Meaning of "gross" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GROSS

From Old French gros large, from Late Latin grossus thick.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF GROSS

gross  [ɡrəʊs]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GROSS

Gross is a verb and can also act as a noun, an adjective and an exclamation.

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 adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb gross in English.

Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES GROSS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gross

Gross may refer to: ▪ Gross, before deductions ▪ Gross, a counting unit equal to 144 ▪ Gross, Kansas, an unincorporated community ▪ Gross, Nebraska, a village ▪ Gross Hills, Ellsworth Land, Antarctica ▪ Gross mine, a gold mine in Russia ▪ Gross!, a television show on Discovery Channel ▪ Gross...

Definition of gross in the English dictionary

The first definition of gross in the dictionary is repellently or excessively fat or bulky. Other definition of gross is with no deductions for expenses, tax, etc; total. Gross is also conspicuously coarse or vulgar.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GROSS

PRESENT

Present

I gross

you gross

he/she/it grosses

we gross

you gross

they gross

Present continuous

I am grossing

you are grossing

he/she/it is grossing

we are grossing

you are grossing

they are grossing

Present perfect

I have grossed

you have grossed

he/she/it has grossed

we have grossed

you have grossed

they have grossed

Present perfect continuous

I have been grossing

you have been grossing

he/she/it has been grossing

we have been grossing

you have been grossing

they have been grossing

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 grossed

you grossed

he/she/it grossed

we grossed

you grossed

they grossed

Past continuous

I was grossing

you were grossing

he/she/it was grossing

we were grossing

you were grossing

they were grossing

Past perfect

I had grossed

you had grossed

he/she/it had grossed

we had grossed

you had grossed

they had grossed

Past perfect continuous

I had been grossing

you had been grossing

he/she/it had been grossing

we had been grossing

you had been grossing

they had been grossing

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

FUTURE

Future

I will gross

you will gross

he/she/it will gross

we will gross

you will gross

they will gross

Future continuous

I will be grossing

you will be grossing

he/she/it will be grossing

we will be grossing

you will be grossing

they will be grossing

Future perfect

I will have grossed

you will have grossed

he/she/it will have grossed

we will have grossed

you will have grossed

they will have grossed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been grossing

you will have been grossing

he/she/it will have been grossing

we will have been grossing

you will have been grossing

they will have been grossing

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would gross

you would gross

he/she/it would gross

we would gross

you would gross

they would gross

Conditional continuous

I would be grossing

you would be grossing

he/she/it would be grossing

we would be grossing

you would be grossing

they would be grossing

Conditional perfect

I would have gross

you would have gross

he/she/it would have gross

we would have gross

you would have gross

they would have gross

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been grossing

you would have been grossing

he/she/it would have been grossing

we would have been grossing

you would have been grossing

they would have been grossing

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you gross
we let´s gross
you gross

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to gross

Past participle

grossed

Present Participle

grossing

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 «GROSS»

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

synonyms of gross

aggregate · arrant · big · blatant · boorish · bring in · bulky · callous · coarse · corpulent · crass · crude · dense · downright · earn · egregious · entire · fat · flagrant · glaring · great · grievous · heavy · heinous · hulking · ignorant · imperceptive · improper · impure · indecent · indelicate · insensitive · large · lewd · low · lumpish · make · manifest · massive · obese · obscene · obvious · offensive · outrageous · overweight · plain · rake in · rank · ribald · rude · serious · shameful · sheer · shocking · smutty · take · tasteless · total · uncultured · undiscriminating · unfeeling · unmitigated · unqualified · unrefined · unseemly · unsophisticated · utter · vulgar · whole · X-rated

TRANSLATION OF GROSS

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 毛的
• Translator English - Spanish: bruto
• English: gross
• Translator English - Hindi: सकल
• Translator English - Arabic: هائِل
• Translator English - Russian: вопиющий
• Translator English - Portuguese: bruto
• Translator English - Bengali: স্থূল
• Translator English - French: grossier
• Translator English - Malay: Kasar
• Translator English - German: ungeheuerlich
• Translator English - Japanese: ひどい
• Translator English - Korean: 심한
• Translator English - Javanese: Reged
• Translator English - Vietnamese: trắng trợn
• Translator English - Tamil: மொத்த
• Translator English - Marathi: स्थूल
• Translator English - Turkish: brüt
• Translator English - Italian: madornale
• Translator English - Polish: ordynarny
• Translator English - Ukrainian: жахливий
• Translator English - Romanian: grosolan
• Translator English - Greek: κατάφωρος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: bruto
• Translator English - Swedish: äcklig
• Translator English - Norwegian: grov

10 QUOTES WITH «GROSS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gross.

1

Madeleine Albright

I think women are really good at making friends and not good at networking. Men are good at networking and not necessarily making friends. That's a gross generalization, but I think it holds in many ways.

2

Pamela Anderson

People who wear fur smell like a wet dog if they're in the rain. And they look fat and gross.

3

Enid Bagnold

The theatre is a gross art, built in sweeps and over-emphasis. Compromise is its second name.

4

Luigi Barzini

They eat the dainty food of famous chefs with the same pleasure with which they devour gross peasant dishes, mostly composed of garlic and tomatoes, or fisherman's octopus and shrimps, fried in heavily scented olive oil on a little deserted beach.

5

David Blunkett

If surveillance infiltrates our homes and personal relationships, that is a gross breach of our human and civil rights.

6

Craig Bruce

Silence is a statement that is open to gross misinterpretation.

