ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PORTRAY
From Old French portraire to depict, from Latin prōtrahere to drag forth, bring to light, from pro-1 + trahere to drag.
WHAT DOES PORTRAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of portray in the English dictionary
The first definition of portray in the dictionary is to represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, etc; make a portrait of. Other definition of portray is to make a verbal picture of; depict in words. Portray is also to play the part of in a play or film.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PORTRAY
PRESENT
Present
I portray
you portray
he/she/it portrays
we portray
you portray
they portray
Present continuous
I am portraying
you are portraying
he/she/it is portraying
we are portraying
you are portraying
they are portraying
Present perfect
I have portrayed
you have portrayed
he/she/it has portrayed
we have portrayed
you have portrayed
they have portrayed
Present perfect continuous
I have been portraying
you have been portraying
he/she/it has been portraying
we have been portraying
you have been portraying
they have been portraying
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 portrayed
you portrayed
he/she/it portrayed
we portrayed
you portrayed
they portrayed
Past continuous
I was portraying
you were portraying
he/she/it was portraying
we were portraying
you were portraying
they were portraying
Past perfect
I had portrayed
you had portrayed
he/she/it had portrayed
we had portrayed
you had portrayed
they had portrayed
Past perfect continuous
I had been portraying
you had been portraying
he/she/it had been portraying
we had been portraying
you had been portraying
they had been portraying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will portray
you will portray
he/she/it will portray
we will portray
you will portray
they will portray
Future continuous
I will be portraying
you will be portraying
he/she/it will be portraying
we will be portraying
you will be portraying
they will be portraying
Future perfect
I will have portrayed
you will have portrayed
he/she/it will have portrayed
we will have portrayed
you will have portrayed
they will have portrayed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been portraying
you will have been portraying
he/she/it will have been portraying
we will have been portraying
you will have been portraying
they will have been portraying
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would portray
you would portray
he/she/it would portray
we would portray
you would portray
they would portray
Conditional continuous
I would be portraying
you would be portraying
he/she/it would be portraying
we would be portraying
you would be portraying
they would be portraying
Conditional perfect
I would have portray
you would have portray
he/she/it would have portray
we would have portray
you would have portray
they would have portray
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been portraying
you would have been portraying
he/she/it would have been portraying
we would have been portraying
you would have been portraying
they would have been portraying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you portray
we let´s portray
you portray
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
portrayed
Present Participle
portraying
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 «PORTRAY»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
portray.
I always wanted to live the lives of different people, portray characters that are different from me. But I could have done that in front of a mirror, also, I didn't need to do films for that. At the end of the day, it's this fame, recognition, popularity, the love and appreciation you get from your audience that drives you.
The World Cup tournament overall and, naturally, the new stadiums at its heart, are the ideal platform to portray Germany as a positive and exceptional location, and above all of course, as a highly capable economic location.
Portray the world for what it is, and you will find truth.
The true face of smoking is disease, death and horror - not the glamour and sophistication the pushers in the tobacco industry try to portray.
I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me.
Although this is a fictitious story the history is real. You don't want to re-write history but you certainly want to portray events and characters as realistically as you can.
A lot of the time, as an actor, you don't have the freedom to change what your lines are, and they can often be very unnatural or difficult to portray in a real light.
In order to describe a particular subculture, you might want to portray people who are typical or representative of that subculture; but to dramatize it, to make it an interesting setting for a story, you want to bring someone anomalous into that setting, to see how she conforms to it, and it to her.
People think that because I write about India I must be trying to portray India in a way.
When you're guest-starring on another show, it really requires you to jump through hoops in a way, because you're servicing the stories of the main characters. You have to be able to portray a lot of different elements. You show up and get on board and get on their journey; you have to be flexible as to what they need for the role.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PORTRAY»
Discover the use of
portray in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
portray and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
History Lessons: How Textbooks from Around the World
Portray ...
The subject of widespread attention when it was first published in 2004—including a full front-page review in the Washington Post Book World and features on NPR’s Talk of the Nation and the History Channel—this book gives us a glimpse ...
Dana Lindaman, Kyle Roy Ward, 2013
2
Life Drawing: How To
Portray The Figure With Accuracy And ...
