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I dug the idea that I was being perceived as the black sheep of my family, but for me, it was like, I was a rebel, and that to me was most important.
Larry Bishop

Meaning of "dug" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DUG

dug  [dʌɡ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DUG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dug 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 dug in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DUG

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you dig
we let´s dig
you dig
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to dig
Past participle
dug
Present Participle
digging
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 DUG

duff
duff up
duffel
duffel bag
duffel coat
duffer
dufferdom
duffle bag
duffle coat
Duffy
Dufy
dugite
dugong
dugout
duh
Duhamel
duhkha
dui
duiker
duikerbok

WORDS THAT END LIKE DUG

Aug
bug
class C drug
debug
drug
hug
jug
ladybug
lug
mug
plug
pug
rug
shrug
slug
snug
thug
tug
ug
Zug

Synonyms and antonyms of dug in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DUG»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dug» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of dug
appreciate · barb · bore · break up · burrow · butt · crack · cut · delve · drive · enjoy · excavate · follow · forage · fossick · gibe · go for · gouge · grasp · groove · grub · hoe · hunt · insult · jab · jeer · like · lodgings · love · make out · mine · nudge · pierce · poke · prod · punch · push · quarry · quarters · quip · rooms · root · rummage · search · shove · sneer · stab · stick · taunt · thrust · till · tunnel · turn over · understand · wisecrack · work

Translation of «dug» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DUG

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

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cavado
570 millions of speakers

English

dug
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खोदा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حفرت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вырыли
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cavado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খাত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

creusés
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Digali
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dug
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

掘り
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

파고
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Digali
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người siêng năng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தோண்டப்பட்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आचळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kazılmış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scavato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kopany
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вирили
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

săpat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έσκαψαν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gegrawe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grävt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gravde
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dug

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DUG»

The term «dug» is very widely used and occupies the 17.626 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of dug
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «dug».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DUG» OVER TIME

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

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «DUG»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dug.
1
Charles Anthon
A gold book, fastened together in the shape of a book by wires of the same metal, had been dug up in the northern part of the state of New York, and along with the book an enormous pair of gold spectacles!
2
Larry Bishop
I dug the idea that I was being perceived as the black sheep of my family, but for me, it was like, I was a rebel, and that to me was most important.
3
Larry Bishop
My biggest influences as an actor were Marlon Brando, and I really dug James Dean.
4
Matt Cameron
Joining another big time rock band was the last thing I was looking for, but as the tour went on, I really dug playing to a lot of people, the band sounded great, and just being out there again, got me over my depression and so I decided to hop on board.
5
Emily Carr
You always feel when you look it straight in the eye that you could have put more into it, could have let yourself go and dug harder.
6
Ray Charles
My music had roots which I'd dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil.
7
Gregory Corso
The other guy I dug a lot was Burroughs because he was a smart man already; he learned it through the druggie pool - the street scene of an old aristocratic kind of man.
8
Monica Crowley
One day in 1984, at the height of his fame, Michael Jackson made a visit to the White House. President and Nancy Reagan may not have dug his music, but they understood the power Mr. Jackson commanded as a common pop-cultural touchstone for just about everyone else.
9
Dimebag Darrell
My old man was a musician - that's what he did for a living. And like most fathers, occasionally he'd let me visit where he worked. So I started going to his recording studio, and I really dug it.
10
Casper Van Dien
I, more or less, love camping out, so I dug it, but I didn't enjoy other people's pain.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DUG»

