Meaning of "outline" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF OUTLINE

outline  [ˈaʊtˌlaɪn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OUTLINE

Outline 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 outline in English.

WHAT DOES OUTLINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Outline

Outline may refer to: ▪ Outline, a note-taking application for iOS and OS X. ▪ Outline drawing, a sketch depicting the outer edges of a person or object, without interior details or shading. ▪ Outline, a document summary, in hierarchical list format. A type of tree structure. ▪ Outline typeface, in typography ▪ Outline, the representation of a word in shorthand ▪ The Outline, an experimental band from Los Angeles, CA...

Definition of outline in the English dictionary

The first definition of outline in the dictionary is a preliminary or schematic plan, draft, account, etc. Other definition of outline is the important features of an argument, theory, work, etc. Outline is also the line by which an object or figure is or appears to be bounded.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OUTLINE

PRESENT

Present

I outline

you outline

he/she/it outlines

we outline

you outline

they outline

Present continuous

I am outlining

you are outlining

he/she/it is outlining

we are outlining

you are outlining

they are outlining

Present perfect

I have outlined

you have outlined

he/she/it has outlined

we have outlined

you have outlined

they have outlined

Present perfect continuous

I have been outlining

you have been outlining

he/she/it has been outlining

we have been outlining

you have been outlining

they have been outlining

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 outlined

you outlined

he/she/it outlined

we outlined

you outlined

they outlined

Past continuous

I was outlining

you were outlining

he/she/it was outlining

we were outlining

you were outlining

they were outlining

Past perfect

I had outlined

you had outlined

he/she/it had outlined

we had outlined

you had outlined

they had outlined

Past perfect continuous

I had been outlining

you had been outlining

he/she/it had been outlining

we had been outlining

you had been outlining

they had been outlining

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

FUTURE

Future

I will outline

you will outline

he/she/it will outline

we will outline

you will outline

they will outline

Future continuous

I will be outlining

you will be outlining

he/she/it will be outlining

we will be outlining

you will be outlining

they will be outlining

Future perfect

I will have outlined

you will have outlined

he/she/it will have outlined

we will have outlined

you will have outlined

they will have outlined

Future perfect continuous

I will have been outlining

you will have been outlining

he/she/it will have been outlining

we will have been outlining

you will have been outlining

they will have been outlining

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would outline

you would outline

he/she/it would outline

we would outline

you would outline

they would outline

Conditional continuous

I would be outlining

you would be outlining

he/she/it would be outlining

we would be outlining

you would be outlining

they would be outlining

Conditional perfect

I would have outline

you would have outline

he/she/it would have outline

we would have outline

you would have outline

they would have outline

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been outlining

you would have been outlining

he/she/it would have been outlining

we would have been outlining

you would have been outlining

they would have been outlining

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you outline
we let´s outline
you outline

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to outline

Past participle

outlined

Present Participle

outlining

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 «OUTLINE»

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

synonyms of outline

abridgment · abstract · adumbrate · compendium · configuration · delineate · delineation · digest · draft · drawing · encapsulate · etch · figure · form · frame · framework · layout · lines · plan · profile · recapitulation · review · rough · rough out · rundown · shape · silhouette · skeleton · sketch · sum up · summarize · summary · summing-up · synopsis · thumbnail sketch · trace · tracing

TRANSLATION OF OUTLINE

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 大纲
• Translator English - Spanish: descripción general
• English: outline
• Translator English - Hindi: रूपरेखा
• Translator English - Arabic: تَلْخِيصٌ
• Translator English - Russian: план
• Translator English - Portuguese: esboço
• Translator English - Bengali: রূপরেখা
• Translator English - French: aperçu
• Translator English - Malay: Garis besar
• Translator English - German: Umriss
• Translator English - Japanese: 概要
• Translator English - Korean: 개요
• Translator English - Javanese: Njlentrehake
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đề cương
• Translator English - Tamil: அவுட்லைன்
• Translator English - Marathi: रूपरेषा
• Translator English - Turkish: taslak
• Translator English - Italian: profilo
• Translator English - Polish: zarys
• Translator English - Ukrainian: схема
• Translator English - Romanian: rezumat
• Translator English - Greek: περίγραμμα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: uiteensetting
• Translator English - Swedish: sammanfattning
• Translator English - Norwegian: omriss

10 QUOTES WITH «OUTLINE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word outline.

1

Jeff Abbott

I outline in some detail, but even after the outline is done I often get a new idea that is an improvement, so the outline is a living, breathing thing as well. I also re-outline when I'm two-thirds done, to be sure that there is an emotional payoff from all the plot lines and to be sure the story is as tight as it can be.

2

Piers Anthony

I never do a full outline, and if I did, I would not feel bound to it, because the view from inside a scene can be different from the view outside it. But neither do I just start writing and see what happens; I am far more disciplined than that.

3

Sai Baba

What matters is to live in the present, live now, for every moment is now. It is your thoughts and acts of the moment that create your future. The outline of your future path already exists, for you created its pattern by your past.

4

Pat Barker

When I'm writing the first draft, I'm writing in a very slovenly way: anything to get the outline of the story on paper.

