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Meaning of "scramble" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCRAMBLE

Blend of scrabble and ramp.
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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 SCRAMBLE

scramble  [ˈskræmbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCRAMBLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scramble 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 scramble in English.

WHAT DOES SCRAMBLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Scramble

Scramble or Scrambling may refer to: ▪ Scramble, a 1981 arcade game ▪ Scramble, a 1982 game ▪ Scramble, an enemy of the Marvel Comics Canadian superhero team Alpha Flight ▪ Scramble, a 1970 British drama film ▪ Scramble, a team play scoring system in golf ▪ Scramble, a song by Yui Horie, opening of the anime series School Rumble ▪ Scrambling, a linguistic term for variation of word order ▪ Scrambler, in telecommunications, a device that encodes a message at the transmitter to make the message unintelligible ▪ Scrambling, a method of ascending rocky faces and ridges ▪ Motorcycle scrambling, a form of motorcycle racing or all-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits ▪ Pedestrian scramble, a pedestrian crossing system that stops all traffic and allows pedestrians to cross intersections ▪ Quarterback scramble, an impromptu play in Canadian and American football ▪ Scrambling, rapid deployment of aircraft, usually...

Definition of scramble in the English dictionary

The first definition of scramble in the dictionary is to climb or crawl, esp by using the hands to aid movement. Other definition of scramble is to proceed hurriedly or in a disorderly fashion. Scramble is also often foll by for to compete with others, esp in a disordered manner.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SCRAMBLE

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you scramble
we let´s scramble
you scramble
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to scramble
Past participle
scrambled
Present Participle
scrambling
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 SCRAMBLE


amble
ˈæmbəl
assemble
əˈsɛmbəl
bramble
ˈbræmbəl
Campbell
ˈkæmbəl
descramble
diːˈskræmbəl
ensemble
ɒnˈsɒmbəl
gamble
ˈɡæmbəl
gambol
ˈɡæmbəl
hamble
ˈhæmbəl
humble
ˈhʌmbəl
outgamble
ˌaʊtˈɡæmbəl
preamble
priːˈæmbəl
ramble
ˈræmbəl
scamble
ˈskæmbəl
semble
ˈsɛmbəl
shamble
ˈʃæmbəl
skimble-scamble
ˈskɪmbəlˈskæmbəl
stumble
ˈstʌmbəl
symbol
ˈsɪmbəl
unscramble
ʌnˈskræmbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCRAMBLE

scragging
scragglier
scraggliest
scraggling
scraggly
scraggy
scraich
scraigh
scram
scramb
scrambled egg
scrambled eggs
scrambler
scrambling
scramblingly
scramjet
scrammed
scramming
scran
scranch

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCRAMBLE

bumble
comble
crumble
disassemble
dissemble
fumble
grumble
jumble
Kemble
mumble
nimble
reassemble
resemble
stone bramble
thimble
tremble
Trimble
tumble
wamble
wimble

Synonyms and antonyms of scramble in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SCRAMBLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «scramble» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of scramble

Translation of «scramble» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCRAMBLE

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

Translator English - Chinese

攀爬
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

subir gateando
570 millions of speakers

English

scramble
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हाथापाई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التدافع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

схватка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

subir
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হামাগুড়ি দিয়া আরোহণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

avancer péniblement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berebut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

klettern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

よじ登る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

> 기어오르다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scramble
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

liệng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போராட்டம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चढणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karıştırmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inerpicarsi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Scramble
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сутичка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

încăierare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αγωνίζομαι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geskarrel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

scramble
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

scramble
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scramble

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCRAMBLE»

The term «scramble» is very widely used and occupies the 22.781 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCRAMBLE» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «SCRAMBLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word scramble.
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William S. Burroughs
Changes... can only be effected by alterations in the original. The only thing not prerecorded in a prerecorded universe are the prerecordings themselves. The copies can only repeat themselves word for word. A virus is a copy. You can pretty it up, cut it up, scramble it - it will reassemble in the same form.
2
Tim Cahill
In my house, it is always a scramble from paycheck to paycheck.
3
Geoffrey Canada
In two-parent households, women have increasingly entered the workplace, and in single-parent households, there is even more of a need for the adults to work. That means parents do not fully control their own schedule and have to scramble to find high-quality after-school options.
4
Daniel Dennett
Now that mobile phones and the internet have altered the epistemic selective landscape in a revolutionary way, every religious organisation must scramble to evolve defences or become extinct.
5
Mark Duplass
I'm interested to see what happens to Spike Lee with limited resources, you know? I love Spike Lee's movies. But you know what? I kinda liked his movies when he used to scramble and fight more for them.
6
Sheherazade Goldsmith
The planet's environmental woes tend to be overlooked as we scramble for the latest high-tech gizmos - and conveniently ignore their energy consumption.
7
Chris Hayes
Those who are able to climb up the ladder will find ways to pull it up after them, or selectively lower it down to allow their friends, allies, and kin to scramble up. In other words: 'Who says meritocracy says oligarchy.'
8
Joe Henderson
The Chip also reduces the damage done by bandits. They still steal drinks and cheers along the course, but no longer scramble the paying runners' results. No entry fee, no Chip, no time or place.
9
Barnaby C. Keeney
The scramble to get into college is going to be so terrible in the next few years that students are going to put up with almost anything, even an education.
10
Og Mandino
To do anything truly worth doing, I must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in with gusto and scramble through as well as I can.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCRAMBLE»

