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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CUMBER

Probably from Old French combrer to impede, prevent, from combre barrier.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CUMBER

cumber  [ˈkʌmbə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CUMBER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cumber 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 cumber in English.

WHAT DOES CUMBER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cumber in the English dictionary

The first definition of cumber in the dictionary is to obstruct or hinder. Other definition of cumber is to inconvenience. Cumber is also a hindrance or burden.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CUMBER

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you cumber
we let´s cumber
you cumber
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to cumber
Past participle
cumbered
Present Participle
cumbering
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 CUMBER


Columba
kəˈlʌmbə
cucumber
ˈkjuːˌkʌmbə
discumber
dɪsˈkʌmbə
disencumber
ˌdɪsɪnˈkʌmbə
encumber
ɪnˈkʌmbə
Humber
ˈhʌmbə
incumber
ɪnˈkʌmbə
lumbar
ˈlʌmbə
lumber
ˈlʌmbə
number
ˈnʌmbə
outnumber
ˌaʊtˈnʌmbə
renumber
ˌriːˈnʌmbə
rumba
ˈrʌmbə
scumber
ˈskʌmbə
slumber
ˈslʌmbə
umber
ˈʌmbə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CUMBER

cumbent
cumberbund
cumberer
Cumberland
Cumberland sauce
cumberless
cumberment
Cumbernauld
cumbersome
cumbersomely
cumbersomeness
cumbia
cumbrance
Cumbria
Cumbrian
Cumbrian Mountains
cumbrous
cumbrously
cumbrousness
cumbungi

WORDS THAT END LIKE CUMBER

accession number
account number
call number
climber
contact number
cool as a cucumber
f-number
house number
mobile number
order number
phone number
plumber
prime number
random number
reference number
registration number
serial number
social security number
street number
telephone number
VAT number

Synonyms and antonyms of cumber in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cumber» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CUMBER

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

Translator English - Chinese

黄瓜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cumber
570 millions of speakers

English

cumber
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बोझ
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

قمبر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Кумбер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cumber
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাধা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cumber
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cumber
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

belasten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

邪魔
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지우다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cumber
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm trở ngại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

cumber
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कंबर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sıkmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ingombrare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zawada
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Кумбер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Cumber
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

επιβαρύνω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

elotnommer
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

cumber
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cumber
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cumber

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CUMBER»

The term «cumber» is regularly used and occupies the 102.175 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CUMBER» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CUMBER»

Discover the use of cumber in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cumber and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Shuckin' and Jivin': Folklore from Contemporary Black Americans
From rural and urban Virginia comes a collection of Black American folktales, ghost stories, anecdotes, songs, jokes and toasts This collection of 565 individual pieces of black folklore provides a rare combination of inclusiveness and ...
Daryl Cumber Dance, 1981
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From My People: 400 Years of African American Folklore
400 Years of African American Folklore Daryl Cumber Dance. XX ETHEL MORGAN SMITH Aunt Honey's Rabbit Stew and Peach Wine * 441 WENDOLYN WALLACE JOHNSON Greens I * 44? WENDOLYN WALLACE JOHNSON Greens II ...
Daryl Cumber Dance, 2003
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Promises on Prior Obligations at Common Law
Beer, Lord Blackburn found solace in the support given to the rule in Pinneis Casein the note to Cumber v. Wane (1721)(' injohn Smith's A SELECTION OF LEADING CASES.7 Although Blackburn said he could find few cases taking a position ...
Kevin M. Teeven, 1998
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The Works of William Carleton: Jane Sinclair. Lha dhu. The ...
Lord Cumber to Henry Hartley, Esq. : — " SIB : Your letter merely contains a distinction without a difference. So long as I identify my principles with myself, or myself with my principles, so long shall I look upon any offence offered to the one as ...
William Carleton, 1881
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The Works of William Carleton ...
Lord Cumber to Henry Hartley, Esq : — " Sir : Your letter merely contains a distinction without a difference. So long as I identify my principles with myself, or myself with my principles, so long shall I look upon any offence offered to the one as ...
William Carleton, 1882
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The Works of that Eminent Servant of Christ, John Bunyan: ...
Cumber-ground, all these things thou abuseth. He waters his vineyard, and looks to it night and day ; but all these things thou hast abused. Further, there are other reasons of God's displeasure ; as 1. A cumber-ground is a very mock and ...
John Bunyan, 1832
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The War Of The Flowers
Shaking off the frost on his thoughts, Theo crawled across the ground and tackled the dead thing, which pulled Cumber down as well. For a moment they both thrashed in panic, tangled in each other as well as their clawing, relentless ...
Tad Williams, 2006
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The Northeastern Reporter
The executors having the right to go on the farm, but not to damage the crops, or to interfere with the work or interests of Cumber. He to sustain any loss or damage to the stock occasioned by his neglect, and any loss or damage unavoidably ...
9
A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland
CUMBER, UPPER, a parish, partly in the barony of Sraxaans, county of TYRONE, but chiefly in that of Ttnxsxnan, county of Dsnar, and province of ULSTER, 7-} miles (N. E.) from Londonderry; containing, with Claudy (which has a daily penny  ...
Samuel Lewis, 1837
10
Fifty Caribbean Writers: A Bio-bibliographical Critical ...
A Bio-bibliographical Critical Sourcebook Daryl Cumber Dance. Roy A. K. Heath by Mark A. McWatt 207 Frank E. M. Hercules by Carol P. Marsh 217 Merle Hodge by Leota S. Lawrence 224 C. L. R. James by Eugenia Collier 229 Marion ...
Daryl Cumber Dance, 1986

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CUMBER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cumber is used in the context of the following news items.
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Death, be not euphemistic
It came to mind this morning when Cliff Cumber, a fellow journeyman in the manufacture of paragraphs, tweeted, “In my obit, please make sure ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
2
Investigation launched after flooding closes part of District line
08:17, 6 July 2015; By Robert Cumber .... Nathan Spendelow: Harrow and Brent; Robert Cumber: Hounslow; Camilla Horrox: Ealing; Matt ... «getwestlondon, Jul 15»
3
Benedict Cumberbatch & Sophie Hunter loved up in SWEET …
... is that they must already have employed a reliable babysitter because both the Cumber-Baby's mum, and dad, have had a night out together. «Unreality TV, Jul 15»
4
Anthony Long police marksman: Officer described fatal shot as …
Anthony Long police marksman: Officer described fatal shot as 'hardest decision ever'. 10:26, 2 July 2015; By Robert Cumber ... «getwestlondon, Jul 15»
5
Fight, hunt, and enchant monsters in Alchemic Dungeons, out now …
Alchemic Dungeons is a slight departure in style for developer Q-Cumber Factory, whose recent games have been in the Rogue Ninja series. «Pocket Gamer, Jul 15»
6
Star power at Sir John A Cumber Primary School
The “You're a star” talent and showcase proved Sir John A. Cumber Primary School students have what it takes. The school's music department ... «Cayman 27, Jun 15»

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