Meaning of "fog" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FOG

Perhaps back formation from foggy damp, boggy, from fog².

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

PRONUNCIATION OF FOG

fog  [fɒɡ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOG

Fog 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 fog in English.

WHAT DOES FOG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fog

Fog is a collection of liquid water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air at or near the Earth's surface. The term "fog" is typically distinguished from the more generic term "cloud" in that fog is low-lying, and the moisture in the fog is often generated locally. Fog is distinguished from mist only by its visibility, as expressed in the resulting decrease in visibility: Fog reduces visibility to less than 1 km, whereas mist reduces visibility to no less than 1 km. For aviation purposes in the UK, a visibility of less than 5 km but greater than 999 m is considered to be mist if the relative humidity is 70% or greater – below 70% haze is reported. The foggiest place in the world is the Grand Banks off the island of Newfoundland, the meeting place of the cold Labrador Current from the north and the much warmer Gulf Stream from the south. Some of the foggiest land areas in the world include Argentia, Newfoundland, and Point Reyes, California, each with over 200 foggy days per year.

Definition of fog in the English dictionary

The first definition of fog in the dictionary is a mass of droplets of condensed water vapour suspended in the air, often greatly reducing visibility, corresponding to a cloud but at a lower level. Other definition of fog is a cloud of any substance in the atmosphere reducing visibility. Fog is also a state of mental uncertainty or obscurity.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FOG

PRESENT

Present

I fog

you fog

he/she/it fogs

we fog

you fog

they fog

Present continuous

I am fogging

you are fogging

he/she/it is fogging

we are fogging

you are fogging

they are fogging

Present perfect

I have fogged

you have fogged

he/she/it has fogged

we have fogged

you have fogged

they have fogged

Present perfect continuous

I have been fogging

you have been fogging

he/she/it has been fogging

we have been fogging

you have been fogging

they have been fogging

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 fogged

you fogged

he/she/it fogged

we fogged

you fogged

they fogged

Past continuous

I was fogging

you were fogging

he/she/it was fogging

we were fogging

you were fogging

they were fogging

Past perfect

I had fogged

you had fogged

he/she/it had fogged

we had fogged

you had fogged

they had fogged

Past perfect continuous

I had been fogging

you had been fogging

he/she/it had been fogging

we had been fogging

you had been fogging

they had been fogging

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

FUTURE

Future

I will fog

you will fog

he/she/it will fog

we will fog

you will fog

they will fog

Future continuous

I will be fogging

you will be fogging

he/she/it will be fogging

we will be fogging

you will be fogging

they will be fogging

Future perfect

I will have fogged

you will have fogged

he/she/it will have fogged

we will have fogged

you will have fogged

they will have fogged

Future perfect continuous

I will have been fogging

you will have been fogging

he/she/it will have been fogging

we will have been fogging

you will have been fogging

they will have been fogging

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would fog

you would fog

he/she/it would fog

we would fog

you would fog

they would fog

Conditional continuous

I would be fogging

you would be fogging

he/she/it would be fogging

we would be fogging

you would be fogging

they would be fogging

Conditional perfect

I would have fog

you would have fog

he/she/it would have fog

we would have fog

you would have fog

they would have fog

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been fogging

you would have been fogging

he/she/it would have been fogging

we would have been fogging

you would have been fogging

they would have been fogging

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you fog
we let´s fog
you fog

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to fog

Past participle

fogged

Present Participle

fogging

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 «FOG»

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

synonyms of fog

becloud · bedim · befuddle · bewilder · blear · blind · cloud · confuse · confusion · darken · daze · dim · disorientation · gloom · haze · miasma · mist · muddle · murk · murkiness · obfuscate · obscure · peasouper · perplex · smog · steam up · stupefy · stupor · trance

TRANSLATION OF FOG

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 雾
• Translator English - Spanish: niebla
• English: fog
• Translator English - Hindi: कोहरे
• Translator English - Arabic: ضَبَاب
• Translator English - Russian: туман
• Translator English - Portuguese: neblina
• Translator English - Bengali: কুয়াশা
• Translator English - French: brouillard
• Translator English - Malay: Kabus
• Translator English - German: Nebel
• Translator English - Japanese: 霧
• Translator English - Korean: 안개
• Translator English - Javanese: Kabut
• Translator English - Vietnamese: sương mù
• Translator English - Tamil: மூடுபனி
• Translator English - Marathi: धुके
• Translator English - Turkish: sis
• Translator English - Italian: nebbia
• Translator English - Polish: mgła
• Translator English - Ukrainian: туман
• Translator English - Romanian: ceață
• Translator English - Greek: ομίχλη
• Translator English - Afrikaans: mis
• Translator English - Swedish: dimma
• Translator English - Norwegian: tåke

10 QUOTES WITH «FOG»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fog.

1

Ryan Adams

There is this strange fog of being a young man that I would refer to as soft time. Time does not go forward there. It's a series of doors that kind of wind back into one another, like a series of doors in the upper floor of a house. You revisit the same lessons over and over again, or you choose to ignore them.

2

Dewitt Bodeen

Even as fog continues to lie in the valleys, so does ancient sin cling to the low places, the depressions in the world consciousness.

3

Daniel J. Boorstin

Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of information can drive out knowledge.

4

James Bovard

I was amazed at how easy it was for the Clinton Administration to basically cover what they did at Waco in the fog of lies and avoid any responsibility for it.

