Meaning of "eagle" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EAGLE

From Old French aigle, from Old Provençal aigla, from Latin aquila, perhaps from aquilus dark.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF EAGLE

eagle  [ˈiːɡəl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EAGLE

Eagle 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 eagle in English.

WHAT DOES EAGLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Eagle

Eagle is a common name for some members of the bird family Accipitridae; it belongs to several genera that are not necessarily closely related to each other. Most of the sixty species of eagles are from Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just eleven species can be found – two species in the United States and Canada, nine species in Central America and South America, and three species in Australia.

Definition of eagle in the English dictionary

The first definition of eagle in the dictionary is a representation of an eagle used as an emblem, etc, esp representing power. Other definition of eagle is a standard, seal, etc, bearing the figure of an eagle. Eagle is also a score of two strokes under par for a hole.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO EAGLE

PRESENT

Present

I eagle

you eagle

he/she/it eagles

we eagle

you eagle

they eagle

Present continuous

I am eagling

you are eagling

he/she/it is eagling

we are eagling

you are eagling

they are eagling

Present perfect

I have eagled

you have eagled

he/she/it has eagled

we have eagled

you have eagled

they have eagled

Present perfect continuous

I have been eagling

you have been eagling

he/she/it has been eagling

we have been eagling

you have been eagling

they have been eagling

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 eagled

you eagled

he/she/it eagled

we eagled

you eagled

they eagled

Past continuous

I was eagling

you were eagling

he/she/it was eagling

we were eagling

you were eagling

they were eagling

Past perfect

I had eagled

you had eagled

he/she/it had eagled

we had eagled

you had eagled

they had eagled

Past perfect continuous

I had been eagling

you had been eagling

he/she/it had been eagling

we had been eagling

you had been eagling

they had been eagling

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

FUTURE

Future

I will eagle

you will eagle

he/she/it will eagle

we will eagle

you will eagle

they will eagle

Future continuous

I will be eagling

you will be eagling

he/she/it will be eagling

we will be eagling

you will be eagling

they will be eagling

Future perfect

I will have eagled

you will have eagled

he/she/it will have eagled

we will have eagled

you will have eagled

they will have eagled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been eagling

you will have been eagling

he/she/it will have been eagling

we will have been eagling

you will have been eagling

they will have been eagling

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would eagle

you would eagle

he/she/it would eagle

we would eagle

you would eagle

they would eagle

Conditional continuous

I would be eagling

you would be eagling

he/she/it would be eagling

we would be eagling

you would be eagling

they would be eagling

Conditional perfect

I would have eagle

you would have eagle

he/she/it would have eagle

we would have eagle

you would have eagle

they would have eagle

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been eagling

you would have been eagling

he/she/it would have been eagling

we would have been eagling

you would have been eagling

they would have been eagling

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you eagle
we let´s eagle
you eagle

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to eagle

Past participle

eagled

Present Participle

eagling

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.

TRANSLATION OF EAGLE

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 雕
• Translator English - Spanish: águila
• English: eagle
• Translator English - Hindi: ईगल
• Translator English - Arabic: عُقاب
• Translator English - Russian: орел
• Translator English - Portuguese: águia
• Translator English - Bengali: গল
• Translator English - French: aigle
• Translator English - Malay: Helang
• Translator English - German: Adler
• Translator English - Japanese: ワシ
• Translator English - Korean: 독수리
• Translator English - Javanese: Elang
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đại bàng
• Translator English - Tamil: கழுகு
• Translator English - Marathi: गरूड
• Translator English - Turkish: kartal
• Translator English - Italian: aquila
• Translator English - Polish: orzeł
• Translator English - Ukrainian: орел
• Translator English - Romanian: vultur
• Translator English - Greek: αετός
• Translator English - Afrikaans: arend
• Translator English - Swedish: örn
• Translator English - Norwegian: ørn

10 QUOTES WITH «EAGLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word eagle.

1

William Bartram

First I shall name the eagle, of which there are three species: the great grey eagle is the largest, of great strength and high flight; he chiefly preys on fawns and other young quadrupeds.

2

Ken Blanchard

Don't quack like a duck, soar like an eagle.

3

Elizabeth Bowen

Fate is not an eagle, it creeps like a rat.

4

William J. Clinton

You can put wings on a pig, but you don't make it an eagle.

5

Lori Foster

I love the water. Everything about it. Smelling the humidity in the air, seeing the mist rise in the morning, feeling the dew-wet grass on my bare feet. I love watching the fish jump and the geese land. We even have an eagle here that circles every so often.

