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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KIBITZ

From Yiddish kibitzen, from German kiebitzen to be an onlooker, from Kiebitz busybody, literally: plover.
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PRONUNCIATION OF KIBITZ

kibitz  [ˈkɪbɪts] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KIBITZ

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kibitz 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 kibitz in English.

WHAT DOES KIBITZ MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kibitzer

A kibitzer is a non-participant person, offering advice or commentary. This Yiddish term is used in Contract bridge, chess, Go, and many other games. Kibitz is also a term referring to circular commenting. One person comments, then the other person comments. A back-and-forth conversation outside the main issue, where the people having the conversation are not directly participating. In computer science the term is the title of a programming language released by NIST as a sub-project of the Expect programming language, that allows two users to share one shell session, taking turns typing one after another. There is a 1930 film called The Kibitzer which is based on the 1929 three-act comedy play by the same name. Jane Jacobs refers to a kibitzer as someone who can look out onto a street, and if they saw any suspicious activity, will intervene and help the victim. In this way, kibitzers help keep streets safe.

Definition of kibitz in the English dictionary

The definition of kibitz in the dictionary is to interfere or offer unwanted advice, esp as a spectator at a card game.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO KIBITZ

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you kibitz
we let´s kibitz
you kibitz
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to kibitz
Past participle
kibitzed
Present Participle
kibitzing
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 KIBITZ


blitz
blɪts
bracelets
ˈbreɪslɪts
credits
ˈkrɛdɪts
dates
deɪts
favourites
ˈfeɪvrɪts
Gates
ɡeɪts
heights
ˈhaɪts
highlights
ˈhaɪlaɪts
it´s
ɪts
its
ɪts
lights
laɪts
Massachusetts
ˌmæsəˈtʃuːsɪts
minutes
ˈmɪnɪts
nights
naɪts
rates
reɪts
rights
raɪts
spirits
ˈspɪrɪts
States
steɪts
tickets
ˈtɪkɪts
units
ˈjuːnɪts

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KIBITZ

kiaugh
kibbe
kibbeh
kibble
kibbutz
kibbutzim
kibbutznik
kibe
kibei
kibitka
kibitzer
kibla
kiblah
kibosh
kick
kick about
kick against the pricks
kick ass
kick boxing
kick in

WORDS THAT END LIKE KIBITZ

Auschwitz
Austerlitz
Biarritz
Chemnitz
Czernowitz
fritz
Gleiwitz
glitz
Horowitz
Kollwitz
Leibnitz
Leibovitz
Nimitz
put on the ritz
ritz
spitz
spritz
Stieglitz
the Blitz
Tirpitz

Synonyms and antonyms of kibitz in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «kibitz» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KIBITZ

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

Translator English - Chinese

支招
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

kibitz
570 millions of speakers

English

kibitz
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

kibitz
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

تطفل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

kibitz
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

kibitz
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

kibitz
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

kibitz
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kibitz
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kiebitzen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

kibitz
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

kibitz
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kibitz
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

kibitz
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

kibitz
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

किब्रिझ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kibitz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

kibitz
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kibitz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

kibitz
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

kibitz
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Kibitz
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

kibitz
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

kibitz
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

kibitz
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kibitz

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KIBITZ»

The term «kibitz» is regularly used and occupies the 95.792 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KIBITZ» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «kibitz» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «kibitz» 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 kibitz

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KIBITZ»

