Meaning of "kangaroo" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KANGAROO

Probably from a native Australian language.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF KANGAROO

kangaroo  [ˌkæŋɡəˈruː]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KANGAROO

Kangaroo 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 kangaroo in English.

WHAT DOES KANGAROO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kangaroo

The kangaroo /ˌkæŋɡəˈruː/ is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae. In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, especially those of the genus Macropus, red kangaroo, antilopine kangaroo, eastern grey kangaroo and western grey kangaroo. Kangaroos are endemic to Australia, and one genus, the tree-kangaroo, is also found in Papua New Guinea. Kangaroos have large, powerful hind legs, large feet adapted for leaping, a long muscular tail for balance, and a small head. Like most marsupials, female kangaroos have a pouch called a marsupium in which joeys complete postnatal development. Larger kangaroos have adapted much better than smaller macropods to land clearing for pastoral agriculture and habitat changes brought to the Australian landscape by humans. Many of the smaller species are rare and endangered, whilst the larger kangaroos are relatively plentiful. The kangaroo is an unofficial symbol of Australia and appears as an emblem on the Australian coat of arms and on some of its currency and is used by some of Australia's well known organisations, including Qantas and the Royal Australian Air Force.

Definition of kangaroo in the English dictionary

The definition of kangaroo in the dictionary is an Australian share, esp in mining, land, or a tobacco company. Other definition of kangaroo is to move forward or to cause to move forward with short sudden jerks, as a result of improper use of the clutch.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO KANGAROO

PRESENT

Present

I kangaroo

you kangaroo

he/she/it kangarooes

we kangaroo

you kangaroo

they kangaroo

Present continuous

I am kangarooing

you are kangarooing

he/she/it is kangarooing

we are kangarooing

you are kangarooing

they are kangarooing

Present perfect

I have kangarooed

you have kangarooed

he/she/it has kangarooed

we have kangarooed

you have kangarooed

they have kangarooed

Present perfect continuous

I have been kangarooing

you have been kangarooing

he/she/it has been kangarooing

we have been kangarooing

you have been kangarooing

they have been kangarooing

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 kangarooed

you kangarooed

he/she/it kangarooed

we kangarooed

you kangarooed

they kangarooed

Past continuous

I was kangarooing

you were kangarooing

he/she/it was kangarooing

we were kangarooing

you were kangarooing

they were kangarooing

Past perfect

I had kangarooed

you had kangarooed

he/she/it had kangarooed

we had kangarooed

you had kangarooed

they had kangarooed

Past perfect continuous

I had been kangarooing

you had been kangarooing

he/she/it had been kangarooing

we had been kangarooing

you had been kangarooing

they had been kangarooing

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

FUTURE

Future

I will kangaroo

you will kangaroo

he/she/it will kangaroo

we will kangaroo

you will kangaroo

they will kangaroo

Future continuous

I will be kangarooing

you will be kangarooing

he/she/it will be kangarooing

we will be kangarooing

you will be kangarooing

they will be kangarooing

Future perfect

I will have kangarooed

you will have kangarooed

he/she/it will have kangarooed

we will have kangarooed

you will have kangarooed

they will have kangarooed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been kangarooing

you will have been kangarooing

he/she/it will have been kangarooing

we will have been kangarooing

you will have been kangarooing

they will have been kangarooing

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would kangaroo

you would kangaroo

he/she/it would kangaroo

we would kangaroo

you would kangaroo

they would kangaroo

Conditional continuous

I would be kangarooing

you would be kangarooing

he/she/it would be kangarooing

we would be kangarooing

you would be kangarooing

they would be kangarooing

Conditional perfect

I would have kangaroo

you would have kangaroo

he/she/it would have kangaroo

we would have kangaroo

you would have kangaroo

they would have kangaroo

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been kangarooing

you would have been kangarooing

he/she/it would have been kangarooing

we would have been kangarooing

you would have been kangarooing

they would have been kangarooing

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you kangaroo
we let´s kangaroo
you kangaroo

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to kangaroo

Past participle

kangarooed

Present Participle

kangarooing

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.

TRANSLATION OF KANGAROO

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 袋鼠
• Translator English - Spanish: canguro
• English: kangaroo
• Translator English - Hindi: कंगारू
• Translator English - Arabic: كَنْغَرٌ
• Translator English - Russian: кенгуру
• Translator English - Portuguese: canguru
• Translator English - Bengali: ক্যাঙ্গারু
• Translator English - French: kangourou
• Translator English - Malay: Kangaroo
• Translator English - German: Känguruh
• Translator English - Japanese: カンガルー
• Translator English - Korean: 캥거루
• Translator English - Javanese: Kangaroo
• Translator English - Vietnamese: chuột túi kangaroo
• Translator English - Tamil: கங்காரு
• Translator English - Marathi: कांगारू
• Translator English - Turkish: kanguru
• Translator English - Italian: canguro
• Translator English - Polish: kangur
• Translator English - Ukrainian: кенгуру
• Translator English - Romanian: cangur
• Translator English - Greek: καγκουρό
• Translator English - Afrikaans: kangaroo
• Translator English - Swedish: känguru
• Translator English - Norwegian: kenguru

10 QUOTES WITH «KANGAROO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word kangaroo.

1

Todd Barry

I liked the koala, wallaby, and I chilled with a kangaroo a bit. There was a wombat that I quite enjoyed also.

2

Aimee Bender

As a kid, I liked making up stories, and I wrote a story about a kangaroo and a bat with Christy Chang, and she went on to become a surgeon.

