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Meaning of "reluct" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RELUCT

From Latin reluctārī to resist, from re- + luctārī to struggle.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RELUCT

reluct  [rɪˈlʌkt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RELUCT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Reluct 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 reluct in English.

WHAT DOES RELUCT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of reluct in the English dictionary

The definition of reluct in the dictionary is to struggle or rebel. Other definition of reluct is to object; show reluctance.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RELUCT

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you reluct
we let´s reluct
you reluct
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to reluct
Past participle
relucted
Present Participle
relucting
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 RELUCT


abduct
æbˈdʌkt
adduct
əˈdʌkt
aqueduct
ˈækwɪˌdʌkt
bucked
bʌkt
conduct
ˈkɒndʌkt
construct
kənˈstrʌkt
deconstruct
ˌdiːkənˈstrʌkt
deduct
dɪˈdʌkt
destruct
dɪˈstrʌkt
duct
dʌkt
instruct
ɪnˈstrʌkt
misconduct
mɪsˈkɒndʌkt
obstruct
əbˈstrʌkt
oviduct
ˈɒvɪˌdʌkt
product
ˈprɒdʌkt
reconstruct
ˌriːkənˈstrʌkt
unplucked
ʌnˈplʌkt
viaduct
ˈvaɪəˌdʌkt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RELUCT

relocation
relocation allowance
relocation costs
relocation expenses
relocator
relock
relook
relubricate
relubrication
relucent
reluctance
reluctancy
reluctant
reluctantly
reluctate
reluctation
reluctivities
reluctivity
relume
relumine

WORDS THAT END LIKE RELUCT

air duct
banking product
bile duct
by-product
Cartesian product
code of conduct
cross product
disorderly conduct
dot product
end product
finished product
global product
gross domestic product
gross misconduct
primary product
professional misconduct
scalar product
self-destruct
tear duct
unprofessional conduct

Synonyms and antonyms of reluct in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «reluct» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RELUCT

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

Translator English - Chinese

reluct
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reluct
570 millions of speakers

English

reluct
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

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380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

reluct
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

reluct
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reluta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

reluct
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

reluct
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Enggan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

reluct
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

reluct
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

reluct
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gumun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

reluct
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தயங்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नाखूष करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

reluct
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

reluct
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

reluct
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

reluct
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

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30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

reluct
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

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14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

reluct
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

reluct
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of reluct

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RELUCT»

The term «reluct» is normally little used and occupies the 132.820 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RELUCT» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RELUCT»

