Meaning of "crane" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CRANE

Old English cran; related to Middle High German krane, Latin grūs, Greek géranos.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF CRANE

crane  [kreɪn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRANE

Crane 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 crane in English.

WHAT DOES CRANE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Crane

Crane or cranes may refer to: ▪ Crane, a large, long-necked bird ▪ Thousand origami cranes, paper crane, an origami version of this bird ▪ Crane, an industrial machinery for lifting ▪ Crane, a crane suited for use on railroads ▪ Container crane, a machine for lifting intermodal containers Crane or cranes may also refer to...

Definition of crane in the English dictionary

The first definition of crane in the dictionary is any similar bird, such as a heron. Other definition of crane is a large trolley carrying a boom, on the end of which is mounted a camera. Crane is also to lift or move by or as if by a crane.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CRANE

PRESENT

Present

I crane

you crane

he/she/it cranes

we crane

you crane

they crane

Present continuous

I am craning

you are craning

he/she/it is craning

we are craning

you are craning

they are craning

Present perfect

I have craned

you have craned

he/she/it has craned

we have craned

you have craned

they have craned

Present perfect continuous

I have been craning

you have been craning

he/she/it has been craning

we have been craning

you have been craning

they have been craning

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 craned

you craned

he/she/it craned

we craned

you craned

they craned

Past continuous

I was craning

you were craning

he/she/it was craning

we were craning

you were craning

they were craning

Past perfect

I had craned

you had craned

he/she/it had craned

we had craned

you had craned

they had craned

Past perfect continuous

I had been craning

you had been craning

he/she/it had been craning

we had been craning

you had been craning

they had been craning

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

FUTURE

Future

I will crane

you will crane

he/she/it will crane

we will crane

you will crane

they will crane

Future continuous

I will be craning

you will be craning

he/she/it will be craning

we will be craning

you will be craning

they will be craning

Future perfect

I will have craned

you will have craned

he/she/it will have craned

we will have craned

you will have craned

they will have craned

Future perfect continuous

I will have been craning

you will have been craning

he/she/it will have been craning

we will have been craning

you will have been craning

they will have been craning

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would crane

you would crane

he/she/it would crane

we would crane

you would crane

they would crane

Conditional continuous

I would be craning

you would be craning

he/she/it would be craning

we would be craning

you would be craning

they would be craning

Conditional perfect

I would have crane

you would have crane

he/she/it would have crane

we would have crane

you would have crane

they would have crane

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been craning

you would have been craning

he/she/it would have been craning

we would have been craning

you would have been craning

they would have been craning

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you crane
we let´s crane
you crane

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to crane

Past participle

craned

Present Participle

craning

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.

TRANSLATION OF CRANE

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 鹤
• Translator English - Spanish: grulla
• English: crane
• Translator English - Hindi: क्रेन
• Translator English - Arabic: غُرْنُوق
• Translator English - Russian: журавль
• Translator English - Portuguese: garça
• Translator English - Bengali: কপিকল
• Translator English - French: grue
• Translator English - Malay: Kren
• Translator English - German: Kranich
• Translator English - Japanese: ツル
• Translator English - Korean: 두루미
• Translator English - Javanese: Crane
• Translator English - Vietnamese: con sếu
• Translator English - Tamil: கிரேன்
• Translator English - Marathi: क्रेन
• Translator English - Turkish: vinç
• Translator English - Italian: gru
• Translator English - Polish: żuraw
• Translator English - Ukrainian: журавель
• Translator English - Romanian: cocor
• Translator English - Greek: γερανός
• Translator English - Afrikaans: kraan
• Translator English - Swedish: trana
• Translator English - Norwegian: trane

2 QUOTES WITH «CRANE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word crane.

1

A. J. Bowen

A lot of cable television is shot on a single camera. Our eyes are more trained to that. It takes the camera off the crane, away from observing the action, to becoming a character in the story along with everyone else. People are getting used to that.

2

Roger Deakins

There's nothing worse than an ostentatious shot. Or some lighting that draws attention to itself, and you might go, 'Oh, wow, that's spectacular.' Or that spectacular shot, a big crane move, or something.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRANE»

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

Pastures of the Blue Crane

The world of a boarding school student changes when her father dies and she meets her grandfather for the first time.

