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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GLOM

From Scots glaum.
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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 GLOM

glom  [ɡlɒm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLOM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Glom is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb glom in English.

WHAT DOES GLOM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of glom in the English dictionary

The definition of glom in the dictionary is foll by on to to attach oneself to or associate oneself with. Other definition of glom is to acquire, esp without paying.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GLOM

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you glom
we let´s glom
you glom
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to glom
Past participle
glomed
Present Participle
gloming
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 GLOM


abcoulomb
æbˈkuːlɒm
aplomb
əˈplɒm
coulomb
ˈkuːlɒm
shalom
ʃaˈlɒm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GLOM

globus hystericus
globy
glochid
glochidia
glochidiate
glochidium
Glock
glockenspiel
glogg
gloire
glomerate
glomeration
glomerular
glomerulate
glomerule
glomeruli
glomerulonephritis
glomerulus
Glomma
glomus

WORDS THAT END LIKE GLOM

Absalom
atom
bathroom
bedroom
bottom
celom
cimbalom
coelom
com
custom
cymbalom
dom
freedom
from
giant slalom
kingdom
mom
slalom
special slalom
whilom

Synonyms and antonyms of glom in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «glom» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GLOM

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

Translator English - Chinese

格莱姆教授
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

encantamiento
570 millions of speakers

English

glom
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

glom
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

يسرق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Glom
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

glom
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

glom
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

glom
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Glom
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

glom
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

グロム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

glom
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Glom
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

glom
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

glom
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्लोम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

glom
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

glom
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

glom
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Glom
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

glom
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

glom
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

glom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

glom
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

glom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of glom

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GLOM»

The term «glom» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.875 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of glom
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «glom».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GLOM» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLOM»

Discover the use of glom in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to glom and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Revision of the European Species of Cladophora
Melun, in a brook, as CI. glom. f. rivularis, in Alg. Fr., n. 893, Roussel (L). Vosges, herb. Persoon (L 910/187/1161). Exact loc. unknown, as Chantransia glom. in Mougeot & Nestler, St. crypt, vog.-rhen., n. 593 (L). Strasbourg, in the Rhine, as CI.
C. Van den Hoek, 1963
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On the Ecological Determinants of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal ...
10 Glom 1B.1 1 Glom 1A.1 Glom 1A.2 G. mosseae G. mosseae Glom IB.4 Glom 1B.5 (% of samples) 1 1 4 4 4 6 6 8 9 17 22 27 2 2 2 3 5 5 Freq. of occurrence 52 (77.6%) 55 (82.1%) 53(79.1%) Operational name (strict grouping) Glom/Acau (1)  ...
Natasha Teutsch Hausmann, 2008
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Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies: Computer Models of ...
For that to arise, the higher-level giom "th" would first have to be made, and then a bond would have to be built between that glom as a whole and the "e", (Such a bond is totally different from the earlier bond between the mere letters "h" and "e"  ...
Douglas R. Hofstadter, 2008
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MRI of the Upper Extremity: Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist and Hand
FIGURE 5.27 Bankart lesion with glenoid labrum ovoid mass (GLOM) sign. A: A T2-weighted axial MR image of the glenohumeral joint shows a tear of the anterior–inferior labrum with disruption of the scapular periosteum, termed a Bankart ...
Christine B. Chung, Lynne S. Steinbach, 2009
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The Diabetic Kidney
diabetic patients. Dalla Vestra et al. (27) (same method) showed both N(PC/glom ) and Nv(PC/glom) decreased in type 2 diabetic patients with microalbuminuria or proteinuria (27). However, only Nv(PC/glom) correlated with albumin excretion ...
Pedro Cortes, 2007
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Dream Travelers
Superstition becomes reality for me today after both Dean Glom's and my father's classes. My mom and Amber have always encouraged me to have faith, but it's hard. Once again, my silent prayers during Dean Glom's molasses-slow ...
Mitch Lits, 2006
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The Century dictionary and cyclopedia: a work of universal ...
Imp. Diet. glome1t, glombet, *• »• Middle English forms of gloom or glum. glome2 (glom), n. [< L. glomus, a ball or clue of yarn, etc., akin to globus, a ball: see globe .] 1. A bottom of thread. Huttiwell. [Prov. Eng.] — 2. In bot., same as glomerule, ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1906
8
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
"Get out the de-glom ointment, sergeant!" says Babbs, rapping at Steve Lambrecht. "The only cure for joint glom, gets the joint off the lip in instant De- Glom — " — and so on, because Steve always has a joint glommed onto his lip and, in fact, ...
Tom Wolfe, 2008
9
The Lime Green Plastic Covered Couch: Insight for women who ...
I had to listen to my heart and not to my glom. He saw that he could have fun with his friends and me at the same time and not compartmentalise his life so much. He suggested he come to counselling with me, as he could see how much it was  ...
Marion Baker, 2014
10
Clinical MR Imaging: A Practical Approach
GLOM The glenoid labral ovoid mass (GLOM) represents a torn labrum that has become separated from the glenoid. On MR, it appears as a structure of low signal intensity that is usually seen along the anterior joint space and often appears ...
Peter Reimer, Paul M. Parizel, James F.M. Meaney, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLOM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term glom is used in the context of the following news items.
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CEPEDA: Our love/hate relationship with end of world
I was pondering the delight with which some of us glom onto the latest threat and came to the conclusion that there's no better fantasy than the ... «The Desert Sun, Jul 15»
2
Can pop stars still sell out if listeners have bought in?
Even in high-minded indie rock circles, bands appear more eager than ever to glom on to branding partnerships and licensing deals. "Decades ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
3
Is Robert Kraft spending a little too much time with Roger Goodell? 7 …
Huge broke contract and somebody says oh how can I take advantage of that how can I glom on to this that's how can I add that my business ... «WEEI.com, Jul 15»
4
My iPhone Needs A Gun
This may be the ongoing role of the iPhone -- not to glom market share so much as to sit on the edges of the industry holding up a standard of ... «MediaPost Communications, Jul 15»
5
How should retail prepare for the Internet of Things?
Although I don't believe the use-cases that consumers will glom onto have really emerged yet, they will. And just as was the case with mobility, ... «RetailWire, Jul 15»
6
Curt Schilling called in with his thoughts on the Sox.
Do they even if they glom onto the positives. Of the last several weeks. Do they really believe I'm talking about the ownership troika and been ... «WEEI.com, Jul 15»
7
How to Get the Most Out of a Conference
“If you know beforehand that certain colleagues are likely to glom on to you, draw clear boundaries — for both of your sakes,” says Clark. «blogs.hbr.org, Jul 15»
8
The Brooklyn Bridge Deserves a Scenic View District of Its Own
... like less photogenic and accessible contemporaries, but protection from love—the obsessive kind of love that wants to glom on to its glamor ... «Curbed NY, Jul 15»
9
Quick Hits Page
More and more people are going to glom on to this. I mean, do you realize he took her on as though... Every one of these people are in the ... «RushLimbaugh.com, Jul 15»
10
Smells Like Hippie Spirit
The irony about hippies is that their counter-culture attitudes glom together in a similar mindset, one that often is as uniform as the "squares" ... «The Source Weekly, Jul 15»

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