Meaning of "croquet" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CROQUET

Perhaps from French dialect, variant of crochet (little hook).

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

PRONUNCIATION OF CROQUET

croquet  [ˈkrəʊkeɪ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CROQUET

Croquet 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 croquet in English.

WHAT DOES CROQUET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Croquet

Croquet is a sport that involves hitting plastic or wooden balls with a mallet through hoops embedded in a grass playing court.

Definition of croquet in the English dictionary

The first definition of croquet in the dictionary is a game for two to four players who hit a wooden ball through iron hoops with mallets in order to hit a peg. Other definition of croquet is the act of croqueting. Croquet is also to drive away by hitting one's own ball when the two are in contact.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CROQUET

PRESENT

Present

I croquet

you croquet

he/she/it croquets

we croquet

you croquet

they croquet

Present continuous

I am croqueting

you are croqueting

he/she/it is croqueting

we are croqueting

you are croqueting

they are croqueting

Present perfect

I have croqueted

you have croqueted

he/she/it has croqueted

we have croqueted

you have croqueted

they have croqueted

Present perfect continuous

I have been croqueting

you have been croqueting

he/she/it has been croqueting

we have been croqueting

you have been croqueting

they have been croqueting

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 croqueted

you croqueted

he/she/it croqueted

we croqueted

you croqueted

they croqueted

Past continuous

I was croqueting

you were croqueting

he/she/it was croqueting

we were croqueting

you were croqueting

they were croqueting

Past perfect

I had croqueted

you had croqueted

he/she/it had croqueted

we had croqueted

you had croqueted

they had croqueted

Past perfect continuous

I had been croqueting

you had been croqueting

he/she/it had been croqueting

we had been croqueting

you had been croqueting

they had been croqueting

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

FUTURE

Future

I will croquet

you will croquet

he/she/it will croquet

we will croquet

you will croquet

they will croquet

Future continuous

I will be croqueting

you will be croqueting

he/she/it will be croqueting

we will be croqueting

you will be croqueting

they will be croqueting

Future perfect

I will have croqueted

you will have croqueted

he/she/it will have croqueted

we will have croqueted

you will have croqueted

they will have croqueted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been croqueting

you will have been croqueting

he/she/it will have been croqueting

we will have been croqueting

you will have been croqueting

they will have been croqueting

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would croquet

you would croquet

he/she/it would croquet

we would croquet

you would croquet

they would croquet

Conditional continuous

I would be croqueting

you would be croqueting

he/she/it would be croqueting

we would be croqueting

you would be croqueting

they would be croqueting

Conditional perfect

I would have croquet

you would have croquet

he/she/it would have croquet

we would have croquet

you would have croquet

they would have croquet

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been croqueting

you would have been croqueting

he/she/it would have been croqueting

we would have been croqueting

you would have been croqueting

they would have been croqueting

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you croquet
we let´s croquet
you croquet

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to croquet

Past participle

croqueted

Present Participle

croqueting

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 CROQUET

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 槌球游戏
• Translator English - Spanish: cróquet
• English: croquet
• Translator English - Hindi: ईद्भोकेट
• Translator English - Arabic: الكروكيه
• Translator English - Russian: крокет
• Translator English - Portuguese: croqué
• Translator English - Bengali: কাঠের বলখেলা
• Translator English - French: croquet
• Translator English - Malay: Croquet
• Translator English - German: Krocket
• Translator English - Japanese: クロッケー
• Translator English - Korean: > 크로켓
• Translator English - Javanese: Croquet
• Translator English - Vietnamese: một lối chơi quần
• Translator English - Tamil: க்ரோகுட்
• Translator English - Marathi: क्रोकेट
• Translator English - Turkish: kroket
• Translator English - Italian: croquet
• Translator English - Polish: krokiet
• Translator English - Ukrainian: крокет
• Translator English - Romanian: crochet
• Translator English - Greek: κροκέ
• Translator English - Afrikaans: croquet
• Translator English - Swedish: krocket
• Translator English - Norwegian: krokket

QUOTES WITH «CROQUET»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word croquet.

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Jane Kaczmarek

Croquet is tough. People play for months because the rules are so bizarre. Those crazy English.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CROQUET»

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

Croquet

A handbook of all the rules, strategies, techniques, and tips you need to be a better player.

Steven Boga, 1995

The Croquet Player

These are questions that disturb the calm of an indolent croquet player who happens to hear the tale of the unlucky village. ¯ H. G. Wells?s ambiguous story of horror is a modern classic, a prophetic, disturbing glimpse of the primitive ...

