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New Year's Eve, we're going to be doing a concert with the Philadelphia Orchestra in Symphony Hall. It makes me feel good, because of all the people they could have had, they wanted me! We do have to do a little work with the rhythm section.
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Meaning of "section" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SECTION

From Latin sectiō, from secāre to cut.
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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 SECTION

section  [ˈsɛkʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SECTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Section 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 section in English.

WHAT DOES SECTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Section

Section may refer to: ▪ Section ▪ Section ▪ Archaeological section ▪ Histological section, a thin slice of tissue used for microscopic examination ▪ Section, an instrumental group within an orchestra ▪ Memory segment, a division of computer memory ▪ Stratigraphic section, layers of rocks ▪ Caesarean section, surgical technique to facilitate child birth ▪ Pullman section, a type of sleeping car accommodation ▪ Sectioning, also known outside the United Kingdom as involuntary commitment...

Definition of section in the English dictionary

The first definition of section in the dictionary is a part cut off or separated from the main body of something. Other definition of section is a part or subdivision of a piece of writing, book, etc. Section is also one of several component parts.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SECTION

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you section
we let´s section
you section
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to section
Past participle
sectioned
Present Participle
sectioning
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 SECTION


antivivisection
ˌæntɪˌvɪvɪˈsɛkʃən
bisection
baɪˈsɛkʃən
collection
kəˈlɛkʃən
connection
kəˈnɛkʃən
correction
kəˈrɛkʃən
detection
dɪˈtɛkʃən
direction
dɪˈrɛkʃən
election
ɪˈlɛkʃən
exsection
ɛkˈsɛkʃən
intersection
ˌɪntəˈsɛkʃən
midsection
ˈmɪdˌsɛkʃən
protection
prəˈtɛkʃən
quadrisection
ˌkwɒdrɪˈsɛkʃən
resection
rɪˈsɛkʃən
selection
sɪˈlɛkʃən
subsection
ˈsʌbˌsɛkʃən
trisection
traɪˈsɛkʃən
venesection
ˈvɛnɪˌsɛkʃən
venisection
ˌvɛnɪˈsɛkʃən
vivisection
ˌvɪvɪˈsɛkʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SECTION

sectaries
sectary
sectator
sectile
sectility
section hand
section mark
sectional
sectionalisation
sectionalised
sectionalism
sectionalist
sectionalization
sectionalize
sectionalized
sectionally
sectionisation
sectionise
sectionization
sectionize

WORDS THAT END LIKE SECTION

accreditation
action
addiction
attraction
auction
construction
course of action
court of competent jurisdiction
destruction
fiction
function
instruction
interaction
introduction
out of action
production
reaction
reduction
reproduction
satisfaction
transaction

Synonyms and antonyms of section in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SECTION»

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

Translation of «section» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SECTION

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

Translator English - Chinese

章节
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sección
570 millions of speakers

English

section
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनुभाग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قِسْم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

секция
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

seção
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অধ্যায়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

section
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Seksyen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Abschnitt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

部分
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잘라낸 부분
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bagean
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phần
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரிவில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विभाग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bölüm
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sezione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sekcja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

секція
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

secțiune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ενότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

artikel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avdelning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

seksjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of section

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SECTION»

The term «section» is very widely used and occupies the 1.590 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SECTION» OVER TIME

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

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «SECTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word section.
1
Hervey Allen
In a continent but recently settled, many parts of which have as yet little historical or cultural background, the material for this volume has been gathered from a section that was one of the first to be colonized.
2
Ray Stannard Baker
The very first time I was on a car in Atlanta, I saw the conductor - all conductors are white - ask a Negro woman to get up and take a seat farther back in order to make a place for a white man. I have also seen white men requested to leave the Negro section of the car.
3
Sara Bareilles
My hairstylist taught me a trick for my hair. You section off your hair and put them up in these crazy little knots and then it looks like you curled your hair. It's saved me so much time 'cause on the road you don't have time or plugs to plug your curling iron in.
4
Suzy Bogguss
I played in the percussion section 4th grade through high school - snare and timpani mostly.
5
Bill Bruford
And I like messing around in the engine room of music. Seeing what happens in the rhythm section area.
6
John Callahan
This is a feminist bookstore. There is no humor section.
7
Susan Choi
I always try to avoid looking at the section where my books would be shelved, but I do know that my most reliable neighbor to the right is Kate Chopin's 'The Awakening', which is dispiriting. That's a book I don't want to re-read.
8
Eric Church
I don't use the big video screens that a lot of other artists use because personally, I think it's kind of a crutch. I think sometimes it's like watching television as opposed to really getting involved with what is happening onstage and the people in your section.
9
Barbara Cook
New Year's Eve, we're going to be doing a concert with the Philadelphia Orchestra in Symphony Hall. It makes me feel good, because of all the people they could have had, they wanted me! We do have to do a little work with the rhythm section.
10
Russell T Davies
I hate the idea that I have to represent any particular section of society; I just write good telly, that's all.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SECTION»

