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Television, as you know, can kind of jettison you into a whole new world.
David Caruso

Meaning of "jettison" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD JETTISON

From Old French getaison, ultimately from Latin jactātiō a tossing about.
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PRONUNCIATION OF JETTISON

jettison  [ˈdʒɛtɪsən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JETTISON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Jettison 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 jettison in English.

WHAT DOES JETTISON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of jettison in the English dictionary

The definition of jettison in the dictionary is to throw away; abandon. Other definition of jettison is to throw overboard.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO JETTISON

PRESENT

Present
I jettison
you jettison
he/she/it jettisons
we jettison
you jettison
they jettison
Present continuous
I am jettisoning
you are jettisoning
he/she/it is jettisoning
we are jettisoning
you are jettisoning
they are jettisoning
Present perfect
I have jettisoned
you have jettisoned
he/she/it has jettisoned
we have jettisoned
you have jettisoned
they have jettisoned
Present perfect continuous
I have been jettisoning
you have been jettisoning
he/she/it has been jettisoning
we have been jettisoning
you have been jettisoning
they have been jettisoning
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 jettisoned
you jettisoned
he/she/it jettisoned
we jettisoned
you jettisoned
they jettisoned
Past continuous
I was jettisoning
you were jettisoning
he/she/it was jettisoning
we were jettisoning
you were jettisoning
they were jettisoning
Past perfect
I had jettisoned
you had jettisoned
he/she/it had jettisoned
we had jettisoned
you had jettisoned
they had jettisoned
Past perfect continuous
I had been jettisoning
you had been jettisoning
he/she/it had been jettisoning
we had been jettisoning
you had been jettisoning
they had been jettisoning
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will jettison
you will jettison
he/she/it will jettison
we will jettison
you will jettison
they will jettison
Future continuous
I will be jettisoning
you will be jettisoning
he/she/it will be jettisoning
we will be jettisoning
you will be jettisoning
they will be jettisoning
Future perfect
I will have jettisoned
you will have jettisoned
he/she/it will have jettisoned
we will have jettisoned
you will have jettisoned
they will have jettisoned
Future perfect continuous
I will have been jettisoning
you will have been jettisoning
he/she/it will have been jettisoning
we will have been jettisoning
you will have been jettisoning
they will have been jettisoning
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would jettison
you would jettison
he/she/it would jettison
we would jettison
you would jettison
they would jettison
Conditional continuous
I would be jettisoning
you would be jettisoning
he/she/it would be jettisoning
we would be jettisoning
you would be jettisoning
they would be jettisoning
Conditional perfect
I would have jettison
you would have jettison
he/she/it would have jettison
we would have jettison
you would have jettison
they would have jettison
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been jettisoning
you would have been jettisoning
he/she/it would have been jettisoning
we would have been jettisoning
you would have been jettisoning
they would have been jettisoning
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you jettison
we let´s jettison
you jettison
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to jettison
Past participle
jettisoned
Present Participle
jettisoning
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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JETTISON


Addison
ˈædɪsən
alison
ˈælɪsən
basin
ˈbeɪsən
bison
ˈbaɪsən
christen
ˈkrɪsən
comparison
kəmˈpærɪsən
Dyson
ˈdaɪsən
Edison
ˈɛdɪsən
garrison
ˈɡærɪsən
Harrison
ˈhærɪsən
hasten
ˈheɪsən
Hutcheson
ˈhʌtʃɪsən
Jason
ˈdʒeɪsən
listen
ˈlɪsən
madison
ˈmædɪsən
mason
ˈmeɪsən
Morrison
ˈmɒrɪsən
Tennyson
ˈtɛnɪsən
Tyson
ˈtaɪsən
unison
ˈjuːnɪsən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JETTISON

jet-ski
jet-to-let
jetbead
jete
jetfoil
Jethro
jetlike
jetliner
jeton
jetport
jetsam
jetsom
jettatura
jetted
jetties
jetting
jettisonable
jetton
jetty
jetway

WORDS THAT END LIKE JETTISON

benison
caparison
cloison
county prison
degrees of comparison
imprison
intercomparison
liaison
livraison
minimum security prison
Murchison
Orbison
orison
parison
poison
prison
State prison
trahison
venison
vison

Synonyms and antonyms of jettison in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «JETTISON»

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

Translation of «jettison» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JETTISON

Find out the translation of jettison to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of jettison from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «jettison» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

拒绝接受
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desechar
570 millions of speakers

English

jettison
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बोझ गिराना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التخلي عن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выбрасывать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alijar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিত্যাগ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

abandonner
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jettison
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

über Bord werfen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

放棄する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

>포기하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jettison
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

vứt bỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாரம் குறைத்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जेटीसन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

safra atmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

buttare a mare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pozbyć się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

викидати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

arunce
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εγκαταλείψουμε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

boord gooi
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kasta överbord
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jettison
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of jettison

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JETTISON»

The term «jettison» is regularly used and occupies the 104.655 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JETTISON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about jettison

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QUOTES WITH «JETTISON»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word jettison.
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David Caruso
Television, as you know, can kind of jettison you into a whole new world.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JETTISON»

