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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DREDGE

Perhaps ultimately from Old English dragan to draw.
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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 DREDGE

dredge  [drɛdʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DREDGE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dredge 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 dredge in English.

WHAT DOES DREDGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dredge

Dredging

Dredging is an excavation activity or operation usually carried out at least partly underwater, in shallow seas or fresh water areas with the purpose of gathering up bottom sediments and disposing of them at a different location. This technique is often used to keep waterways navigable. It is also used as a way to replenish sand on some public beaches, where sand has been lost because of coastal erosion. Dredging is also used as a technique for fishing for certain species of edible clams and crabs, see fishing dredge. A dredger is any device, machine, or vessel that is used to excavate and remove material from the bottom of a body of water. For example, a scoop attached to the end of a rope or pole by which a man can draw sediments up from the bottom of a pond is a dredger. Developing this idea further, a motorized crane equipped with a drag bucket or clamshell that is used to scoop material from the bottom of a body of water is also a dredger. The crane could be located on the bank, or perhaps mounted on a barge. If the crane is mounted on a barge, the entire vessel is referred to as a dredger.

Definition of dredge in the English dictionary

The first definition of dredge in the dictionary is Also called: dredger. a machine, in the form of a bucket ladder, grab, or suction device, used to remove material from a riverbed, channel, etc. Other definition of dredge is to remove from a riverbed, channel, etc, by means of a dredge. Dredge is also to search for with or as if with a dredge; drag.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DREDGE

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you dredge
we let´s dredge
you dredge
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to dredge
Past participle
dredged
Present Participle
dredging
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 DREDGE


alledge
əˈlɛdʒ
allege
əˈlɛdʒ
bleeding-edge
ˌbliːdɪŋˈɛdʒ
edge
ɛdʒ
featheredge
ˈfɛðərˌɛdʒ
fledge
flɛdʒ
frankpledge
ˈfræŋkˌplɛdʒ
gledge
ɡlɛdʒ
hedge
hɛdʒ
kedge
kɛdʒ
knife-edge
ˈnaɪfˌɛdʒ
ledge
lɛdʒ
misallege
ˌmɪsəˈlɛdʒ
pledge
plɛdʒ
sedge
sɛdʒ
sledge
slɛdʒ
straightedge
ˈstreɪtˌɛdʒ
unedge
ʌnˈɛdʒ
veg
vɛdʒ
wedge
wɛdʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DREDGE

drearihood
drearily
dreariment
dreariness
drearing
drearisome
dreary
dreck
drecksill
drecky
dredge up
dredger
dredging
dree
dree one´s weird
dreg
dreggier
dreggiest
dregginess
dreggish

WORDS THAT END LIKE DREDGE

acknowledge
carnal knowledge
common knowledge
competitive edge
cutting edge
cutting-edge
fore-edge
general knowledge
hard-edge
knowledge
leading edge
leading-edge
on a razor edge
on a razor´s edge
on edge
sand wedge
straight-edge
thin end of the wedge
to my knowledge
window ledge

Synonyms and antonyms of dredge in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dredge» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DREDGE

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

Translator English - Chinese

清淤
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dragar
570 millions of speakers

English

dredge
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

छिड़कना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نعرات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

драги
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dragar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঝালা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

draguer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengorekan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ausbaggern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

浚渫する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

물 밑바닥을 훑다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngeruk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vớt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தோண்டித் துருவிப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ड्रेज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

serpiştirmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dragare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pogłębiarka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

драги
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dragă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βυθοκόρος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bagger
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

muddra
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mudre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dredge

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DREDGE»

The term «dredge» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.433 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DREDGE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dredge

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DREDGE»

