Meaning of "fife" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FIFE

From Old High German pfīfa.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF FIFE

fife  [faɪf]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIFE

Fife 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 fife in English.

WHAT DOES FIFE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fife

Fife is a council area and historic county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire. It was once one of the major Pictish kingdoms, known as Fib, and is still commonly known as the Kingdom of Fife within Scotland. It is a lieutenancy area, and was a county of Scotland until 1975. It was very occasionally known by the anglicisation Fifeshire in old documents and maps compiled by English cartographers and authors. A person from Fife is known as a Fifer. Fife was a local government region divided into three districts: Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy and North-East Fife. Since 1996 the functions of the district councils have been exercised by the unitary Fife Council. Fife is Scotland's third largest local authority area by population. It has a resident population of just under 360,000, almost a third of whom live in the three principal towns of Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes. Kirkcaldy is Fife's largest town by population, followed by Dunfermline and then Glenrothes. The historic town of St Andrews is located on the northeast coast of Fife.

Definition of fife in the English dictionary

The definition of fife in the dictionary is a small high-pitched flute similar to the piccolo and usually having no keys, used esp in military bands. Other definition of fife is to play on a fife.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FIFE

PRESENT

Present

I fife

you fife

he/she/it fifes

we fife

you fife

they fife

Present continuous

I am fifing

you are fifing

he/she/it is fifing

we are fifing

you are fifing

they are fifing

Present perfect

I have fifed

you have fifed

he/she/it has fifed

we have fifed

you have fifed

they have fifed

Present perfect continuous

I have been fifing

you have been fifing

he/she/it has been fifing

we have been fifing

you have been fifing

they have been fifing

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 fifed

you fifed

he/she/it fifed

we fifed

you fifed

they fifed

Past continuous

I was fifing

you were fifing

he/she/it was fifing

we were fifing

you were fifing

they were fifing

Past perfect

I had fifed

you had fifed

he/she/it had fifed

we had fifed

you had fifed

they had fifed

Past perfect continuous

I had been fifing

you had been fifing

he/she/it had been fifing

we had been fifing

you had been fifing

they had been fifing

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

FUTURE

Future

I will fife

you will fife

he/she/it will fife

we will fife

you will fife

they will fife

Future continuous

I will be fifing

you will be fifing

he/she/it will be fifing

we will be fifing

you will be fifing

they will be fifing

Future perfect

I will have fifed

you will have fifed

he/she/it will have fifed

we will have fifed

you will have fifed

they will have fifed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been fifing

you will have been fifing

he/she/it will have been fifing

we will have been fifing

you will have been fifing

they will have been fifing

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would fife

you would fife

he/she/it would fife

we would fife

you would fife

they would fife

Conditional continuous

I would be fifing

you would be fifing

he/she/it would be fifing

we would be fifing

you would be fifing

they would be fifing

Conditional perfect

I would have fife

you would have fife

he/she/it would have fife

we would have fife

you would have fife

they would have fife

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been fifing

you would have been fifing

he/she/it would have been fifing

we would have been fifing

you would have been fifing

they would have been fifing

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you fife
we let´s fife
you fife

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to fife

Past participle

fifed

Present Participle

fifing

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 FIFE

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 笛
• Translator English - Spanish: fife
• English: fife
• Translator English - Hindi: मुरली
• Translator English - Arabic: فايف
• Translator English - Russian: дудка
• Translator English - Portuguese: pífano
• Translator English - Bengali: বাঁশি
• Translator English - French: fifre
• Translator English - Malay: Fife
• Translator English - German: pfeife
• Translator English - Japanese: ファイフ
• Translator English - Korean: 파이프
• Translator English - Javanese: Fife
• Translator English - Vietnamese: thổi tiêu
• Translator English - Tamil: பைவ்
• Translator English - Marathi: मुरली
• Translator English - Turkish: fifre
• Translator English - Italian: piffero
• Translator English - Polish: fife
• Translator English - Ukrainian: дудка
• Translator English - Romanian: Fife
• Translator English - Greek: φλογέρα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Fife
• Translator English - Swedish: fife
• Translator English - Norwegian: Fife

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIFE»

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

The Coconut Oil Miracle

An updated guide to the health benefits of natural coconut oil presents dozens of tasty recipes and nutritional tips for using coconut oil as a supplement, in cooking, or as an application to the skin, explaining how to use coconut oil to ...

