Meaning of "nag" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NAG

Of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish nagga to gnaw, irritate, German nagen.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF NAG

næɡ

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NAG

Nag 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 nag in English.

WHAT DOES NAG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nag

Nag may refer to: ▪ Nag, a third generation "fire and forget" anti-tank missile ▪ Nag, a horse that is of low quality. ▪ Nag, Iran, a village in Kerman Province, Iran ▪ Nag, a male cobra in Rudyard Kipling's Rikki-Tikki-Tavi ▪ Nag, a multi user tasklist manager included in Horde ▪ Nāg, refers to the Indian Cobra ▪ "Nag," a song by Arthur Crier of The Halos and recorded by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts on I Love Rock 'n' Roll ▪ Nagarjuna Akkineni, Indian film actor ▪ Naga Chaitanya, Indian film actor ▪ Nageswara Rao Akkineni, veteran Indian film actor ▪ The stage name of Jan-Erik Romøren, bassist and vocalist for the Norwegian black metal band Tsjuder NAG can stand for: ▪ Numeric Annotation Glyphs ▪ The IATA code of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur, India ▪ The Numerical Algorithms Group, Ltd. ▪ NAG Numerical Libraries, created by the Numerical Algorithms Group.

Definition of nag in the English dictionary

The first definition of nag in the dictionary is to scold or annoy constantly. Other definition of nag is when intr, often foll by at to be a constant source of discomfort or worry. Nag is also a person, esp a woman, who nags.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO NAG

PRESENT

Present

I nag

you nag

he/she/it nags

we nag

you nag

they nag

Present continuous

I am nagging

you are nagging

he/she/it is nagging

we are nagging

you are nagging

they are nagging

Present perfect

I have nagged

you have nagged

he/she/it has nagged

we have nagged

you have nagged

they have nagged

Present perfect continuous

I have been nagging

you have been nagging

he/she/it has been nagging

we have been nagging

you have been nagging

they have been nagging

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 nagged

you nagged

he/she/it nagged

we nagged

you nagged

they nagged

Past continuous

I was nagging

you were nagging

he/she/it was nagging

we were nagging

you were nagging

they were nagging

Past perfect

I had nagged

you had nagged

he/she/it had nagged

we had nagged

you had nagged

they had nagged

Past perfect continuous

I had been nagging

you had been nagging

he/she/it had been nagging

we had been nagging

you had been nagging

they had been nagging

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

FUTURE

Future

I will nag

you will nag

he/she/it will nag

we will nag

you will nag

they will nag

Future continuous

I will be nagging

you will be nagging

he/she/it will be nagging

we will be nagging

you will be nagging

they will be nagging

Future perfect

I will have nagged

you will have nagged

he/she/it will have nagged

we will have nagged

you will have nagged

they will have nagged

Future perfect continuous

I will have been nagging

you will have been nagging

he/she/it will have been nagging

we will have been nagging

you will have been nagging

they will have been nagging

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would nag

you would nag

he/she/it would nag

we would nag

you would nag

they would nag

Conditional continuous

I would be nagging

you would be nagging

he/she/it would be nagging

we would be nagging

you would be nagging

they would be nagging

Conditional perfect

I would have nag

you would have nag

he/she/it would have nag

we would have nag

you would have nag

they would have nag

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been nagging

you would have been nagging

he/she/it would have been nagging

we would have been nagging

you would have been nagging

they would have been nagging

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you nag
we let´s nag
you nag

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to nag

Past participle

nagged

Present Participle

nagging

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 «NAG»

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

annoy · badger · bend someone´s ear · berate · bother · breathe down someone´s neck · bug · carper · complainer · fault-finder · grumbler · hack · harass · harpy · harridan · harry · hassle · haunt · henpeck · horse · irk · irritate · jade · moaner · nagger · niggle · pester · plague · plug · scold · shrew · tartar · termagant · torment · trouble · upbraid · vex · virago · weigh down · worry

