Meaning of "gripe" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GRIPE

Old English grīpan; related to Gothic greipan, Old High German grīfan to seize, Lithuanian greibiu.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF GRIPE

gripe  [ɡraɪp]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRIPE

Gripe 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 gripe in English.

WHAT DOES GRIPE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Arena Gripe

Arena Gripe is an indoor sporting arena located in Split, Croatia. It is part of Sport Recreation Center. It features two halls. The capacity of the lesser arena is 3,500 people. The seating capacity of the larger one is 6,000. It is currently home to the KK Split basketball team. It is used for many sports, as well as concerts. Two night clubs are incorporated in the center, as well as numerous shops, coffeehouses and restaurants. Arena was built in late 1970s, for 1979 Mediterranean Games.

Definition of gripe in the English dictionary

The first definition of gripe in the dictionary is to complain, esp in a persistent nagging manner. Other definition of gripe is to cause sudden intense pain in the intestines of or to experience this pain. Gripe is also to tend to come up into the wind in spite of the helm.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GRIPE

PRESENT

Present

I gripe

you gripe

he/she/it gripes

we gripe

you gripe

they gripe

Present continuous

I am griping

you are griping

he/she/it is griping

we are griping

you are griping

they are griping

Present perfect

I have griped

you have griped

he/she/it has griped

we have griped

you have griped

they have griped

Present perfect continuous

I have been griping

you have been griping

he/she/it has been griping

we have been griping

you have been griping

they have been griping

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 griped

you griped

he/she/it griped

we griped

you griped

they griped

Past continuous

I was griping

you were griping

he/she/it was griping

we were griping

you were griping

they were griping

Past perfect

I had griped

you had griped

he/she/it had griped

we had griped

you had griped

they had griped

Past perfect continuous

I had been griping

you had been griping

he/she/it had been griping

we had been griping

you had been griping

they had been griping

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

FUTURE

Future

I will gripe

you will gripe

he/she/it will gripe

we will gripe

you will gripe

they will gripe

Future continuous

I will be griping

you will be griping

he/she/it will be griping

we will be griping

you will be griping

they will be griping

Future perfect

I will have griped

you will have griped

he/she/it will have griped

we will have griped

you will have griped

they will have griped

Future perfect continuous

I will have been griping

you will have been griping

he/she/it will have been griping

we will have been griping

you will have been griping

they will have been griping

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would gripe

you would gripe

he/she/it would gripe

we would gripe

you would gripe

they would gripe

Conditional continuous

I would be griping

you would be griping

he/she/it would be griping

we would be griping

you would be griping

they would be griping

Conditional perfect

I would have gripe

you would have gripe

he/she/it would have gripe

we would have gripe

you would have gripe

they would have gripe

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been griping

you would have been griping

he/she/it would have been griping

we would have been griping

you would have been griping

they would have been griping

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you gripe
we let´s gripe
you gripe

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to gripe

Past participle

griped

Present Participle

griping

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 «GRIPE»

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

synonyms of gripe

ache · aching · affliction · beef · bellyache · bitch · bleat · carp · colic · complain · complaint · compress · cramp · distress · grievance · griping · groan · grouch · grouse · grumble · hurt · kvetch · moan · nag · objection · pain · pang · pinch · press · protest · squeeze · stomachache · twinge · whine

TRANSLATION OF GRIPE

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 不停地抱怨
• Translator English - Spanish: quejarse
• English: gripe
• Translator English - Hindi: चंगुल में
• Translator English - Arabic: وجع
• Translator English - Russian: схватывание
• Translator English - Portuguese: bufar
• Translator English - Bengali: আঁকড়ান
• Translator English - French: râler
• Translator English - Malay: Mengeluh
• Translator English - German: meckern
• Translator English - Japanese: 愚痴る
• Translator English - Korean: 불평하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Gripe
• Translator English - Vietnamese: chuôi
• Translator English - Tamil: ஜீரண
• Translator English - Marathi: कोंबणे
• Translator English - Turkish: yakınma
• Translator English - Italian: lagnarsi
• Translator English - Polish: zastrzeżenie
• Translator English - Ukrainian: схоплювання
• Translator English - Romanian: asuprire
• Translator English - Greek: παράπονο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: gryp
• Translator English - Swedish: gripe
• Translator English - Norwegian: gripe

3 QUOTES WITH «GRIPE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gripe.

1

Elvis Presley

It's human nature to gripe, but I'm going ahead and doing the best I can.

2

Junior Seau

No excuses and no sob stories. Life is full of excuses if you're looking. I have no time to gripe over misfortune. I don't waste time looking back.

3

John Trumbull

As though there were a tie And obligation to posterity. We get them, bear them, breed, and nurse: What has posterity done for us. That we, lest they their rights should lose, Should trust our necks to gripe of noose?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRIPE»

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

The Gardener's Gripe Book

Fickleness, hard work, and ethical dilemmas (you've live-trapped the woodchuck-"now what?"). It's gardening, Abby Adams loves, it, and in a book as perceptive as it is funny she shares a lifetime's obsessions with its mysterious ways.