Discover the use of jettison in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jettison and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Purposeful Jettison of Petroleum Cargo
This book addresses the problem of deliberate discharge of petroleum cargo during salvage operations.
Committee on Marine Salvage Issues, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, 1994
2
X-15 Rocket Plane Pilot's Flight Operating Manual
Vent, Pressurization, and Jettison Lever. I This lever (11, figure 1-3) controls the pressurization system selector valve. The valve is a manually controlled pneumatic selector valve. The lever has three positions: VENT, PRESSURIZE, and ...
Periscope Film Com, 2006
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The American and English Encyclopædia of Law: Injury to ...
Goods cast on the sea to lighten the ship, and which sink and remain under water .2 JETTISON— (See General Average ; Shipping). I. Definition. — Jettison is " the throwing overboard of a part of the cargo, or any article on board of a ship, or a ...
John Houston Merrill, Charles Frederic Williams, Thomas Johnson Michie, 1890
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Cyclopedia of Law and Procedure
The rules applicable to an alleged excuse for a jettison at sea, where the perils of the sea are excepted, govern in case of a jettison on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, where the dangers of the river are excepted. Bentley L". Bustard, 16 B. Mon.
William Mack, Howard Pervear Nash, 1910
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General Average: The Laws and Customs of the United States, ...
The damages resulting from jettison to the effects remaining in the vessel, if caused directly and immediately by the general average act, are to be reimbursed in general average.1 Austria. — All the consequences of a deliberate and voluntary ...
John H. Gourlie, 1879
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The Law Quarterly Review
Here there is an unequivocal statement, than which nothing could be clearer, that the liability of an underwriter in respect of jettison of goods covered by his policy, is strictly limited to the amount he may be called on to pay as his share of ...
Sir Frederick Pollock, Alfred Edward Randall, Arthur Lehman Goodhart, 1905
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Report of the ... Annual Conference
Rule I. Jettison of Deck Cargo. — No jettison of deck cargo shall be made good as general average. Every structure not built in with the frame of the vessel shall be considered to be a part of the deck of the vessel. Rule II. Damage by Jettison.
Association for the Reform and Codification of the Law of Nations. Conference, 1882
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The law of general average: English and foreign
Other old sea laws of Europe. the sea that, when it occurs that one makes jettison from a ship, it is well written at Rome that all the merchandize and effects contained in the ship should share in the jettison, pound for pound; and if there are ...
Richard Lowndes, Edward Louis De Hart, George Rupert Rudolf, 1912
9
Reports of Decisions in the Supreme Court of the United ...
The first question is, whether the claimant has shown, in support of his defensive allegation, that the jettison was occasioned by a peril of the sea. If it was, then the carrier is exonerated from the delivery of the merchandise, and has only to ...
Samuel Freeman Miller, 1874
10
The Law Relating to General and Particular Average
RULE L— JETTISON OK DECK CARGO. No jettison of deck cargo shall be made good as general average. Every structure not built in with the frame of the vessel shall be considered to be a part of the deck of the vessel. LIVERPOOL, 1890.
Lawrence Duckworth, 1900

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JETTISON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term jettison is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Drones Keep Firefighters From Saving Burning Cars in California …
... and videos — were spotted over the fire, causing all five firefighting air units in the area to jettison their loads and return to their airports. «PetaPixel, Jul 15»
2
The Presence of Absence: Three Artists at Brian Morris - Hyperallergic
... Brooklyn Rail, knows the limits of both art and language, and the point at which you must jettison one in order to immerse yourself in the other ... «Hyperallergic, Jul 15»
3
Steven Universe Episode Recap 'Friend Ship': We Are The Lumpy …
She is forced to jettison her boot to get free, and blasts off again. But Amethyst flops over onto her back, grinning with relief anyway, because ... «iDigitalTimes.com, Jul 15»
4
Will Germany's finance minister save Europe or destroy it? - The …
The same scandal was Ms. Merkel's breakout moment: she publicly called on the party to jettison its leadership, putting herself in a position to ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
5
Canaan Smith Goes No. 1 as Billboard Reconfigures Charts | CMT
... Hank Too” (for Williams, Thompson, Snow and Williams)? Or how about we forget the whole damn thing and jettison the gimmicks entirely? «CMT.com, Jul 15»
6
Tukwila's hometown team, S2, exciting, fun to watch | Editor's note …
Fort Dent Park landed in Tukwila's hands when King County decades ago started to jettison parks and swimming pools it could no longer afford ... «Tukwila Reporter, Jul 15»
7
Deutsche Bank disputes regulator's Libor report allegations - Yahoo …
... a sweeping strategic overhaul to slash costs, shrink the investment bank and jettison the group's separately branded retail wing Postbank . «Yahoo News UK, Jul 15»
8
Philadelphia Flyers RUMORS: Hextall Hopeful Of Jake Voracek …
If Hextall can continue his miracle work this offseason and jettison some more bad contracts, it'll likely come sooner. Just don't expect the new ... «Headlines & Global News, Jul 15»
9
Pak jettisons Ufa mood | The Asian Age
Pakistan national security adviser Sartaj Aziz held forth at length to all but jettison the Ufa text and the Ufa mood. The hawks had mounted an ... «The Asian Age, Jul 15»
10
Is Posco really planning to quit Odisha over land problems? - Livemint
... has 48 subsidiaries—and said it would cut the number of its domestic-market businesses by half and jettison 30% of its overseas operations. «Livemint, Jul 15»

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