Meaning of "dart" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DART

From Old French, of Germanic origin; related to Old English daroth spear, Old High German tart dart.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF DART

dart  [dɑːt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DART

Dart 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 dart in English.

WHAT DOES DART MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dart in the English dictionary

The first definition of dart in the dictionary is a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot, as in the game of darts. Other definition of dart is a sudden quick movement. Dart is also a slender pointed structure, as in snails for aiding copulation or in nematodes for penetrating the host's tissues.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DART

PRESENT

Present

I dart

you dart

he/she/it darts

we dart

you dart

they dart

Present continuous

I am darting

you are darting

he/she/it is darting

we are darting

you are darting

they are darting

Present perfect

I have darted

you have darted

he/she/it has darted

we have darted

you have darted

they have darted

Present perfect continuous

I have been darting

you have been darting

he/she/it has been darting

we have been darting

you have been darting

they have been darting

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 darted

you darted

he/she/it darted

we darted

you darted

they darted

Past continuous

I was darting

you were darting

he/she/it was darting

we were darting

you were darting

they were darting

Past perfect

I had darted

you had darted

he/she/it had darted

we had darted

you had darted

they had darted

Past perfect continuous

I had been darting

you had been darting

he/she/it had been darting

we had been darting

you had been darting

they had been darting

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

FUTURE

Future

I will dart

you will dart

he/she/it will dart

we will dart

you will dart

they will dart

Future continuous

I will be darting

you will be darting

he/she/it will be darting

we will be darting

you will be darting

they will be darting

Future perfect

I will have darted

you will have darted

he/she/it will have darted

we will have darted

you will have darted

they will have darted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been darting

you will have been darting

he/she/it will have been darting

we will have been darting

you will have been darting

they will have been darting

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would dart

you would dart

he/she/it would dart

we would dart

you would dart

they would dart

Conditional continuous

I would be darting

you would be darting

he/she/it would be darting

we would be darting

you would be darting

they would be darting

Conditional perfect

I would have dart

you would have dart

he/she/it would have dart

we would have dart

you would have dart

they would have dart

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been darting

you would have been darting

he/she/it would have been darting

we would have been darting

you would have been darting

they would have been darting

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you dart
we let´s dart
you dart

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to dart

Past participle

darted

Present Participle

darting

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 «DART»

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

synonyms of dart

arrow · bolt · bound · cast · dash · flash · flit · fly · haste · hasten · hurry · missile · projectile · race · run · rush · scoot · send · shaft · shoot · sortie · speed · spring · sprint · spurt · tear · whizz

TRANSLATION OF DART

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 飞镖
• Translator English - Spanish: dardo
• English: dart
• Translator English - Hindi: डार्ट
• Translator English - Arabic: سَهْم
• Translator English - Russian: дротик
• Translator English - Portuguese: dardo
• Translator English - Bengali: বাণ
• Translator English - French: fléchette
• Translator English - Malay: Dart
• Translator English - German: Wurfpfeil
• Translator English - Japanese: ダーツ用の投げ矢
• Translator English - Korean: 가늘고 짧은 화살
• Translator English - Javanese: Dart
• Translator English - Vietnamese: phi tiêu
• Translator English - Tamil: DART
• Translator English - Marathi: डार्ट
• Translator English - Turkish: Dart oyunu
• Translator English - Italian: freccetta
• Translator English - Polish: rzutka
• Translator English - Ukrainian: дротик
• Translator English - Romanian: săgeată
• Translator English - Greek: βελάκι
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Dart
• Translator English - Swedish: pil
• Translator English - Norwegian: pil

7 QUOTES WITH «DART»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dart.

1

Augustus Hare

Nothing good bursts forth all at once. The lightning may dart out of a black cloud; but the day sends his bright heralds before him, to prepare the world for his coming.

2

Anurag Kashyap

I didn't ask anyone to make me a poster boy, because poster boys always end up on dart boards.

3

Lewis Thomas

We live in a dancing matrix of viruses; they dart, rather like bees, from organism to organism, from plant to insect to mammal to me and back again, and into the sea, tugging along pieces of this genome, strings of genes from that, transplanting grafts of DNA, passing around heredity as though at a great party.

4

Sid Waddell

You can get the dart player out of the pub, but you can't get the pub out of the dart player.

5

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

With care, and skill, and cunning art, She parried Time's malicious dart, And kept the years at bay, Till passion entered in her heart and aged her in a day!

