Meaning of "guy" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GUY

Short for Guy Fawkes.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF GUY

guy  [ɡaɪ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GUY

Guy 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 guy in English.

WHAT DOES GUY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of guy in the English dictionary

The first definition of guy in the dictionary is a man or youth. Other definition of guy is a crude effigy of Guy Fawkes, usually made of old clothes stuffed with straw or rags, that is burnt on top of a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day. Guy is also a person in shabby or ludicrously odd clothes.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GUY

PRESENT

Present

I guy

you guy

he/she/it guys

we guy

you guy

they guy

Present continuous

I am guying

you are guying

he/she/it is guying

we are guying

you are guying

they are guying

Present perfect

I have guyed

you have guyed

he/she/it has guyed

we have guyed

you have guyed

they have guyed

Present perfect continuous

I have been guying

you have been guying

he/she/it has been guying

we have been guying

you have been guying

they have been guying

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 guyed

you guyed

he/she/it guyed

we guyed

you guyed

they guyed

Past continuous

I was guying

you were guying

he/she/it was guying

we were guying

you were guying

they were guying

Past perfect

I had guyed

you had guyed

he/she/it had guyed

we had guyed

you had guyed

they had guyed

Past perfect continuous

I had been guying

you had been guying

he/she/it had been guying

we had been guying

you had been guying

they had been guying

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

FUTURE

Future

I will guy

you will guy

he/she/it will guy

we will guy

you will guy

they will guy

Future continuous

I will be guying

you will be guying

he/she/it will be guying

we will be guying

you will be guying

they will be guying

Future perfect

I will have guyed

you will have guyed

he/she/it will have guyed

we will have guyed

you will have guyed

they will have guyed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been guying

you will have been guying

he/she/it will have been guying

we will have been guying

you will have been guying

they will have been guying

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would guy

you would guy

he/she/it would guy

we would guy

you would guy

they would guy

Conditional continuous

I would be guying

you would be guying

he/she/it would be guying

we would be guying

you would be guying

they would be guying

Conditional perfect

I would have guy

you would have guy

he/she/it would have guy

we would have guy

you would have guy

they would have guy

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been guying

you would have been guying

he/she/it would have been guying

we would have been guying

you would have been guying

they would have been guying

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you guy
we let´s guy
you guy

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to guy

Past participle

guyed

Present Participle

guying

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 «GUY»

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

synonyms of guy

bloke · caricature · cat · chap · fellow · lad · make fun of · man · mock · person · poke fun at · rib · ridicule · send up · take off

TRANSLATION OF GUY

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 伙计
• Translator English - Spanish: tío
• English: guy
• Translator English - Hindi: लड़का
• Translator English - Arabic: فَتًى
• Translator English - Russian: парень
• Translator English - Portuguese: rapaz
• Translator English - Bengali: লোক
• Translator English - French: type
• Translator English - Malay: lelaki
• Translator English - German: Kerl
• Translator English - Japanese: 男
• Translator English - Korean: 남자
• Translator English - Javanese: Wong
• Translator English - Vietnamese: anh chàng
• Translator English - Tamil: பையன்
• Translator English - Marathi: माणूस
• Translator English - Turkish: adam
• Translator English - Italian: tizio
• Translator English - Polish: facet
• Translator English - Ukrainian: хлопець
• Translator English - Romanian: individ
• Translator English - Greek: τύπος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: man
• Translator English - Swedish: kille
• Translator English - Norwegian: fyr

10 QUOTES WITH «GUY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word guy.

1

Frank Abagnale

I was just a guy who ran away from home at 16 because my parents were getting a divorce and the judge was making me choose which parent to live with. I didn't want to make that choice. I ended up in New York City.

2

Scott Adams

You don't argue with a four-year old about why he shouldn't eat candy for dinner. You don't punch a mentally handicapped guy even if he punches you first. And you don't argue when a women tells you she's only making 80 cents to your dollar. It's the path of least resistance. You save your energy for more important battles.

3

Carmelo Anthony

At the end of the day, you want to be always the one that's one step ahead of everybody, and when it comes to hip-hop, culture and art, you want to be that signature guy.

4

Gerard Arpey

That doesn't mean you have to have the lowest costs in the industry to succeed. But you need to make sure the activities and product attributes that increase your costs above the other guy bring in at least that much more in revenue, and hopefully more.

5

Eric Avery

I said to myself a long time ago that I didn't want to be that hanging-on-for-too-long, aging-rock-musician guy, and that's why I sort of got away from music.

6

Jayson Blair

People in the news media after I got caught said how could you have not caught this guy? He had 50 corrections in four years. That's a lot of corrections. Well what they failed to look at is how many stories there were and out of 700 plus stories, 50 corrections is not a high amount.

