Meaning of "lame" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LAME

Old English lama; related to Old Norse lami, German lahm.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF LAME

leɪm

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAME

Lame is a verb and can also act as an adjective.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb lame in English.

WHAT DOES LAME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lame

Lame may refer to: ▪ Lame, a single plate in an articulated piece of plate armour ▪ Lame, a small blade for functional and decorative scoring of loaves of bread ▪ Lame language, spoken in Nigeria ▪ "Lame", song by Unwritten Law ▪ LAME, MP3 encoder ▪ Licensed aircraft maintenance engineer ▪ Lameness; see physical disability...

Definition of lame in the English dictionary

The first definition of lame in the dictionary is disabled or crippled in the legs or feet. Other definition of lame is painful or weak. Lame is also weak; unconvincing.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LAME

PRESENT

Present

I lame

you lame

he/she/it lames

we lame

you lame

they lame

Present continuous

I am laming

you are laming

he/she/it is laming

we are laming

you are laming

they are laming

Present perfect

I have lamed

you have lamed

he/she/it has lamed

we have lamed

you have lamed

they have lamed

Present perfect continuous

I have been laming

you have been laming

he/she/it has been laming

we have been laming

you have been laming

they have been laming

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 lamed

you lamed

he/she/it lamed

we lamed

you lamed

they lamed

Past continuous

I was laming

you were laming

he/she/it was laming

we were laming

you were laming

they were laming

Past perfect

I had lamed

you had lamed

he/she/it had lamed

we had lamed

you had lamed

they had lamed

Past perfect continuous

I had been laming

you had been laming

he/she/it had been laming

we had been laming

you had been laming

they had been laming

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

FUTURE

Future

I will lame

you will lame

he/she/it will lame

we will lame

you will lame

they will lame

Future continuous

I will be laming

you will be laming

he/she/it will be laming

we will be laming

you will be laming

they will be laming

Future perfect

I will have lamed

you will have lamed

he/she/it will have lamed

we will have lamed

you will have lamed

they will have lamed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been laming

you will have been laming

he/she/it will have been laming

we will have been laming

you will have been laming

they will have been laming

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would lame

you would lame

he/she/it would lame

we would lame

you would lame

they would lame

Conditional continuous

I would be laming

you would be laming

he/she/it would be laming

we would be laming

you would be laming

they would be laming

Conditional perfect

I would have lame

you would have lame

he/she/it would have lame

we would have lame

you would have lame

they would have lame

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been laming

you would have been laming

he/she/it would have been laming

we would have been laming

you would have been laming

they would have been laming

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you lame
we let´s lame
you lame

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to lame

Past participle

lamed

Present Participle

laming

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 «LAME»

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

crippled · defective · disabled · feeble · flimsy · game · halt · handicapped · inadequate · insufficient · limping · pathetic · poor · thin · unconvincing · unsatisfactory · weak

TRANSLATION OF LAME

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 跛足的
• Translator English - Spanish: cojo
• English: lame
• Translator English - Hindi: लंगड़ा
• Translator English - Arabic: كَسِيحٌ
• Translator English - Russian: хромой
• Translator English - Portuguese: aleijado
• Translator English - Bengali: পঙ্গু
• Translator English - French: boiteux
• Translator English - Malay: Lumpuh
• Translator English - German: lahm
• Translator English - Japanese: びっこの
• Translator English - Korean: 다리를 저는
• Translator English - Javanese: Lame
• Translator English - Vietnamese: què
• Translator English - Tamil: நொண்டி
• Translator English - Marathi: लंगडा
• Translator English - Turkish: topal
• Translator English - Italian: zoppo
• Translator English - Polish: kulawy
• Translator English - Ukrainian: кульгавий
• Translator English - Romanian: șchiop
• Translator English - Greek: κουτσός
• Translator English - Afrikaans: lam
• Translator English - Swedish: lam
• Translator English - Norwegian: lam

10 QUOTES WITH «LAME»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lame.

1

Jason Aldean

Now one thing I think is really lame, is if you're an artist and you go to a karaoke bar and sing your own song. I like to get up there and sing stuff that I would never sing on stage anywhere else. Like Neil Diamond.

2

Ned Beauman

There's never a bad time to put earplugs in. They're the kind of thing you can reject as a bit lame, but somebody told me to do start wearing earplugs and it turned out to be great advice.

3

Ashley Benson

I get really cool gifts, and I know this sounds really lame, but I think one of the best gifts I've ever received was the Easy Bake Oven when I was younger. When I was little, I loved to bake! I want to get one now so I can make weird mini desserts for people.

4

Emily Browning

I'm into video games, but only real specific lame video games.

5

Clayton Christensen

'Disruption' is, at its core, a really powerful idea. Everyone hijacks the idea to do whatever they want now. It's the same way people hijacked the word 'paradigm' to justify lame things they're trying to sell to mankind.