TRANSLATION OF NAG

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 唠叨
• Translator English - Spanish: dar la lata
• English: nag
• Translator English - Hindi: नाग
• Translator English - Arabic: يُزعِجُ إِزْعَاجَاً مُتَّصِلاً
• Translator English - Russian: придираться
• Translator English - Portuguese: apoquentar
• Translator English - Bengali: টাট্টু ঘোড়া
• Translator English - French: tarabuster
• Translator English - Malay: Nag
• Translator English - German: herumnörgeln
• Translator English - Japanese: がみがみ小言を言う
• Translator English - Korean: 잔소리하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Sing
• Translator English - Vietnamese: cằn nhằn
• Translator English - Tamil: நக்
• Translator English - Marathi: सतत टाकून बोलणे
• Translator English - Turkish: dırdır etmek
• Translator English - Italian: criticare
• Translator English - Polish: gderać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: чіплятися
• Translator English - Romanian: a cicăli
• Translator English - Greek: γκρινιάζω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: nag
• Translator English - Swedish: tjata
• Translator English - Norwegian: mase

6 QUOTES WITH «NAG»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nag.

1

Johnny Bench

A catcher and his body are like the outlaw and his horse. He's got to ride that nag till it drops.

2

Judi Dench

Some things you know about, you know what the ingredients are - maybe not all of them. But it's up to you to put in the amount. It's up to the director to nag you until you get it right.

3

Janet Flanner

I keep going over a sentence. I nag it, gnaw it, pat and flatter it.

4

Gordon B. Hinckley

I feel to invite women everywhere to rise to the great potential within you. I do not ask that you reach beyond your capacity. I hope you will not nag yourselves with thoughts of failure. I hope you will not try to set goals far beyond your capacity to achieve. I hope you will simply do what you can do in the best way you know.

5

James Hong

I am very fussy; I am very detailed; I nag a lot. So in a sense, I am like Mr. Ping. I am temperamental, I am emotional, I'm fussy, and I'm very exact. And I want people to not fail; I want them to execute - all those things Mr. Ping wants in other people. Or animals.

6

Gough Whitlam

The punters know that the horse named Morality rarely gets past the post, whereas the nag named Self-interest always runs a good race.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NAG»

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

The Nag Hammadi Library in English

This new edition is the result of ten years of additional research, and editorial and critical work. Every translation has been changed or added to; many have been thoroughly revised.

James James McConkey Robinson, Richard Smith, Coptic Gnostic Library Project, 1996

E-Commerce

The book will also be of enormous value to government officials, financial institutions, public sector and the private industry keen to learn about The Cutting Edge of Business

Kamlesh K. Bajaj, Debjani Nag, Kamlesh K. Bajaj, 2005

Nag Hammadi Bibliography: 1995 - 2006

This is the third volume of the immensely useful "Nag Hammadi Bibliography," the first volume of which covered 1948a "1969 and was the first publication in the Nag Hammadi Studies series. The second volume covered 1970a "1994.

David M. Scholer, 2009

Nag Hammadi Codex VII

This volume, with several contributors, contains the critical edition of Nag Hammadi Codes VII, with introductions, Coptic Text, English translations, and notes for each of the five tractates in the codex.

Birger Birger Albert Pearson, Frederik Wisse, 1996

Nag Hammadi codex II, 2 - 7. 1. Gospel according to Thomas, ...

The publisher and editorial board of Nag Hammadi Studies at their meeting in Uppsala, Sweden, in August 1973, recommended that the Coptic Gnostic Library edition be complete for Codices I-VI and BG as well as for VII-XIII. This plan was ...

Bentley Layton, 1989

The Nag Hammadi Scriptures

This volume also features introductory essays and extensive notes to help readers understand the context and significance of these texts that have revolutionized the study of early Christianity and ancient religious thought.

Marvin W. Meyer, James M. Robinson, 2010

Mystery and Secrecy in the Nag Hammadi Collection and Other ...