5

Alexis Carrel

The atmosphere of libraries, lecture rooms and laboratories is dangerous to those who shut themselves up in them too long. It separates us from reality like a fog.

6

Carl von Clausewitz

All action takes place, so to speak, in a kind of twilight, which like a fog or moonlight, often tends to make things seem grotesque and larger than they really are.

7

Joseph Conrad

It is not the clear-sighted who rule the world. Great achievements are accomplished in a blessed, warm fog.

8

Paul Dano

In tragedy, it's hard to find a good resolution; it's not black and white: it's a big fog of gray.

9

Kevin DeYoung

Much of the impotence of American churches is tied to a profound ignorance and apathy about justification. Our people live in a fog of guilt. Or just as bad, they think being a better person is all God requires.

10

Black Elk

Also, as I lay there thinking of my vision, I could see it all again and feel the meaning with a part of me like a strange power glowing in my body; but when the part of me that talks would try to make words for the meaning, it would be like fog and get away from me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOG»

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

Ghosts in the Fog: The Untold Story of Alaska's WWII Invasion

Presents an account of the World War II invasion of Alaska by the Japanese and is told from the viewpoints of American civilians who were captured on the Aleutian Islands.

Samantha Seiple, 2011

The Fog

Whatever it is, it must be controlled; for wherever it goes it leaves behind a trail of disaster as hideous as the tragedy that marked its entry into the world. The fog, quite simple, drives people insane.

James Herbert, 2011

House of Sand and Fog

When a former colonel of the Iranian Air Force and his family purchase a small California home at auction, they are faced with a great conflict as the former owner and her police officer boyfriend fight to get it back at any cost. 35,000 ...

Andre Dubus, 1999

In the Fog of the Seasons' End

A novel of great sensitivity about people in Cape Town organizing underground opposition to apartheid

Alex La Guma, 1992

The Fog of War: Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara

A companion book to the film Fog of War, which explores pivotal events of war such as World War II, The Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Vietnam War.

James G. Blight, Janet M. Lang, 2005

Fog and Boundary Layer Clouds: Fog Visibility and Forecasting

This topical volume of the Journal of Pure and Applied Geophysics utilizes new information not previously accessible for fog related research; it focuses on surface and remote sensing observations of fog, various numerical model ...

Ismail Gultepe, 2008

House of Sand and Fog: A Novel

The National Book Award finalist, Oprah Book Club pick, #1 New York Times bestseller and basis for the Oscar-nominated motion picture.

Andre Dubus III, 2011

Research Strategies: Finding Your Way Through the ...

"Research Strategies" is as friendly as a puppy, as informative as your friend's diary, and as helpful as a personal valet. Don't go to a library without it!

William B. Badke, 2004

The Fog: A Never Before Published Theory of the Bermuda ...

What can we learn from Charles Lindbergh, Christopher Columbus, and Bruce Gernon-the co-author of this book-who have survived their frightening encounters in this region?

Rob MacGregor, Bruce Gernon, 2005

Storytelling: Branding in Practice

What makes a good story? And how do we tell it in a way that advances our company both culturally and fiscally while strengthening our brand? The second edition of this successful book presents ten new case studies.

Klaus Fog, Christian Budtz, Philip Munch, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOG»

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

Fog for Mercer; storm chance tonight in area | Local | Journal Gazette

Patchy, dense fog will reduce visibilities to less than a quarter-mile at times through 9 a.m. today in an area including Mercer County, Ohio, the ... «Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Jul 15»

PHOTO: Into the fog - Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader …

Washington State Ferries MV Kennewick steams into the fog bank between Port Townsend and Coupeville Terminal on Whidbey Island. «Port Townsend Leader, Jul 15»

Sydney weather turned on its head by incredible lightning storms …

Incredible lightning, a bizarre blanket of fog, freezing temperatures and A LOT of snow: The weird weekend of weather that has shocked ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

The fog of breaking news - Hamilton Spectator

As the fog lifted, Bill Dunphy and Hayes brought readers as full a picture of the incident as possible in Friday's newspaper. Hayes interviewed ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»

Military Once Used SF Fog For Simulated Germ-Warfare Attack …

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — In what sounds like a conspiracy theory, the fog over San Francisco was used by the U.S. military in the 1950s ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»

Sydney weather: Planes diverted, ferries cancelled as city blanketed …

Light westerly winds dragged some of the fog from the western suburbs through to the east, "including the city where we have some thick fog at ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»

Sydney weather sees Opera House and Harbour Bridge disappear …

Where's the city gone? Opera House and Harbour Bridge disappear in a thick blanket of fog as cold weather phenomenon sweeps in off the ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

Families warned to take care on roads after Australia's coldest …

Visibility dropped to as low as 150m across Sydney this morning as a wave of fog rolled in over the city, enveloping the Sydney Harbour Bridge ... «9news.com.au, Jul 15»

Jim Hettinger: Shipwreck in the fog

The Cedarville was launched on April 9, 1927, from River Rouge. At the time, she was called the Harvey, but this ship would sail into Great ... «Battle Creek Enquirer, Jul 15»

Today's weather: After morning fog, sun to return - The York Daily …

There will be patchy fog this morning, and then it will be partly sunny today with a high of 82 and becoming less humid, AccuWeather.com ... «York Daily Record/Sunday News, Jul 15»