ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PIECE
Pece, from Old French, of Gaulish origin; compare Breton pez piece, Welsh peth portion.
WHAT DOES PIECE MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of piece in the English dictionary
The first definition of piece in the dictionary is an amount or portion forming a separate mass or structure; bit. Other definition of piece is a small part, item, or amount forming part of a whole, esp when broken off or separated. Piece is also a length by which a commodity is sold, esp cloth, wallpaper, etc.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PIECE
PRESENT
Present
I piece
you piece
he/she/it pieces
we piece
you piece
they piece
Present continuous
I am piecing
you are piecing
he/she/it is piecing
we are piecing
you are piecing
they are piecing
Present perfect
I have pieced
you have pieced
he/she/it has pieced
we have pieced
you have pieced
they have pieced
Present perfect continuous
I have been piecing
you have been piecing
he/she/it has been piecing
we have been piecing
you have been piecing
they have been piecing
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 pieced
you pieced
he/she/it pieced
we pieced
you pieced
they pieced
Past continuous
I was piecing
you were piecing
he/she/it was piecing
we were piecing
you were piecing
they were piecing
Past perfect
I had pieced
you had pieced
he/she/it had pieced
we had pieced
you had pieced
they had pieced
Past perfect continuous
I had been piecing
you had been piecing
he/she/it had been piecing
we had been piecing
you had been piecing
they had been piecing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will piece
you will piece
he/she/it will piece
we will piece
you will piece
they will piece
Future continuous
I will be piecing
you will be piecing
he/she/it will be piecing
we will be piecing
you will be piecing
they will be piecing
Future perfect
I will have pieced
you will have pieced
he/she/it will have pieced
we will have pieced
you will have pieced
they will have pieced
Future perfect continuous
I will have been piecing
you will have been piecing
he/she/it will have been piecing
we will have been piecing
you will have been piecing
they will have been piecing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would piece
you would piece
he/she/it would piece
we would piece
you would piece
they would piece
Conditional continuous
I would be piecing
you would be piecing
he/she/it would be piecing
we would be piecing
you would be piecing
they would be piecing
Conditional perfect
I would have piece
you would have piece
he/she/it would have piece
we would have piece
you would have piece
they would have piece
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been piecing
you would have been piecing
he/she/it would have been piecing
we would have been piecing
you would have been piecing
they would have been piecing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you piece
we let´s piece
you piece
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
piecing
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.
10 QUOTES WITH «PIECE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
piece.
I admit that I am hopelessly hooked on the printed newspaper. I love turning the pages and the serendipity of stumbling across a piece of irresistible information or a photograph that I wasn't necessarily intending to read.
If I had one piece of advice for people - if they are cooking from the Alinea cookbook, the Betty Crocker cookbook or the back of the box - read through the entire recipe first before reaching for any ingredients, and then read again and execute the directions.
I shop at a lot of vintage stores because the prices are amazing, and I love the idea that there's a history behind the piece I'm wearing.
I'm looking at working with people I get on with, that respect me, that don't just see me as a piece of ass. Which I have experienced as well. I've nearly walked off very big films before, and I would, because I don't want that in my life. I want to enjoy the work I do.
The most extraordinary thing about trying to piece together the missing links in the evolutionary story is that when you do find a missing link and put it in the story, you suddenly need all these other missing links to connect to the new discovery. The gaps and questions actually increase - it's extraordinary.
There are so many steps you have to go through to reach a high level, so you're kind of building your own, I would say, mountain. You have to go piece by piece by piece. When you're young and really ambitious, you want to jump right up. It kind of teaches you a lesson, I would say.
They probably realized our interview would do more damage to their pro-'gay' piece - rather than help it.
I am interested in the gaps between one piece of sidewalk and the next. I am interested in the things for which we don't always have a name, and the things that are not easy to articulate - the difference between what we think and how we feel.
A lot of the people who have come to know the company in the last few years will not have seen this piece.