Bruce Fife, 2004

Coconut Cures: Preventing and Treating Common Health ...

In this book you will learn about the amazing health benefits of coconut oil, meat, milk, and water.

Bruce Fife, 2005

Coconut Lover's Cookbook

Written for coconut lovers as well as for the growing number of health conscious individuals who recognise coconut as a marvellous health food.

Bruce Fife, 2004

Fife

When the citizens of Fife voted to incorporate the town in 1957, they sought to control their destiny and retain their idyllic community.

Susan Kaelin, 2012

Fife

This illustrated guidebook to Fife features all of the noteworthy buildings and places, famous or unknown, from pre-history to present day.

John Gifford, 1988

The Healing Crisis

Unlike a disease crisis (illness) the healing crisis is a sign of improving health. In this book you will learn how to distinguish between a healing crisis and a disease crisis.

Bruce Fife, 2002

The Palm Oil Miracle

Palm oil has been used as both a food and a medicine for thousands of years.

Bruce Fife, 2007

The Secret Place: Passionately Pursuing His Presence

You desire to live in the presence of God, and you yearn to know the Father's heart in an intimate way. The Secret Place will draw you in and change your life!

D. Arthur Fife, 2001

Fife

Just shy of his fourteenth birthday, young Fife leaves home after the passing of his mother to enlist in the Union Army.

William Meehan, 2006

Oil Pulling Therapy: Detoxifying and Healing the Body ...

If you have bad breath, bleeding gums, cavities, or tooth pain-you need this book!

Bruce Fife, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIFE»

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

Mark Armstrong admits raping schoolgirl in 32-hour abduction in Fife

A man has admitted abducting, assaulting and raping a 15-year-old girl during a 32-hour ordeal in Fife. The High Court in Edinburgh heard ... «BBC News, Jul 15»

Firefighters tackle 'substantial' fire near to Ladybank station

Firefighters in Fife are still tackling a 'substantial' fire which broke out near to Ladybank railway station. Officers received a report of a large fire ... «Fife Today, Jul 15»

North east Fife MP Gethins apppointed to foreign affairs committee

“Communities across north east Fife have a long tradition of international engagement from the fishing villages of the East Neuk, to the ... «Fife Today, Jul 15»

Annual fair at Craigtoun Country Park proves a winner

Fife Council's gardeners have pulled out all the stops and the park is blooming for the summer season and the volunteers from the Friends of ... «Fife Today, Jul 15»

Fife Council leader accuses SNP of 'moving the goalposts' in talks …

Following bad tempered exchanges at a council meeting in Fife House, leader David Ross said he was disappointed with the party's stance. «The Courier, Jul 15»

Why Dundee's new Spanish star swapped Real Sociedad for East Fife

After all that, which included six months of part-time football with Gary Naismith's East Fife, he finds himself at Dens Park, with a point to prove in ... «Evening Telegraph, Jul 15»

82-year-old to stand trial over fatal smash

Jacqueline Low-Mitchell - a former showjumper who ran a successful stud farm in Fife with husband Duglad prior to his death - is alleged to ... «Fife Today, Jul 15»

Fife sea freight capacity to be given €6m boost

Fife sea freight capacity to be given €6m boost ... are to be invested in improving the sea freight link between Fife and mainland Europe. «The Courier, Jul 15»

Nurse numbers drop in Fife despite 100 new jobs

NHS Fife has revealed acute services operate with LESS nurses than last year - despite a major recruitment drive to fill 100 new posts. «Fife Today, Jul 15»

Dundee, Angus and Fife hit by German bombs in Battle of Britain

Other towns in Angus and Fife were also hit, with bombs dropped on Cellardyke and Arbroath. Dr Paton added: “What was particularly ironic is ... «Evening Telegraph, Jul 15»