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If those in charge of our society - politicians, corporate executives, and owners of press and television - can dominate our ideas, they will be secure in their power. They will not need soldiers patrolling the streets. We will control ourselves.
Howard Zinn

Meaning of "patrolling" in the English dictionary

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PATROLLING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Patrolling 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 patrolling in English.

WHAT DOES PATROLLING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

patrolling

Patrolling

Patrolling is a military tactic. Small groups or individual units are deployed from a larger formation to achieve a specific objective, such as reconnaissance or security, and then return. The tactic of patrolling may apply to ground troops, armored units, naval units, and combat aircraft. The duration of a patrol can vary from a few hours to several weeks depending on the nature of the objective and the type of units involved.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PATROLLING

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you patrol
we let´s patrol
you patrol
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to patrol
Past participle
patrolled
Present Participle
patrolling
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 BEGIN LIKE PATROLLING

patroclinous
patrocliny
Patroclus
patrol
patrol boat
patrol car
patrol leader
patrol wagon
patrolled
patroller
patrolman
patrolmen
patrological
patrologist
patrology
patrolwoman
patrolwomen
patron
patron of the arts
patron saint

WORDS THAT END LIKE PATROLLING

bestselling
billing
calling
chilling
controlling
direct selling
drilling
falling
feeling
filling
hot-selling
installing
killing
modelling
rolling
scrolling
selling
spelling
telling
travelling
willing

Synonyms and antonyms of patrolling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PATROLLING»

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

Translation of «patrolling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PATROLLING

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

Translator English - Chinese

巡逻
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

patrullando
570 millions of speakers

English

patrolling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गश्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دوريات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

патрулирование
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

patrulhando
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টহল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

patrouillant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rondaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

patrouillieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パトロール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

순찰
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Patroli
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tuần tra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ரோந்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गस्त घालणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

devriye
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pattugliamento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

patrolowanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

патрулювання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

patrulare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περιπολούν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

patrolleer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

patruller
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

patruljering
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of patrolling

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PATROLLING»

The term «patrolling» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.845 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PATROLLING» OVER TIME

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

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «PATROLLING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word patrolling.
1
Guy Gavriel Kay
When I was 18 years old, in a more innocent time, my first backpacking trip through Europe, I sneaked into the Temple of Saturn in the Roman Forum after nightfall and spent several hours in there avoiding the guards patrolling.
2
Howard Zinn
If those in charge of our society - politicians, corporate executives, and owners of press and television - can dominate our ideas, they will be secure in their power. They will not need soldiers patrolling the streets. We will control ourselves.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PATROLLING»

Discover the use of patrolling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to patrolling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Patrolling Chaos: The U.S. Border Patrol in Deep South Texas
Focuses on twelve typical Border Patrol agents over a two-year period.
Robert Lee Maril, 2006
2
Patrolling the Revolution: Worker Militias, Citizenship, and ...
The book begins with the origins of urban militias in the late nineteenth century and follows their development to the present day.
Elizabeth J. Perry, 2007
3
Vice: One Cop's Story of Patrolling America's Most Dangerous ...
9 square miles. 10,000 criminals. 130 cops. A riveting memoir by Baker, California’s most-decorated police officer Compton: the most violent and crime-ridden city in America.
John R. Baker, Stephen J. Rivele, 2011
4
Patrolling Cyberspace: Lessons Learned from a Lifetime in ...
A history of the war on cyber crime by a pioneer in the field of high-tech security documents the formative years of computer forensics through today's efforts in the realm of homeland security, in an account that includes anecdotal case ...
Howard A. Schmidt, 2006
5
Patrolling Baghdad: a military police company and the war in ...
Here are the horrors of firefights and summary executions and the drama of the UN bombing.
Mark R. DePue, 2007
6
Scouting and patrolling: ground reconnaissance principles ...
This is the classic manual on scouting and patrolling by one of America's foremost authorities on military and police science.
Rex Applegate, 1980
7
"Who Do You Think You're Border Patrolling?": Negotiating ...
Index words. Multiracial Identities, Interracial, Border Patrolling, Partner Choice, Romantic Relationships, Family
Melinda Mills, 2008
8
Security Informatics and Terrorism: Patrolling the Web : ...
This work is intended to be of interest to counter-terrorism experts and professionals, to academic researchers in information systems, computer science, political science and public policy, and to graduate students in these areas.
Cecilia S. Gal, Paul B. Kantor, Bracha Shapira, 2008
9
Mirrors of Madness: Patrolling the Psychic Border
This book is written not only (or even primarily) for sociologists, psychologists, or other "social service professionals," but also for curious and literate students and lay people.
Bruce Luske
10
Security Manual
When patrolling premises, the following are the main objectives: • To prevent and detect fire. • To prevent and detect any damage to company property and waste of company resources. • To ensure that company rules are observed.
David Brooksbank, John Wilson, Eric Oliver, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PATROLLING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term patrolling is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sea turtle protection: The patrolling experience
Sea turtle protection: The patrolling experience. Story · Comments. Print: Create a hardcopy of this page; Font Size: Default font size: Larger font ... «Monitor, Jul 15»
2
Campus Police Patrolling Off the Campus? Sure, but the Rules Vary
Campus police officers often find themselves working with municipal law-enforcement colleagues, depending on the situation and existing ... «Chronicle of Higher Education, Jul 15»
3
Two Dozen Officers Are Patrolling Columbia Park at All Times for the …
Nearly 2 dozen officers will be patrolling the park, using bikes and UTV's to get around. Police say they're there to do more than just keep the ... «KHQ Right Now, Jul 15»
4
Effective patrolling, ambulance network save lives on TN's roads
Strategic deployment of manpower and vehicles coupled with a sustained campaign on road safety in 'Black Spots' has helped Tamil Nadu ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
5
Patrolling the Chattahoochee with Georgia's DNR
FOX 5 News went along for a ride, patrolling the Chattahoochee and doing safety checks with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. «MyFox Atlanta, Jul 15»
6
Similipal, Satkosia step up foot patrolling
BHUBANESWAR: With the onset of monsoon, foot patrolling has been ... been formed for foot patrolling, which will continue till September. «Times of India, Jul 15»
7
Volunteers patrolling recuritment offices in McAllen
These men are patrolling a recruitment center in McAllen. They're roaming around the parking lot armed with weapons. One civilian and one ... «KGNS.tv, Jul 15»
8
Locals veterans patrolling recruitment offices in wake of …
From left, former Marine Joey Miller, Alabama Sons of Liberty member Sheila Huff, and former Army member Dan Raley, head of the local ... «Cullman Times Online, Jul 15»
9
Carlsbad Cops Patrolling Rec Areas: 'Operation Report Card'
Carlsbad Police officers were patrolling recreation areas throughout the city Monday in search of vehicles that appear to be easy targets for ... «Times of San Diego, Jul 15»
10
Patrolling rural southern Idaho
It has a specialized team of deputies patrolling the rural parts of the county in the hopes of keeping you safe. Deputy Jake Benson patrols the ... «KMVT, Jul 15»

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