7

Fidel Castro

I find capitalism repugnant. It is filthy, it is gross, it is alienating... because it causes war, hypocrisy and competition.

8

Charles Horton Cooley

We are ashamed to seem evasive in the presence of a straightforward man, cowardly in the presence of a brave one, gross in the eyes of a refined one, and so on. We always imagine, and in imagining share, the judgments of the other mind.

9

Kaley Cuoco

My mom grew up with horses, and when I turned 14, 15, she's like, 'Do you want to take a riding lesson?' I thought, 'Oh, gross, dirty.' She was like, 'Okay.' And then I did, and now I'm the one cleaning those damn stalls out. You can't get me away from the barn now. It shocks even me.

10

Robertson Davies

There is no nonsense so gross that society will not, at some time, make a doctrine of it and defend it with every weapon of communal stupidity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GROSS»

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

The Big Book of Gross Stuff

" Not only is Bart a wild and crazy boy, he's also the author of the bestselling Big Book of Boy Stuff. Bart subsequently co-authored The Big Book of Girl Stuff with his five sisters and 50 former students.

Bart King, 2010

Gross Human Rights Violantions: A Search for Causes. A Study ...

1.5.2 Period of Analysis.

Hilde Hey, 1995

Bill Gross on Investing

" --The New York Times "This is a book that defies you to romp through it. Every word counts. Gross serves up copious portions of humanity, wisdom, and humor--and all that as a prelude to invaluable investment wisdom.

William H. Gross, 1998

Tools for Teaching

This is the long-awaited update on the bestselling book that offers a practical, accessible reference manual for faculty in any discipline.

Barbara Gross Davis, 2009

Exceptionally Gifted Children

The first edition of this book, published in 1993, introduced 15 remarkable children, some of the most gifted young people ever studied, and traced their path through school, exploring their academic achievements (and in some cases enforced ...

Miraca U. M. Gross, 2004

Genocide and Gross Human Rights Violations: In Comparative ...

This work is motivated by the hope that it might be possible to reduce the number of genocides and to intervene in those that do occur.

Kurt Jonassohn, Karin Solveig Björnson

15 Seconds

‘A total white knuckle stay-up-all-night thrill ride’ (Harlan Coben) from the bestselling author of Reckless and Killing Hour. Fifteen seconds can tear a life apart..

Andrew Gross, 2012

Brain, Vision, Memory: Tales in the History of Neuroscience

In these engaging tales describing the growth of knowledgeabout the brain -- from the early Egyptians and Greeks to the Dark Agesand the Renaissance to the present time -- Gross attempts to answer thequestion of how the discipline of ...

Charles G. Gross, 1999

Mass Spectrometry: A Textbook

Completely revised end extended, this second edition now includes three new chapters on tandem mass spectrometry, interfaces for sampling at atmospheric pressure, and inorganic mass spectrometry.

Jürgen H. Gross, 2011

Data Reconciliation and Gross Error Detection: An ...

This book provides a systematic and comprehensive treatment of the variety of methods available for applying data reconciliation techniques.

Dr. Shankar Narasimhan, Ph.D. (Ch.E.), Dr. Cornelius Jordache, Ph.D. (Ch.E), 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GROSS»

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

Moroccan women cleared of gross indecency for wearing 'too tight …

Protesters gather in Rabat to demonstrate against the arrest and charging of two women with gross indecency for wearing skirts police claimed ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Paris Hilton takes off for beau Thomas Gross' hometown

Meeting his parents? Paris Hilton takes off for beau Thomas Gross' home in Switzerland after he mingled with her clan at Nicky's wedding. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

Pizza Hut's Hot Dog Pizza Isn't Quite Gross Enough

In this strange age of pizza shaming, when Pizzeria Uno has rebranded as Uno's Chicago Grill, California Pizza Kitchen is deemphasizing ... «Deadspin, Jul 15»

Steve Gross Staying in the Moment Despite Playing for Millions

Gross headed into the final level of the night with 1.3 million and it's not an opportunity he's taking lightly. “This is the Main Event, I'd be lying if I ... «Bluff Magazine, Jul 15»

PetroQuest Energy Updates Thunder Bayou Production Rate

The 41 MMcfe/d gross production rate is above the Company's previously stated expected rate of 38 MMcfe/d. The well is currently flowing on a ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»

SinoCoking (SCOK) Sees Q4 Gross Profit up 27% Sequentially

The selling price for the company' syngas remained stable quarter to quarter, resulting in the company's gross profit in Q4 increasing by ... «StreetInsider.com, Jul 15»

Seagate lowers Q2 projections; gross margin, revenue drop

Non-GAAP gross margin is also expected to be lower than previously projected at 27%, down from 28.5%. Operating expenses are expected to ... «The Tech Report, LLC, Jul 15»

Rhinoceropolis' John Gross to vandals: “there will be consequences”

In a Facebook post on Sunday, Rhinoceropolis resident John Gross called out vandals “who tag up our place or write on our building or ... «Reverb, Jul 15»

QIC reports 19% jump in yoy gross written premium to QR3.81bn

Qatar Insurance Company has reported a 19% jump year-on-year in gross written premium to QR3.81bn in the first six months of this year. «Gulf Times, Jul 15»

Paris Hilton Thomas Gross: Meet The Parents!

It's meet the parents time for Paris Hilton and her new millionaire beau Thomas Gross! The Hotel heiress introduced Gross to her family for the ... «RumorFix, Jul 15»