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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PRONG

Related to Middle Low German prange a stake, Gothic anaprangan to afflict.
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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 PRONG

prong  [prɒŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRONG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prong 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 prong in English.

WHAT DOES PRONG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of prong in the English dictionary

The first definition of prong in the dictionary is a sharply pointed end of an instrument, such as on a fork. Other definition of prong is any pointed projecting part. Prong is also to prick or spear with or as if with a prong.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PRONG

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you prong
we let´s prong
you prong
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to prong
Past participle
pronged
Present Participle
pronging
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 RHYME WITH PRONG


Armstrong
ˈɑːmˌstrɒŋ
awrong
əˈrɒŋ
barong
bæˈrɒŋ
binturong
ˈbɪntjʊˌrɒŋ
extra-strong
ˌekstrəˈstrɒŋ
headstrong
ˈhɛdˌstrɒŋ
overstrong
ˌəʊvəˈstrɒŋ
restaurant
ˈrɛstəˌrɒŋ
sarong
səˈrɒŋ
strong
strɒŋ
superstrong
ˌsuːpərˈstrɒŋ
throng
θrɒŋ
wrong
rɒŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRONG

pronation
pronator
prone
pronely
proneness
pronephra
pronephric
pronephroi
pronephros
proneur
prong key
prongbuck
pronged
pronghorn
pronk
pronominal
pronominalisation
pronominalise
pronominalization
pronominalize

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRONG

along
among
belong
come on strong
dong
for a song
get wrong
go wrong
gong
Guangdong
hong
Hong Kong
in the wrong
long
mong
put a foot wrong
so long
song
thong
tong

Synonyms and antonyms of prong in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PRONG»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «prong» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of prong
point · spike · tine · tip

Translation of «prong» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRONG

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

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

clavijas
570 millions of speakers

English

prong
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शूल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зубец
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

prong
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দাড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

broche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Prong
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zinke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

突起
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Prong
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đâm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கூரும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शेंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çatal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

polo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bolec
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зубець
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

penis
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

prong
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gaffel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

utsprång
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spiss
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prong

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRONG»

The term «prong» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.079 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRONG» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRONG»