Discover the use of dug in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dug and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dug Down Deep: Unearthing What I Believe and Why It Matters
This is book shows a young man who rose quickly to success in the Christian evangelical world before he realized his spirituality lacked a foundation—it rested more on tradition and morality than on an informed knowledge of God.
Joshua Harris, 2010
2
Up: My Name is Dug
You are my best friend! I love you! Have you seen the bird?DIV Children will love helping Dug on his search for Kevin, who will be cleverly hidden on each spread, in this adorable picture book based on the upcoming Disney/Pixar film, Up.
Kiki Thorpe, 2009
3
Dug to Death: A Tale of Archaeological Method and Mayhem
This textbook-as-novel introduces the hows and whysof field methodology in an entertaining way.
Adrian Praetzellis, 2003
4
The Dog That Dug for Dinosaurs
Together he and Mary Ann found small bones, big bones, and even entire skeletons! People came from all around the world to see the bones they found. This is the honestly true story of Tray, the dog that dug for dinosaurs.
Shirley Raye Redmond, 2012
5
Beware of Dug!
Dug, a dog with a special mission to capture the monster of Paradise Falls, befriends the strangers Carl and Russell, and upon meeting the harmless monster decides to help it flee instead.
Annie Auerbach, 2009
6
Dig and Dug with Daisy: trouble with trucks
When farmer Stubble needs to get his fruit to the store but his truck has broken down, Dig, Dug, and Daisy come to the rescue with a variety of colorful trucks.
Caryn Jenner, 1996
7
The Big Bug Dug
Looking for a quiet place to sleep, a big bug digs down past a snake, a slug, a worm, and down even more. Includes punch-out game cards and skill-building activity pages.
Mary Serfozo, 2002
8
The Dog That Dug
Relates, in rhymed text and illustrations, the misadventures of a dog who can't quite remember where he has buried his bone.
Jonathan Long, 1993
9
Deeply Dug in
. . . Poet or not, Barth was in charge of an elite fighting group that stayed out longer than other units. . . . Many died, including a friend of Barth's memorialized in 'Elegy for a Dead Friend,' one of the best war poems in English.
Robert L. Barth, 2003
10
The Hero Schliemann: The Dreamer who Dug for Troy
An engaging, illustrated biography of Heinrich Schliemann--a nineteenth-century German romantic who most believe found the ancient city of Troy--reveals him to be a fascinating mixture of archaeologist, mythmaker, and crook.
Laura Amy Schlitz, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DUG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dug is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Wee Ginger Dug: How the Tory Genghis Khan is helping the poor …
Wee Ginger Dug: How the Tory Genghis Khan is helping the poor stand on their feet... by chopping their legs off. July 9th, 2015 - 12:30 am Paul Kavanagh. «The National, Jul 15»
2
1000 year-old seeds dug up at Prehistoric Indian Village archeodome
1,000 year-old seeds dug up at Prehistoric Indian Village archeodome. By Marcus Traxler on Jul 7, 2015 at 5:16 p.m. ... «Daily Republic, Jul 15»
3
Man who dug up Port Angeles whale fossil to speak Friday on …
PORT ANGELES — John Cornish, a lifelong seeker of fossils and crystals around the world, will give a talk on mining in Tasmania and ... «Peninsula Daily, Jul 15»
4
NAJIB DUG HIS OWN GRAVE: If he listened to Dr M, he could have …
We came across this news from an unverified source. But for the sake of entertainment, let's just humour this piece of news and see what it ... «Malaysia Chronicle, Jul 15»
5
DUG East 2015: Drilling is slow in 2015, however recovery is near
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — One thing was clear at Hart Energy's 2015 DUG East conference: Interest and drilling is growing in the Marcellus shale ... «Farm and Dairy, Jul 15»
6
Wigston traders and commuters upset as road to be dug up again for …
Traders and commuters are bracing themselves for seven weeks of disruption while a road is dug up to install a new gas main. National Grid ... «Leicester Mercury, Jul 15»
7
Wee Ginger Dug: The Scottish play
Wee Ginger Dug: The Scottish play. You can say pretty much what you like in the British media, especially about Scotland. YOU can publish ... «CommonSpace, Jul 15»
8
King's X's Dug Pinnick Teases Jimi Hendrix Tribute Album Full of …
King's X singer-bassist Dug Pinnick, who has been juggling a slate of side projects since King's X has been on a recording hiatus, hopes to ... «Billboard, Jul 15»
9
S&P 500 Seen Escaping From Latest Earnings Hole Dug by Analysts
Companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index may overcome a bigger projected drop in earnings for the second quarter than they surmounted ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
10
Do you know this object dug up from a back garden in Ashford?
MYSTERY surrounds this object dug up from a back garden in Ashford over the weekend. The metal object appears to be some kind of tool, but ... «Ashford Herald, Jul 15»

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