Herbert George Wells, 2004

Croquet: An Annotated Bibliography from the Rendell Rhoades ...

Including books, pamphlets, periodicals, catalogs, trading cards, newspapers, photographs, postcards, scrapbooks, art prints, and advertisements, this subject bibliography of 679 references to croquet is based on the collection of varied ...

Nancy L. Rhoades, 1992

The Game of Croquet, Its Appointment and Laws: With ...

A croquet is proved by the stirring of the ball croqueted, provided that the mallet has struck the ball croqueting. 4. If a ball roquet another and at the same blow make its arch, it may proceed to croquet the roqueted ball, or decline and again ...

Horace Elisha Scudder, 1867

Human Croquet: A Novel

A Novel Kate Atkinson. that the fox tippet's going to be an adequate champion if it comes to a contest between us. Richard's keeping his distance on the outside of the circle, reviewing my discomfort with a supercilious smile. I vow to kill him at ...

Kate Atkinson, 2013

Croquet: its history, strategy, rules, and records

Introduces the game of croquet, demonstrates proper swing, stance, grip, and shots, and explains how to play

James Charlton, William Thompson, 1988

Sports Fields: A Manual for Design, Construction and Maintenance

14.1 INTRODUCTION From the perspective of the facilities on which they are played, lawn bowling and croquet have much in common. As the name implies, lawn bowling is a sport that is played on grass. For our purposes, we will consider ...

Jim Puhalla, Jeff Krans, Mike Goatley, 1999

Complete Croquet: A Guide to Skills, Tactics and Strategy

The object of the game - to guide two balls round a circuit of loops - has changed little over the years but tactically, croquet has become much more complex, elaborate and fascinating.

James Hawkins, 2010

Croquet - A Handbook on the Strokes and Tactics of the Game

We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Handel Elvey, 2010

The Game of Croquet: Its Appointment and Laws : with ...

penalties, and privileges, and happily general custom in croquet does not take such ground. To decline a croquet is less open to objection apparently, and yet when one comes to consider the intimate connection between croquet and roquet, ...

Horace Elisha Scudder, 1868

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CROQUET»

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

Croquet Was Once the Big Thing at Wimbledon

Croquet — not tennis — was the first sport to grace Wimbledon's lawns, ... The reason for croquet's early Wimbledon dominance was a sports ... «Smithsonian, Jul 15»

Mayors meet to talk... croquet

Participants in a fundraising croquet tournament will be wearing white. Here Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore shows the proper attire. «The Tri-City News, Jul 15»

Once Wimbledon's Foundation, Croquet Now Lives in Its Margins

Competitive croquet also does not include the tactical spitefulness of stepping on one ball while sending an opponent's ball flying into backyard ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

Hayes croquet members play on lawn

FREMONT – A group of area residents pumped new life into an old sport Sunday, as the Hayes Presidential Center's Croquet Club met for a ... «Fremont News Messenger, Jul 15»

Budleigh Croquet Club to stage exhibition match on Monday afternoon

Nineteen-year old croquet star Harry Dodge will appear in an international Golf Croquet exhibition match at Budleigh Croquet Club on Monday ... «Midweek Herald, Jul 15»

Old Sacramento to have Croquet Tournament on July 4

The Old Sacramento Living History organization is hosting a Croquet Tournament on the Fourth of July, hoping to educate the public about ... «Sacramento Sun Times, Jul 15»

Sidmouth sunk by Cornwall in Federation Croquet Team Match

Players from across Europe played in the competition at Budleigh Salterton Croquet Club over the weekend. Ref exsp 8620-23-15SH. Picture: ... «Sidmouth Herald, Jul 15»

In Old Sacramento, July 4 history lessons will include croquet

Fried chicken, apple pie, canned peaches and croquet. Ladies adorned in bonnets and long dresses and gentlemen in top hats, starched white ... «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»

Club would be cock-a-hoop with more croquet players

CROQUET FUN: Mike Newman, Jan Feaver, Olive Anscombe, Harry ... CRAWLEY Croquet Club have urged the people of West Sussex to give ... «Crawley News, Jul 15»

Land Sought for Local Croquet Club

The Bears Croquet Club has a history stretching back over 30 years, during which time it has promoted the recreation locally and has been successful in ... «Stroud News and Journal, Jul 15»