Offers readers the tools needed to draw people expressively. This book, uses a variety of materials to give the intermediate artist a range of options to choose what works best for the subject of each drawing.
3
Tales Arab Women Tell and the Behavioral Patterns They
Portray
The tales are arranged according to an analytical system focusing on the various family and social situations depicted in the texts.
4
Reporting on Risk: How the Mass Media
Portray Accidents, ...
Do newspapers differ from magazines and television in their risk reporting practices? Reporting on Risk examines the accuracy and the amount of information we receive about our environment.
Eleanor Singer, Phyliss M. Endreny, 1993
5
Discovering Jesus: Why Four Gospels to
Portray One Person?
Who is Jesus Christ in each of the four canonical Gospels? Thisintroductory guide helps readers understand why we have fourGospels and what each teaches about the nature and ministry ofJesus Christ.
6
Through a Lens Darkly: How the News Media Perceive and ...
This book will be of interest to all member of the evangelical community, clergy and faith leaders, and scholars of religion or mass communication. "This is response rather than reaction. Intelligent, balanced, incisive and instructive.
Teaches the fundamentals of any drawing, then illustrates how to draw clothed human figures that are active or at rest.
8
Native Re-Enacting Made Easy: How to
Portray an Eastern ...
If you are considering becoming a living history interpreter who portrays an Eastern Woodland warrior- then this book is for you.
9
Gospels of wealth: how the rich
portray their lives
A novel examination of the contemporary world of wealth and the lives of the wealthy.
Paul G. Schervish, Platon E. Coutsoukis, Ethan Lewis, 1994
10
How Irish women writers
portray masculinity: exposing the ...
This book examines how the roles of men and women in Ireland have changed a great deal in the last fifty years and many of these changes can be attributed to the dual influence of the Irish Women's Movement and Ireland's conclusion in the ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PORTRAY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
portray is used in the context of the following news items.
'Doctor Strange' Cast News: Tilda Swinton May Portray An …
Tilda Swinton's casting as the Ancient One in Marvel's upcoming 'Doctor Strange' film shocked a lot fans as the character has classically been ... «BREATHEcast, Jul 15»
'Gotham' Season 2 Spoilers: Michael Chiklis Joins Cast to Portray …
Latest reports state that Emmy Award-winning actor Michael Chiklis has joined the cast for a recurring role in the Fox crime drama television ... «BREATHEcast, Jul 15»
John Green Has Taylor Swift in Mind for the Movie Adaptation of …
"She'd be a great Takumi," he told Access Hollywood, expressing his hope that Tay would portray the male hip-hop enthusiast with mad ... «Seventeen Magazine, Jul 15»
History in paintings: Bowling's walls portray his life
Sitting in his easy chair, Ray Bowling is still a little sore from a fall the previous day. The fall required an emergency room visit to get checked ... «Shelbyville Times-Gazette, Jul 15»
Encinitas author's books portray sweeping story of America
Encinitas author Richard Fitchen has just released the third volume in his American historical series. — Courtesy photo ... «Encinitas Advocate, Jul 15»
What Medical TV Shows Portray Wrong About The Life Of A Doctor
Secondly, even TV shows whose main characters start out as interns or residents portray many aspects of hospital life wrong. For example, if ... «Uloop News, Jul 15»
'Sons Of Anarchy' Star Charlie Hunnam To Portray King Arthur In …
Charlie Hunnam, pictured at the premiere screening of FX's "Sons Of Anarchy" at TCL Chinese Theatre on Sept. 6, 2014 in Hollywood, ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
Media urged to portray Bangabandhu as a universal leader
The Awami League has sought the media's collaboration in portraying Bangabandhu as a universal leader. Syed Ashraful Islam, general ... «DhakaTribune, Jul 15»
Gal Gadot Wants To Portray An Inspirational Wonder Woman
Gal Gadot has a monumental task in front of her as she steps into the role of Wonder Woman, a feminist icon, for Batman v. Superman: Dawn of ... «Comicbook.com, Jul 15»
Rick Santorum says school books fail to portray traditional marriage …
GOP hopeful Rick Santorum told an interviewer Tuesday that schools were only allowing books that foster acceptance of LGBT parents but not ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
