ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GUM
From Old French gomme, from Latin gummi, from Greek kommi, from Egyptian kemai.
WHAT DOES GUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of gum in the English dictionary
The first definition of gum in the dictionary is any of various sticky substances that exude from certain plants, hardening on exposure to air and dissolving or forming viscous masses in water. Other definition of gum is any of various products, such as adhesives, that are made from such exudates. Gum is also any sticky substance used as an adhesive; mucilage; glue.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GUM
PRESENT
Present
I gum
you gum
he/she/it gums
we gum
you gum
they gum
Present continuous
I am gumming
you are gumming
he/she/it is gumming
we are gumming
you are gumming
they are gumming
Present perfect
I have gummed
you have gummed
he/she/it has gummed
we have gummed
you have gummed
they have gummed
Present perfect continuous
I have been gumming
you have been gumming
he/she/it has been gumming
we have been gumming
you have been gumming
they have been gumming
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 gummed
you gummed
he/she/it gummed
we gummed
you gummed
they gummed
Past continuous
I was gumming
you were gumming
he/she/it was gumming
we were gumming
you were gumming
they were gumming
Past perfect
I had gummed
you had gummed
he/she/it had gummed
we had gummed
you had gummed
they had gummed
Past perfect continuous
I had been gumming
you had been gumming
he/she/it had been gumming
we had been gumming
you had been gumming
they had been gumming
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will gum
you will gum
he/she/it will gum
we will gum
you will gum
they will gum
Future continuous
I will be gumming
you will be gumming
he/she/it will be gumming
we will be gumming
you will be gumming
they will be gumming
Future perfect
I will have gummed
you will have gummed
he/she/it will have gummed
we will have gummed
you will have gummed
they will have gummed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been gumming
you will have been gumming
he/she/it will have been gumming
we will have been gumming
you will have been gumming
they will have been gumming
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would gum
you would gum
he/she/it would gum
we would gum
you would gum
they would gum
Conditional continuous
I would be gumming
you would be gumming
he/she/it would be gumming
we would be gumming
you would be gumming
they would be gumming
Conditional perfect
I would have gum
you would have gum
he/she/it would have gum
we would have gum
you would have gum
they would have gum
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been gumming
you would have been gumming
he/she/it would have been gumming
we would have been gumming
you would have been gumming
they would have been gumming
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you gum
we let´s gum
you gum
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
gumming
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.
10 QUOTES WITH «GUM»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
gum.
You can often wash your troubles away with the right kind of bath. Throw everything you have into the tub: bubble gels, bubble oils, bubble powders, bubble gum.
On close inspection, this device turned out to be a funereal juke box - the result of mixing Lloyd's of London with the principle of the chewing gum dispenser.
I spent every bit of my money to try and get a Mickey Mantle card, and I don't have one. Growing up in Oklahoma, Mickey Mantle was my idol. And here I am, and I'd go pick cotton to have enough money, and I'd buy all of these packs, and I'd chew all of the gum, and I'd never find a Mickey Mantle card.
The most validating thing was when my picture was on my first bubble gum card. That was in '68 for me. I was finally on the Topps card.
In my new IFC comedy game show, 'Bunk,' we actually use our intern Patrick as a human timer - giving contestants the time it takes for him to wade through a bag of broken glass for a razor blade, to get gum out of his hair, to pick up every strand from a box of spaghetti I spill on the floor, etc, etc.
Some television programs are so much chewing gum for the eyes.
My parents sent me from Venezuela to the Convent of Our Lady, a boarding school in Hastings, which was horrible - like Harry Potter without the magic. Sometimes we went into town, and if we were caught chewing gum in our uniform, members of the public would take down our names and report us to the school.
Being successful is about professionalism, and chewing gum is unprofessional. Its also a huge pet peeve of mine.
I learned how to take other people's mechanisms of promoting their stuff through me as opposed to promoting my own stuff, as far as getting Snoop DeVilles, SnoopDeGrills, Snoop Doggy Dogg biscuits, Snoop Dogg record label, Snoop Dogg bubble gum, Snoop Youth Football League.
The president of the United States actually has to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GUM»
Discover the use of
gum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
gum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Discusses chewing gum, its forms and flavors, its history and technology, and its various uses.
2
Plant
Gum Exudates of the World: Sources, Distribution, ...
