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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIVE-BOMB

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dive-Bomb 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 dive-bomb in English.

WHAT DOES DIVE-BOMB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dive-bomb

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Definition of dive-bomb in the English dictionary

The definition of dive-bomb in the dictionary is to bomb using or in the manner of a dive bomber.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DIVE-BOMB

PRESENT

Present
I dive-bomb
you dive-bomb
he/she/it dive-bombs
we dive-bomb
you dive-bomb
they dive-bomb
Present continuous
I am dive-bombing
you are dive-bombing
he/she/it is dive-bombing
we are dive-bombing
you are dive-bombing
they are dive-bombing
Present perfect
I have dive-bombed
you have dive-bombed
he/she/it has dive-bombed
we have dive-bombed
you have dive-bombed
they have dive-bombed
Present perfect continuous
I have been dive-bombing
you have been dive-bombing
he/she/it has been dive-bombing
we have been dive-bombing
you have been dive-bombing
they have been dive-bombing
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 dive-bombed
you dive-bombed
he/she/it dive-bombed
we dive-bombed
you dive-bombed
they dive-bombed
Past continuous
I was dive-bombing
you were dive-bombing
he/she/it was dive-bombing
we were dive-bombing
you were dive-bombing
they were dive-bombing
Past perfect
I had dive-bombed
you had dive-bombed
he/she/it had dive-bombed
we had dive-bombed
you had dive-bombed
they had dive-bombed
Past perfect continuous
I had been dive-bombing
you had been dive-bombing
he/she/it had been dive-bombing
we had been dive-bombing
you had been dive-bombing
they had been dive-bombing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will dive-bomb
you will dive-bomb
he/she/it will dive-bomb
we will dive-bomb
you will dive-bomb
they will dive-bomb
Future continuous
I will be dive-bombing
you will be dive-bombing
he/she/it will be dive-bombing
we will be dive-bombing
you will be dive-bombing
they will be dive-bombing
Future perfect
I will have dive-bombed
you will have dive-bombed
he/she/it will have dive-bombed
we will have dive-bombed
you will have dive-bombed
they will have dive-bombed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been dive-bombing
you will have been dive-bombing
he/she/it will have been dive-bombing
we will have been dive-bombing
you will have been dive-bombing
they will have been dive-bombing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you dive-bomb
we let´s dive-bomb
you dive-bomb
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to dive-bomb
Past participle
dive-bombed
Present Participle
dive-bombing
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 BEGIN LIKE DIVE-BOMB

dive
dive bomber
dive brake
Divehi
divellent
divellicate
diver
diverge
divergement
divergence
divergency
divergent
divergent evolution
divergent thinking
divergently
divergingly
divers
diverse
diversely
diverseness

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIVE-BOMB

A-bomb
atomic bomb
bath bomb
bomb
car bomb
cherry bomb
cluster bomb
dirty bomb
drop an f-bomb
f-bomb
firebomb
H-bomb
hydrogen bomb
like a bomb
nuclear bomb
photobomb
pipe bomb
smoke bomb
the bomb
time bomb

Synonyms and antonyms of dive-bomb in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dive-bomb» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIVE-BOMB

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

Translator English - Chinese

俯冲轰炸
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

buceo - bomba
570 millions of speakers

English

dive-bomb
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गोता बम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغوص قنبلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дайв- бомба
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mergulho - bomba
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডুব বোমা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dive-bomb
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bom menyelam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sturzflug
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ダイブ原爆
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다이빙 폭탄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyedhot-bom
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bổ nhào bom
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முழுக்கு-குண்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डाग-बॉम्ब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pike yaparak bombalamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dive- bomb
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Dive - bomba
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дайв -бомба
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Dive - bombă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βουτιά - βόμβα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

duik - bom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Dyk - bomb
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dykke - bombe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dive-bomb

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIVE-BOMB»

The term «dive-bomb» is regularly used and occupies the 101.173 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIVE-BOMB» OVER TIME

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

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIVE-BOMB»