Discover the use of scramble in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scramble and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ends of British Imperialism: The Scramble for Empire, Suez, ...
This book traces the British Empire from the scramble for Africa through the Mandates system of 'sacred trust', the turbulent imperial history of the Second World War in Asia and finally to the the unstoppable mid-20th century rush to ...
William Roger Louis, 2006
2
Scramble for Africa...
White Man's Conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876 to 1912
Thomas Pakenham, 1992
3
The New Scramble for Africa
While resources are central to the new scramble, markets, as noted earlier, are increasingly important. Chinese and Indian trade with Africa is only a small fraction of their trade with Asia. However, Africa is becoming a much more significant ...
Pádraig Carmody, 2013
4
The Scramble for the Amazon and the "Lost Paradise" of ...
The Scramble for the Amazon tells the story of da Cunha’s terrifying journey, the unfinished novel born from it, and the global strife that formed the backdrop for both.
Susanna B. Hecht, 2013
5
Captured Heritage: The Scramble for Northwest Coast Artifacts
George Heye provided much of Emmons's bread and butter after the end of the scramble, but even his appetite for Indian material could not digest all that Emmons, through his summer seasons and broad network of sources, was capable of ...
Douglas Cole, 2011
6
Quarterback Scramble
"Ben is happy to ride the bench--until the Hawks' star QB, Wes, gets suspended for pulling poor grades in math.
Brandon Terrell, 2011
7
The Global Farms Race: Land Grabs, Agricultural Investment, ...
The Global Farms Race is the first book to examine this burgeoning trend in all its complexity, considering the implications for investors, host countries, and the world as a whole.
Michael Kugelman, Susan L. Levenstein, 2012
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The Scramble for China: Foreign Devils in the Qing Empire, ...
In the early nineteenth century China remained almost untouched by British and European powers-- but as new technology started to change this balance, foreigners gathered like wolves around the weakening Qing Empire.
Robert Bickers, 2012
9
The Scramble for Art in Central Africa
The contributors to this volume trace the life history of artifacts that were brought to Europe and America from Congo toward the end of the nineteenth century, and became the subjects of museum displays.
Enid Schildkrout, Curtis A. Keim, 1998
10
Scramble!: A Story of Friendship
Twelve-year-old Harry Winslow's quiet life in the English countryside has been interrupted by World War II. Harry finds a special group of friends in the RAF fighter squadron stationed near his home.
Don Patterson, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCRAMBLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scramble is used in the context of the following news items.
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2015 Erzberg Rodeo Red Bull Hare Scramble results in four-way tie …
Each year, 1,500 riders meet in a mining pit in Austria to qualify for one of the 500 spots on the starting line of the final day's Red Bull Hare Scramble. They then ... «Autoblog, Jun 15»
2
The best join forces to battle the Iron Giant
The 2015 Red Bull Hare Scramble will live long in the memory, partly for the brutal course and sublime racing skills of the competitors, but mostly for the ... «Red Bull, Jun 15»
3
Fun in the sun ahead of the Red Bull Hare Scramble
Fun in the sun ahead of the Red Bull Hare Scramble. Mark Webber joins the hard enduro party before the serious business of the Red Bull Hare Scramble. «Red Bull, Jun 15»
4
Who are the Red Bull Hare Scramble top riders?
On Sunday, the top 500 riders will take on the Red Bull Hare Scramble, the toughest one-day motorbike race in the world, as they climb all over the mountain ... «Red Bull, Jun 15»
5
Cheung Chau bun scramble called off as rain sends disappointed …
Torrential rain meant the famous Cheung Chau bun scramble was called off last night for the first time since it was revived in 2005 – and that wasn't the only ... «South China Morning Post, May 15»
6
MLB tweaks schedule on final day, hopes to create playoff scramble
Major League Baseball is tweaking this year's schedule, hoping to create a playoff scramble on the final day of the regular season by starting every game close ... «The Globe and Mail, Mar 15»
7
States Scramble To Comply With Fed ID Cards
Increased enforcement of the federal REAL ID Act means Idaho driver's licenses may soon be unacceptable as ID at airports. (Idaho Transportation Department). «Here And Now, Mar 15»
8
Vote Bay-Bloor pedestrian scramble closer to dying
A city committee voted to spend $26,000 to remove the pedestrian “scramble” at Bay and Bloor Sts. after staff argued relatively few pedestrians use it while ... «Toronto Star, Feb 15»
9
Fate of pedestrian scramble raises questions about Toronto's priorities
Using a scramble crossing can prompt a strangely liberated feeling. With all vehicle traffic stopped, pedestrians take over the intersection, walking freely in every ... «The Globe and Mail, Feb 15»
10
City may un-'scramble' Bay-Bloor intersection
The current scramble arrangement at the intersection — which temporarily lets pedestrians walk in any direction, including diagonally — will be scrapped as ... «Toronto Star, Feb 15»

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