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Is it not in the most absolute simplicity that real genius plies its pinions the most wonderfully?
E. T. A. Hoffmann

Meaning of "plies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PLIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Plies 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 plies in English.

WHAT DOES PLIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ply

Ply, Pli, Plies or Plying may refer to: ▪ Ply, a turn in game play ▪ PLY or Polygon File Format ▪ Plying, a spinning technique to make yarn ▪ Plies, American rapper ▪ Pli, an academic journal ▪ Ply, a layer of paper or wood, such as with toilet paper, tissue paper, paper towels or plywood ▪ PLY, an implementation of the yacc parsing tool for the Python programming language ▪ Tire ply, a layer of cords embedded in the rubber of a tire...

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PLIES

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you ply
we let´s ply
you ply
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to ply
Past participle
plied
Present Participle
plying
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 PLIES

plicae
plical
plicate
plicated
plicately
plicateness
plication
plicature
plied
plier
pliers
plight
plight one´s troth
plighter
plightful
plim
plimsole
plimsoll
Plimsoll line
pling

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLIES

allies
anomalies
applies
as the crow flies
assemblies
bullies
butterflies
complies
damselflies
families
flies
grizzlies
implies
lilies
rallies
relies
replies
resupplies
supplies
the Two Sicilies

Synonyms and antonyms of plies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PLIES»

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

Translation of «plies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLIES

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

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

capas
570 millions of speakers

English

plies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

plies
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تبحر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

слои
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lonas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Plies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

plis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Plies
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lagen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

プライ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

플라이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Plies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Plies
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

plies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Plies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

katlar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

strati
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

warstwy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шари
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

straturi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φύλλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

plies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skikt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lag
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of plies

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLIES»

The term «plies» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.686 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLIES» OVER TIME

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

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «PLIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word plies.
1
E. T. A. Hoffmann
Is it not in the most absolute simplicity that real genius plies its pinions the most wonderfully?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLIES»

Discover the use of plies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to plies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Effect of number of plies on the tear resistance of paper
Results and Discussion In general, it was found that an increase in the number of plies resulted in an increase in the average tear. The variation due to increasing the number of plies was not constant. Data are presented in tables 1 and 2.
James T. Swartout, 1963
2
Vibe
Younger brother of Ronell Lawrence "Big Gates" Lavatte, the CEO of Plies' label, Big Gates Records, who is currently serving two concurrent, three-year sentences at Coleman Federal Correctional Facility. Plies is complex. "I try to pull myself ...
3
Coal Geology
To achieve this, a channel ply sample is taken; this entails a similar procedure as for the whole seam channel sample except that the seam is divided into plies or subsections, as shown in Figure 5.1(b). Coal seams are rarely homogeneous ...
Larry Thomas, 2002
4
Composite Materials Handbook-MIL 17: Materials Usage, ...
Stacking order of plies should be balanced and symmetrical about the laminate midplane. Any unavoidable unsymmetric or unbalanced plies should be placed near the laminate midplane. A-18. Use fiber dominated laminate wherever ...
Us Dept Of Defense, 1999
5
Optimization of Large Structural Systems
First uniaxial loading was considered, and the buckling load was maximized for various plate aspect ratios (a/b) for laminates with 16 plies. It is known (e.g. [1]) that for low aspect ratios the optimum ply angle is 0-deg, and for a/6 larger than ...
G. I. N. Rozvany, 1993
6
Advances in Computer Games: Many Games, Many Challenges
The program makes the correct move after searching 63 plies then moving instantly, reporting a score of draw for the strong side. This is the same phenomenon that was observed in the other position, and the repetition spiral is about to begin.
Jaap van den Herik, Hiroyuki Iida, Ernst A. Heinz, 2003
7
Theory of Ground Vehicles
A bias-ply tire has two plies (for light-load tires) or more (up to 20 plies for heavy- load tires). The cords in adjacent plies run in opposite directions. Thus, the cords overlap in a diamond-shaped (criss-cross) pattern. In operation, the diagonal ...
J. Y. Wong, 2001
8
Billboard
Rapper Plies says he's plenty aware of the hip-hop marketplace's short attention span, which is why he's releasing his sophomore album, "Definition of Real," less than a year after his 2007 debut, "The Real Testament." Due June 10 via ...
9
Fractography of Modern Engineering Materials: Composites and ...
Laminate Type B The + 60° plies of the [ + 60/0]s laminate failed by a matrix crack extending from the notch-tip to the specimen edge. The — 60° plies failed by a combination of broken fibers at 90° (colinear with the notch) and matrix cracks at  ...
John E. Masters, Joseph J. Au, 1987
10
Popular Science
New plywood standards Reasons why Alternate plies have grain running perpendicular to each other. Odd number of plies always used, except in Vi" Standard-grade sheathing. Automated lay-up process makes parallel lamination  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term plies is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Study highlights new water-saving tool to help Colorado River Basin
Mead-at-50_100614sm_011.jpg. A boat plies the waters of Lake Mead near the Hemenway Wall Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»
2
FFA Cup 2015: The Victorian teams hoping to win Australian club …
... the A-League champions and a famous NRL name in Balmain, which currently plies its trade in the third tier of NSW football, State League 1. «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
3
Why I'm Over the “Ballet Body” Trend
But no matter how many plies you do, you will not get a ballet body, because a ballet body is so much more than just “being skinny and toned.”. «StyleCaster, Jul 15»
4
More auto drivers in Pune take app route
Sanjay Baburao, an autorickshaw driver, who plies in the Pimpri Chinchwad area said he was doubtful at first. "But now it looks like the decision ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
5
Tip Drill to release the Single and Music Video for the New Ladies …
Having been seen in videos from industry favorites like Plies, French Montana, J. Cole and Nicki Minaj and heard on the same records as Trina, ... «Satellite PR News, Jul 15»
6
Country NSW meetings cancelled
While Thompson frequently travels interstate to ride, Ryan mostly plies his trade in western NSW and has ridden 111 winners this season. «Bloodstock.com.au, Jul 15»
7
Atletico tipped to mount title challenge
The 28-year-old is used to being the top marksman in whatever league he plies his trade, but admits he is likely to be outshone by Barcelona's ... «EatSleepSport, Jul 15»
8
Manchester United plot twin Barcelona raid
... quantity, being ideally seen as one for the future given the fact that he is just 19 years old and currently plies his trade for Barcelona's B-team. «TheSportsCampus.com, Jul 15»
9
Bad roads take toll of Kolkata's premier buses
CSTC has already withdrawn buses from route AC20, which plies between Santragacchi and Barrackpore. This route goes along roads like ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
10
Wanyama calls for focus ahead of World Cup 2018 qualifier
The skipper who plies his trade for Barclays Premier League side Southampton said that a team cannot perform better without adequate ... «Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, Jul 15»

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