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PRONUNCIATION OF DELOPE

delope  [dɪˈləʊp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DELOPE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Delope is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb delope in English.

WHAT DOES DELOPE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Delope

Delope is the practice of throwing away one's first fire in a pistol duel, in an attempt to abort the conflict. According to most traditions the deloper must first allow his opponent the opportunity to fire after the command is issued by the second, without hinting at his intentions. The Irish code duello forbids the practice of deloping explicitly. However, a particularly skilled marksman might attempt to delope unnoticed during a duel with a particularly well-placed "near-miss," intended to look like a genuine effort. This strategy was more convincing the further apart the combatants were. The delope could be attempted for practical reasons, such as if one dualist thought their opponent was superior in skill, so as not to provoke a fatal return shot. Deloping could also be done for moral reasons if the duelist had objections to attempting to kill his opponent or if they were so skilled a marksman as to make the exchange unfair. Deloping in a duel, for whatever reason, could be a risky strategy especially if the delope was obvious to all present.

Definition of delope in the English dictionary

The definition of delope in the dictionary is to shoot into the air during a duel, in order deliberately to miss one's opponent.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DELOPE

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you delope
we let´s delope
you delope
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to delope
Past participle
deloped
Present Participle
deloping
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 DELOPE


antelope
ˈæntɪˌləʊp
aslope
əˈsləʊp
cope
kəʊp
dope
dəʊp
downslope
ˈdaʊnˌsləʊp
elope
ɪˈləʊp
envelope
ˈɛnvəˌləʊp
grope
ɡrəʊp
hope
həʊp
interlope
ˌɪntəˈləʊp
lope
ləʊp
microscope
ˈmaɪkrəˌskəʊp
nyctalope
ˈnɪktəˌləʊp
pope
pəʊp
rope
rəʊp
scope
skəʊp
slope
sləʊp
soap
səʊp
telescope
ˈtɛlɪˌskəʊp
upslope
ʌpˈsləʊp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DELOPE

delivery room
delivery suite
delivery van
dell
della Robbia
Deller
delly
Delmarva Peninsula
delo
delocalisation
delocalise
delocalization
delocalize
Delorme
Delors
Delors plan
Delos
delouse
delouser
delph

WORDS THAT END LIKE DELOPE

airmail envelope
American antelope
back-of-the-envelope
floral envelope
foolscap envelope
goat antelope
harnessed antelope
manila envelope
manilla envelope
pay envelope
Penelope
push the envelope
sable antelope
self-addressed envelope
self-addressed stamped envelope
ski slope
slippery slope
stamped addressed envelope
Trollope
window envelope

Synonyms and antonyms of delope in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «delope» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DELOPE

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

Translator English - Chinese

delope
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

delope
570 millions of speakers

English

delope
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

delope
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

delope
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

delope
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

delope
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

delope
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

delope
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kelonggaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

delope
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

delope
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

delope
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Delope
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

delope
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

delope
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उतार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

delope
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

delope
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

delope
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

delope
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

delope
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

delope
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

delope
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

delope
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

delope
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of delope

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DELOPE»

The term «delope» is barely ever used and occupies the 194.825 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DELOPE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DELOPE»

Discover the use of delope in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to delope and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Individualized Supports for Students with Problem Behaviors: ...
Ms. DeLope requested that her next-door neighbor, Mrs. Lane, be included as an extended team member. She was a constant source of support to Ms. DeLope and had become very close to Bethany. Because of his unavailability for regular ...
Linda M. Bambara, Lee Kern, 2005
2
The Speedicut Papers: Book 2 (1848-1857): Love & Other Blood ...
Then, in an obvious delope,5 I squeezed the trigger. The explosion of the pistol was deafening in that confined space. With my ears ringing, I watched in complete surprise as Heald crumpled up in front of me. It was impossible that I had hit him ...
Christopher Joll, 2013
3
A Scandalous Past
“They could delope,” she said hopefully. “Philip's honor could be preserved and neither of them would have to die.” How could Kelfield even compete with a trained soldier in such a realm? Poor Livvie, it would destroy her. “They can't delope,” ...
Ava Stone, 2012
4
The Romance of Duelling in All Times and Countries
Sometimes a man is placed in a situation when he considers it his duty to " delope," or fire in the air. This is quite proper in every way; but if such be his intention, he should be cautioned to keep it carefully concealed until his antagonist has ...
Andrew Steinmetz, 1868
5
Lord Of Scandal
Even if I were to meet you, I would delope. I could not fire on a woman.” He could feel the tension in the body beneath his hands. She held herself very stiff and straight away from him. There was no chance that he could persuade her now with ...
Nicola Cornick, 2007
6
Modewarre: Home Ground
... metal and flesh, he might grind the hurt between his teeth and bring it home until then the day will delope and delope her sister's small faeces will hit the ground as warm plosives each one benign and satisfied, she herself will untie the milk ...
Patricia Sykes, 2004
7
The Brimstone Papers
And held. In Wormwell's dead-white face, the lateral scar on his chin seemed like another, darker mouth. There. Put it there. “Israel,” said Bradford's voice at his back. “Israel, you must delope.” What had the good man said? Delope? Yes.
David Chacko, Alexander Kulcsar, 2010
8
Almost Heaven
Dueling was illegal, and in this instance the code of honor would dictate that Ian appear—which he'd already agreed to do in the greenhouse—and that Robert would delope— fire in the air. In so doing, lan would be tentatively admitting his ...
Judith McNaught, 1991
9
An Inconvenient Kiss
You're planning to delope,” she whispered, thepain inhervoice palpable. Baljit, who was hangingat Simon's elbow and listening intently to the exchange, asked, “Whatis'delope'?” It was Skeffington whoanswered. “Ashford is going to shoot his  ...
Caroline Kimberly, 2014
10
Regency Innocents and Rakes (Mills & Boon e-Book ...
She had to speak to him,to plead withhim atthe costof whatever scene might be necessary, in order to avert the duel, to stop the perilous assignation, or at best ask him to delope. She was aware of someof the rules of duelling, and she knew  ...
Helen Dickson, Anne Herries, Gail Ranstrom, 2012

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DELOPE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term delope is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Player of Year Trimmer paces area on AP All-Inland cage team
Third Team: Peter Barba, Hudson Western Reserve Academy, 6-6, sr., 19.0; Dan Denman, Cortland Maplewood, 6-3, sr., 12.0; Jaime DeLope, ... «The-review, Mar 15»
2
2015 AP Northeast Inland all-district boys, girls teams
Third Team: Peter Barba, Hudson Western Reserve Academy, 6-6, sr., 19.0; Dan Denman, Cortland Maplewood, 6-3, sr., 12.0; Jaime DeLope, ... «KSL.com, Mar 15»
3
Steele to face trial
While with the DeLopes, Potter avoided talking about the shooting, Harry DeLope said in court. He was later given a ride by Dorothy DeLope to ... «Lake County Record-Bee, Jun 14»

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