Hesba Brinsmead, Hesba Brinsmead-Hungerford, 2004

Crane

Crane is the county seat and only town in Crane County, Texas.

Audrey Fain, Bradley D. Pettit, 2012

Hazel Crane, Queen of Diamonds: Testimony from Beyond the Grave

Hazel Crane made untold millions by daring to challenge the system. She clawed her way up from the grim streets of Belfast to a glittering mansion in designer Johannesburg.

Hazel Elizabeth Crane, David Kray, 2004

Selection and Use of Engineering Materials

The aim of this book is to provide an understanding of the basic principles of materials selection as practised in engineering manufacture and design with an overview of established materials usage.

F A A Crane, J A Charles, Justin Furness, 1997

Beauty and the Beast (Illustrated by Walter Crane)

The classic fairy tale of Beauty and the Beast illustrated by Walter Crane.

Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot De Villeneuve, Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont, 2011

The Best Short Stories of Stephen Crane

Stephen Crane, an American writer and journalist, is best known for his critically acclaimed Civil War novel the Red Badge of Courage. in addition to this remarkable work, Crane also wrote many short stories about the Civil War, among other ...

Stephen Crane, 2010

The Contents of Experience: Essays on Perception

A 1992 volume of essays which examines traditional and contemporary problems of perception.

Tim Crane, 1992

Kinematic Analysis of Robot Manipulators

Introduction to robot manipulators, with case studies of industrial robots.

Carl D. Crane, III, Joseph Duffy, 2008

Student Companion to Stephen Crane

Introduces the life and work of Stephen Crane, explores his contributions in the field of literature, and analyzes his works.

Paul Sorrentino, 2006

The Mechanical Mind: A Philosophical Introduction to Minds, ...

This edition has been fully revised and updated, and includes a new chapter on consciousness and a new section on modularity.

Tim Crane, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRANE»

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

This the massive 1000-tonne crane that will build a new bridge in …

The big crane which will be used to manoeuvre the steel beams into place over the River Don, is being put together on site at the Third Don ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jul 15»

Police cite crane operator in Bear crash

Officials say Harvey McCoy, 82, of Bear, was driving a 1999 Dodge Caravan south on the roadway when it hit a construction crane, said Master ... «The News Journal, Jul 15»

Liebherr launches new 500t crawler crane

The new crane maintains the standard dimensions and component weights of the 400-tonne class, and has a 45t transport weight. According to ... «MEConstructionNews.com, Jul 15»

MacGregor Bags LBC Crane Contracts from Merkers Offshore

Although designed to target a very specific segment, MacGregor was able to take full advantage of its extensive experience of crane design ... «Rigzone, Jul 15»

Truck carrying crane crashes into Business 80 bridge in Sacramento

Traffic in Midtown Sacramento was impacted during Tuesday's evening commute after a truck hauling a crane crashed into the bottom of a ... «KCRA Sacramento, Jul 15»

Crane Park on the 4th

The town of St. Helena literally got a bang out of Crane Park this year as the city's Park and Recreation Department hosted the fireworks display ... «Napa Valley Register, Jul 15»

Terex harbour crane for Italy

Italian stevedoring company Porto di Carrara has taken delivery of a diesel-electric Terex Gottwald Model 7 G HMK 7608 mobile harbour crane. «Vertikal.net, Jul 15»

Crane crash at NCTD station highlights continuing safety concerns

Not being experts in crane crashes, load balances or the weight of dead trees, inewsource asked Robert Nolen to examine the video. Nolen is ... «inewsource, Jul 15»

Crane hosts high school students for leadership, STEM event

CRANE -- Crane Army and Navy hosted 78 Navy Junior ROTC students for a Leadership and Science, Technology, Engineering, and ... «Greene County Daily World, Jul 15»

Sign swap for Alerus: Crane grabs the "rus"

A 26 ton crane with its 140 foot boom switched the signage for the company on the exterior of the building. “Our legal name still stays Alerus ... «Grand Forks Herald, Jul 15»