Discover the use of dive-bomb in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dive-bomb and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
SKUA!: The Royal Navy's Dive-Bomber
3 THE SAGA OF THE DIVE-BOMB SIGHT The RAF's total opposition to dive- bombing had a malevolent effect on the Royal Navy's attempts to adopt the dive- bomber and make it an even more effective weapons system. The need for a fully  ...
Peter C. Smith, 2007
2
Navy dive bombing
NAVY DIVE BOMB/NG (continued) STUDENT DIVE BOMBERS before taking off to practice diving on a land target, receive their instructions from Lieutenant J. F. Patterson, one of the best dive bombers in the Fleet. These students are typical ...
3
Sierra Hotel : flying Air Force fighters in the decade after ...
The flight leader would climb to a higher altitude and roll in for the 45-degree dive bomb pass. The difficulty of dive bombing accurately has already been discussed . At the RTU, since dive bombing was difficult, it was the manly man's event.
4
Pearl Harbor 1941: The Day of Infamy
Dobbin, Pennsylvania 1st Lt.Cmdr Takashige Egusa 2nd Lt. Masai lkeda Lt.Cmdr Takashige Egusa l81-231l Soryu Aircraft tail lD Bl- 12th Attack Unit SVals 9 Vals 250kg general purpose dive-bomb Califomia. Helena and Maryland Helm, ...
Carl Smith, 2001
5
Dive Bomber!: Aircraft, Technology, and Tactics in World War II
The original specification called for a general purpose light bomber for all-round army cooperation work, with one of the many requirements being the capability to dive bomb. As the Hart. TABLE 11: RAF TRIALS AT MARTLESHAM HEATH, ...
Peter C. Smith, 2008
6
Bully Able Leader: The Story of a Fighter-bomber Pilot in ...
After acknowledging the targets' location, we climbed to 8,000 feet to get in position for a dive-bomb attack. I armed the bombs by lifting the switch guard and moving the bomb switch to the armed position. Now all I needed to do to release the ...
George G. Loving, 2011
7
Sunday in Hell: Pearl Harbor Minute by Minute
His best alternative to escape the much faster, more maneuverable enemyfighter wasto continue the dive bomb pass, pulling Bob's pursuer toward the Japanese antiaircraft guns ifhe chose to follow. Bob rapidly crosschecked the sight picture ...
Bill McWilliams, 2014
8
Naval Air Station Wildwood
The seven elements of the dive-bomb attack included in training at USNASW were approach, break, dive, drop (shot), pullout, withdraw, and rendezvous. Dive- bomber aircraft differed from other military aircraft in two distinct ways: dive brakes ...
Joseph E. Salvatore, Joan Berkey, 2010
9
Naval Air Station Wildwood
The seven elements of the dive-bomb attack included in training at USNASW were approach, break, dive, drop (shot), pullout, withdraw, and rendezvous. Dive- bomber aircraft differed from other military aircraft in two distinct ways: dive brakes ...
Joseph E. Salvatore M.D., 2010
10
Phantom Reflections: The Education of an American Fighter ...
I then pulled almost inverted into a 45-degree dive-bomb pass and rolled out with the gun-sight pipper just short of the target. It was a good dive-bomb pass. If I reached my precomputed bomb release altitude with the planned airspeed and ...
Mike McCarthy, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIVE-BOMB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dive-bomb is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Teresa Hunter plagued by feathered visitors in Newsome
They dive-bomb her when she tries to leave the house, cause a lot of mess on the windows and paths and have left her pet cats too terrified to ... «Huddersfield Examiner, Jul 15»
2
David Mooney :Can We Now Agree to Do Something About the …
Moths dive-bomb unsuspecting humans and tickle them in places that should never be tickled. Moths were sent to earth in order to flap in the ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
3
Terrified pupils are forced to flee SEAGULLS as they've dive …
Terrified pupils are being forced to flee for shelter as seagulls dive-bomb them on their way to school. Screaming youngsters have been force to ... «Irish Mirror, Jul 15»
4
How 'Inside Out' sent me a mommy wake-up call
From stretch marks to the latest news for moms, she discusses it all while her 8-year-old and 4-year-old daughters dive-bomb off the couch ... «Deseret News, Jul 15»
5
Sisters of Providence Health CEO Dan Moen lives off-the-job life in …
I'm not a dive-bomb person." Moen chuckles as he talks about the stark contrast between his day job as head of the Sisters of Providence ... «MassLive.com, Jul 15»
6
EXCLUSIVE: Aggressive Slimbridge buzzard has previous offences
Though John, a chartered surveyor, made it away unscathed, the buzzard showed him it was not to be trifled with in a series of dive-bomb ... «Gazette Series, Jul 15»
7
Outdoor Notes
“You know you've entered a nesting area when large groups or individual birds vocalize loudly, dive-bomb your head, or feign injury to lead ... «Frederick News Post, Jul 15»
8
Peregrine falcons nest with two chicks at Beverley Minster (Video)
Renowned for speed, the peregrine is the fastest bird in the animal kingdom, reaching speeds of more than 200mph as they dive-bomb to catch ... «Hull Daily Mail, Jul 15»
9
Angry mockingbirds are targeting Texas residents in dive-bomb
Real-life angry birds have turned a quiet Texas neighborhood into a scene right out of an Alfred Hitchcock horror flick. Houston homeowners ... «New York Daily News, Jun 15»
10
Time Outdoors: Go offline and take a kid fishing
During our trip last week, we watched a kingfisher dive-bomb a school of minnows while we ate lunch. Later, we dodged an epic thunderstorm ... «BlueRidgeNow.com, Jun 15»

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