Discover the use of dredge in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dredge and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Managing Customer Service
This book aims to provide a concise introduction to the business reasons for building good relationships with customers, examine the management framework of customer service, explain the customer service manager's role and offer techniques ...
Jenny Hayes, Frances Dredge, 1998
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Alaska Gold: The History of Gold Dredge
In this book, you'll learn about the crew that operated Gold Dredge No. 8 as well as the hardships these dredge men faced on a daily basis.
Maria Reeves, 2009
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SME Mining Engineering Handbook
has made the hydraulic dredge a very useful and much more frequently applied mining tool. The recovery during excavation of virtually all mineral sands and high-value minerals such as gold and diamonds is now successful, practical, and  ...
4
Tourism Planning and Policy
This text forms a valuable addition to the Wiley Australia Tourism Series. FEATURES Excellent coverage of topics including chapters on trends, perspectives and practice, Indigenous tourism, local tourism, and protected areas.
Dianne Dredge, John John Michael Jenkins, 2007
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Fundamentals of Hydraulic Dredging
The centrifugal pump is one of mankind's most useful discoveries; yet it is so commonplace, it is seldom acknowledged as the wondrous machine it is. Consider the following dredge pump characteristics: 1. It induces fluid velocities greater ...
Thomas M. Turner, 1996
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Bottom Soils, Sediment, and Pond Aquaculture
Ekman Dredge The Ekman dredge is a lightweight, metal sampler for taking samples from soft, vegetation-free bottoms. It consists of a sample chamber with a cross- sectional area of 15.2 x 15. 2 cm (Fig. 10.1). The body of the dredge is a ...
Claude E. Boyd, 1995
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Port of Oakland and Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company: ...
Sketches drawn by Mr. Beery on aerial photographs of the pier area indicate that the dredge was not on Mr. Beery's property, but that the dredge bucket extended into property he claimed (Vol. 2-48; C's Exhs 25 and 109). While he maintained ...
Spencer Nissen
8
Construction of Marine and Offshore Structures, Third Edition
This dredge is widely used in maintenance dredging and soft material. When these hydraulic suction dredge systems are fitted to a self-propelled vessel with storage capacity, enabling it to transport the dredged material for discharge ...
Ben C. Gerwick, Jr, 2007
9
Chemical and Biological Characterization of Municipal ...
... Requejo, A. G., and Neff, J. M., "Acute Toxicity and Hydrocarbon Composition of a Water-Based Drilling Mud Containing Diesel Fuel or Mineral Oil Additives," Chemical and Biological Characterization of Sludges, Sediments, Dredge Spoils,  ...
James J. Lichtenberg, 1988
10
Kinta Valley: Pioneering Malaysia's Modern Development
Pioneering Malaysia's Modern Development Salma Nasution Khoo, Abdur- Razzaq Lubis. A bucket dredge operating near a river deviation A small portion of the Jehoshaphat tin vein left in. The second subsidiary was the Societe des Eta ins ...
Salma Nasution Khoo, Abdur-Razzaq Lubis, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DREDGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dredge is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gwangyang to dredge third fairway
There is a thus a need to dredge up the sediments to enable ships of over 250,000 dwt to call at Gwangyang," said the office. The fairway would ... «IHS Maritime 360, Jul 15»
2
Great Lakes Dredge amp; Dock Wins Two Projects in Gulf Coast
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD - Snapshot Report) has been awarded two projects in the Gulf Coast, one being a Shell Island ... «Zacks.com, Jul 15»
3
$1m to dredge river
THE dredging of flood prone Vaileka River will require about $1million, says Rakiraki Town Council CEO Rakesh Chandra. He said a proposal ... «Fiji Times, Jul 15»
4
Army engineers to dredge Esopus Creek
Army engineers to dredge Esopus Creek. A Coast Guard boat is shown on the portion of the Esopus Creek that will be dredged. Photo by ... «Oneida Dispatch, Jul 15»
5
Additional Dredge Slated to Join LBI Beachfill Project Next Month …
Contractor Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. began beachfill efforts in Ship Bottom in early May, utilizing the dredges Padre Island and Dodge ... «The SandPaper, Jul 15»
6
Dredge to return to Ocean City July 20
“Yes, the contractor (Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.) currently estimates that the dredge, Liberty Island, will be back on the job July 20,” said ... «Shore News Today, Jul 15»
7
Lake Decatur: The Dredge Report
Crews for contractor Great Lakes Dredge & Dock recently finished their work in Basin 1, the first phase of the project, said Jerry Stevens, ... «Herald & Review, Jul 15»
8
John Dredge :Britain's Most Outspoken Hotel Critic Speaks Out
On entering the lobby, I noticed that the carpet was an unnerving shade of blue, which in my mind conjured up a very disturbing image of a ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
9
Barge could be coming to dredge Canyon Lake in Rapid City
Though it's a sizable amount of lake crud, it is less than half of what could have been removed under a previous plan to dredge the lake entirely ... «Rapid City Journal, Jul 15»
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Company Shares of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation Drops …
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ:GLDD) has dropped 1.48% during the past week, however, the bigger picture is still very ... «News Watch International, Jul 15»

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