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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FURLOUGH

From Dutch verlof, from ver-for- + lof leave, permission; related to Swedish förlof.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FURLOUGH

furlough  [ˈfɜːləʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FURLOUGH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Furlough 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 furlough in English.

WHAT DOES FURLOUGH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Furlough

In the United States, a furlough is a temporary leave of some employees due to special needs of a company, which may be due to economic conditions at the specific employer or in the economy as a whole. These involuntary furloughs may be short or long term, and many of those affected may seek other temporary employment during that time.

Definition of furlough in the English dictionary

The first definition of furlough in the dictionary is leave of absence from military duty. Other definition of furlough is a temporary laying-off of employees, usually because there is insufficient work to occupy them. Furlough is also to grant a furlough to.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FURLOUGH

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you furlough
we let´s furlough
you furlough
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to furlough
Past participle
furloughed
Present Participle
furloughing
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 FURLOUGH


barlow
ˈbɑːləʊ
brulot
ˈbruːləʊ
Carlow
ˈkɑːləʊ
filo
ˈfiːləʊ
Gwelo
ˈɡwiːləʊ
Harlow
ˈhɑːləʊ
Iloilo
ˌiːləʊˈiːləʊ
kilo
ˈkiːləʊ
Lalo
ˈlɑːləʊ
Marlowe
ˈmɑːləʊ
Merlot
ˈmɜːləʊ
realo
reɪˈɑːləʊ
rouleau
ˈruːləʊ
rouleaux
ˈruːləʊ
zocalo
zəʊˈkɑːləʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FURLOUGH

furioso
furious
furiously
furiousness
furkid
furl
furlable
furler
furless
furlong
furmenty
furmity
furnace
furnace room
furnace-like
Furness
furniment
furnish
furnished
furnisher

WORDS THAT END LIKE FURLOUGH

although
breaking plough
breastplough
clough
disc plough
enough
gang plough
lister plough
lough
plough
put one´s hand to the plough
replough
rotary plough
rough
slough
snowplough
stump-jump plough
the Plough
though
turlough

Synonyms and antonyms of furlough in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «furlough» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FURLOUGH

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

Translator English - Chinese

休假
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

permiso
570 millions of speakers

English

furlough
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

थोड़े दिन की छुट्टी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إجازة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Furlough
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

furlough
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাময়িক ছুটি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

congé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Furlough
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Urlaub
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

休暇
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

안식년
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Furlough
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phép nghi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விடுமுறை அளிக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रजा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

izin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

licenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

furlough
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Furlough
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

permisie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

furlough
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verlof
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

permission
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

furlough
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of furlough

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FURLOUGH»

The term «furlough» is regularly used and occupies the 75.757 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of furlough
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FURLOUGH» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FURLOUGH»