6

Brian Williams

When you make 'The Daily Show', it's usually not for a laurel, it's for a dart.

7

Orville Wright

A sudden dart when a little over a hundred feet from the end of the track, or a little over 120 feet from the point at which it rose into the air, ended the flight.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DART»

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

Dart: Up and Running

With this guide, you’ll take a hands-on tour of the Dart language, libraries, and tools—including its editor and virtual machine—for developing structured, fast, and maintainable web apps that run on both the client and the server.

Kathy Walrath, Seth Ladd, 2012

Kushiel's Dart

Not since Dune has there been an epic on the scale of Kushiel's Dart-a massive tale about the violent death of an old age and the birth of a new. It is a novel of grandeur, luxuriance, sacrifice, betrayal, and deeply laid conspiracies.

Jacqueline Carey, 2002

Dart: Up and Running

Google designed Dart to boost performance and help developers work more efficiently. This book shows you how to build everything from simple scripts to complex apps that work well in today’s browsers.

Kathy Walrath, Seth Ladd, 2012

Dart in Action

About this Book Dart in Action introduces the Dart language and teaches you to use it in browser-based, desktop, and mobile applications. Not just a language tutorial, this book gets quickly into the nitty-gritty of using Dart.

Chris Buckett, 2013

What is Dart?

This short, free ebook from March 2012 describes the Dart language, libraries, and tools that help you develop structured, fast, and maintainable web apps that run in any modern browser.

Kathy Walrath, Seth Ladd, 2012

Dart

Over the past three years Alice Oswald has been recording conversations with people who live and work on the River Dart in Devon.

Alice Oswald, 2010

Deadly Poison Dart Frogs

Introduces poison dart frogs, describing their physical charcateristics, habitat, and the venom that they use to protect themselves from predators.

Lincoln James, 2011

The Dart League King

Hours before a tense championship dart match in a small Idaho town, five locals must reassess their lives and make fateful decisions. With the sure hand of a master, Morris reveals quiet truths about rural America life.

Keith Lee Morris, Lee Morris Keith, 2008

The Life Cycle of a Poison Dart Frog

Learn how the poison dart frog lives.

Anna Kingston, 2011

Microbiology for the Analytical Chemist

Annotation Provides basic information about microbiology for analytical chemists in industry who have no background in it but are occasionally required, for example, to test for bacteria in food or water.

R. K. Dart, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DART»

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

2015 Dodge Dart: It looks good and it's eager to please

The Dodge Dart may not be the most refined compact sedan on the planet, but it certainly is among the best looking, most entertaining and, with ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»

Sheriff Dart Sends Officers to Chicago, But Says He Hasn't Talked to …

In the midst of a violent summer in Chicago, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart has sent troopers into the city, but despite his lending hand, Dart ... «NBC Chicago, Jul 15»

Dart powers Ahnapee to victory

ALGOMA – Austen Dart blasted two home runs and batted 3-for-4 with three RBIs and three runs scored to lead Ahnapee to a 14-6 win ... «Green Bay Press Gazette, Jul 15»

Will The Puma x Stampd Collaboration Compete With The Sock Dart?

Summer slip-ons are as popular as ever thanks to NikeLab pushing 2004's Sock Dart to the masses. Other brands are getting involved as well, ... «Sneaker News, Jul 15»

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 245-Dart tournament supports …

Several dozen dart enthusiasts were present at The Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 245, recently in an annual tournament benefitting the City ... «Examiner.com, Jul 15»

Burton and District Pool League: Dart enter Tuesday League

IN the Tuesday League the Dart have entered a team to take over from the disappointing Argyle who never materialised. The big match was the ... «Burton Mail, Jul 15»

Dart services delayed after truck strikes level crossing

Dart train services were seriously delayed on Tuesday evening after a truck hit a level crossing barrier at Sandymount Dart station. The incident ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»

Class Action Defendants Hit the Bull's-eye with 'Dart'

In Dart, the named plaintiff, Owens, filed a putative class action in a Kansas state court, claiming that defendants, collectively referred to as "Dart ... «New Jersey Law Journal, Jul 15»

Father protests move of DART classroom from East Allegheny

Erik Meredith, the father of a 4-year-old boy with special needs, said he received a letter on June 22 telling him his son's DART classroom ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»

THE DART: Resident uses thrift shop to decorate house

When The Dart landed on Concord Avenue in Natchez, Hawkins was enjoying a comfortable lazy Sunday lunch on her couch amidst her ... «Natchez Democrat, Jul 15»