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Maybe it's every kid's dream to go into a pod and come out looking like Captain America. And you don't even have to exercise or lift weights! It's great!
Joe Johnston

Meaning of "pod" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POD

Perhaps back formation from earlier podware bagged vegetables, probably from pod, variant of cod² + ware1.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF POD

pod  [pɒd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pod 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 pod in English.

WHAT DOES POD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pod in the English dictionary

The first definition of pod in the dictionary is the fruit of any leguminous plant, consisting of a long two-valved case that contains seeds and splits along both sides when ripe. Other definition of pod is the seedcase as distinct from the seeds. Pod is also any similar fruit.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO POD

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you pod
we let´s pod
you pod
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to pod
Past participle
podded
Present Participle
podding
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 POD

poculiform
pod people
pod person
podagra
podagral
podagric
podagrical
podagrous
podal
podalic
podargus
podcast
podcaster
podcasting
podded
poddie
poddies
podding
poddle
poddy

WORDS THAT END LIKE POD

blood
Bollywood
childhood
cod
flood
food
from the wood
god
good
Hollywood
hood
iPod
method
mod
mood
neighborhood
od
period
prod
wood

Synonyms and antonyms of pod in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «POD»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pod» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of pod
case · hull · husk · shell · shuck

Translation of «pod» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POD

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

Translator English - Chinese

豆荚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vaina
570 millions of speakers

English

pod
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جراب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

стручок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vagem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শুঁটি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cosse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pod
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hülse
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サヤ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

꼬투리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pod
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pod
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நெற்று
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शेंगा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

koza
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

baccello
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pod
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стручок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pod
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pod
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pod
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pod
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pod
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pod

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POD»

The term «pod» is very widely used and occupies the 3.790 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of pod
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «pod».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POD» OVER TIME

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

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «POD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pod.
1
Joe Johnston
Maybe it's every kid's dream to go into a pod and come out looking like Captain America. And you don't even have to exercise or lift weights! It's great!
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Laura Wade
If you want, you can have a coffin made out of cardboard or wicker or papier mache. There's one like a seed pod, or you could buy one that doubles as both a bookcase and a coffin. During your life, you stand it in your living room, and then after you die, the books are taken out and your body put in their place and the whole thing buried.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POD»

Discover the use of pod in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pod and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Story of White Satin/Five Peas in a ...
Soft-Cover 32 pg. book contains these fairy tales: The Story of White Satin; Five Peas in a Pod, Rumpelstiltskin; The Little Magic Pot.
Edcon Publishing, 2008
2
Dolphins: Life in the Pod
Learn about life in a dolphin family.
Willow Clark, 2011
3
Nutritional Properties of Urea Treated Cocoa Pod for Ruminant
Introduction Cocoa pod is a by-product of cocoa plantation. Up to 2 kg air-dry (87 %DM) cocoa pod meal can be yielded by producing a kilogram of dry cocoa beans (DUKE, 1983). The world production of cocoa beans is estimated to be about ...
Despal, 2005
4
POD for Profit: More on the NEW Business of Self Publishing, ...
When self publishers first hear about Lightning Source Inc., they tend to think it's just one more provider of POD author services—or “self publishing company,” as these businesses are commonly called—like Lulu.com, AuthorHouse, iUniverse,  ...
Aaron Shepard, 2010
5
Two Peas In a Pod
Marvin and Violet have been friends since they were babies. They are like two peas in a pod. But then Violet moves away... With a unique Australian flavour, this story of friendship is both tender and truthful.
Chris McKimmie, 2010
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iPhone Game Development
Model format To take advantage of the POWERVR hardware, ImgTec has created the POD model format. It is a lightweight format that simply aligns the vertex, index, and texture data in the configuration expected by the iPhone's OpenGL ES ...
Paul Zirkle, Joe Hogue, 2009
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Life in a Dolphin Pod
Mass. strandings. Mass strandings, which involve whole herds of dolphins, are more mysterious. They may be the result of loud sounds, such as navy LFAS, which is believed to cause severe ear and brain damage in ocean creatures.
Bobbie Kalman, 2002
8
How Many Peas in a Pod?
"A flip-the-flap counting book"--Frontcover.
Margaret Allum, Judy Watson, 2006
9
Biology and Control of the Lima-bean Pod Borer in Southern ...
In the same locality where environmental factors are apparently Natural The lima- bean pod borer has very few natural enemies in this country. In California the following species were reared: Bracon tychii (Muesebeck), Scambus (Soambus)  ...
Marshall Weddell Stone, 1965
10
A Pod of Dolphins: and Other Sea Mammals
Once they have located prey, dolphins often catch food together with other pod members, usually in small groups. They use several amazing techniques to do this. • Corralling: Pod members swim towards a shoal of fish from different sides,  ...
Richard Spilsbury, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pod is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A Pea in the Pod Launches in Harrods
LONDON — A Pea in the Pod, the maternity label that's part of Destination Maternity Corp., has opened its first brick-and-mortar presence in ... «WWD, Jul 15»
2
The Pod Squad: 'Down-and-Dirty History of Planning' in Honolulu
Curt Sanburn, who writes a weekly Civil Beat column about architecture and urban design, joined the Pod Squad last week to discuss his ... «Honolulu Civil Beat, Jul 15»
3
Watch: Dog Goes for a Swim with a Pod of Dolphins
Earlier this month, while out for walkies with his human, Louie the dog noticed a pod of dolphins swimming close to shore, not far from the rocks ... «Softpedia News, Jul 15»
4
Old BT phone box in Birmingham opens as coffee 'pod'
The famous 'K6' phone booth, one of four in Eden Place next to the Council House, is the city's first Red Kiosk Coffee Pod. Last year, the Post ... «Birmingham Post, Jul 15»
5
Up to 50 dolphins delight beachgoers at Coogee
A pod of up to 50 dolphins has put on a spectacular show, frolicking with swimmers and herding fish for a delighted crowd of beachgoers at ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
6
Two held with musk pod
KATHMANDU, JUL 26 - Police on Sunday made public two persons arrested for possession of a musk pod from Sundhara in the Capital. The arrestees ... «E Kantipur, Jul 15»
7
In pod we trust: A Yorkshire growth industry
Trainee fieldsman Josh Wilson taking a look at this year s pea harvest at one of the farms he oversees in Driffield. Picture: Adrian Brooks. «Yorkshire Post, Jul 15»
8
Beaverton nears food cart pod approval
Back at Aloha's food cart pod, tucked behind the Aloha Mall and Little Caesars Pizza, Jenny Saldanas said she was excited about Beaverton's ... «Portland Tribune, Jul 15»
9
Odessa Child One of Thousands Sickened by Laundry Pod Detergent
A 2-year-old Odessa girl was treated for severe chemical burns on her eyes after a laundry pod burst in her face, her grandfather said. «NewsWest9.com, Jul 15»
10
From the Producers Pod: July 24, 2015 Edition
From the Producers Pod: July 24, 2015 Edition. Jayne Ann Bugda. By Jayne Ann Bugda | jbugda@pahomepage.com. Published 07/24 2015 ... «PA home page, Jul 15»

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