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Meaning of "fibbed" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FIBBED

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIBBED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fibbed 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 fibbed in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FIBBED

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you fib
we let´s fib
you fib
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to fib
Past participle
fibbed
Present Participle
fibbing
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 FIBBED

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fiber-tip
fiber-tip pen
fiberboard
fiberfill
fiberglass
fiberisation
fiberization
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fiberless
fiberlike
fiberscope

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIBBED

ad-libbed
bibbed
chibbed
cribbed
dibbed
dubbed
gibbed
grabbed
jibbed
nibbed
ribbed
robbed
rock-ribbed
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snibbed
squibbed
stabbed
subbed
tabbed
unribbed

Synonyms and antonyms of fibbed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FIBBED»

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

Translation of «fibbed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIBBED

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

Translator English - Chinese

fibbed
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fibbed
570 millions of speakers

English

fibbed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fibbed
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

fibbed
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

соврала
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fibbed
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fibbed
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fibbed
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Disebarkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schwindelte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fibbed
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fibbed
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dienggo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fibbed
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fibbed
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फिकट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fibbed
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fibbed
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fibbed
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

збрехала
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fibbed
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

fibbed
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

fibbed
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

fibbed
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fibbed
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fibbed

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIBBED»

The term «fibbed» is normally little used and occupies the 123.031 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIBBED» OVER TIME

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

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIBBED»

Discover the use of fibbed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fibbed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
Edwurd Fudwupper spends all his time cooking up big fibs. But one day, he tells such a humdinger that the army, the air force and the dog catcher are called to try to reverse the damage wrought. An unlikely heroine comes to his rescue.
Berkeley Breathed, 2008
2
Tales from the Tail End
We fibbed as teenagers to get a date or get out of a date. We fibbed to get our girlfriends to accept our marriage proposal. We fibbed to our wives when we had to stay out late after work. We fibbed to get ahead in our careers. We fibbed to the  ...
John Doyle, 2010
3
The Emily Osment Handbook - Everything You Need to Know ...
Emily Osment Fan this is your ultimate resource for the talented actress and singer Emily Osment. Here you'll find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more.
Dan Bell, 2010
4
A Chinese Fantasy - Cave in a Casket
“Oh..oh, yes, quite delicious, Oh..oh, yes, quite delicious, Oh..oh, yes, quite delicious, Oh..oh, yes, quite delicious,” fibbed the still very fibbed the still very fibbed the still very fibbed the still very hungry Kiam. hungry Kiam. hungry Kiam. hungry ...
Jean Sheard, 2007
5
LIFE
sometimes. fibbed. when. he. didn't. even. need. to. Get a second car that can do things your first. CONTINUED ry S. Truman," emphasizes one of that President's close aides. "The problem we had was 'Mr. President, you can't be that frank!
6
Fights for the Championship and Celebrated Prize Battles, ...
Ned grappled for the throw, when Sam caught him round the neck, and fibbed with great quickness. Ned stopped this game by seizing his arm, and endeavouring to get his favourite lock, and give him a cross-buttock, but Sam was too much on ...
Frank L. Dowling, 1855
7
Exit America
... lead'em Listen people all the signs were there But you people wouldn't heed' em Articles abounded on the Net But you people wouldn't read'em Yes we did, did, did How we fibbed, fibbed, fibbed Now it's done, done, done No more fun, fun, ...
Piersen Carter, 2010
8
Boxiana; Or, Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism: From ...
In closing, Curtis fibbed the Jew severely, and they both fell over the ropes. Fourth. — Both down, but Curtis had the best of the round. Fifth. — Well contested on both sides, but, in closing, Curtis fibbed his opponent down. Sixth. — Curtis made ...
Pierce Egan, 1824
9
Sporting Magazine: Or, Monthly Calendar of the Transactions ...
In closing, Lenney was fibbed down, and Curtis fell upon him. — (Thunders of applause ; and " you re a pretty boy, Curtis 1") 3. This was a short round ; a close took place, and the fibbing tactics ensued, till Lenney went down. 4. The coolness  ...
10
Boxiana: From the championship of Cribb to the present time
In closing, Curtis fibbed the Jew severely, and they both fell over the ropes. Fourth. — Both down, but Curtis had the best of the round. Fifth. — Well contested on both sides, but, in closing, Curtis fibbed his opponent down. Sixth. — Curtis made ...
Pierce Egan, 1829

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIBBED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fibbed is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sefko: What if the roles were reversed in DeAndre Jordan fiasco …
The bottom line remains that Jordan fibbed to the Mavericks. While that trait may be necessary in some businesses, is it what you want out of ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
2
Why Republicans should stop gloating over Greece
Greece fibbed its way into the eurozone with dodgy budget statistics, benefiting greatly from membership therein. Guilty on all charges. «The Week Magazine, Jul 15»
3
Audrey Middleton might be next to go on 'Big Brother'
She fibbed that she heard Vanessa was masterminding a female alliance from Da'Vonne Rogers, who is also a target to go home. [UPDATE ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jul 15»
4
Catastrophe Review: “Yeah, Sleep tight, Asshole”
Rob had laid on thick about owning part of the company when in actual fact he owns 2%; Sharon had fibbed about being a writer and having a ... «Paste Magazine, Jul 15»
5
Orson Welles: The Great Disruptor
When it came to the film, shooting in Spain in 1964-65 was typically improvisational; Welles even fibbed to his Spanish producer that he was ... «The Arts Desk, Jul 15»
6
Shorten's trust deficit is limiting Labor's opportunities
It is not just that he is a self-confessed liar, but his admission is a reminder to voters that Labor had fibbed its way into office in 2010. Worse still ... «The Conversation AU, Jun 15»
7
Denis Kilcommons: To lie or not to lie? That is the question
Similar tests in North America found that two thirds of youngsters cheated and fibbed. But we should be wary of boasting about our British ... «Huddersfield Examiner, Jun 15»
8
St. Helenan joins Bass Grand Slam Club
I'm not a paragon of virtue, but I gotta tell you, I've never fibbed about a fishing trip.” Copyright 2015 Napa Valley Register. All rights reserved. «Napa Valley Register, Jun 15»
9
Shades of grey
With an English rose complexion, the poise of an aristocrat and a lean willowy figure, it's difficult to believe she hasn't fibbed about her age by ... «Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Jun 15»
10
Willie Nelson: smoking pot at White House turns you inward
7 He fibbed to land a band job. Ray Price, who had been in the original Hank Williams band, asked Nelson if wanted to play bass in the Ray ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»

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