Meaning of "gleam" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GLEAM

Old English glǣm; related to Old Norse gljā to flicker, Old High German gleimo glow-worm, glīmo brightness, Old Irish glē bright.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF GLEAM

gleam  [ɡliːm]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLEAM

Gleam 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 gleam in English.

WHAT DOES GLEAM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of gleam in the English dictionary

The first definition of gleam in the dictionary is a small beam or glow of light, esp reflected light. Other definition of gleam is a brief or dim indication. Gleam is also to send forth or reflect a beam of light.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GLEAM

PRESENT

Present

I gleam

you gleam

he/she/it gleams

we gleam

you gleam

they gleam

Present continuous

I am gleaming

you are gleaming

he/she/it is gleaming

we are gleaming

you are gleaming

they are gleaming

Present perfect

I have gleamed

you have gleamed

he/she/it has gleamed

we have gleamed

you have gleamed

they have gleamed

Present perfect continuous

I have been gleaming

you have been gleaming

he/she/it has been gleaming

we have been gleaming

you have been gleaming

they have been gleaming

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 gleamed

you gleamed

he/she/it gleamed

we gleamed

you gleamed

they gleamed

Past continuous

I was gleaming

you were gleaming

he/she/it was gleaming

we were gleaming

you were gleaming

they were gleaming

Past perfect

I had gleamed

you had gleamed

he/she/it had gleamed

we had gleamed

you had gleamed

they had gleamed

Past perfect continuous

I had been gleaming

you had been gleaming

he/she/it had been gleaming

we had been gleaming

you had been gleaming

they had been gleaming

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

FUTURE

Future

I will gleam

you will gleam

he/she/it will gleam

we will gleam

you will gleam

they will gleam

Future continuous

I will be gleaming

you will be gleaming

he/she/it will be gleaming

we will be gleaming

you will be gleaming

they will be gleaming

Future perfect

I will have gleamed

you will have gleamed

he/she/it will have gleamed

we will have gleamed

you will have gleamed

they will have gleamed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been gleaming

you will have been gleaming

he/she/it will have been gleaming

we will have been gleaming

you will have been gleaming

they will have been gleaming

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would gleam

you would gleam

he/she/it would gleam

we would gleam

you would gleam

they would gleam

Conditional continuous

I would be gleaming

you would be gleaming

he/she/it would be gleaming

we would be gleaming

you would be gleaming

they would be gleaming

Conditional perfect

I would have gleam

you would have gleam

he/she/it would have gleam

we would have gleam

you would have gleam

they would have gleam

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been gleaming

you would have been gleaming

he/she/it would have been gleaming

we would have been gleaming

you would have been gleaming

they would have been gleaming

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you gleam
we let´s gleam
you gleam

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to gleam

Past participle

gleamed

Present Participle

gleaming

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 «GLEAM»

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

synonyms of gleam

beam · brightness · brilliance · coruscate · coruscation · flare · flash · flicker · glance · glimmer · glint · glisten · glitter · gloss · glow · hint · inkling · lustre · ray · scintillate · sheen · shimmer · shine · sparkle · suggestion · trace

TRANSLATION OF GLEAM

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 闪光
• Translator English - Spanish: relucir
• English: gleam
• Translator English - Hindi: प्रकाश की किरण
• Translator English - Arabic: بصيص
• Translator English - Russian: блеск
• Translator English - Portuguese: brilhar
• Translator English - Bengali: কিরণ
• Translator English - French: briller
• Translator English - Malay: Sinar
• Translator English - German: schimmern
• Translator English - Japanese: 輝く
• Translator English - Korean: 빛을 반사하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Gleam
• Translator English - Vietnamese: tia
• Translator English - Tamil: ஒளி
• Translator English - Marathi: चकाकी
• Translator English - Turkish: parıltı
• Translator English - Italian: luccicare
• Translator English - Polish: błyszczeć
• Translator English - Ukrainian: блиск
• Translator English - Romanian: străluci
• Translator English - Greek: λάμψη
• Translator English - Afrikaans: skyn
• Translator English - Swedish: glimma
• Translator English - Norwegian: glimte

3 QUOTES WITH «GLEAM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gleam.

1

Leslie Charteris

The gleam in their eyes telegraphs only too clearly that they are hoping for a headline, which of course means something disparaging, because nothing makes such good copy as a feud.

2

Charles Laughton

They can't censor the gleam in my eye.

3

Hannah More

Genius without religion is only a lamp on the outer gate of a palace; it may serve to cast a gleam of light on those that are without, while the inhabitant sits in darkness.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLEAM»

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

Toward the Gleam

A story that features a giant pirate and slaver, a human chameleon on a perilous metaphysical journey, a mysterious hermit, and creatures both deadly and beautiful, this is a novel that explores the consequences of the predominant ideas of ...

