Meaning of "dab" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DAB

Of imitative origin.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF DAB

dæb

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DAB

Dab 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 dab in English.

WHAT DOES DAB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dab in the English dictionary

The first definition of dab in the dictionary is to touch lightly and quickly. Other definition of dab is to daub with short tapping strokes. Dab is also to apply with short tapping strokes.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DAB

PRESENT

Present

I dab

you dab

he/she/it dabs

we dab

you dab

they dab

Present continuous

I am dabbing

you are dabbing

he/she/it is dabbing

we are dabbing

you are dabbing

they are dabbing

Present perfect

I have dabbed

you have dabbed

he/she/it has dabbed

we have dabbed

you have dabbed

they have dabbed

Present perfect continuous

I have been dabbing

you have been dabbing

he/she/it has been dabbing

we have been dabbing

you have been dabbing

they have been dabbing

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 dabbed

you dabbed

he/she/it dabbed

we dabbed

you dabbed

they dabbed

Past continuous

I was dabbing

you were dabbing

he/she/it was dabbing

we were dabbing

you were dabbing

they were dabbing

Past perfect

I had dabbed

you had dabbed

he/she/it had dabbed

we had dabbed

you had dabbed

they had dabbed

Past perfect continuous

I had been dabbing

you had been dabbing

he/she/it had been dabbing

we had been dabbing

you had been dabbing

they had been dabbing

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

FUTURE

Future

I will dab

you will dab

he/she/it will dab

we will dab

you will dab

they will dab

Future continuous

I will be dabbing

you will be dabbing

he/she/it will be dabbing

we will be dabbing

you will be dabbing

they will be dabbing

Future perfect

I will have dabbed

you will have dabbed

he/she/it will have dabbed

we will have dabbed

you will have dabbed

they will have dabbed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been dabbing

you will have been dabbing

he/she/it will have been dabbing

we will have been dabbing

you will have been dabbing

they will have been dabbing

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would dab

you would dab

he/she/it would dab

we would dab

you would dab

they would dab

Conditional continuous

I would be dabbing

you would be dabbing

he/she/it would be dabbing

we would be dabbing

you would be dabbing

they would be dabbing

Conditional perfect

I would have dab

you would have dab

he/she/it would have dab

we would have dab

you would have dab

they would have dab

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been dabbing

you would have been dabbing

he/she/it would have been dabbing

we would have been dabbing

you would have been dabbing

they would have been dabbing

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you dab
we let´s dab
you dab

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to dab

Past participle

dabbed

Present Participle

dabbing

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 «DAB»

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

apply · bedaub · bit · blot · dash · daub · dollop · dribble · drop · fleck · flick · hint · lick · little · modicum · mop · particle · pat · press · smear · smudge · speck · splash · spot · spread · sprinkle · stipple · stroke · suggestion · swab · tad · tap · taste · touch · trace · trickle · wipe

TRANSLATION OF DAB

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 轻擦
• Translator English - Spanish: dar ligeros toques
• English: dab
• Translator English - Hindi: थपका
• Translator English - Arabic: الداب
• Translator English - Russian: тыкать
• Translator English - Portuguese: tocar levemente
• Translator English - Bengali: লেপন করা
• Translator English - French: tamponner
• Translator English - Malay: Dab
• Translator English - German: betupfen
• Translator English - Japanese: 軽くたたく
• Translator English - Korean: 가볍게 문지르다
• Translator English - Javanese: Dab
• Translator English - Vietnamese: thoa
• Translator English - Tamil: DAB
• Translator English - Marathi: थाप
• Translator English - Turkish: kurulamak
• Translator English - Italian: tamponare
• Translator English - Polish: dab
• Translator English - Ukrainian: тикати
• Translator English - Romanian: DAB
• Translator English - Greek: κτύπημα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: DAB
• Translator English - Swedish: dab
• Translator English - Norwegian: dab

QUOTES WITH «DAB»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dab.

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Cleo Moore

And I usually use myself as a model, posing in front of a mirror as I dab the strokes on the canvas.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAB»

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

Digital Audio Broadcasting: Principles and Applications of ...

This book offers a comprehensive and fully updated overview of Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB, DAB+) and Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB), and related services and applications.

Wolfgang Hoeg, Thomas Lauterbach, 2009

The Dab

The author wrote this book to give us "some sort of an insight into the mindset that war tends to put you into.

