Meaning of "perk" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PERK

See perk up.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF PERK

perk  [pɜːk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERK

Perk 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 perk in English.

WHAT DOES PERK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of perk in the English dictionary

The definition of perk in the dictionary is pert; brisk; lively.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PERK

PRESENT

Present

I perk

you perk

he/she/it perks

we perk

you perk

they perk

Present continuous

I am perking

you are perking

he/she/it is perking

we are perking

you are perking

they are perking

Present perfect

I have perked

you have perked

he/she/it has perked

we have perked

you have perked

they have perked

Present perfect continuous

I have been perking

you have been perking

he/she/it has been perking

we have been perking

you have been perking

they have been perking

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 perked

you perked

he/she/it perked

we perked

you perked

they perked

Past continuous

I was perking

you were perking

he/she/it was perking

we were perking

you were perking

they were perking

Past perfect

I had perked

you had perked

he/she/it had perked

we had perked

you had perked

they had perked

Past perfect continuous

I had been perking

you had been perking

he/she/it had been perking

we had been perking

you had been perking

they had been perking

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

FUTURE

Future

I will perk

you will perk

he/she/it will perk

we will perk

you will perk

they will perk

Future continuous

I will be perking

you will be perking

he/she/it will be perking

we will be perking

you will be perking

they will be perking

Future perfect

I will have perked

you will have perked

he/she/it will have perked

we will have perked

you will have perked

they will have perked

Future perfect continuous

I will have been perking

you will have been perking

he/she/it will have been perking

we will have been perking

you will have been perking

they will have been perking

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would perk

you would perk

he/she/it would perk

we would perk

you would perk

they would perk

Conditional continuous

I would be perking

you would be perking

he/she/it would be perking

we would be perking

you would be perking

they would be perking

Conditional perfect

I would have perk

you would have perk

he/she/it would have perk

we would have perk

you would have perk

they would have perk

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been perking

you would have been perking

he/she/it would have been perking

we would have been perking

you would have been perking

they would have been perking

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you perk
we let´s perk
you perk

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to perk

Past participle

perked

Present Participle

perking

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 «PERK»

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

synonyms of perk

benefit · bonus · boot money · dividend · extra · fringe benefit · perquisite · plus

TRANSLATION OF PERK

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 特殊待遇
• Translator English - Spanish: beneficio
• English: perk
• Translator English - Hindi: लाभ यह है कि
• Translator English - Arabic: رفع معنوياته
• Translator English - Russian: дерзкое
• Translator English - Portuguese: regalia
• Translator English - Bengali: স্পর্ধিত
• Translator English - French: avantage
• Translator English - Malay: Perk
• Translator English - German: Vergünstigung
• Translator English - Japanese: 福利厚生
• Translator English - Korean: 특전
• Translator English - Javanese: Perk
• Translator English - Vietnamese: vểnh tai lên
• Translator English - Tamil: பெர்க்
• Translator English - Marathi: आनंदी होणे
• Translator English - Turkish: dikmek
• Translator English - Italian: beneficio accessorio
• Translator English - Polish: perk
• Translator English - Ukrainian: зухвале
• Translator English - Romanian: perk
• Translator English - Greek: στολίζω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: parmantig
• Translator English - Swedish: perk
• Translator English - Norwegian: perk

8 QUOTES WITH «PERK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word perk.

1

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

When you tell people you're a playwright, their eyes sort of glaze over. But when you say you write the 'Fantastic Four' or 'Spider-Man,' they perk up. It's a touchstone that has gained more credibility as artistic expression.

2

Dave Davies

I was a big, big fan of Jimmy Burton. Anything with him on, I used to perk up and listen to it over and over and over again.

3

Lucas Grabeel

I don't care about money or fame or anything like that, but it would be a perk.

4

Steve James

I love the idea of sharing some of what we find in the research phase with a select community of people early on as a perk for their donating, and then gauging their feedback.

5

Charlie Rose

The alarm rings 4:45, again at 5, but I wake up 4:30 naturally. Shower, shave, orange juice, perk my own coffee, hear the news, and the CBS car arrives 5:30.

6

Earl Scruggs

I enjoy doing new tunes. It gives me a little bit to perk up, to pay a little bit more attention.

7

James Spader

The first perk of theater is the girls.

8

Emma Thompson

I don't mean being famous is a perk, because one knows that it's not necessarily a perk, but there are certain perks to being well-known and respected in one's field. Public perks. Like, I don't know, general friendliness and willingness to please, just to point out two.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERK»

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

The Perk

Beck Hardin returns to his Texas hometown - and his estranged father - after the death of his wife leaves him with two children to raise.

Mark Gimenez, 2008

PERK is Essential for Neonatal Skeletal Development to ...

PERK regulates neonatal skeletal development. Neonatal Perk-/- mice exhibit severe osteopenia manifested as decreased cortical bone thickness and mineral apposition rate and correlated changes in the spongiosa including reduced ...