Discover the use of prong in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prong and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
100 Hikes in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cross two rocky drainages that are the headwaters of Bull Branch, a tributary of Middle Prong. At 0.8 mile, the trail curves left around the end of Mill Ridge, following the Middle Prong as it meanders through the mountains. The trail then bears ...
Russ Manning, Kris Fulsaas, 1999
2
Echoes from Mill Prong USA
This book contains bits of interesting historical data along with experiences embedded in my own life beginning at Mill Prong USA, then to Europe, the Pacific Northwest, and finally to the town of Red Springs, North Carolina.
Samuel Jackson Autry, 2007
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A Feasibility Study of Three-prong-event Analysis of ...
Shakil Mohammed. cross section measurements were also reported at a much lower energy (380 MeV to 840 MeV) from the experiment performed by the TAGX Collaboration [52]. Recently, the study of the γd → ppπ− with polarized photon ...
Shakil Mohammed, 2009
4
The Tenmile Country and Its Pioneer Families
THE PRONG FAMILY There is an interesting story found in the traditions of the Christopher (Stophel is the German spelling usually found) Prong family. While on the voyage to America the ship on which Christopher Prong was a passenger  ...
Howard L. Leckey, Leckey, 2009
5
Hawai_i Sports: History, Facts, and Statistics
Total Weight Three-Prong: Craig Alexander. Largest Fish Three-Prong: Kent Fonoimoana. Total Weight Gun:Jonathan Lee. Women: Laura Brezmskey. 1989 Total Weight Three-Prong: George Matsuda. Total Weight Gun:Jobn Orr. Largest  ...
Dan Cisco, 1999
6
Bliven, Mead & Co.'s illustrated catalogue and price list of ...
31-3 Prong, Round, Cast Steel, Polished Ferrule _ _ _ _ _ . _ . _ _ _ _ 33-3 Prong , Square, Cast Steel, Polished Ferrule . _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 34-2 Prong, Eel Tail, Cast Steel, Polished Ferrule _ . . _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ 35-2 Prong, Eel Tail, German Steel, ...
Bliven & Mead, 1864
7
Essentials of Audiology
Some examples include a playground swing, a pendulum, the floorboards under a washing machine, a guitar string, a tuning fork prong, and air molecules. The vibration is usually called sound when it is transferred from air particle to air ...
Stanley A. Gelfand, 2011
8
Beaches of the Western Australian Coast - Eucla to Roebuck ...
... 155 BELLEFIN PRONG (E), 290 BELLEFIN PRONG (E1, 290 BELLEFIN PRONG (E2), 290 BELLEFIN PRONG (E3), 291 BELLEFIN PRONG (E4), 291 BELLEFIN PRONG (E5), 291 BELLEFIN PRONG (E6), 291 BELLEFIN PRONG ( E7), 291 ...
Andrew D. Short, 2005
9
Survey of English Dialects: The Dictionary and Grammar
... cobbing-fork, empting- fork, five-foot prong, forking-off-fork, forking- on-fork, full- pitch, full-pitch-prong, gib-fork, great-pitch, half-pitch, half-pitcher, half-pitching- pick, half-pitch-prong, hand-fork, hand-prong, haymaking-fork, hay-peek, hay- pick ...
Clive Upton, David Parry, John David Allison Widdowson, 1994
10
Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park
After crossing Lynn Camp Prong on a sturdy bridge, stay to the left on the main gravel road. Unless you don't mind stepping in horse pies, it's a good idea to keep an eye on your feet as well as the trail ahead. At about 0.5 mile the road makes ...
Kevin Adams, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRONG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prong is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Prong Reveals 2 Innovative Photography Accessories for the iPhone 6
According to Prong co-founder Jesse Pliner, the evolution of iPhone cameras has ushered in a new era of photography. The iPhone has ... «SYS-CON Media, Jul 15»
2
Grant allows teachers to expand emotional education
Implementing that two-prong approach is part of Goal 5 in its strategic plan. OASD staff are being trained on conscious discipline starting at the ... «The Oshkosh Northwestern, Jul 15»
3
Urban development expert urges city to 'call a time-out'
Brown said he believes in the three-prong plan of the MPEV, parking garage and hotel, saying this time, “it's different”. “I've been working on ... «ConnectAmarillo.com powered by KVII, Jul 15»
4
Today's Funerals
Burial in Western Prong Cemetery. McKoy, Hattie, 67, Garland, 2p.m., Victor Temple. Burial in Garland Community Cemetery. Carter Funeral ... «Fayetteville Observer, Jul 15»
5
Think Twice About Surge Protection & Power Conditioning
Under no circumstances should the removal of the ground prong be undertaken. Removal of the ground prong subjects a dealer to litigation in ... «CEPro, Jul 15»
6
Local legislators initiate Lyme disease bill
The third prong of the legislation would protect doctors who are trying to help patients suffering from the disease. Afzali said she hopes to ... «WHAG, Jul 15»
7
New model introduced to renovate state's foster care, adoption …
The third and final prong of Cagle's new model is to do just what he and his staff are currently doing: touring the state, meeting with local and ... «Brunswick News, Jul 15»
8
Steve Penk is bringing his famous Wind-Up phone calls to their own …
“The station will find its audience, and also there is a two prong thing here where it will appeal to those who will remember when the wind-ups ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
9
York man charged in bystander shooting found guilty of third-degree …
Schwenk's attorney, Sandra Thompson, presented a two-prong defense. She argued Schwenk did not fire a shot that night – but if he did, it was ... «PennLive.com, Jul 15»
10
Prong Profiles the OpenBay Connect: An iPhone App for Fast and …
NEW YORK, July 24, 2015 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Prong is the New York-based electronics designer behind the PWR Case, an iPhone 5 ... «Consumer Electronics Net, Jul 15»

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