Discover the use of kibitz in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kibitz and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Exploring Expect: A Tcl-based Toolkit for Automating ...
The kibitz script that comes with Expect does this. First, I will describe kibitz from the user's point of view. By default, kibitz runs a shell and connects both the original user and another user to it. The keystrokes of both users are sent to the shell ...
Don Libes, 1995
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Popular Tales and Romances of the Northern Nations: The ...
The wicked neighbours shortly after came, and finding her digging in the garden, they fell upon her and put her to death ; then immediately fled, satisfied that they had revenged themselves on Kibitz. Our friend Kibitz, in the mean while, was too  ...
Johann Karl August Musäus, Friedrich Heinrich Karl La Motte-Fouqué (Freiherr de), Ludwig Tieck, 1823
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The Magazine of the beau monde; or, Monthly journal of ...
Instantly she fell down into a deep ditch, Kibitz having taken care to place her in a ticklish situation ; and he, being on the watch, now rushed out upon the fellow, exclaiming that he had killed his wife, and protesting that he would accuse all of ...
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The British Magazine, Or, Miscellany of Polite Literature ...
order that they might be induced to kill their cattle, they determined upon putting so envious a fellow to death. Fortunately our good Kibitz received some information of their designs : for a long time he was puzzled in contriving some stratagem ...
‎1823
5
Fairy Tales from Before Fairy Tales: The Medieval Latin Past ...
Instantly she fell down into a deep ditch, Kibitz having taken care to place her in a precarious situation, and he, being on the watch, now rushed out upon the fellow, exclaimed that he had killed his wife, and protested that he would accuse all of ...
Jan M. Ziolkowski, 2010
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THE LITERARY CHRONICLE
we introduce them to that fortunate wight— Kibitz, the hereof the second tale we promised from this work : — * fthitt.— There was once a poor peasant named Kibitz, who, though but little favoured by fortune, enjoyed nevertheless more ...
‎1823
7
The Manchester iris
As it so happened, the latter was s very considerable sum, sufficient to purchase several pain of oxen, instead of those which tbe countryman bad lost Kibitz now returned home qnite rich ; and his neighbours being informed of the excellent ...
‎1823
8
Popular Tales and Romances of the Northern Nations
nature. So filling his pockets, and mounting' on his steed, Kibitz set off home, well pleased with his own prudence and ingenuity. As he passed through the village, every one looked out to see who it should be was mounted on so fine a horse, ...
‎1823
9
Popular Tales and Fictions: Their Migrations and Transformations
In 'Volkssagen, Märchen, and Legenden,' edited by J. G. Büsching, p. 296 ff., the hero is a peasant named Kibitz (Lapwing). As he at his ploughing one day heard a lapwing crying continually “kibitz,” he thinks the bird is mocking his own name,  ...
William Alexander Clouston, Christine Goldberg, 2002
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Verbivore's Feast: Second Course, More Word & Phrase Origins ...
KIBITZ,. KIBITZER. We've. all experienced the unsolicited, meddlesome commentary of the kibitzer. The primary definition of the word kibitzer in most dictionaries reads something like “an interfering lookeron, especially at a card game.
Chrysti Mueller Smith

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KIBITZ»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kibitz is used in the context of the following news items.
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Best Portland Bites
They buy their French bread, their fruits, their veggies, have their coffee, and kibitz. It's pretty nice.” JAY HORTON. Best Pig Explosion. «Willamette Week, Jul 15»
2
SEC Media Days: Ten Key Things From Day Three
The worth of media days for the people attending is to get a little one-on-one time, and the best part is getting to kibitz with everyone else in the ... «Campus Insiders, Jul 15»
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A blast from DC's restaurant past is holding court at a Maryland deli
It was the big man who ran the joint, the tummler who knew where to seat Caspar Weinberger or Jack Kent Cooke and could kibitz with the ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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'Big Bang Theory' Writers Nerd Out Over Drones, Fan Fiction …
... and offered up a few surprise guests: Kunal Nayyar, who moderated the session, and Mayim Bialik, who came out to kibitz with the scribes. «Deadline, Jul 15»
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Courtesy to the Bellingham Business Journal
She says nothing to the managers involved, choosing instead to kibitz with her colleagues about how lame those managers are and joke about ... «The Bellingham Business Journal, Jun 15»
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Written by Lee Pace
Current Tar Heels were actively involved on the playing field in helping manage the flow of footballs and kibitz with the recruits between reps. «Go Blue Ridge, Jun 15»
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'The Longest Day' Event Seeks To Combat Alzheimer's With Bridge
If one cannot participate in Sunday's event, bridge players may still help by placing bids in the Kibitz for a Cause online auction. The person ... «Tech Times, Jun 15»
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Political Happy Hour: June 16, 2015
But the voters of Massachusetts did not vote for me to kibitz in presidential politics.' ” Link via the Berkshire Eagle: http://bit.ly/1BkVaDh. «Boston Globe, Jun 15»
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Matthew Modine Talks About Mormonism, Lemonade and Life After …
We both frequented a now-defunct café on Waverly Place and would occasionally kibitz across the tables. The 56-year-old actor, who made his ... «New York Observer, May 15»
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The perfect day is the perfect gift
Be sure you make time to kibitz, and what better place to do that than CANTER'S DELI, home of the Kibitz Room? This local mainstay since ... «Jewish Journal, May 15»

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