Discover the use of section in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to section and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Strategies for the C-Section Mom: A Complete Fitness, ...
This book outlines exactly what a C-section entails, and offers you information, guidance, and advice on how to make your experience and recovery smooth and happy.
Mary Beth Knight, James Rosenthal, 2010
2
The Golden Section: Nature's Greatest Secret
Tells the story of the golden section, a line segment divided into two parts such that the ratio of the short portion to the longer portion is equal to the ratio of the longer portion to the whole, and its impact on civilization and the ...
Scott Olsen, 2006
3
Radar Cross Section Measurements
This guide explains how radar cross section (RCS) is measured and tested with good measurement practice including assuring that the electromagnetic test environment is optimized for the particular object being measured.
Eugene F. Knott, 2006
4
Econometric Analysis of Cross Section and Panel Data
The second edition of a comprehensive state-of-the-art graduate level text on microeconometric methods, substantially revised and updated.
Jeffrey M Wooldridge, 2010
5
Biopsy Interpretation: The Frozen Section
This new volume of the Biopsy Interpretation Series is a practical, superbly illustrated guide to the technical and interpretive aspects of a frozen section.
Jerome B. Taxy, Aliya N. Husain, Anthony G. Montag, 2012
6
Radar Cross Section, Second Edition
The leading text and reference on radar cross section (RCS) theory and applications, this work presents a comparison of two radar signal strengths.
Eugene F. Knott, John Shaeffer, Michael Tuley, 2004
7
Atlas of Mohs and Frozen Section Cutaneous Pathology
Serves as a practical guide to microscopic analysis, diagnosis, and discrimination of common and problematic cutaneous neoplasms.
Michael Morgan, John R. Hamill, James M. Spencer, 2010
8
Landscape graphics: plan, section, and perspective drawing ...
Announcing the new revised edition of the classic industry reference!Landscape Graphicsis the architect's ultimate guide to all the basic graphics techniques used in landscape design and landscape architecture.
Grant W. Reid, 2002
9
The Essential C-Section Guide: Pain Control, Healing at ...
This book provides answers to important questions about what the surgery entails, what a woman can expect as she recovers, and what considerations should be made for future pregnancies and deliveries.
Maureen Connolly, Dana Sullivan, 2008
10
A Practical Guide to Section 16: Reporting and Compliance
Compliance is easy with this convenient manual to guide you step-by-step through every phase of the Section 16 reporting scheme.
Stanton P. Eigenbrodt, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SECTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term section is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Perry 'Buddy' Buie, Songwriter for Atlanta Rhythm Section, Dies at 74
Perry "Buddy" Buie, a songwriter and producer who helped form the Atlanta Rhythm Section and then fuel its success with the lyrics he wrote for the band, has ... «Billboard, Jul 15»
2
KCR to go on fast if Section 8 is invoked
Irked by media reports that Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi has given an opinion that Andhra Pradesh and Telangana common Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
3
SAT printing glitch zeroes out a section of test
Officials said students taking the test on Saturday were surprised when proctors' scripts said they had just 20 minutes to complete one of the test's sections ... «USA TODAY, Jun 15»
4
NIH suspends operations in its Clinical Center Pharmaceutical …
Correction: On June 4, NIH stated that operations at the Pharmaceutical Development Section (PDS) at the NIH Clinical Center had been suspended. «National Institutes of Health, Jun 15»
5
FBI Use of Controversial Patriot Act Section Expands
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has expanded its use of a controversial section of the Patriot Act to gather information more than 50 times in a three-year ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
6
Let Section 215 of the Patriot Act Die
Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act is described by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) as “the act's most controversial provision.” It expanded the authority ... «Human Events, Apr 15»
7
Caesarean sections should only be performed when medically …
​​10 APRIL 2015 | GENEVA - Caesarean section is one of the most common surgeries in the world, with rates continuing to rise, particularly in high- and ... «World Health Organization, Apr 15»
8
What is Section 66A
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down Section 66A of the IT Act which allowed arrests for posting offensive content on social media sites. «Times of India, Mar 15»
9
The Gentle Cesarean: More Like A Birth Than An Operation
By late evening she was told she'd need a C-section to deliver her son, Avery. Duckett says she has vague memories of being wheeled into the operating room, ... «NPR, Mar 15»
10
Walmart receives controversy over 'fat girl costumes' section
The shopping behemoth Walmart is receiving a lot of criticism over a Halloween section of their website labeled "Fat Girl Costumes." The section featured up to ... «6abc.com, Oct 14»

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