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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RORT

Back formation from rorty (good, splendid).
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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 RORT

rort  [rɔːt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RORT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rort 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 rort in English.

WHAT DOES RORT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of rort in the English dictionary

The first definition of rort in the dictionary is a rowdy party or celebration. Other definition of rort is a dishonest scheme. Rort is also to take unfair advantage of something.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RORT

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you rort
we let´s rort
you rort
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to rort
Past participle
rorted
Present Participle
rorting
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 RORT


airport
ˈɛəˌpɔːt
bought
bɔːt
brought
brɔːt
caught
kɔːt
court
kɔːt
export
ˈɛkspɔːt
fort
fɔːt
forte
fɔːt
import
ɪmˈpɔːt
ort
ɔːt
ought
ɔːt
port
pɔːt
Porte
pɔːt
report
rɪˈpɔːt
resort
rɪˈzɔːt
short
ʃɔːt
sort
sɔːt
sport
spɔːt
support
səˈpɔːt
thought
θɔːt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RORT

ropiness
ropy
roque
Roquefort
roquelaure
roquet
roquette
Roraima
rorqual
Rorschach test
rorter
rorty
rory
Rory O´Connor
Rosa
rosace
rosacea
rosaceous
rosalia
rosanilin

WORDS THAT END LIKE RORT

annual report
bort
comfort
cut a long story short
davenport
discomfort
Dort
effort
escort
in short
means of transport
mort
Newport
passport
public transport
rapport
technical support
the support
tort
wort

Synonyms and antonyms of rort in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rort» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RORT

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

Translator English - Chinese

rort
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rort
570 millions of speakers

English

rort
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

rort
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

rort
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

rort
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rort
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

rort
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Rort
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rort
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rort
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

rort
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

rort
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rort
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rort
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

rort
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पलटण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rort
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rort
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rort
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

rort
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rort
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

rort
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rort
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rort
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rort
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rort

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RORT»

The term «rort» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.529 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RORT» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RORT»

