2006
10
Causation and Counterfactuals
Red responds with an effective countermove, which gives Red the victory. Black's move causes Red's countermove, Red's countermove causes Red's victory. But does Black's move cause Red's victory? Sometimes it seems not. Now, one can ...
John David Collins, Edward Jonathan Hall, Laurie Ann Paul, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COUNTERMOVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term countermove is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Uganda becomes a bargain for tourists if paying in US- Dollars
Central Banks in the region are expected to offer a coordinated countermove to sell hard currency into the market but how much that is going to ... «eTurboNews, Jul 15»
2
The market is doing the RBAs job
So the only question is if the RBA does not lower rates again, this will cause a countermove on the FX market. Market and central bank will ... «EconoTimes, Jul 15»
3
Carpenter Cup baseball recap: Delaware County falls short of finals
This riveting chess match of 'move-countermove' continued as the contest drew closer to the conclusion of the regulation nine innings. «Delco News Network, Jul 15»
4
The US-Russia Economic War Heats Up. Coordinated with …
Seen from this perspective, the deal with Shell is a clear countermove. Rather than simply being content with counter-sanctions, Moscow is ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»
5
Buck Showalter, Orioles teammates react to Delmon Young DFA
... bullpen Thursday, meaning Wilson may be the necessary countermove when the Orioles add right-hander Kevin Gausman to start the game. «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
6
Ryan Hanigan returns, to be activated Thursday
... to ease back into everyday duty -- and the presence of an extra reliever on the roster makes for a natural countermove in the short term. «The Providence Journal, Jul 15»
7
With his gunfighter mo, Aussie 'devil' had to win, no matter what
... including the ability to calculate far into the future the consequences of any move or countermove of the game's rooks and pawns, its bishops ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
8
Walter S. Browne, charismatic chess champion, dies at 66
... including the ability to calculate far into the future the consequences of any move or countermove of the game's rooks and pawns, its bishops ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
9
Fight BDS Online Summer Shopping Campaign Launches on June …
Since BDS is a boycott, the only logical countermove is a “buycott.” CEO Arik Barel notes, “The best way to fight BDS is to buy online. «Jewish Business News, Jun 15»
10
Scouting Report - Bobby Portis
Portis has developed a nice up-and-under countermove for when his first attempt at a move is denied, and it's one of the few instances when he ... «Hoops Habit, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Countermove [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/countermove>. May 2024 ».
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