Abby Adams, 1995

The Interim Pastor's Manual

This book is a guide through the problems and possibilities of interim ministry in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) It is full of biblical and theological insight as well as practical wisdom.

Alan G. Gripe, 1997

Gripe for a Change! (99 Things Worth Getting Sore About)

Ways to affect social change through grassroots personal involvement.

Frank Schicketanz, 2007

Síndrome Agudo Respiratorio Severo Y Gripe Aviar

Virus de la gripe: Composición y nomenclatura Limitándonos a los virus causantes de la gripe o influenza, Kil- bourne (investigador destacado y autor de una importante monografía sobre la gripe) decía en 1987 (3): «Ningún virus ha sido ...

José María Eirós Bouza, Juan del Rey Calero, José Antonio Cabezas Fernández del Campo, 2004

The Modern British Drama: In Five Volumes

Enter Brass. Brass. O, sir, I'm mighty glad I have found you. Gripe. Why, what's the matter, pr'ythce ? Bruss. Can nobody hear us ? Gripe. No, no ; speak quickly. liruss. You lia'n't seen Araminta since the last letter I carry'd her from you ? Gripe.

Sir Walter Scott, 1811

Modern British Drama: Operas and farces

ntcr Gripe. Oh Heaven ! unlooked for misfortune — poor M r. Gripe, what wilt thou do ? [Walksahaut distruetedly. Gripe. What's that lie says of me? Sea. Is there nohody can tell me news of Mr. Gripe. Gripe. Who's there, Scapin ? Sea. How I run ...

Sir Walter Scott, 1811

The Select London Stage: A Collection of the Most Reputed ...

Gripe. Well, let her keep her word, and I'll have done quarrelling. Clar. I must not, however, so far lose the merit ofrny consent, as to let you think I am weary of going abroad, my dear: what I do is purely to oblige you ; whic , that I may be able to ...

‎1824

The British drama: a collection of the most esteemed ...

Gripe. Never, never : for our wives have wit, neighbour, and that never palls. Clar. And our husbands have generosity, Ara- minta, and that seldom palls. Gripe. So, that 's a wipe for me, now because I did not give her a new year's gift, last time: ...

‎1850

The Modern British Drama: Comedies

Euler Bnnss. Brass. 0, air, I'm mighty glad I have found ou. y Gripe. Why, what's the matter, pr'ythce ? Brass. Can nobody hear us? Gripe. No, no; speak quickly. Brass. You ha'n't seen Araminta. since the last letter I carry'd her from you ? Gripe .

Sir Walter Scott, 1811

The London Stage: A Collection of the Most Reputed ...

Gripe. Well, let her keep her word, and I'll hive done quarrelling, Clar. I must not, hovreTer, so far lose the merit of my consent, as to let you think I am weary of going abroad, my dear : what 1 do is purely to oblige yoo ; which, that I may be able ...

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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRIPE»

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

Monday's papers: Government Greece gripe, medic medal and …

Monday's papers: Government Greece gripe, medic medal and tango royalty. Finland's government is in the limelight this morning as its ... «YLE News, Jul 15»

Piel seca y gripe, los peligros de la época de verano

La conocida 'gripe de verano' es uno de los casos más frecuentes en los consultorios médicos. Así lo reporta Joaquín Gallegos, médico ... «El Comercio, Jul 15»

Why the IPCC needs to win over its doubters

Gavin Thomas, vice-President of the Police Superintendents Association, says his members' main gripe about the IPCC is the "inordinate ... «BBC News, Jul 15»

The MLB All-Star Game Is An Exhibition, But So Is The World Series

A few nights ago on MLB Network, Harold Reynolds vocalized the frequently repeated gripe against using the MLB All-Star game to decide ... «Forbes, Jul 15»

Jabs at Michigan, Alabama and Top Moments from Gus Malzahn at …

"Even the teams that used to gripe about it are doing it now." It didn't take a genius to figure out who Malzahn was referring to with that quip. «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»

How an Ordinary Person Can Change the World, Well at Least Start …

Most people just like to gripe and never follow up, so my following up surprises people. I am convinced that many organizations don't look into ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

Tiny signs of a coming scandal — and how to spot them

Bear that in mind, the next time you are tempted to gripe to your team about a request to justify your travel expenses. [e-mail] «Financial Times, Jul 15»

SEC Media Days 2015: They said what? The best and worst quotes …

“Just about everybody in our league has some type of tempo; even the teams that used to gripe about it are actually doing it now. «The Advocate, Jul 15»

SEC swagger still evident in Auburn, league's new commissioner

In noting the proliferation of fast-paced offenses in college football, Malzahn said: “Even the teams that used to gripe about it are doing it.”. «Fort Worth Star Telegram, Jul 15»

Dear Don Garber, What Are You Thinking?

... players who will were voted in by the fans. Sure, you can always have a gripe here or there, but the fans did a darn fine job in picking players. «Burgundy Wave, Jul 15»