Jianwen Wei, 2008

The Perk Paperboy

Perk. Paperboy. One of these days I should write a book called EveQlthing I Learned on My Newspaper Route in Perkinston, because I have to say it was a real education. In the 19503 there were only two possible jobs available for a kid like ...

Len Blackwell, 2010

Advances in Computational Biology

For example, k s;P means the synthesis rate (s) of PERK (P) and is assumed to be constant; on the other hand Vt;A4 is the rate of translation (t) of ATF4 (A4) and it is considered a function of the concentration [eIF2a-p] of phosphorylated-eIF2a.

Hamid R. Arabnia, 2010

The Unfolded Protein Response and Cellular Stress

2. Variable. Functions. of. CHOP. in. the. PERK. Signaling. Pathway. In early studies, Ron and colleagues (Zinszner et al., 1998) proposed CHOP as a proapoptotic transcription factor and reported that ablation of the Chop gene abolishes ...

P. Michael Conn, 2011

Protein Targeting, Transport, and Translocation

PERK, another ER membrane signaling molecule, is responsible for translational attenuation Upon induction of the UPR, mammalian cells repress global translation initiation rapidly (reviewed by Brostrom and Brostrom, 1998). Reduced ...

Ross Dalbey, Gunnar von Heijne, 2002

Programmed Cell Death

Phosphorylation of IRE1a and PERK IRE1a and PERK are primary UPR transducers, and phosphorylation of IRE1a and PERK is a hallmark of ER stress and activation of the UPR. Typically, this phosphorylation can be analyzed by an upward ...

Roya Khosravi-Far, Zahra Zakeri, Richard A. Lockshin, 2008

Oxygen Biology and Hypoxia

Normoxia PERK plasmid PERK PERK-P T1H6H3C T1H6H3C PERK+/+ B A PERK−/− elF2a ser51-P (light) elF2a-P WT KA WT KA WT KA − − − Thapsigargin Hypoxia ser51-P elF2a elF2a (dark) elF2a 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 Figure 14.1 (A) Hypoxia ...

‎2007

Calcium : A Matter of Life or Death: A Matter of Life or Death

As a key element of UPR, ER luminal chaperone BiP associates with all three currently identified sensors of UPR (ATF-6, IRE1, and PERK) in their inactive states [100– 103]. How are these molecules activated in the ER? BiP associates with ...

‎2007

Perk!: The Story of a Teenager with Bulimia

Unhappy about boys, her parents, and her body, tenth grader Perk becomes a victim of bulimia and resorts to binge eating and forced vomiting to gain control of her life.

Liza F. Hall, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERK»

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

Act now or risk losing valuable pension perk

High earners should move fast before a tax break worth thousands of pounds a year is removed, a senior member of the government has ... «The Times, Jul 15»

Gauba switches off perk of power

Ranchi, July 26: Chief secretary Rajiv Gauba pulled up two senior officials for not replacing a defunct electricity meter at his official residence ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Jul 15»

Perk up! There's still time to enter #MyDogsFace contest

It's the face that makes you think love and happiness when it pops up in the high grass, ball firmly in mouth. Don't you want to make that ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»

New Fallout 4 QuakeCon Details: Romance Options, Perks …

Though the information on perks is limited, Bethesda explained that there are 70 perks, and each perk has a rank, adding up to a total of 275 ... «Game Rant, Jul 15»

Fruity, summery colors perk up dècor all year

La–Z–Boy's Nightlife Premier Sofa in a rich plummy hue can anchor the room while adding some complementary color. Buy this photo. «Fredericksburg.com, Jul 15»

Amazon's Latest Prime Perk: A Five Percent Cash-Back Credit Card

Amazon continues to make a concerted effort to add new perks to Amazon Prime as it tries to funnel new shoppers into the membership ... «Re/code, Jul 15»

Football: Robinho, Paulinho perk up China's Brazilian blend

GUANGZHOU (AFP) - Luiz Felipe Scolari says he has stuck to a simple mantra since joining forces with Chinese powerhouses Guangzhou ... «DunyaNews Pakistan, Jul 15»

FT Opening Quote – Parcels perk up at Royal Mail

No surprise packages in Royal Mail's latest trading update, but there's an encouraging rise in parcel revenues and volumes. FT Opening Quote ... «FT Alphaville, Jul 15»

Farewell, Sweet Perk: Kendrick Perkins reportedly signs with New …

Veteran center Kendrick Perkins has reportedly agreed to a one-year deal to join the New Orleans Pelicans , bringing his storied Cleveland ... «Bayoubuzz, Jul 15»

City pension perk to be eliminated June 1, 2016

The Springfield City Council Tuesday passed, without dissent, a measure to ax a costly pension benefit for employees that allowed them to ... «The State Journal-Register, Jul 15»