Plant Gum Exudates of the World: Sources, Distributions, Properties, and Applications is the most extensive collection of plant gum exudates in print, containing information on both well-established exudates and newer ones.
3
Reversing
Gum Disease Naturally: A Holistic Home Care Program
Sandra Senzon enhances patients' oral health through traditional as well as holistic methods." --Barry Musikant, D.M.D. "This book allows the patient to be an active participant along with healthcare professionals.
4
Pop!: The Invention of Bubble
Gum
Gum. It’s been around for centuries—from the ancient Greeks to the American Indians, everyone’s chewed it.
5
Don't Swallow Your
Gum!: Myths, Half-Truths, and Outright ...
People have more access to medical information than ever before, and yet we still believe “facts” about our bodies and health that are just plain wrong.
Aaron Carroll, MD, Rachel Vreeman, MD, 2009
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Don't Swallow Your
Gum: And Other Medical Myths Debunked
This book is for anyone who has wondered about the truth behind these myths. Funny, wacky and full of fascinating facts, Don't Swallow Your Gum explains why so many of those weird and worrisome things we think about our bodies are mistaken.
Aaron Carroll, Rachel Vreeman, 2009
The Sweet Gum Tree By Katherine AllredSweet tea, corn bread, and soup beans Xeveryday fare for eight-year-old Alix French, the precocious darling of a respected southern family.
8
William Wrigley Jr.: Wrigley's Chewing
Gum Founder
Provides a biography of William Wrigley, Jr., founder of Wrigley's Chewing Gum, and describes how he sold household products and then went into the chewing gum business.
9
Chewing
Gum: The Fortunes of Taste
But this is a story about more than simple American consumption. The craving for chewing gum played a role in Central American revolutions, and had a major impact on the ecology of the Central American jungle.
10
The great American baseball card flipping, trading, and ...
A look at baseball in the 1950s presents more than two hundred cards, with amusing bios on some of the game's most colorful characters and observations on the baseball card phenomenon
Brendan C. Boyd, Fred C. Harris, 1991
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GUM»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
gum is used in the context of the following news items.
Company Behind Fruit Stripe Gum Suing E-Cig Company Over …
The Tribune says the name of the flavor was later changed to “Striped gum,” though it still was accompanied by a photo of five colorfully striped ... «The Consumerist, Jul 15»
Chewing gum in Chapatti: Complainant gets notice on 'false' claim
Sachin Goyal showing the chewing gum in a roti, which he found while having lunch at the CITCO's Mermaid restaurant at Sukhna Lake in ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
Gum Arabic Market Worth $800.3 Million by 2019
In 2014, North America was the largest market for gum arabic. The North American Gum Arabic Market is closely followed by Europe, as it is ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
Aeroflot bans chewing gum claiming EACH PIECE costs £1094 …
It may be cheap to purchase a pack of chewing gum, but removing a chewed-up wad from fabric is an entirely different story. Just ask Pobeda, a ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
For a second go at free ice cream, head over to GUM on Thursday.
Over a quarter of a million flowers of every color will decorate GUM until July 31. Thumbnail photo by Pascal Dumont / MT. Facebook. Twitter. Вконтакте. «The Moscow Times, Jul 15»
Dark Suedes And Gum Soles Look Incredible On The Nike Air Force 1
Suede and a gum rubber are almost always a recipe for success on sneaker, and that is indeed the winning formula on this latest women's Nike ... «Sneaker News, Jul 15»
Golders Green school-leavers find old chewing gum and money for …
... some of which included newspaper cuttings, money for their first legal alcoholic drink, and a rather brittle piece of old chewing gum. For more ... «Ham&High, Jul 15»
Nike Air Huarache Light “Black/Gum” Releasing Again
Remember that Black/Gum Nike Air Huarache Light? After a preview dating back all the way to November of last year, the simplistic yet refined ... «Sneaker News, Jul 15»
Carlos Gomez starts a gum war with Yasiel Puig that may end us all
For years, chewing gum was innocuous. Beyond school children putting it under their desks and Tom Cruise using it as an explosive in ... «MLB.com, Jul 15»
Why this Russian airline just banned gum
Packs of Wrigley chewing gum are displayed in Westerville, Ohio. Photograph by Gary Gardiner — Bloomberg via Getty Images ... «Fortune, Jul 15»