6

Jamie Foxx

If I were an animal, I would be an eagle.

7

William Henry Hudson

You cannot fly like an eagle with the wings of a wren.

8

Joyce Meyer

The eagle has no fear of adversity. We need to be like the eagle and have a fearless spirit of a conqueror!

9

Ron Rash

I learnt how to hunt rattlesnakes with an eagle for 'Serena.'

10

Carl Sandburg

There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EAGLE»

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

Land of the Spotted Eagle

First hand description of the customs, manners, experiences, and traditions of the Lakota.

Luther Standing Bear, 2006

The Eagle of the Ninth

The Eagle of the Ninth is one of the most celebrated children's books of the twentieth century and is now available for the first time in eBook format.

Rosemary Sutcliff, 2011

Eagle Or Sun?

A bilingual edition of the short prose poetry written by Mexico's most distinguished living poet in 1949-50

Octavio Paz, 1976

Eagle Strike

Sir Damian Cray is a philanthropist, peace activist, and the world's most famouspop star.

Anthony Horowitz, 2006

Football's Eagle & Stack Defenses

In this book, you can learn all the details of the defensive tactics and techniques as well as the coaching points that can make the Eagle & Stack defenses so effective.

Ron Vanderlinden, 2008

Once an Eagle

Once An Eagle is the story of one special man, a soldier named Sam Damon, and his adversary over a lifetime, fellow officer Courtney Massengale.

Anton Myrer, 2013

F-15 Eagle Engaged: The World's Most Successful Jet Fighter

Beretter om udviklingen og anvendelsen af det amerikanske jagerfly fra først i 1970'erne, F-15 Eagle.

Steve Davies, Doug Dildy, 2007

Chained Eagle: The Heroic Story of the First American Shot ...

A volume in Brassey s Aviation Classics series

Everett Alvarez, Anthony Pitch, 2005

Eagle Against the Sun: The American War with Japan

Historian Ronald H. Spector, drawing on declassified intelligence files, an abundance of British and American archival material, Japanese scholarship and documents, and the research and memoirs of scholars, politicians, and the military men ...

Ronald H. Spector, 2012

Eagle Seamanship: A Manual for Square-Rigger Sailing

A convenient pocket training manual for square-rigger sailing. Written for cadets serving on the U.S. Coast Guard training barque Eagle.

‎1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EAGLE»

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

Bald eagle found by Wickiup now on the mend

High Desert Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation in Bend is taking name suggestions for a bald eagle found injured Tuesday near Wickiup ... «Bend Bulletin, Jul 15»

Nama says 'no undue political influence' in Project Eagle sale

No undue political influence was brought to bear on the sale by Nama of a package of 850 loans linked to properties in Northern Ireland, ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»

Maine Wardens: Bald eagle dies after grabbing lamprey eel, hitting …

Maine Warden Scott Osgood photographed this dead, 31-year-old bald eagle and its prey, a 2½-foot lamprey eel, on April 25 during an ... «Lewiston Sun Journal, Jul 15»

Bald Eagle Found Near Death On Road To Recovery

MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) -- A bald eagle is on the road to recovery ... The eagle was found emaciated on a sandbar in the Mississippi ... «Local Memphis, Jul 15»

Groups raise funds for Eagle Point Park Lodge renovation

The Celebrate our Heritage, Invest in our Future Eagle Point Park Lodge renovation project committee is hoping to have $1 million raised by ... «Quad City Times, Jul 15»

Eagle Farm $12 million loan approved for tunnel project

THE long-awaited approval for the $12 million Eagle Farm tunnel project was finally approved on Thursday afternoon, paving the way for work ... «Courier Mail, Jul 15»

Eagles bassist Randy Meisner put under court-mandated …

He wore a black blazer emblazoned with an eagle on the back and his long gray hair pulled back in a partial ponytail. His wife complained ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»

Eagle Boys worker in running for Queensland Trainee Award

EAGLE BOYS Pittsworth trainee Molly Keeley's hard work has landed her a one in three chance to win the Queensland Trainee of the Year ... «Toowoomba Chronicle, Jul 15»

Man shot and killed near Douglas and Grove

... shortly before 3 a.m. Wednesday. He was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. (July 8, 2015) | Mike Hutmacher The Wichita Eagle ... «Wichita Eagle, Jul 15»

St. Joseph Regional Health Center CEO Krusie resigns

29 Remaining Thanks for visiting The Eagle. You're entitled to view 30 free articles every 30 days. Then, if you enjoy our site and want full ... «Bryan-College Station Eagle, Jul 15»