3

Joe Garagiola

The Orioles' Dick Hall comes off the mound like a drunk kangaroo on roller skates.

4

Steve Irwin

I have no fear of losing my life - if I have to save a koala or a crocodile or a kangaroo or a snake, mate, I will save it.

5

Steve Irwin

Yeah, I think it's an absolute disaster that Australia, the government, allowed kangaroo culling.

6

Rob Machado

One meal I'm constantly reminded about is when I ate kangaroo tail in the desert in Australia; it wasn't necessarily my favorite, but I will always remember it.

7

Jerry O'Connell

Any time you're near a kangaroo, it's a close call.

8

Brian O'Driscoll

I'm fairly adventurous with my eating. I've tried kangaroo, and Moreton Bay bugs, which are a kind of lobster, are so good.

9

Simon Schama

Sculptures created from found materials like ice and thorns, driftwood, and even bleached kangaroo bones all presuppose that artistic design will yield to the cycles of time and climate, whether over an hour or a decade.

10

Sid Waddell

It's like trying to pin down a kangaroo on a trampoline.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KANGAROO»

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

Kangaroo

A critical edition of Kangaroo, D. H. Lawrence's eighth novel, set in Australia.

D. H. Lawrence, Bruce Steele, 2002

I Love You, Blue Kangaroo!: Board Book and Toy

Emma Chichester Clarke is a prize-winning author and illustrator of many best-selling children’s books. A giftpack edition of this adorable first story about Blue Kangaroo and his tempestuous little girl, Lily.

Emma Chichester Clark, 2005

The Life Cycle of a Kangaroo

Simple text and photographs present the life cycle of the kangaroo.

Lisa Trumbauer, 2002

Katy No-pocket

Sad because she has no pocket to carry her son, Katy Kangaroo looks for one and finds more than she expected.

Emmy Payne, 1944

Kangaroo: A Portrait of an Extraordinary Marsupial

This is in the same genre as Platypus and Koala . These are wonderful books about Australia's unique animals written for the general public. Social, anecdotal and historical with a very respectable scientific base.

Stephen Jackson, Karl Vernes, 2010

The Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud ...

It looks like a bear, but isn’t one.

Sy Montgomery, 2009

Giant Kangaroo

You've never seen a creature like this before! This ancient kangaroo was five times larger than today's biggest kangaroos. Add long claws and hooves, and you've got a real monster. Find out more about this leaping beast.

Carol K. Lindeen, 2007

Jump, Kangaroo, Jump!: Fractions

No one will play with poor Kangaroo--his friends all have too much to do! But little does he know that his buddies are busy using multiplication to plan a big birthday surprise.

Stuart J. Murphy, 1999

Kangaroo Courts and the Rule of Law: The Legacy of Modernism

Pursuing a reflection upon the relationship between law and the humanities, the book stages an encounter between the influential theoretical work of Jacques Derrida and MIkhail Bakhtin, and D.H. Lawrence's strange and misunderstood novel ...

Desmond Manderson, 2012

Joey the Kangaroo: An Adventure in Exercise

Message from Joey: " ... I hope you read this book and exercise along with it every day. Exercise is good for your body. It also helps keep you healthy and strong ..."--P. [27].

Len Saunders, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KANGAROO»

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

Just a kangaroo feeding in the vineyard as southeast Australia g …

Just a kangaroo feeding in the vineyard as southeast Australia gets ... through a window shows a Kangaroo on the Colmar Estate vineyard in ... «MyFox Washington DC, Jul 15»

Australian Snowstorms Can't Get Between This Kangaroo and Some …

Colmar Estate, Bill Shrapnel—AP This July 16, 2015, photo provided by Bill Shrapnel and photographed through a window shows a Kangaroo ... «TIME, Jul 15»

Regrettable superheroes: Kangaroo Man made his marsupial …

The cover of Choice Comics billed Kangaroo Man's debut as “the most unusual feature in comics.” That's a difficult claim to defend, but it's clear ... «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»

30 Lakes in 30 Days | Kangaroo Lake | Wisconsin | SUP Magazine

The quaintest lake you ever did see. Kangaroo Lake has a small 9 miles of shoreline and no motor boats are allowed on the water, giving you ... «SUP Magazine, Jul 15»

Kangaroo paws and elephant ears seen in Thunder Bay's south core

A Thunder Bay gardener is going big and bold with his plant choices in parts of the city's south core, and this Saturday curious residents have a ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»

Government tries to suppress leaked identities of kangaroo shooter

The ACT government is trying to suppress the identities of kangaroo cull workers after they were mistakenly leaked to an animal rights activist ... «The Canberra Times, Jul 15»

Wildlife carer calls for caution after kangaroo carnage

With a further four deaths at both Boundary Rd and Main St and one along Maggs Hill Rd, the kangaroo toll mounts up - as does the damage ... «Fraser Coast Chronicle, Jul 15»

Save a few cents by taming that kangaroo in your shoe

For example, you can save a few cents here and there by taming that kangaroo in your shoe when you pop into town to do the shopping. «Coffs Coast Advocate, Jul 15»

Sussex Tech alum brings kangaroo and friends to beach

Ten-year-old Remy Robinson of Hurlock, Maryland, didn't think he'd spend his visit to the Delaware beaches holding a baby kangaroo. But this ... «The News Journal, Jul 15»

Due process win: California judge rules campus kangaroo court 'unfair'

A California judge just issued a win to proponents of due process in campus sexual assault hearings. Judge Joel M. Pressman deemed a ... «Washington Examiner, Jul 15»