Discover the use of furlough in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to furlough and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Federal Bureau of Prisons' (BoP) Furlough Program: Audit Report
Charts and tables. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find report.
Raymond J. Beaudet, 2011
2
Subaltern's Furlough
E. Coke. them they were certain to contract the disease, and another assured them that, if they were to abstain suddenly from their former habits, there, would be no hope for them; and, at all events, they would be bad subjects for it, when ...
E. Coke, 2007
3
Consumers against capitalism?: consumer cooperation in ...
" In this important collection of essays, historians from six different countries trace the history of the consumer cooperative movement in much of western Europe and North America from its inception to the present.
Ellen Furlough, Carl Strikwerda, 1999
4
Furlough from Hell: A Fantasy
A Fantasy John T. Flemister. by every nation under Heaven, is an unfailing witness to the truth of your God. "Noah then and for the rest of his life engaged in agricultural pursuits, following in this the tradition of his family. He planted a vineyard ...
John T. Flemister, 1963
5
Furlough Reminiscences, Thoughts and Strayings, The Kote ...
William Henry Jeremie. A friend, aware of my habit of keeping a diary when moving from place to place, and having seen some of the memoranda, urged me to throw them into a form for publication. This suggestion was made when more than ...
William Henry Jeremie, 1849
6
A Subaltern's Furlough: Descriptive of Scenes In: the United ...
Descriptive of Scenes In: the United States, Upper and Lower Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, 1832 Edward Thomas Coke. board against the house-side, struck me as a novel mode of a lady earning a livelihood. The entrance to ...
Edward Thomas Coke, 1833
7
Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United ...
1 1 II) 10 5 5 1 16 9 1 33 0 Oct. .. .1850 Furlough ...... . ........ .. 12 e 5 1111 13 0 131 6 Jan....1850 Furlough......1f._-..;;.-.;... 1 I1 9 8 l3 8 1 7 7 11 30 1 ll Jan....1840 Leave; butcontinued as Super" intendent of Naval Observa— 11 1 tory, Washingt m ...
‎1855
8
Notes of a clercical furlough, spent chiefly in the Holy Land
Robert Buchanan. DAMASCUS. 413 different coloured marbles; a large marble fountain in the centre, with fresh water gushing into it; an alcove on one side with Persian carpets on the floor, and handsome divans round the walls; flowers, and  ...
Robert Buchanan, 1859
9
The Sex of Things: Gender and Consumption in Historical ...
Gender. and. Consumption. in. Historical. Perspective. A. Selected. Bibliography. Ellen. Furlough. This bibliography includes studies significant to the history of consumption, consumer culture, and gender. It contains histories of consumption  ...
Victoria De Grazia, Ellen Furlough, 1996
10
Jail Time: What You Need to Know...before You Go to Federal ...
A furlough is an authorized absence from an institution by an inmate who is not under escort of a staff member, U.S. Marshal, or state or federal agents. There are two basic types of furloughs. A day furlough is a furlough within the geographic ...
Michael Frantz, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FURLOUGH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term furlough is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Bong Revilla to plead for furlough to visit ailing father
But the lawyer said the Revillas would appreciate a three-hour furlough from the Sandiganbayan, similar to what it gave the senator to visit his ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
2
THE WATCHDOGS: Key figure a 'conduit' for ousted CPS CEO …
And furlough days would be triggered system-wide. With principals slated to get budgets for their individual schools on Monday, there are still a ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
3
Unlock USDOT info on SC State
Remaining employees face up to 12 furlough days. And the salaries of professors who are working in retirement will be cut by 10 percent. «Charleston Post Courier, Jul 15»
4
Bong Revilla to petition for hospital visit to sick father
The Revilla family will appeal a temporary furlough to allow Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla a hospital visit to his father. MANILA, Philippines ... «Banat, Jul 15»
5
On the Books: 'The Light Between Oceans' examines choices we …
Returning home for furlough, they realize that someone was deeply impacted by their decision to keep Lucy. Going into more detail would spoil ... «Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, Jul 15»
6
Board of Trustees awarded Hodge pay, bonus raise
He also took a voluntary 10-day furlough,” Dowdle said. “In his last year at Miami, the trustees felt strongly that Dr. Hodge deserved and should ... «Miami Student, Jul 15»
7
'Heartwarming' response to appeal
“My dad and his Jewish service mates found heaven in their furlough to Sydney after six months in the jungle. His diary reflects his gratitude to ... «Australian Jewish News, Jul 15»
8
CPS' bid for $500 million loan from pension fund shelved
And furlough days would be triggered system-wide. With principals slated to get budgets for their individual schools on Monday, there are still a ... «Chicago Sun-Times - Breaking News, Jul 15»
9
Parole guidelines: HC to hear jailed ex-cop''s plea
New Delhi, Jul 10 (PTI) A jailed former policeman today pleaded before the Delhi High Court to amend the parole and furlough guidelines to benefit over 3,000 ... «Press Trust of India, Jul 15»
10
Inmates charged with escape for violating furloughs
Kaisa was given a work furlough pass on April 4, 2015 and failed to return to OCCC the following day. He turned himself in on April 6. «KHON2, Jul 15»

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