Meaning of "dusk" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DUSK

Old English dox; related to Old Saxon dosan brown, Old High German tusin yellow, Norwegian dusmen misty, Latin fuscus dark brown.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF DUSK

dusk  [dʌsk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DUSK

Dusk is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.

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 adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb dusk in English.

WHAT DOES DUSK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dusk

Dusk is the darkest stage of twilight in the evening. During early to intermediate stages of twilight, there may be enough light in the sky under clear-sky conditions to read outdoors without artificial illumination. Civil dusk occurs when the earth rotates to a point at which the center of the sun is at 6° below the local horizon. This marks the end of the evening civil twilight, the point where artificial illumination is required to read outside. Twilight comes after sunset, which is the point at which the earth has rotated just enough that the sun is no longer visible on the local horizon.

Definition of dusk in the English dictionary

The first definition of dusk in the dictionary is twilight or the darker part of twilight. Other definition of dusk is gloom; shade. Dusk is also shady; gloomy.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DUSK

PRESENT

Present

I dusk

you dusk

he/she/it dusks

we dusk

you dusk

they dusk

Present continuous

I am dusking

you are dusking

he/she/it is dusking

we are dusking

you are dusking

they are dusking

Present perfect

I have dusked

you have dusked

he/she/it has dusked

we have dusked

you have dusked

they have dusked

Present perfect continuous

I have been dusking

you have been dusking

he/she/it has been dusking

we have been dusking

you have been dusking

they have been dusking

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 dusked

you dusked

he/she/it dusked

we dusked

you dusked

they dusked

Past continuous

I was dusking

you were dusking

he/she/it was dusking

we were dusking

you were dusking

they were dusking

Past perfect

I had dusked

you had dusked

he/she/it had dusked

we had dusked

you had dusked

they had dusked

Past perfect continuous

I had been dusking

you had been dusking

he/she/it had been dusking

we had been dusking

you had been dusking

they had been dusking

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

FUTURE

Future

I will dusk

you will dusk

he/she/it will dusk

we will dusk

you will dusk

they will dusk

Future continuous

I will be dusking

you will be dusking

he/she/it will be dusking

we will be dusking

you will be dusking

they will be dusking

Future perfect

I will have dusked

you will have dusked

he/she/it will have dusked

we will have dusked

you will have dusked

they will have dusked

Future perfect continuous

I will have been dusking

you will have been dusking

he/she/it will have been dusking

we will have been dusking

you will have been dusking

they will have been dusking

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would dusk

you would dusk

he/she/it would dusk

we would dusk

you would dusk

they would dusk

Conditional continuous

I would be dusking

you would be dusking

he/she/it would be dusking

we would be dusking

you would be dusking

they would be dusking

Conditional perfect

I would have dusk

you would have dusk

he/she/it would have dusk

we would have dusk

you would have dusk

they would have dusk

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been dusking

you would have been dusking

he/she/it would have been dusking

we would have been dusking

you would have been dusking

they would have been dusking

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you dusk
we let´s dusk
you dusk

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to dusk

Past participle

dusked

Present Participle

dusking

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 «DUSK»

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

synonyms of dusk

dark · darkness · evening · eventide · evo · gloaming · gloom · murk · nightfall · obscurity · shade · shadowiness · sundown · sunset · twilight

TRANSLATION OF DUSK

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 黄昏
• Translator English - Spanish: anochecer
• English: dusk
• Translator English - Hindi: गोधूलि बेला
• Translator English - Arabic: غَسَق
• Translator English - Russian: сумерки
• Translator English - Portuguese: anoitecer
• Translator English - Bengali: কালচে
• Translator English - French: crépuscule
• Translator English - Malay: Senja
• Translator English - German: Abenddämmerung
• Translator English - Japanese: 夕暮れ
• Translator English - Korean: 해질녘
• Translator English - Javanese: Dusk
• Translator English - Vietnamese: hoàng hôn
• Translator English - Tamil: அந்தி
• Translator English - Marathi: तिन्हीसांजा
• Translator English - Turkish: akşam karanlığı
• Translator English - Italian: crepuscolo
• Translator English - Polish: zmierzch
• Translator English - Ukrainian: сутінки
• Translator English - Romanian: amurg
• Translator English - Greek: σούρουπο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: skemer
• Translator English - Swedish: skymning
• Translator English - Norwegian: skumring

10 QUOTES WITH «DUSK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dusk.

1

Mary Hunter Austin

Over the tops of it, beginning to dusk under a young white moon, trailed a wavering ghost of smoke, and at the end of it I came upon the Pocket Hunter making a dry camp in the friendly scrub.

2

Marco Beltrami

I like the scene in the first 'Scream' movie where Sidney gets up, and dusk is falling, and she's looking out at the hills of Santa Rosa, there where it was filmed, and that's where you sort of hear her theme being played out. I always liked that moment because, to me, it became more than just a horror movie.

3

Alan Bennett

Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their own dusk falls that they will only be remembered for remembering someone else.

4

Hamish Bowles

I found myself at dusk in the bewitching Roman city of Jerash with H.M. Queen Rania of Jordan one year, and scrambling with hardened paparazzi to get an image of the Princess of Wales in a tiny Nepalese clinic in the foothills of the Himalayas another.

5

D.J. Cotrona

Skateboarding was the only thing I was ever good at. Growing up, I was doing that from, like, dusk till dawn.