5

Jacob Bronowski

The values by which we are to survive are not rules for just and unjust conduct, but are those deeper illuminations in whose light justice and injustice, good and evil, means and ends are seen in fearful sharpness of outline.

6

Gwendolyn Brooks

When you love a man, he becomes more than a body. His physical limbs expand, and his outline recedes, vanishes. He is rich and sweet and right. He is part of the world, the atmosphere, the blue sky and the blue water.

7

Stephen J. Cannell

I finally get to the place where the book has matured in my mind and I can hardly wait to start writing it. Then I just sit down and I start. I hit the go button. I have an outline, which is 70 pages, but I don't look at it. I never have to look at it.

8

Edward Carpenter

My ideas had been taking a socialistic shape for many years; but they were lacking in definite outline.

9

Aimee Carter

Characters are incredibly important, but I tend to build them around the plot during the outline stage. However, once I'm writing the manuscript, the characters I'm writing dictate how the plot unfolds.

10

Susan Choi

I've never written a book with an outline or a predetermined theme. It's only in retrospect that themes or subjects become identifiable. That's the fun of it: discovering what's next. I'm often surprised by plot developments I would not have dreamed of starting out, but that, in the course of the writing, come to seem inevitable.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OUTLINE»

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

Adams's Outline of Fractures, Including Joint Injuries

The new edition of the now classic Adam's Outline of Fractures - prepared by authors working in the UK - has been updated to include the latest conservative and surgical approaches to the management of fractures.

David L. Hamblen, A. Hamish R. W. Simpson, John Crawford Adams, 2007

The Constitution of Society: Outline of the Theory of ...

"It is likely that this book will be regarded as the most important piece of grand sociological theory in English of the past decade.

Anthony Giddens, 1986

The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and ...

Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind Herbert George Wells. towards a genetic relation between all forms of life, in which even man was included! The importance of this last issue to the existing doctrinal system was manifest. If all the ...

Herbert George Wells, 1921

Outline: Architecture by Schmidt Hammer Lassen

Among the most notable achievements of Scandinavian architecture are a responsible approach to the environment and a keen appreciation for social concerns.

Schmidt Hammer Lassen, 2008

Paul: An Outline of His Theology

Firmly grounded in a careful exegesis of the biblical text and crafted with constant reference to the wealth of scholarly study of Paul's writings, this volume is a standard for interpreters of Paul's thought and all students of the New ...

Herman N. Ridderbos, 1997

An Outline of Psychoanalysis

This volume will contain NEW INTRODUCTORY LECTURES IN PSYCHOANALYSIS and AN OUTLINE OF PSYCHOANALYSIS.

Sigmund Freud, 2003

Outline of Classical Chinese Grammar

This is followed by an outline ofoverall principles of word order and sentence structure.

Edwin G. Pulleyblank, 2010

The Outline Bible

The Outline Bible is a collection of outlines covering the entire Bible—every chapter and verse.

Harold L. Willmington, 2000

Schaum's Easy Outline Bookkeeping and Accounting

For students looking for a quick nuts-and-bolts overview, it would have to be Schaum's Easy Outline series. Every book in this series is a pared-down, simplified, and tightly focused version of its predecessor.

Joel Lerner, 2003

Occult Science: An Outline

Although Occult Science is not all-inclusive, it is indispensable to any serious student who wishes to master Steiner's extraordinary philosophy and methods of inner development.

Rudolf Steiner, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OUTLINE»

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

Rockies crew commemorates Eddie Butler fail with chalk outline

During the bottom of the fifth inning against the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night, Colorado Rockies pitcher Eddie Butler was on second base. «SB Nation, Jul 15»

Greene County GOP, Political Expert Outline the Tone 2016 …

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Japan's cabinet OK's outline of steps against death from overwork

Setting a goal of decreasing karoshi cases to zero in the future, the outline also incorporates such programs as expanding counseling offices ... «Astro Awani, Jul 15»

Cabinet OK's outline of steps against death from overwork

The Yomiuri Shimbun The government on Friday decided on an outline of measures to prevent workers from dying from overwork and other ... «The Japan News, Jul 15»

Brownback to outline cuts in Kansas spending next week; governor …

Sam Brownback expects to outline spending cuts next week to help prevent Kansas from having a deficit within the next year, his top ... «Fox Business, Jul 15»

Hartsfield-Jackson to outline plan to permit Uber pick-ups

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Rackspace and Intel outline plans to increase enterprise appeal of …

Rackspace and Intel have joined forces to accelerate the technical maturity and reliability of the OpenStack platform through the creation of an ... «ComputerWeekly.com, Jul 15»

Residents are given opportunity to outline future of their area

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Outline for synod on family calls for wide look at trials families face

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The working document for this fall's Synod of Bishops on the family called for expanded discussion and pastoral ... «Catholic News Service, Jul 15»

Puerto Rico's PREPA bondholders propose $8 billion restructuring …

Puerto Rico's PREPA bondholders propose $8 billion restructuring: outline. ALVIN BAEZ-HERNANDEZ. By Nick Brown and Megan Davies, ... «The Fiscal Times, Jul 15»