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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GARLAND

From Old French garlande, perhaps of Germanic origin.
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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 GARLAND

garland  [ˈɡɑːlənd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GARLAND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Garland 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 garland in English.

WHAT DOES GARLAND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

garland

Garland

A garland is a decorative wreath or cord, used at festive occasions, which can be hung round a person's neck, or on inanimate objects like Christmas trees. Originally garlands were made of flowers or leaves.

Definition of garland in the English dictionary

The first definition of garland in the dictionary is a wreath or festoon of flowers, leaves, etc, worn round the head or neck or hung up. Other definition of garland is a representation of such a wreath, as in painting, sculpture, etc. Garland is also a collection of short literary pieces, such as ballads or poems; miscellany or anthology.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GARLAND

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you garland
we let´s garland
you garland
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to garland
Past participle
garlanded
Present Participle
garlanding
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 GARLAND


Cleveland
ˈkliːvlənd
eland
ˈiːlənd
engarland
ɪnˈɡɑːlənd
England
ˈɪŋɡlənd
Falkland
ˈfɔːlklənd
Finland
ˈfɪnlənd
foreland
ˈfɔːlənd
Greenland
ˈɡriːnlənd
hieland
ˈhiːlənd
holland
ˈhɒlənd
Iceland
ˈaɪslənd
Ireland
ˈaɪələnd
island
ˈaɪlənd
mainland
ˈmeɪnlənd
norland
ˈnɔːlənd
Poland
ˈpəʊlənd
Portland
ˈpɔːtlənd
Switzerland
ˈswɪtsələnd
Wayland
ˈweɪlənd
Zealand
ˈziːlənd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GARLAND

garial
garibaldi
garigue
garish
garishly
garishness
garlandage
garlandless
garlandry
garlic
garlic bread
garlic crusher
garlic mayonnaise
garlic mushrooms
garlic mustard
garlic press
garlic salt
garlic sausage
garlicked
garlicky

WORDS THAT END LIKE GARLAND

Alice-in-Wonderland
Bernese Oberland
borderland
Cumberland
Deutschland
fatherland
Gelderland
hinterland
Kurland
moorland
motherland
Nederland
Northumberland
Oberland
overland
Saarland
Sunderland
Sutherland
timberland
Westmorland
wonderland

Synonyms and antonyms of garland in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GARLAND»

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

Translation of «garland» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GARLAND

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

Translator English - Chinese

花环
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

guirnalda
570 millions of speakers

English

garland
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

माला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطوق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гирлянда
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

guirlanda
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাল্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

guirlande
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Garland
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kranz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

花輪
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

화환
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kalung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thi tuyển
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हार घालणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çelenk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ghirlanda
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

girlanda
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гірлянда
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Garland
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γιρλάντα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slinger
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

krans
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

krans
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of garland

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GARLAND»

The term «garland» is very widely used and occupies the 12.888 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GARLAND» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GARLAND»

Discover the use of garland in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to garland and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Peculiar Institution
In American history, the "peculiar institution" is slavery. Anyone who thinks its vestiges were wiped out by the Emancipation Proclamation or civil rights laws should read this book and think again.
David Garland, 2012
2
Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland
Here are her early years, during which her parents sowed the seeds of heartbreak and self-destruction that would plague her for decades ... the golden age of Hollywood, brought into sharp focus with cinematic urgency, from the hidden ...
Gerald Clarke, 2009
3
The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: South Asia : the ...
Separate pricing makes it easy to buy just the volumes that your patrons need and will use".--"Outstanding Reference Sources : the 1999 Selection of New Titles", American Libraries, May 1999. Comp. by the Reference Committee, RUSA, ALA.
Bruno Nettl, Alison Arnold, 2000
4
First Corinthians
The commentary is written with enthusiasm, insight, and genuine wit, so that readers will enjoy as well as profit from studying this volume." -Marion L. Soards, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
David E. Garland, 2003
5
The Culture of Control: Crime and Social Order in ...
This work charts the changes in crime control & criminal justice that have occurred in Britain & America over the last 25 years.
David Garland, 2001
6
The Garland Handbook of African Music
Ruth M. Stone. The Garland Handbook of African Music Second Edition Edited by Ruth M. Stone Indiana University, Bloomington First published 2000 by Garland Publishing, Inc. This edition published TITLE.
Ruth M. Stone, 2010
7
The Greek Way of Death
The Second Edition features a substantial new prefatory essay in which Garland addresses recent questions and debates about death and the early Greeks. The book also includes an updated Supplementary Bibliography.
Robert Garland, 2001
8
Daily Life of the Ancient Greeks
This volume brings ancient Greek life home to readers through a variety of anecdotes and primary source passages from contemporary authors, allowing comparison between the ancient world and modern life.
Robert Garland, 2008
9
Judy Garland: The World's Greatest Entertainer
The diminutive performer with the unique magical effect on audiences remains the stuff of legend more than twenty years after her death. Her magic is captured in this magnificent book, graced with 600 photographs, many never before seen.
John Fricke, 1997
10
A Garland of Feminist Reflections: Forty Years of Religious ...
The essays in "A Garland of Feminist Reflections "represent the major aspects of her work and provide an overview of her methodology in women's studies in religion and feminism.
Rita M. Gross, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GARLAND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term garland is used in the context of the following news items.
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1 million reward offered for stolen pair of Judy Garland's ruby slippers
An anonymous donor has offered a million-dollar reward for information that could lead to the return of a stolen pair of Judy Garland's ruby ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»
2
$1 million reward offered for actor Judy Garland's stolen ruby red …
Associated Press • This 1996 file photo shows one of the four pairs of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz” on ... «Texarkana Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Reward Offered for Stolen Judy Garland Slippers
Judy Garland's Arabian ruby slippers, one of five pairs designed by Adrian Greenberg of MGM studios and worn by Garland for test and ... «NBC Chicago, Jul 15»
4
Miss USA: Travis Garland, Stefano Langone, Felicia Barton will …
Travis Garland, Stefano Langone and Felicia Barton each tweeted last night to indicate that they were in the lineup for the pageant plagued ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
5
'Into the Woods' coming up at Granville Center in Garland
Garland Civic Theatre has announced Into the Woods as the first show of its 48th season. It will begin with a preview on July 23 and run ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
6
Garland case: Responding police officers suspected murder
Prior to a search of the residence of Douglas Garland (pictured), responding police officers believed Nathan O'Brien and his grandparents were ... «Airdrie City View, Jul 15»
7
Garland Worth sees growth ahead of Glee launches
Garland/Worth Gardening is to launch more than 75 new products at Glee 2015. This follows a launch at Glee last year, which contributed ... «Horticulture Week, Jul 15»
8
Fifty Shades of Garland: Controversy over popular film in library
GARLAND, Utah – The Garland City Library has adopted a new policy after a popular film blind-folded it into 50 shades of controversy. «fox13now.com, Jul 15»
9
Praxair Acquires Packaged Gas Distributors Cryospec, Garland
The Company operates a cylinder filling plant in Garland and a retail store in Rockwall, TX. “GWS has a proven history of reliably serving our ... «Industrial Distribution, Jul 15»
10
I-635 East team to receive Garland City Council's formal support
A resolution supporting the Interstate 635 East Legislative Delegation is set to be adopted when the Garland City Council meets in regular ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»

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