6

Diablo Cody

I would never consent to a lame publicity stunt at a time when I already want to hide.

7

Mark Consuelos

As a father, you immediately become uncool, especially the older they get. The older you get, it's inevitable that, as cool as you think you are, you're probably just as lame in your kids' eyes.

8

Rob Delaney

In high school, I definitely fancied myself an intense guy, which is so lame.

9

Jerry Garcia

For me, the lame part of the Sixties was the political part, the social part. The real part was the spiritual part.

10

Scott M. Gimple

A non-frightening zombie is a lame zombie.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAME»

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

Lame Deer, Seeker of Visions

The personal narrative of a Sioux medicine man reveals his way of life, his role as a holy man among the Lakota, and his relationship with the whites. Reissue.

John Fire, Richard Erdoes, 1994

Notes from a Totally Lame Vampire: Because the Undead Have ...

Nigel Mullet isn't your typical teenager . . . he's a vampire.

Tim Collins, 2010

Strong Parties and Lame Ducks: Presidential Partyarchy and ...

. . . The work is particularly noteworthy in linking political party behavior to the wider political system, along with suggesting policy changes to enhance the quality of democratic government.

Michael Coppedge, 1997

Prince of Dorkness: More Notes from a Totally Lame Vampire

With his newfound vampire powers and his girlfriend Chloe, Nigel Mullet is finally happy and popular as the school year begins.

Tim Collins, 2011

The Road to Lame Deer

As he learned about the people and began to take photographs of Cheyenne elders, images of the reservation and its people became seared in his memory and are movingly recalled throughout this work - the hot, dry dust of an afternoon ...

Jerry Mader, 2002

The Little Lame Prince: Easyread Edition

However, a strange turn of events brings hope and love to the lonely boy. This enchanting tale is a sure treat for young readers!

Dinah Maria Mulock Craik, 2006

The Little Lame Prince and His Traveling Cloak

A young disabled prince must reclaim his kingdom from his evil uncle, with the help of a magic cape from his godmother.

Miss Mulcock, 2009

Lame Claims to Fame

Funny, reverential and downright silly, this book revels in and runs from the cult of celebrity.

Patrick Witton

Black Sheep and Lame Ducks: The Origins of Even More Phrases ...

In Black Sheep and Lame Ducks, Albert Jack takes readers on a journey through the curious- and often bizarre-origins of hundreds of their favorite idioms and expressions.

Albert Jack, 2010

Return to Good and Evil: Flannery O'Connor's Response to ...

The. Nature. of. Evil. in. The. Lame. Shall. Enter. First". O' Connor notes, "Conrad wrote that the artist descends within himself and in that region of stress and strife — if he be deserving and fortunate — he finds the terms of his appeal."1 In a ...

Henry T. Edmondson, III, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAME»

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

Barack Obama's lame-duck period could be one of the least … - Quartz

Obama is a “lame duck,” in the twilight of his term, and lame ducks are presumed to be ineffective. Yet this alone has been an action-filled week ... «Quartz, Jul 15»

Editorial: Lame duck leadership keeps SAA flying low - Times LIVE

Editorial: Lame duck leadership keeps SAA flying low. SAA chairwoman Dudu Myeni and acting CEO Nico Bezuidenhout Image: VELI ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»

Amazon takes heat for 'lame' deals on vaunted 'Prime Day …

Wednesday's one-day sale, which celebrates Amazon's 20th anniversary, has been called “lame” by customers in numerous tweets, with ... «The Keene Sentinel, Jul 15»

From one lame duck to another, Obama to visit with Jon Stewart on …

WPIX - New York. Is President Obama becoming an early lame duck? Is President Obama becoming an early lame duck? WPIX - New York. «Twitchy, Jul 15»

We Told You So: OPM Data Breach Reveals Not Only Lame Security …

Over 21 million Americans have just had a taste of the federal government's weak computer security. The recent U.S. Office of Personnel ... «EFF, Jul 15»

Rumor Roundup (Jan. 18, 2015): NXT-ROH deal, Battleground …

Not surprisingly, the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that there is a mentality within WWE that SmackDown is a lame duck show on ... «Cageside Seats, Jul 15»

When battery exhaustion lets the lame walk: a case report on the …

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»

Awesome comedy, lame hero – Movie Review: Ant-Man

Awesome comedy, lame hero – Movie Review: Ant-Man. 07/17/2015 by grantziegler. Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) admires his new super suit before becoming the ... «North Lake News Register, Jul 15»

The Minimum Wage–and Other Left Ideas Washington Post Might …

Scott Walker says the minimum wage is “lame”–and a Washington Post ... They've just got really lame ideas, things like the minimum wage. «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»

A-Rod and JPP bring out the lame, unfunny side of ESPYs

Alex Rodriguez, during a too-long, too-unfunny skit, apologized for everything except using performance-enhancing drugs while ABC made a ... «New York Post, Jul 15»