I paint digitally now. A pity, in some ways, as the biggest price one pays is that you no longer have a finished piece of physical art to hang on a wall. I miss that terribly.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PIECE»
Discover the use of
piece in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
piece and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Graffiti artist Banksy decorates streets, walls, bridges and zoos of towns and cities throughout the world.
A circle has difficulty finding its missing piece but has a good time looking for it.
"These stories, based in science, are transmitted to readers . . . after filtering through a human heart . . . consistently succeeds in bridging science and the humanities." —William H. Foege, MD, Emory University
JAMA (The Journal of the American Medical Association), Roxanne K. Young,
2006
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Tea for Two and a
Piece of Cake
Nisha's life is far from perfect.
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A Little
Piece of Ground
'A fine book, and a daring book' Michael Morpurgo 'This book must go down as a brave, serious and successful attempt to reach out and have this story heard' Michael Rosen, Books for Keeps 'A Little Piece of Ground has the same rights as any ...
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Piece of the Action: How the Middle Class Joined the Money ...
A Piece of the Action is an important piece of financial and social history, and with a new introduction, Nocera’s 2013 critique of the uses of the revolution is a powerful warning and admonition to understand what is at stake before we ...
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The Three-
Piece Suit and Modern Masculinity: England, 1550-1850
In 1666 King Charles II introduced a fashion that developed into the three-piece suit. This text examines the inspiration behind this royal revolution in masculine attire.
Powerful. Courageous. Triumphant. This is Beth’s true story about finding strength, second chances and spreading the joy of pie.
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Applique Outside Lines with
Piece O' Cake Designs: No ...
Put Down the Ruler and Free Your Inner Appliqué Artist.
Becky Goldsmith, Linda Jenkins,
2010
Here is the best possible portrait of the lonely teenager from Port Arthur, Texas, who took the blues farther than anyone before or since, offering revealing glimpses of her on the road—backstage with Jerry Lee Lewis, kidnapped in Kansas, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PIECE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
piece is used in the context of the following news items.
Labour should win the Turner prize – it's a disastrous piece of …
The Labour party's got controversy, provocation – and a remarkable ability to alienate people. If a housing estate can make the shortlist for the ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Baby elephant uses piece of bark to scratch an itch
A baby elephant in the Kruger National Park in South Africa has been photographed using a large piece of bark to scratch a hard-to-reach itch ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Piece of history: Duff Green Mansion under new ownership
“It is not something that someone owns, it is something someone is a steward of, and the Sharps have been excellent stewards of that piece of ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
Carson would dump all of Obamacare but one piece
Remember that neurosurgeon guy who said he wanted to run for President? If you work for one of the major cable news networks or the ... «Hot Air, Jul 15»
R&AW chief Raman's opinion piece ignites debate over death …
Raman's piece had argued that the prosecution probably did not bring to the court's notice the mitigating circumstances regarding Memon's ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
Own a piece of music history: House from Prince's 'Purple Rain' is for …
The Current calls this a “relatively affordable piece of Minnesota music history” – but work needs to be done on the home. (Take a virtual tour ... «Rick Kupchella's BringMeTheNews, Jul 15»
Packard & Pioneer Museum finds missing piece
A missing piece of the puzzle has been locked in at Northland's Packard & Pioneer Museum. The museum, located at Maungatapere 11 ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
U.K. Exports Remain Missing Piece in Economic Recovery, CBI Says
Quality control checks are carried out on Land Rover Defenders at Tata Motors Ltd.'s Jaguar Land Rover plant in Solihull, U.K.. Photographer: ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
Ponca Tribe will soon own piece of land that's part of 'Trail of Tears …
LINCOLN — The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska will soon take ownership of a ribbon of land that is tightly braided into the tribe's ancestral and ... «Omaha World-Herald, Jul 15»
Rendezvous: Clues piece together fatal wagon accident
One hundred years ago, accidents were waiting to happen around every corner. Heating and cooking with wood caused many fatalities, as did ... «Wisconsin Rapids Tribune, Jul 15»