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PRONUNCIATION OF RAVELLED

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAVELLED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ravelled 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 ravelled in English.

WHAT DOES RAVELLED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ravelled

Yarn

Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibres, suitable for use in the production of textiles, sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery, and ropemaking. Thread is a type of yarn intended for sewing by hand or machine. Modern manufactured sewing threads may be finished with wax or other lubricants to withstand the stresses involved in sewing. Embroidery threads are yarns specifically designed for hand or machine embroidery.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RAVELLED

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you ravel
we let´s ravel
you ravel
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to ravel
Past participle
ravelled
Present Participle
ravelling
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 RAVELLED

rave
rave notice
rave review
rave-up
ravel
raveler
ravelin
raveller
ravelling
ravelly
ravelment
raven
raven-haired
ravener
ravening
raveningly
ravenlike
Ravenna
ravenous
ravenously

WORDS THAT END LIKE RAVELLED

called
cancelled
compelled
empanelled
excelled
expelled
fuelled
gravelled
labelled
levelled
modelled
panelled
propelled
quarrelled
repelled
self-propelled
shelled
shrivelled
single-celled
travelled
unlabelled

Synonyms and antonyms of ravelled in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ravelled» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RAVELLED

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

Translator English - Chinese

弄明白
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ravelled
570 millions of speakers

English

ravelled
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ravelled
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ravelled
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ravelled
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

emaranhados
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাকান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

défilé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ravelled
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ravelled
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ravelled
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ravelled
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ruwet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ravelled
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ravelled
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रगडले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ravelled
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sfilacciata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ravelled
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ravelled
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ravelled
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ravelled
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ravelled
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ravelled
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ravelled
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ravelled

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RAVELLED»

The term «ravelled» is normally little used and occupies the 139.364 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RAVELLED» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAVELLED»

Discover the use of ravelled in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ravelled and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Ravelled Flag
In 'A Ravelled Flag', Donny Walker and his allies - Anna, Xanthe, Maggi and Luke - come dangerously close to finding out the truth about pirates.
Julia Jones, 2011
2
Driven to Distraction (Revised): Recognizing and Coping with ...
They “Sequence Ravelled Out of Sound” 97.
Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., John J. Ratey, M.D., 2011
3
Monthly Magazine and British Register
"Surely," says Mr. Jackson, " these explanations of ravelled sleave cannot be considered as aids to unravel the passage. If tbc commentators knew the application of the metaphor, why not say the ravelled slcave of care meant the brain, and ...
‎1819
4
Samuel Rutherford and Some of His Correspondents: Lectures ...
I stood not long ago at the grave's mouth of a dear and intimate friend of mine who had fatally ravelled both his own hesp and that of other people, till we had to get the grave-diggers to take a cord and help us to bury him. Horace said that in ...
Alexander Whyte, 1894
5
Navajo Textiles: The William Randolph Hearst Collection
#1 Bayetta Very rare different kinds of ravelled material" Ledger book: "1050 $425.00 5 141 1 5 #1 Wilbur Coll. 1/16/31 Bayetta saddle blkt. Very rare, different kinds of ravelled material" As is typical of the textiles woven just after internment at ...
Nancy J. Blomberg, 1994
6
Knitting the Ravelled Sleeve
Is caring enough? A nurse's perceptions on hospital care.
Cornelia Patterson, 2005
7
A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: ...
Battell of Balrinnes, Poems \Qth Cent., p. 348. To RAVEL, v. n. To make up as a hard-twisted thread, S., ReyU, synon. Ravelled. A ravelled hesp.] Add; " Speak her fair and canny, or we will have a ravelled hasp on the yarn-windles." The Pirate ...
John Jamieson, 1825
8
The Tragedy of Macbeth
60, very ingeniously conjectures that the genuine word was sleave, which it seems signifies the ravelled, knotty, gouty parts of the silk, which give great trouble and embarrassment to the knitter or weaver. Malone. This appears to have ...
William Shakespeare, 2001
9
Samuel Rutherford and some of his correspondents lectures ...
Rutherford told young Earlston how terribly he had ' ravelled his own hesp' in the days of his youth, and he tells another of his correspondents that after eighteen years he has not sure he had even yet got his ravelled hesp put wholly right. thng  ...
A. Whyte
10
New York Magazine
Match either mood at "The Ravelled Sleave" and enjoy unforgettable dining accompanied by a delightful piano. Menu selections include our chef's own seafood crepe, Veal Cordon Bleu or Coquille St. Jacques. Steaks and lobster tails are ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAVELLED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ravelled is used in the context of the following news items.
1
REVIEW: Hecuba, White Bear Theatre
And yet in many ways his plays speak more directly and immediately to our post-modern sensibilities than do the highly-ravelled, austere, multi-layered ... «British Theatre, Jul 15»
2
Neil Lawrence and my nan: death comes knocking twice
... is but "the history of what we give our attention to", then the red brick house in Yagoona where Pat and Kev lived for 55 years will for ever be ravelled in mine. «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
3
To sleep, perchance to dream
... and blue bits of computer stuff, into a unified whole; the digital equivalent of Shakespeare's knitting metaphor — sleep that knits up the ravelled sleeve of care. «Mid-Day, Jul 15»
4
Hidden Likeness: Photographer Emmet Gowin at the Morgan Library …
... portrait “The Shareef Twins”, in which the two impassive young men express their mutual tenderness through the ravelled choreography of their bodies. «Financial Times, Jun 15»
5
Walker rescues octopus stranded on misty North Devon beach
He said: “The octopus un-ravelled itself and changed into an amazing creature.” “But the tide was retreating rapidly and it left the octopus stranded again. «North Devon Journal, Apr 15»
6
Sleepy desire
Sleep does so many wonderful things for you. Not only does it knit up the ravelled sleeve of care, it regenerates your psyche, reboots your immune system, ... «WellBeing, Apr 15»
7
Looking for St. Francis
His simplicity is intact; the threads of his brown cloak haven't been ravelled. That must be one reason for the supposed dearth of U.S. exhibits in his honor: the ... «The New Yorker, Jan 15»
8
Super Eagles Coach: Stephen Keshi gets bumper N84M annual …
Months back, it was rumoured that Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi; before the battle that ravelled Nigerian Football wanted, an improved contract of 15 ... «Pulse Nigeria, Dec 14»
9
Thomas Ades's Polaris at Sadler's Wells: the dance premiere of the …
Hands and upturned faces flashed pale in precise patterns over bent backs as the ant heap ravelled and unravelled, throwing out soloists or couples in brief, ... «Spectator.co.uk, Nov 14»
10
High Speed Rail on the agenda again …. ho hum!
I cannot recall how may times the high speed train phenomenon has got ravelled out as an election of some kind is somewhere ahead. The recent Utopia ABC ... «CT Australia, Nov 14»

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