7

David Bowie

I'm very at ease, and I like it. I never thought I would be such a family-oriented guy; I didn't think that was part of my makeup. But somebody said that as you get older you become the person you always should have been, and I feel that's happening to me. I'm rather surprised at who I am, because I'm actually like my dad!

8

Sandra Brown

I love being the bad guy, simply because I was always so responsible, so predictable growing up.

9

Oona Chaplin

When people say 'Charlie Chaplin' I still think now of the guy in the moustache and bowler hat and funny walk - I don't think of an old man who was my grandfather.

10

Kelly Clarkson

Like every other girl in the world, my most embarrassing moment had to do with a guy completely turning me down. His loss!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GUY»

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

No More Mr. Nice Guy!: A Proven Plan for Getting What You ...

Debunks the "nice guy syndrome," the need to please others at one's own expense with the hope of receiving happiness, love, and fulfillment, and offers advice for how to rediscover oneself, revive one's sex life, and build better ...

Robert A. Glover, 2002

Get the Guy: Use the Secrets of the Male Mind to Find, ...

This is the book that single women have been waiting for!

Matthew Hussey, 2013

The Book of Numbers

Explores number theory and patterns that emerge in arithmetic, algebra, and geometry

John Horton Conway, Richard Guy, 1996

Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, ...

This indispensable volume collects, updates, and expands the best entries from his popular blog and features his inimitable take on everything from effective e-mailing to sucking up to preventing "bozo explosions."

Guy Kawasaki, 2008

There was an Old Lady who Swallowed Fly Guy

After accidentally swallowing her grandson's pet fly, Grandma tries to retrieve it by consuming progressively larger animals.

‎2007

Hey! It's That Guy!: The Fametracker. Com Guide to Character ...

For everyone who's ever said "Isn't that the guy from ... " here's the only guide to the best-known character actors.

Tara Ariano, Adam Sternbergh, 2005

Fly Guy Meets Fly Girl!

When Fly Guy meets Fly Girl, he is amazed and smitten.

‎2010

Guy of Warwick: Icon and Ancestor

The first interdisciplinary enquiry into a key figure in medieval and early modern culture.

Alison Wiggins, Rosalind Field, 2007

Guy Debord

This is the first serious intellectual biography of Guy Debord, prime mover of the Situationist International (1957-1972) and author of The Society of the Spectacle, perhaps the seminal book of May 1968 in France.

Anselm Jappe, 1999

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

Details what not to say and not to do to keep a relationship fresh after ten days

Michele Alexander, Jeannie Long, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GUY»

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

Squalid home got passing grade days before Guy Mitchell's death

A coroner's inquest is looking into the circumstances surrounding the April 29, 2012 death of Guy Thomas Mitchell, who fell into a cistern at an ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»

Guy Martin to attempt 400mph land speed record

Motorcycle racer Guy Martin will attempt set a new land speed record in August after being confirmed as the pilot of a machine made by ... «BBC News, Jul 15»

This guy brilliantly documented his life as a third wheel

We've all been there. You know, when your friend starts going out with someone and then everything you used to do as a twosome now ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»

Pens re-sign AHL tough guy Farnham

Pittsburgh has re-upped with Bobby Farnham on a one-year, two-way deal worth $575,000 at the NHL level, per the Post-Gazette. Farnham, 26 ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»

"What A Great Guy": Right-Wing Media's Reaction To Scott Walker …

Guest co-host Jesse Watters declared, "Scott Walker is a great guy ... I'd love to see him in the White House, just so I could watch Nancy Pelosi ... «Media Matters for America, Jul 15»

Woman Tells WWSB She Tipped FBI Off to the Subway Guy

Sarasota ABC affiliate WWSB reports a former local journalist is telling the station former Subway spokesperson Jared Fogle “often made ... «TVSpy, Jul 15»

Samuel Abrahams' film Offline Dating shows what happens when a …

Samuel Abrahams' new film Offline Dating shows what happens when a guy asks girls he has just met out on a date ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»

Watch Dave Grohl Make This Guy's Birthday the Best Ever

At a July 9 Foo Fighters concert in Toronto, Dave Grohl invited a fan up to the stage to play drums. Anthony Bifolchi got noticed by the band after ... «TIME, Jul 15»

Officer Piolo's brother says he was a "chill" guy

Guam Police Department Officer Elbert Piolo, who died Monday, was a "chill" guy who was friendly and approachable, his only brother recalled ... «Pacific Daily News, Jul 15»

Mark Wahlberg, the best buddy a guy can have in 'Ted 2'

Mark Wahlberg (“Transformers: Age of Extinction”) returns as John Bennett, the best buddy any guy would want to have, in Universal Pictures' ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»