Elisha Burge, 2012

DAB Digital Radio: Licensed To Fail:

Goddard offers a blow-by-blow chronicle of the efforts to implement DAB as a replacement for FM and AM radio in Britain, from the deliberations of the Digital Radio Working Group in 2008 to the legislation of the Digital Economy Act during ...

Grant Goddard, 2010

Digital Video and Audio Broadcasting Technology: A Practical ...

Although DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) was introduced back in the early days of the nineties, well before DVB, it is still relatively unknown to the public in many countries and it is only in a few countries such as, e.g. the UK that some ...

Walter Fischer, 2010

Shapes: With Dib, Dab, and Dob

Three fuzzy ducks introduce the geometric shapes of familiar objects.

DK Publishing, Inc, 1998

Preparing Students for Standardized Testing, Grade 6

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Janet P. Sitter, Ph.D., 2009

Reprogramming the Brain

Aage R. Moller. Table 1. Neurogenesis in response to brain injury Author Injury Region Proliferation Marker Survival 4 Markera Liu (1998) 2V.O DG T DAI 1 BrdU /PCNA DAB 28 NeuN 60% Tuyuren (2004) MCAO DG T DAI 7 BrdU DAB 18 ...

Aage R. Moller, 2006

Dab Kinzer

Between the village and the inlet and half a mile from the great "bay" lay the Kinzer farm. Beyond the bay was a sandbar and beyond that the Atlantic Ocean; for all this was on the southerly shore of Long Island.

William O. Stoddard, 2008

Healing by Heart: Clinical and Ethical Case Stories of Hmong ...

Spirits Spirits (dab) are divided into two main types: wild spirits (dab qus) and tame spirits (dab nyeg). Wild spirits include spirits of animate beings and inanimate objects in nature, such as rivers, trees, rocks, mountains, and river valleys.

Kathie Culhane-Pera, 2003

Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery

Figure 7.6 Cationic polyethyleneimine-based diaminobutane (DAB) generation ( G) 0–3 dendrimers. DAB G3 Diaminobutane (DAB) and diaminoethane (DAE) are the two most commonly used PEI-based dendrimer cores (Figure 7.6). Cationic ...

Melgardt M. de Villiers, Pornanong Aramwit, Glen S. Kwon, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAB»

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

Ashes 2015: England v Australia – first Test, day one – live!

A better attempted yorker, swung in at the stumps, then needs to be dug out well by Root. A dab on the offside for two by Root brings the only ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

With friends like these, does the DAB even need a fundraising?

Starry Lee (center) cuts the DAB birthday cake flanked by Leung Chun-ying (to her right) and Zhang Xiaoming, along with other high-powered ... «EJ Insight, Jul 15»

Pulse goes digital with DAB licence

... really enjoying being on the morning radio.” Pulse will continue to broadcast on 98.4FM and on DAB radio when it is rolled out later this year. «Barrhead News, Jul 15»

DAB leader Starry Lee Wai-king says Hong Kong's pro-Beijing camp …

Leung made no mention of the failed reform package but praised the DAB and its close ties with the government. "I hope it will continue to ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»

DAB lawmaker under fire over remarks on kindergarten operators

Christopher Chung Shu-kun, a lawmaker from the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), said on Monday ... «EJ Insight, Jul 15»

Sweden's Deferral of FM-to-DAB Transition Called 'Short-Sighted …

STOCKHOLM—News that the Swedish government is postponing the date at which they'll decide on the ultimate fate of FM radio there is being ... «Radio magazine, Jul 15»

Video: Gary Neville proves he's a dab hand at the guitar playing live …

Multiple trophy winner with Manchester United, one of the best right-backs the Premier League has ever seen, England coach and probably the best pundit in ... «JOE, Jul 15»

Cut-rate contractors have led to dirtier Hong Kong streets, DAB says …

"Though the number is lower this year, we believe the real situation is more serious than we expected," DAB lawmaker Steven Ho Chun-yin ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»

Clarifying Singapore's arbitration law and enforcing FIDIC dispute …

The decision is also significant as it confirms that a dispute adjudication or avoidance board (DAB) decision made under the 1999 FIDIC Red ... «Lexology, Jul 15»

BBC's National DAB Attains 96% Coverage of the UK

LONDON—The BBC has confirmed that another group of new transmitters has been turned up, and that nationwide coverage of the DAB ... «Radio magazine, Jun 15»