Drawing on a wide array of sources, this anthology sets out to analyze the concepts of mystery and secrecy that occur in the ritual and rhetoric of antique Mediterranean religion, with an emphasis on Gnosticism, Christianity, and Paganism.

Christian H. Bull, Liv Lied, John D. Turner, 2011

Nag Hammadi Texts and the Bible: A Synopsis and Index

To date no exhaustive Scripture index to Nag Hammadi has been prepared. One of the significant features of this volume is that it fills this lacuna.

Craig Alan Evans, Robert Leslie Webb, Richard A. Wiebe, 1993

Physics of Quantum Well Devices

The aim of the book is to provide a comprehensive treatment of the physics underlying the various devices. A reader after going through the book should find himself equipped to deal with all kinds of quantum well devices.

B.R. Nag, 2001

The Facsimile Edition of the Nag Hammadi Codices

United Arab Republic. Maṣlaḥat al-Āthār Unesco, Egypte. Service des antiquités . ي و لم ا ل يها همجقععئصو عن نع) ٠ نتر ب . ك ع بنها. ا ٠ج سيا كا جو س سوف ع ص ٠ مني . ع ، ي .نإ سسسجلمهم٠ تيسر ننه ج ) سا ترفس ط ز ثم . ٠نزجبه . ا عمر ثعسنعة ل ٠ .

Unesco, United Arab Republic. Maṣlaḥat al-Āthār, Egypte. Service des antiquités, 1976

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NAG»

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Dynamo Boys Lower 13-14 400 Medley Relay NAG Record (Race …

Dynamo Swim Club is the latest to break the NAG record in the boy's 13-14 400 medley relay. Their relay team of Ian Grum, Liam Bell, Mark ... «SwimSwam, Jul 15»

NMC to appoint consultant for Nag riverfront development

It will conduct survey of 18-km long Nag river and would look into present status of the river, bridges and roads over it, small nullahs meeting ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

"It has a great feeling when people recognize you." Rohit Nag

Nach Baliye fame Rohit Nag who is married to actress Aishwarya Sakuja has entertained the audience by his sense of humor and lively actions ... «Bollywood Helpline, Jul 15»

Dare Rose Breaks 11-12 200 Fly NAG Record

Dare Rose of Scarlet Aquatics in New Jersey broke the National Age Group Record for the 11-12 boys' 200-meter fly in 2:11.85. Rose actually ... «Swimming World Magazine, Jul 15»

Miriam Sheehan Breaks Her Third NAG Record of the Weekend

Her 50 free record came after NAG record-breaking performances in the ... Sheehan holds a number of other NAG records including the ... «Swimming World Magazine, Jul 15»

Will 'Mithrulu' Improve Nag's Track Record?

But Nag's track record in multi-starrers is not that great. Apart from the movie 'Ninne Premisthanani' with Srikanth, Nag does not have any hits to ... «Greatandhra.com, Jul 15»

Mas pabor kay Binay kapag nag-tandem sina Mar at Grace sa 2016

MARAMI na agad ang umugong na usapan na 'in the bag' na raw ang tambalan nina Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ... «Journal Online, Jul 15»

Dynamo Swim Club Breaks Day-Old NAG 400 Medley Relay Record

Dynamo Swim Club took down a day-old National Age Group record in the boys' 13-14 400-meter medly relay at the 2015 Georgia LC Age ... «Swimming World Magazine, Jul 15»

Terrorist attacks by lone gunmen nag FBI

WASHINGTON (AP) — The deadly shootings at military sites in Tennessee illustrate the threat that FBI officials have warned about: violence ... «Eagle-Tribune, Jul 15»

Nashville Aquatic Club breaks NAG record in 13-14 girls 4x100 …

Nashville Aquatic Club's team of 13-year-olds smashed the national age group (NAG) record in the 13-14 400 medley relay Saturday night at ... «SwimSwam, Jul 15»