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PRONUNCIATION OF JOLLIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JOLLIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Jollies is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb jollies in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO JOLLIES

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you jolly
we let´s jolly
you jolly
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to jolly
Past participle
jollied
Present Participle
jollying
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 BEGIN LIKE JOLLIES

jolled
jollied
jollier
jolliest
Jolliet
jollification
jollified
jollify
jollily
jolliment
jolliness
jolling
jollities
jollity
jollop
jolly
jolly boat
Jolly Jumper
Jolly Roger
jollyer

WORDS THAT END LIKE JOLLIES

allies
bellies
bullies
collies
dollies
families
fillies
follies
gillies
hillbillies
hollies
jellies
lollies
mollies
rallies
Ramillies
sallies
tallies
wallies
wellies
willies

Synonyms and antonyms of jollies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «jollies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JOLLIES

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

Translator English - Chinese

jollies
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Jollies
570 millions of speakers

English

jollies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

jollies
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جوليس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Jollies
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

diverte
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

jollies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jollies
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jollies
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

jollies
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジョリーズ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

졸리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jollies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

jollies
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

jollies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झोनी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

jollies
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

jollies
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Jollies
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Jollies
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jollies
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

jollies
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Jollies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

jollies
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jollies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of jollies

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JOLLIES»

The term «jollies» is regularly used and occupies the 55.597 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JOLLIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «jollies» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «jollies» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JOLLIES»

Discover the use of jollies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jollies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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How Santa Lost His Jollies
Time to open How Santa Lost His Jollies, assign the family grinch to read the stories out loud and let the cooks, kids, and by now slightly inebriated men-folk guess the punch lines. Only right answers count.
Deborah Reis, 2011
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H.L. Mencken: An Annotated Bibliography
“Knocks and Jollies.” BSH (18 November 1900): 4. [882] Includes the poems “ Thanksgiving Day,” “Adlai,” “When the Pipe Goes Out,” “The Filipino Maiden,” “A Dirge” (reprinted in MM, p. 306), and “A Rondeau of Two Hours,” along with one ...
S. T. Joshi, 2009
3
The Jollies
Now the police are after her as well. Not to mention the Social Services. And a very, very big dog... Heeeeeelllllp!The Jollies is another magical tale for children from Britain's most popular and most frequently performed playwright.
Alan Ayckbourn, 2002
4
Collected Verse of Rudyard Kipling
You may say we are fond of an 'arness-cut, or 'ootin' in barrick-yards, Or startin' a Board School mutiny along o' the Onion Guards ; But once in a while we can finish in style for the ends of the earth to view, The same as the Jollies — 'Er ...
Rudyard Kipling, 2007
5
The Seven Seas:
You maysay weare fond of an 'arnesscut,or 'ootin'in barrickyards, Or startin' a Board School mutiny along o' the Onion Guards; But once inawhile we can finish in style for the ends of the earth to view, The sameas the Jollies—'er Majesty's ...
Rudyard Kipling, 2014
6
Dictionary of Americanisms, Briticisms, Canadianisms and ...
H. Fast., Itisnot necessary to let the academics have their jollies McLeans. jollies/ getone's jollies Am.col. getpleasure from a particularexperience oractivity. jollo Aus. /Br. jolly/col.spree, party. jolly Br.col. adv. obs. 1.very: From a British man, ...
V. S. Matyushenkov, 2010
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Rudyard Kipling's Collection [ 46 Books ]:
To takeyour chance in the thick of a rush, with firing all about, Is nothing so bad when you've cover to 'and, an' leave an' likin' to shout; But to stand an' be still to the Birken'ead drill is a damn tough bullet to chew, An' they done it,the Jollies ...
Rudyard Kipling, 2012
8
The Works of Rudyard Kipling
To take your chance in the thick of a rush, with firing all about, Is nothing so bad when you've cover to 'and, an' leave an' likin' to shout; But to stand an' be still to the Birken' ead drill is a damn' tough bullet to chew, An' they done it, the Jollies ...
Rudyard Kipling, 1994
9
Seven Seas
To take your chance in the thick of a rush, with firing all about, Is nothing so bad when you've cover to 'and, an' leave an' likin' to shout; But to stand an' be still to the Birken'ead drill is a damn tough bullet to chew, An' they done it, the Jollies ...
Rudyard Kipling, 2009
10
Musical Instrument Makers of New York: A Directory of ...
JOLLIE & MILLET 1835 music store 385 Broadway 385 Broadway This partnership was headed by one of the Jollies and William E. Millet. See above Allen Jollie. JOLLIE & SECOR 1829 mus instr mkr 17 Stanton It is unclear which of the ...
Nancy Groce, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JOLLIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term jollies is used in the context of the following news items.
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One year on from coming back from the dead, Nessie is pals with the …
“She never has a bad word to say and we get together as much as we can and go for little jollies. “We'll always be friends now, she's such good ... «Dunfermline Press, Jul 15»
2
Readers recommend: songs about refusal – results
The Beautiful South tell us how in When I'm 84, conjuring up an old man getting his jollies from making the postman wait, tripping up kids, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
7 HORROR FILMS THAT MIGHT HAVE GONE UNDER YOUR RADAR
Our “hero” is a metal fetishist (yup) who gets his jollies from sticking bits of scrap into himself. He's unfortunately run over by a chap who, as a ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
4
Newt's rock 'n' roll weekend planner, Vancouver edition, July 17 to 19
Local horror freaks can also get their campy jollies at UBC's Norm Theatre on Saturday, when Vince D'Amato's Shivers Film Society presents ... «Straight.com, Jul 15»
5
Dating over 50: When is a date not a date? Post-divorce, is dinner …
Part of my job includes corporate entertainment so I am lucky enough to go to some fairly fab jollies. Three weeks hence was a glamorous ... «High50, Jul 15»
6
HYGIENE RATINGS 2015: Three star ratings in Blackpool
Jollies (Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house) - 86 Hornby Road, Blackpool, FY1 4QS. Rated 3 on 30-Oct-2014. Kebab King (Takeaway/sandwich ... «Blackpool Gazette, Jul 15»
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Jackson Doughart: Monogamy is far better than promiscuity, gay or …
... as well as people who are simply enticed by getting their jollies in public. But it would seem that the rest of the gay population is voting with its ... «National Post, Jul 15»
8
Sweet Adelines, A Society Of Women In Harmony, Hits A Milestone
And we get our jollies that way. GOODWYN: You know, Lustre Quartet, I like to sing. Should we try singing together? UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: ... «Jefferson Public Radio, Jul 15»
9
Not quite what he expected
... U to win things and go to Arsenal to put themselves in the window. Do I see Ozil and Sanchez looking for a move after the Carlton Cup jollies. «Online Gooner, Jul 15»
10
Judge to child molester: Stop talking
"Because you're not happy with your life, so you look to a 15-year-old to get your jollies off?" With that, Baratta sentenced Miller to nine months ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Jollies [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/jollies>. Apr 2024 ».
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