Meaning of "groove" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GROOVE

From obsolete Dutch groeve, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German gruoba pit, Old Norse grof.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF GROOVE

groove  [ɡruːv]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GROOVE

Groove 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 groove in English.

WHAT DOES GROOVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Groove

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Definition of groove in the English dictionary

The first definition of groove in the dictionary is a long narrow channel or furrow, esp one cut into wood by a tool. Other definition of groove is one of the spiral cuts in the bore of a gun. Groove is also any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part; sulcus.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GROOVE

PRESENT

Present

I groove

you groove

he/she/it grooves

we groove

you groove

they groove

Present continuous

I am grooving

you are grooving

he/she/it is grooving

we are grooving

you are grooving

they are grooving

Present perfect

I have grooved

you have grooved

he/she/it has grooved

we have grooved

you have grooved

they have grooved

Present perfect continuous

I have been grooving

you have been grooving

he/she/it has been grooving

we have been grooving

you have been grooving

they have been grooving

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 grooved

you grooved

he/she/it grooved

we grooved

you grooved

they grooved

Past continuous

I was grooving

you were grooving

he/she/it was grooving

we were grooving

you were grooving

they were grooving

Past perfect

I had grooved

you had grooved

he/she/it had grooved

we had grooved

you had grooved

they had grooved

Past perfect continuous

I had been grooving

you had been grooving

he/she/it had been grooving

we had been grooving

you had been grooving

they had been grooving

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

FUTURE

Future

I will groove

you will groove

he/she/it will groove

we will groove

you will groove

they will groove

Future continuous

I will be grooving

you will be grooving

he/she/it will be grooving

we will be grooving

you will be grooving

they will be grooving

Future perfect

I will have grooved

you will have grooved

he/she/it will have grooved

we will have grooved

you will have grooved

they will have grooved

Future perfect continuous

I will have been grooving

you will have been grooving

he/she/it will have been grooving

we will have been grooving

you will have been grooving

they will have been grooving

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would groove

you would groove

he/she/it would groove

we would groove

you would groove

they would groove

Conditional continuous

I would be grooving

you would be grooving

he/she/it would be grooving

we would be grooving

you would be grooving

they would be grooving

Conditional perfect

I would have groove

you would have groove

he/she/it would have groove

we would have groove

you would have groove

they would have groove

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been grooving

you would have been grooving

he/she/it would have been grooving

we would have been grooving

you would have been grooving

they would have been grooving

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you groove
we let´s groove
you groove

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to groove

Past participle

grooved

Present Participle

grooving

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 «GROOVE»

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

synonyms of groove

channel · cut · flute · furrow · gutter · hollow · indentation · rebate · rut · score · trench · trough

TRANSLATION OF GROOVE

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 凹槽
• Translator English - Spanish: surco
• English: groove
• Translator English - Hindi: नाली
• Translator English - Arabic: الأخدود
• Translator English - Russian: паз
• Translator English - Portuguese: ranhura
• Translator English - Bengali: খাঁজ
• Translator English - French: sillon
• Translator English - Malay: Alur
• Translator English - German: Rille
• Translator English - Japanese: 溝
• Translator English - Korean: > 홈
• Translator English - Javanese: Alur
• Translator English - Vietnamese: rãnh
• Translator English - Tamil: பள்ளம்
• Translator English - Marathi: चर
• Translator English - Turkish: oluk
• Translator English - Italian: solco
• Translator English - Polish: rowek
• Translator English - Ukrainian: паз
• Translator English - Romanian: canelură
• Translator English - Greek: αυλάκι
• Translator English - Afrikaans: groef
• Translator English - Swedish: spår
• Translator English - Norwegian: groove

10 QUOTES WITH «GROOVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word groove.

1

Afrika Bambaataa

My definition of hip hop is taking elements from many other spheres of music to make hip hop. Whether it be breakbeat, whether it be the groove and grunt of James Brown or the pickle-pop sounds of Kraftwerk or Yellow Magic Orchestra, hip hop is also part of what they call hip-house now, or trip hop, or even parts of drum n' bass.

2

Marc Bolan

I am the 'Cosmic Dancer' who dances his way out of the womb and into the tomb on 'Electric Warrior.' I'm not frightened to get up there and groove about in front of six million people on TV because it doesn't look cool. That's the way I would do it at home.

3

Dennis Brown

You know, we had that groove; I didn't feel no way.

4

Tommy Chong

Awakening your spiritual side is really what artists do. When you hit a groove, it's not you; it's the spirit world.

5

Tommy Chong

When you hit a groove, it's not you; it's the spirit world. The spirits whisper the ideas in your brain and prod you along. They're the ones that are really happy.

6

Thomas Dolby

So I'll set a cycle in motion and pop it into record and I'll lay down a drum pattern, a bass line, a keyboard and guitar part, and once the groove is going I launch into the song and sing my song over the top.

7

Donald Fagen

When you get a groove going, time flies.

8

Brandon Flowers

People misinterpret my emotions towards Nirvana because I've said things about how something happened with grunge that took a little bit of fun out of things. It's no offense to Nirvana; they were one of the greats, obviously. But something died there, too, and we haven't quite gotten the groove back.