T. M. Doran, 2011

Gleam and Glow

After his home is destroyed by war, eight-year-old Viktor finds hope in the survival of two very special fish.

Eve Bunting, 2005

The Gleam of Bayonets: The Battle of Antietam and Robert E. ...

In The Gleam of Bayonets, James V. Murfin gives a compelling account of the events and personalities involved in this momentous battle.

James V. Murfin, 2004

A Gleam in the Eye: Volume One of The Seasons of Youth

Chronicling the development of his own firstborn, from her conception through age one, Louis Daniel Brodsky provides, for us all--from experienced parents to those who have yet to see that "gleam in the eye"--a window on that glorious time.

Louis Daniel Brodsky, 2009

Revisionary Gleam: De Quincey, Coleridge, and the High ...

By establishing how far Duras’s work questions and redefines the parameters of literary and cinematic form, as well as the categories of race and ethnicity, homosexuality and heterosexuality, fantasy and violence, the contributors to this ...

Daniel Sanjiv Roberts, 2000

The Gleam of Light: Moral Perfectionism and Education in ...

3 He then tries to associate it with Emerson's idea of the "gleam of light" — the aesthetic and spiritual dimension of EMP. A link between Dewey's idea of impulse and Emerson's idea of the gleam of light seems to offer a promising clue to ...

Naoko Saito, 2006

Strategies that Work: Teaching Comprehension for ...

Most of the kids in the class were immigrants from a variety of countries around the world, including Somalia, Sudan, Cambodia, and Mexico.Steph chose to use Eve Bunting's picture book Gleam and Glow, a gripping fictionalized account of a  ...

Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis, 2007

Gleam

In the title poem, she charts a radiotherapy session in both physical and metaphoric terms: “there are avenues of light / and now there is a wide and open terrain, my brain / is a vast, hilly country.” This impressive collection ...

Sarah Broom, 2013

In the Shadow of Gleam

Hard bound, 216 pages....An excellent read.

Arles Carballo, 2004

The Hopes and Fears of Future Years: Thine Alabaster Cities ...

The Hopes and Fears of Future Years: Loss and Creation is the third book in Dean Lawrence Velvel's quartet, Thine Alabaster Cities Gleam.

Lawrence R. Velvel, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLEAM»

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

Inside Comic-Con 2015: Drowning in fandom at the epicenter of pop …

If there are signs Comic-Con has lost its gleam, they're not showing on the faces of attendees. Below the surface and the cynicism and outward ... «CNET, Jul 15»

Central City Opera's "La Traviata," sentimental and right at home

Jewels gleam, sequins glisten. There's a lot of light on stage. This all puts a lot of pressure on the singers to measure up, and not just to their ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»

OASIS OF RESEARCH: Desert lab fulfills dream at MSU

It is in the midst of all this stern desert romanticism that the Joe B. Hood Research Lab and nearby utility building gleam, like an answer to the ... «San Angelo Standard Times, Jul 15»

Maine Observer: Joys of summer book sales could fill volumes

I watch them caress the spines of their favorites, lovingly riffle through pages and reminisce with a gleam in their eye. I get a thrill hearing the ... «Press Herald, Jul 15»

Jesus loves you, no matter how tarnished your life is | Faith | The …

It would take silver polish and elbow grease to remove the black tarnish and bring to life the gleam of the silver. Deep down, the silver was the ... «Collection Today, Jul 15»

Two steps backward department

With a gleam in his eye, Steve walked over to where I was sitting and mischievously gave my tummy several pats. “What's this?” he asked. «Salina Journal, Jul 15»

Classic cars fill Palmer Park with glitter and gleam

ST. CLAIR – Throw in a few strings of banners, some pinwheels and maybe a giant inflatable gorilla, and St. Clair's Palmer Park would have ... «Port Huron Times Herald, Jul 15»

The Chemical Brothers, Born in the Echoes, review: 'sci-fi gleam'

“The future, I'll see you there,” a voice repeatedly insists during the thunderous electro-storm of I'll See You There. It is the kind of statement you ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

NBA Summer League: The promise of hope and the allure of success

It exudes the gleam of possibility. Tourists, flocking from planes, drift out from the airport's hub into a night filled with potential and intrigue. «Golden State of Mind, Jul 15»

Rabalais: Arrival of media days means football is near, but the SEC …

And over-the-top facilities, driven to even more gleaming perfection — a gold-plated gleam, if you will — by the new infusion of media dollars ... «The Advocate, Jul 15»