6

Bob Feller

My father kept me busy from dawn to dusk when I was a kid. When I wasn't pitching hay, hauling corn or running a tractor, I was heaving a baseball into his mitt behind the barn... If all the parents in the country followed his rule, juvenile delinquency would be cut in half in a year's time.

7

Kay Granger

Human rights are not a privilege granted by the few, they are a liberty entitled to all, and human rights, by definition, include the rights of all humans, those in the dawn of life, the dusk of life, or the shadows of life.

8

Gustav Klimt

After tea it's back to painting - a large poplar at dusk with a gathering storm. From time to time instead of this evening painting session I go bowling in one of the neighbouring villages, but not very often.

9

Haniel Long

Surely no one can be sure he has visited Cienega; people say to themselves, do they not: 'Was it a vision; or have I, some time or other, seen dusk in a valley like this?'

10

John Singer Sargent

A person with normal eyesight would have nothing to know in the way of 'Impressionism' unless he were in a blinding light or in the dusk or dark.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DUSK»

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

Dusk

Now Kosar and a band of unexpected allies embark on a battle to protect one special boy. For dark forces are closing in–including the Mages, who have been plotting their own triumphant return. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Tim Lebbon, 2006

Dusk: A Novel

Here commences the epic tale of a family unwillingly thrown into the turmoil of history. But this is more than a historical novel; it is also the eternal story of man's tortured search for true faith and the larger meaning of existence.

F. Sionil Jose, 2013

Taken at Dusk: A Shadow Falls Novel

Step into author C.C. Hunter's spectacular Shadow Falls series with Taken at Dusk, and enter into the camp for teens with supernatural powers.

C. C. Hunter, 2012

Dark Desires After Dusk

RITA Award-winning author Kresley Cole continues her bestselling Immortals After Dark series with this electrifying tale of a ruthless demon mercenary and the lovely young halfling who enchants him.

Kresley Cole, 2008

Dusk

Dusk is the stories about Eve and her challenges living in the darkness. Dusk is a supernatural action/drama story done in a dynamic blending of the sequential art styles of American Comics and Japanese Manga.

David A Doub, 2009

Dusk of Dawn: An Essay Toward an Autobiography of a Race Concept

In her perceptive introduction to this Transaction edition, Irene Diggs sets this classic autobiography against its broad historical context and critically analyzes its theoretical and methodological significance.

W. E. B. Du Bois, 2011

Hunters of the Dusk (The Saga of Darren Shan, Book 7)

Darren Shan, Mr Crepsley and Vancha Marsch, are the hunters of the dusk. Their quarry – the Vampaneze Lord. But friends old and new may stand in their way...

Darren Shan, 2011

Dusk

Dusk by Eve Edwards is a beautiful love story set against the brutal back drop of WWI. For all fans of Sebastian Faulks and historical fiction - this is Bird Song for young adult readers. A love worth fighting for.

Eve Edwards, 2013

Dusk

Sharing both human and hawk genes, a young girl escapes from her cage at a top secret laboratory where she was conceived by military scientists in a botched experiment designed to create stronger soldiers.

Susan Gates, 2005

Boots on the Ground by Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman

Boots on the Ground by Dusk is a chronicle of their efforts to ascertain the true circumstances of Pat’s death and the reasons why the Army gave the family and the public a false story.

Mary Tillman, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DUSK»

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

First Trailer for Season 2 of 'From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series'

The sun has risen on the very first trailer for season 2 of From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series, and it's jam-packed with action, gore, and a fun little ... «Pop Insomniacs, Jul 15»

Dusk 'Til Dawn: Casa Diablo II, Bar Review

And so now Dusk 'Til Dawn is a sordidly intimate, soy-curled neighbor to spectacle-filled nudie steakhouse the Acropolis. All seats at Dusk are ... «Willamette Week, Jul 15»

Frameworks, ODESZA remix Emancipator 'Dusk To Dawn' [Loci …

A full two years after Dusk To Dawn was first released, the Dusk To Dawn Remixes appear today (July 8) on Loci Records. Well worth the wait, ... «The Untz, Jul 15»

Jennifer Aniston To Launch 'Near Dusk' Fragrance Via Kohl's

Jennifer Aniston is all set to launch her latest fragrance, Near Dusk, this month. The Hollywood actress's third signature scent is a “heady mix of ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»

From Dusk Till Dawn Season Two Trailer: Watch it Here

“From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series,” which will be returning to El Rey Network August 25, has today released a trailer for the upcoming second ... «ComingSoon.net, Jul 15»

Doylestown At Dusk Car Show Set For July 18

“Join us for a relaxing Saturday evening in beautiful downtown Doylestown with live music, entertainment and over 300 classic cars lining the ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»

Kensington rooftops at dusk

Local brewery threatened with NIMBY noise complaints I say fight fire with fire, drown out the NIMBY voices. Left Field's supporters, including ... «blogTO, Jul 15»

Pagani Huayra Breaking Dusk in California Sunset

Limited to just 100 units worldwide, the Pagani Huayra is one of the rarest modern supercars/hypercars on the market. In fact, it is almost ... «GTspirit, Jul 15»

Video: Epic dawn to dusk hurling game in the shadows of The Rock …

The Red Bull Longest Day Hurling Tournament saw 5-a-side teams battle it out from dawn till dusk underneath the iconic castle. Galway hurler ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»

Venus and Jupiter continue their dance in the sky at dusk

Maybe a great kitty in the dusk with flashlight eyes. He's winking; Jupiter is less than a tenth as bright as dazzling Venus. In the coming days ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»