9

Billy Gibbons

White people get nervous and speed things up. You don't have to be in a hurry because you ain't got nothing to gain and you ain't got nothin' to lose. And that's where the groove lies.

10

Arthur Godfrey

Now I'm fortunate to have a good band in CA, and play many solo gigs as well. My point is that I stopped playing in bands and played solo for four years, to get back into the groove and pulse of writing and singing and who I am on stage.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GROOVE»

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

Sexing the Groove: Popular Music and Gender

Using a variety of methodologies and a wide range of case studies, the contributors describe and debate how pop music performers, subcultures, fans and texts construct and deconstruct "masculine" and "feminine" identities.

Sheila Whiteley, 2013

In the Pleasure Groove: Love, Death, and Duran Duran

It's been a wild ride, and—for John in particular—dangerous. John recounts the story of the band's formation, their massive success, and his journey to the brink of self-destruction.

John Taylor, 2012

Groove Tube: Sixties Television and the Youth Rebellion

Filled with entertaining and enlightening discussions of popular shows of the time—such as The Monkees, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The Mod Squad—this book challenges the assumption that TV programming failed to consider or ...

Aniko Bodroghkozy, 2001

Encyclopedia of Groove

No matter how, where or what you play, groovin' should be of the utmost importance to you. Bobby Rock "trims away the fat" and shows you practical examples of components, fills, riffs and more.

Bobby Rock, 1993

One Nation Under a Groove: Motown and American Culture

How Motown changed the landscape of American popular culture

Gerald Lyn Early, 2004

Groove Music: The Art and Culture of the Hip-Hop DJ

Based on extensive research and interviews, presents a history of hip-hop that covers such topics as the evolution of the turntable, the world of DJ battles, the influence of digital technology, and the politics of race and gender.

Mark Katz, 2012

Gettin' Our Groove on: Rhetoric, Language, and Literacy for ...

Looks at the African American vernacular tradition and how it is expressed in contemporary culture through hip-hop.

Kermit Ernest Campbell, 2005

Groove Book: A Study in Musical Styles for Bass

A good bass player should be able to comfortably play in almost any style of music in almost any given situation. the goal of this book is to reveal the vast world of different musical styles that may be encountered during the lifetime of a ...

Marc D. Ensign, 2011

The emperor's old groove: decolonizing Disney's Magic Kingdom

However, the contributors of this book argue that the Disney company's version of multiculturalism is really the same « old groove--a surreptitious colonizing force that manipulates the psychological, cultural, and political identities of ...

Brenda Ayres, 2003

Blood Groove

When centuries-old vampire Baron Rudolfo Zginski was staked in Wales in 1915, the last thing he expected was to reawaken in Memphis, Tennessee, sixty years later.

Alex Bledsoe, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GROOVE»

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

Ameeth's got his groove on

If Chennai-based alternative rock band Junkyard Groove had to be defined in two words, those words would be — Ameeth Thomas. The band's ... «The Asian Age, Jul 15»

Wig Out! Super Furry Animals Groove Deep at 4Knots

If you're a sucker for this sort of stuff, it'd be hard to imagine a more perfect setting for a Super Furry Animals show than that of this year's 4Knots ... «Village Voice, Jul 15»

Serena, Novak Get Wimbledon's Groove Back

(Newser) – After winning titles again on Wimbledon's grass, Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams showed they can cut a rug, too. Reviving a ... «Newser, Jul 15»

Tom Sox finding their groove at midway point after slow start

Charlottesville's Cris Perez (19) hits a home run during a Valley Baseball League game between the Tom Sox and Generals on Saturday in ... «The Daily Progress, Jul 15»

Inner Groove brings its rock renditions to Meriden music series

Inner Groove plays an eclectic mix of rock and classic rock, with an occasional pop and country song thrown in for a good measure. Denise ... «Meriden Record-Journal, Jul 15»

Typing On The Dead #144: How Kirkman Got His Groove Back

Welcome back to Typing on The Dead, Bleeding Cool's recap and review of The Walking Dead. After a few months of up and down content, this ... «Bleeding Cool News, Jul 15»

Thousands Groove to Porchfest 2015

Music: “Nothing to Say” by Johnny Blazes and the Pretty Boys, “Otrov” by Boycott. Video credit: Amanda Burke. JP on Saturday welcomed ... «Jamaica Plain News, Jul 15»

Single parenting: I have found my groove

I know this is an assignment on the struggles of single parenthood, and don't get me wrong, I have struggled, but I have also grown, become ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»

Get in the Groove With Bonefide at LBI Library July 21

Soul, funk, R&B and disco are on the playlist when Bonefide plays in an outdoor concert on Tuesday, July 21, at 7 p.m. at the Long Beach ... «The SandPaper, Jul 15»

Microsoft's New Groove

Microsoft's Music app, formerly known as "Xbox Music," will sport a makeover when it arrives rebranded in Windows 10 as "Groove," the ... «E-Commerce Times, Jul 15»