Discover the use of rort in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rort and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for ...
G. Nauman. 1st artillery. Department No. 4. Tort Monroe, Virginia, Old Point Comfort, Bvt.Brig.Gen.J. Bank head, 2d artillery. rort Johnson, ) 'ort Caswell, \ NorthCarolina, Smithville, Capt. C. S. Merchant. 2d artillery. rort Macnn, it Beaufort, Capt.
‎1849
2
the american almanac and repository of useful knowledge for ...
7 inf. rort Smith, , Fort Smith, }ol. Wilson, 7th inf. 7th infantry. Fort Towson, Fort Washita, tt Fort Towson, Fort Washita, Jvt. Maj. Whiting, 7th inf. Jvt. Maj. Hnlmes, 7th inf. 7th infantry. 2 art. & 7 inf. rort A r huckle, tt Japt. Simmons, 7th inf. 7th infantry.
sampson low, son, and company, 1854
3
The Mammoth Book of Monsters
green fungi; and on whose behalf we had really mounted the small expedition of Rort and myself to No. 1 Post. I knew, as I looked towards the arch, that the secret of her disease had disappeared with her, most likely forever, and that apart ...
Stephen Jones, 2011
4
Nuclear Receptors in Development
These observations indicated that RORt (ROR2) plays acritical role in the generation or in the survival of LTi cells. Creation of RORtgfp/þ and RORtgfp/gfp knock-in mice, expressing the enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) under the ...
Reshma Taneja, 2006
5
Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. ...
yyw^ or BAN* North rort Worth state Bank, rort Worth, Texas BANK EMPLOYEES FURNISHXNO IB- rr?.nATICB tea O. W. WILEMON. vice President. 4/15/6* no photograph showni RUBY |OX northeast B.tlon.1 CHARLES c. BBINXLEY.
‎1964
6
The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography
Fulton, Rort.; Delaplaine's Repository, vol. i. part 2, p. 201, 1815. B. West p., W. S. Leney sc. , Rort.; Analectic Mag., p. 394, May, 1815. B. West p., Leney sc. , Rort.; Museum, frontispiece, April, 1826. B. West p., W. S. Leney sc. , Rort.; Casket, ...
‎1901
7
Incomplete Information: Structure, Inference, Complexity
FS-RORT-TOT is the class of FS-fraraes (W, (KP)PCPAR) such that for every p E PAR, Ti{p) is irreflexive and symmetric. Consequently, for every P C PAR, Tip is irreflexive and symmetric. The members of FS-RORT- TOT are called strong total  ...
Stephane P. Demri, Ewa Orlowska, 2002
8
A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Poss. var., or even the orig., of oick, q.v. rort, n. A dodge, trick, scheme, racket: Aus. c.: since ca. 1910. (B., 1942). Prob. ex wroughter, q.v.—2. A crowd; hence, showmen's patter: Aus. low: since ca. 1912. Baker. —3. Something exceptionally  ...
Eric Partridge, 2006
9
Wordbook of Australian Idiom - Aussie Slang: No Worries! ...
Furious, enraged 'It was the bad service that madehim ropeable' ropes Has sound knowledge of the activity— 'She knows the ropes' ropes Teach, showthe setup— 'I will show you the ropes' rort Abuse or to take advantage— 'Don't rort the ...
Kerrin P. Rowe, 2007
10
EMU and Economic Policy in Europe:
1 The annual EU procedures and actors involved Procedures 0orm of mordination and instruvents roctors Tasks Broad 0mnomic roolicy Guidelines ( rort. 0 romsterdam Treaty) 0ore of emnomic policy mordination within the 20 defininr m0on ...
Marco Buti, André Sapir, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RORT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rort is used in the context of the following news items.
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A rort of Bronwyns or a hide of Bishops?
The bookies couldn't get a cigarette paper between a rort of Bronwyns and a hide of Bishops. The most telling proof of the damage she was doing to the ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
2
The housing rort that hits all Australians
A new report on negative gearing and the capital gains tax authored by ACIL Allen Consulting on behalf of the Property Council of Australia and the Real Estate ... «Business Spectator, Jun 15»
3
Travel rort inquiry crippled
AS the travel rort scandal deepens, the Territory Government has announced an inquiry so limited in scope it will investigate only a five-month period into ... «Perth Now, Jun 15»
4
Claim small businesses could rort Tony Abbott's new tax deductions
The budget measure which gives small businesses a $20,000 upfront tax deduction on asset purchases could be rorted, according to a prominent tax adviser. «PACE Today, May 15»
5
Spending more time with your baby is not a rort, it's the point of PPL
It's not rorting the system to have government and employers work together to provide Australian working mothers with a decent amount of paid leave after the ... «The Guardian, May 15»
6
Billions can be rorted through immigration visas
Reforms to the significant investor visa program are long overdue but still leave about $10 billion in foreign investment capital at the risk of being rorted in a ... «The Australian Financial Review, May 15»
7
Budget 2015: Tony Abbott denies Joe Hockey and Scott Morrison …
The next day, Social Services Minister Scott Morrison told Sky News that being able to benefit from both schemes was a "rort". It was in response to a question ... «ABC Online, May 15»
8
Temptation to rort may prove irresistible
Temptation to rort may prove irresistible. Date: May 13, 2015. (29) ... But this is the part of the budget that's definitely open to rorting. It's all too easy for business ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
9
Couples fake relationship status to rort millions in Centrelink payments
HUNDREDS of couples are claiming false marital and relationship status to rort millions of dollars from Centrelink. In one case a couple claiming to be separated ... «The Daily Telegraph, Apr 15»
10
Lawyers teaming up with public servants who rort taxpayers, says …
Senator Eric Abetz has reacted angrily to a report that national private sector companies had lobbied hard for changes to Comcare that would strip ... «The Canberra Times, Apr 15»

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