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Think about spam filters; if email didn't come from someone that someone you know knows, that's an important signal, and one we could embed in the environment; we just don't. I just want the world to be filtered through my social graph.
Clay Shirky

Meaning of "embed" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EMBED

embed  [ɪmˈbɛd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EMBED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Embed 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 embed in English.

WHAT DOES EMBED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of embed in the English dictionary

The first definition of embed in the dictionary is to fix or become fixed firmly and deeply in a surrounding solid mass. Other definition of embed is to surround closely. Embed is also to fix or retain in the mind.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO EMBED

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you embed
we let´s embed
you embed
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to embed
Past participle
embedded
Present Participle
embedding
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 EMBED


abed
əˈbɛd
bed
bɛd
deathbed
ˈdɛθˌbɛd
feather-bed
ˈfɛðəˌbɛd
flatbed
ˈflætbɛd
flowerbed
ˈflaʊəˌbɛd
hotbed
ˈhɒtˌbɛd
imbed
ɪmˈbɛd
lakebed
ˈleɪkˌbɛd
seabed
ˈsiːbɛd
seedbed
ˈsiːdˌbɛd
slugabed
ˈslʌɡəˌbɛd
sunbed
ˈsʌnˌbɛd
Z-bed
ˈzɛdˌbɛd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EMBED

embattlement
embay
embayment
Embden-Meyerhof pathway
embedded
embedding
embedment
embellish
embellisher
embellishingly
embellishment
ember
Ember days
ember goose
Ember week
emberrorist
embers
embezzle
embezzlement
embezzler

WORDS THAT END LIKE EMBED

benumbed
bombed
clean-limbed
corymbed
enjambed
leaden-limbed
limbed
long-limbed
loose-limbed
streambed
unclimbed
uncombed
unplumbed
well-thumbed
wombed

Synonyms and antonyms of embed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EMBED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «embed» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of embed
dig in · fix · implant · insert · lodge · plant · root · set · sink

Translation of «embed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EMBED

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

Translator English - Chinese

嵌入
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

empotrarse
570 millions of speakers

English

embed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वेबमास्टर्स
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تضمين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

код для вставки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

embutir
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বসান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

loger
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Membenamkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sich bohren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

はめ込む
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

~에 박히다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nampilake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhúng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உட்பொதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एम्बेड करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gömmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

conficcare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

embed
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

код для вставки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

embed
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

embed
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

embed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

embed
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

embed
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of embed

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EMBED»

The term «embed» is very widely used and occupies the 1.724 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EMBED» OVER TIME

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

EXAMPLES

4 QUOTES WITH «EMBED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word embed.
1
Peter Guber
The magic happens when you take facts and figures, features and benefits, decks and PowerPoints - relatively soulless information - and embed them in the telling of a purposeful story. Your 'tell' renders an experience to your audience, making the information inside the story memorable, resonant and actionable.
2
Jeff Koons
I was trying to make art that my son could look on in the future and would realize I was thinking about him very much during these times... that he can look and see my dad's thinking about me, but to also embed in these things something that is bigger than all of us.
3
Scott McNealy
If I could embed a locator chip in my child right now, I know I would do that. Some people call that Big Brother; I call it being a father.
4
Clay Shirky
Think about spam filters; if email didn't come from someone that someone you know knows, that's an important signal, and one we could embed in the environment; we just don't. I just want the world to be filtered through my social graph.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EMBED»

Discover the use of embed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to embed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Programming Flex 3: The Comprehensive Guide to Creating Rich ...
There are other reasons to embed fonts besides wanting to guarantee consistent fonts for all users. Embedded fonts solve a few problems with system fonts. System fonts in Flex applications cannot be rotated, nor can you adjust the alpha of ...
Chafic Kazoun, Joey Lott, 2008
2
Real World Adobe Illustrator CS4
When you choose to embed a placed image, the file size ofthe image is added to the size of your Illustrator file. For example, if your Illustrator file is 1 MB in size and you place-embed a 30 MB image into your document, the size of your ...
Mordy Golding, 2008
3
Extending and Embedding PHP
By default, the embed library will be built as a shared object libphp5.so—or dynamic link library under Windows—however, it might be built as a static library using the optionalstatic keyword:—enable-embed=static. Building a static version of ...
Sara Golemon, 2006
4
Programming Python
embed-bytecode.exe all: $(BASICS) embed%.exe: embed%.o gcc embed$*.o -L $(PYLIB) -lpython3.1 -g -o $@ embed%.o: embed%.c gcc embed$*.c -c -g -I$( PYINC) clean: rm -f *.o *.pyc $(BASICS) core On some platforms, you may need to ...
Mark Lutz, 2010
5
YouTube For Dummies
Are you yearning to get more out of YouTube? This fun, friendly guide shows you how to search for videos, save your favorites, and even create your own high-quality production!
Doug Sahlin, Chris Botello, 2011
6
Absolute Beginner's Guide to Creating Web Pages
Here's a simple example: <embed src="movie1 .mov" autoplay="true" height =" 320" width="240"></embed> In this example, the movie would appear immediately in the Web browser window and begin playing as soon as the movie file was ...
Todd Stauffer, 2002
7
Organizational Culture and Leadership
14. HOW. LEADERS. EMBED. AND. TRANSMIT. CULTURE. In Chapter Thirteen, we saw how founders of organizations start the culture formation process by imposing their own assumptions on a new group. In this chapter, we will explore the ...
Edgar H. Schein, 2010
8
JavaScript Developer's Dictionary
Description HTMLEmbedElement/<embed>...</embed> Note Implemented in Nav2+ (HTML), IE3+ (HTML), Nav6 IE4+ (DOM) Descends from HTMLElement interface (Chapter 21) Proprietary extension to HTML Description The <embed>.
Alexander J. Vincent, 2002
9
Flash CS5: The Missing Manual
In earlier versions of Flash, you had to remember to embed all the fonts you used in your animation. Starting with Flash Professional CS5, Flash automatically embeds any characters used in text fields. However, if you want to generate new text ...
Chris Grover, 2010
10
Designing with Web Standards
But for others, the need to embed rich media content still remains incompatible with the goal of standards compliance. Cheating with JavaScript document.write In an effort to embed Flash content and still achieve XHTML validation, some ...
Jeffrey Zeldman, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EMBED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term embed is used in the context of the following news items.
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A closer look at Rutgers freshman tight end Anthony Folkerts, a 'QB's …
... width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen>. http://www.hudl.com/v/ATfHe Copy. Tweet. Share. Email. Link. Embed ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
2
ConAgra Foods on Mission to Create Value and Embed Brand Loyalty
For ConAgra Foods CEO Sean Connolly, restoring the company to profitability is just one step toward regaining brand loyalty. Creating value ... «Loyalty360, Jul 15»
3
Song Premiere: Sharkmuffin, 'Mondays'
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