Discover the use of reluct in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to reluct and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of ...
Reluct'* nt, adj. Reluct'ate, v. n. Reluct' ation, n. s. _ Latin reluctor. To struggle again or hardly : the noun-substantive means repugnance; resistance ; unwillingness : reluctant ; unwilling : reluctate, to resist ; struggle against. The king prevailed ...
Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington), 1839
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The London encyclopaedia: or Universal dictionary of ...
Reluct'ant, adj. Reluct'ate, v. n. Reluct'atjon, n. j. j ly : the noun-substantive means repugnance ; resistance ; unwillingness : reluctant ; unwilling : reluctate, to resist ; struggle against. The king prevailed with the prince, though not without some ...
‎1829
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The London encyclopaedia: or, Universal dictionary of ...
Reluctance, or Reluct' ancy, n. Reluct'ant, adj. Reluct'ate, v. n. Thomson's Summer. Latin reluctor. To struggle again or hardly ly : the noun-substantive means repugnance; resistance ; unwilling- Relcct'ation, n. s. J ness : reluctant ; unwilling: ...
Thomas Curtis, 1829
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The new spelling dictionary, teaching to write and pronounce ...
... Rel'ith, v. to season, to give or have a flavor Reiove, v, a. to love in return Relucent, a. shining, transparent -(resist Reluct, Reluct'ate, v,n, lo struggle against, 'to Reiuct'a-iCe, 3°° R # M Reluct'ance or R*luct'a«cy, /. unwillingness Reluct'ant, ...
John Entick, 1783
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The new and complete dictionary of the English language
ReSa've {-v. t.from re, anilove) To love in return. ' □flverl in i ~~ Rctov'ed [ t>. froit rclove) Lor RrlWin* (p. a. frowrelove) Loving in return RtXV'CfcNT (.a a. from tbe Lat. reiuceo to jbme) Shin lag. transparent. RELUCT !v. r. frm tbe Lat. reluctor) To  ...
John Ash, 1795
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Entick's New Spelling Dictionary: Teaching to Write and ...
\f. to give or to have a flavor, to season Re i'i (babie, a. that may be relish td, pleasant, nice R clove, v.at'o love duty again, to love in return Reluct nt,^. shining, tran spare "t.'clear f red ft Reluct, Re!uct'ate, ii. n. ro struggle against, to Rsluct' ance ...
John Entick, William Crakelt, 1791
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Introduction
... relieve', v. de . . . Lira, reli'gion, re. slnsin. relin quish, v. fi . . . sil§. reluct'ance, re . afiyandiuse. reluct'ant, a. alalgbodo. reluct antly, adv. koti. remain', v. kun, sikun. remain 'der, n. abukun,ibnkun, iyokurj. remains', n. akpeta. remem'ber, v. niran ...
‎1858
8
Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge
... release', v. da...kuro, dis... nldc, diowolowo. relent', v. dékun. relief", n. in). relieve', v. de . . . lara. reli'gion, n. 5113511). relin'quish, v. fi .,. . sile. reluct'ance,n. afiyandifis'e. reluct'ant, a. alaigbodo. reluct'antly, adv. koti. remain', v. kiln, sikiln.
‎1858
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The new universal English dictionary. Buchanan
RELUCT'ANCY 7 [rUnBath, L.) RELUCT'ANTNESS J a wrestling, or striving again It, unwillingness, &c. RELUCT' ANT {reluctant, L.) striving against. REMARK'ABLENESS, worthiness of remark. RE-MAR 'RYING, the marrying again, ora ...
Nathan Bailey, James Buchanan (grammarian), 1760
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Dictionary of the Efïk Language, in Two Parts: I. Efïk and ...
Rel'-isii, n. Inem. Rel'-ish, v. tr. Ma. Rel'-isii, v. intr. Nem inua. Reluct'-ance, n. Ifem ; iyikhe ; mene; mfana; 'miim. Reluct'-ant, a. He is reluctant, I maiia; enyene mene. Reluct'- antly, adv. lyikhe-iyikhe ; mene-mene. Rely', v. intr. Diiro ke ; bere ye.
Hugh Goldie, 1862

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RELUCT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term reluct is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nadal and Djokovic reluctant cast in blockbuster
PARIS: Novak Djokovic did not want it, Rafa Nadal was dreading it but fans will be transfixed when the world's two best claycourters face off in a seismic French ... «Channel News Asia, Jun 15»
2
Syria entering the new year more fragmented than ever
Deep into its fourth year of conflict, Syria looks less and less like a state than a patchwork of warring fiefdoms, making outside powers more reluctant to intervene ... «Times of Malta, Dec 14»
3
reluct turns 24 iconic NIKE shoes into abstract photography series
asked amsterdam-based creative agency reluct. working along side joost van brug to convey this concept, they have taken 24 iconic NIKE sneakers and ... «Designboom, Dec 14»
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Abstract Long Exposure Photos of Sneakers Look Like Colorful …
... see all of the images from the series, and find out which of these colorful discs corresponds to which collectable Nike shoe, head over to Brug's website Reluct ... «PetaPixel, Nov 14»
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Snel ronddraaiende sneakers
De Nederlandse fotograaf Reluct nam 24 beroemde sneakers van Nike en liet ze op hoge snelheid ronddraaien. Je ziet op die manier alleen nog maar het ... «Mixed Grill, Nov 14»
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Chad Johnson Scores First Touchdown In CFL, Hugs Reluctant Official
Chad Johnson scored his first touchdown in the CFL for the Montreal Alouettes on Friday night and his first impulse was to hug official Jocelyn Stone. «Deadspin, Jul 14»
7
The Best Movie Ever: Fugitives
However, you could do the reluctant hero all you want, but rarely have we seen the reluctant hero physically try to reluct. It's not just talk, he's really trying to get ... «Crave Online, Jan 14»
8
Verwoerd settles case over UNICEF dismissal
She said she was taking an unfair dismissal case "reluct-antly". That case was due to begin earlier this month but was put back to later in the year as the former ... «Irish Independent, Mar 13»
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist
In ihrer Adaption The Reluctant Fundamentalist liefert sie nun eine verdichtete Lebensgeschichte des jungen Changez, Princeton-Student, Finanzberater, ... «critic.de, Aug 12»
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Doctors Reluctant to Treat Unvaccinated Children, Study Shows
Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- More than one fifth of pediatricians stopped treating children whose parents refused to have them vaccinated, according to an online ... «Bloomberg, Oct 11»

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