Meaning of "ship" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SHIP

Old English scip; related to Old Norse skip, Old High German skif ship, scipfī cup.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SHIP

ship  [ʃɪp]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHIP

Ship 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 ship in English.

WHAT DOES SHIP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ship

In modern parlance a ship has been any large buoyant watercraft. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size, shape and cargo or passenger capacity. Ships are used on lakes, seas, and rivers for a variety of activities, such as the transport of people or goods, fishing, entertainment, public safety, and warfare. Historically, a "ship" was a sailing vessel with at least three square-rigged masts and a full bowsprit. Ships and boats have developed alongside humanity. In armed conflict and in daily life they have become an integral part of modern commercial and military systems. Fishing boats are used by millions of fishermen throughout the world. Military forces operate vessels for combat and to transport and support forces ashore. Commercial vessels, nearly 35,000 in number, carried 7.4 billion tons of cargo in 2007. As of 2011, there are about 104,304 ships with IMO numbers in the world. Ships were always a key in history's great explorations and scientific and technological development. Navigators such as Zheng He spread such inventions as the compass and gunpowder.

Definition of ship in the English dictionary

The first definition of ship in the dictionary is a vessel propelled by engines or sails for navigating on the water, esp a large vessel that cannot be carried aboard another, as distinguished from a boat. Other definition of ship is a large sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts. Ship is also the crew of a ship.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SHIP

PRESENT

Present

I ship

you ship

he/she/it ships

we ship

you ship

they ship

Present continuous

I am shipping

you are shipping

he/she/it is shipping

we are shipping

you are shipping

they are shipping

Present perfect

I have shipped

you have shipped

he/she/it has shipped

we have shipped

you have shipped

they have shipped

Present perfect continuous

I have been shipping

you have been shipping

he/she/it has been shipping

we have been shipping

you have been shipping

they have been shipping

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 shipped

you shipped

he/she/it shipped

we shipped

you shipped

they shipped

Past continuous

I was shipping

you were shipping

he/she/it was shipping

we were shipping

you were shipping

they were shipping

Past perfect

I had shipped

you had shipped

he/she/it had shipped

we had shipped

you had shipped

they had shipped

Past perfect continuous

I had been shipping

you had been shipping

he/she/it had been shipping

we had been shipping

you had been shipping

they had been shipping

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will ship

you will ship

he/she/it will ship

we will ship

you will ship

they will ship

Future continuous

I will be shipping

you will be shipping

he/she/it will be shipping

we will be shipping

you will be shipping

they will be shipping

Future perfect

I will have shipped

you will have shipped

he/she/it will have shipped

we will have shipped

you will have shipped

they will have shipped

Future perfect continuous

I will have been shipping

you will have been shipping

he/she/it will have been shipping

we will have been shipping

you will have been shipping

they will have been shipping

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would ship

you would ship

he/she/it would ship

we would ship

you would ship

they would ship

Conditional continuous

I would be shipping

you would be shipping

he/she/it would be shipping

we would be shipping

you would be shipping

they would be shipping

Conditional perfect

I would have ship

you would have ship

he/she/it would have ship

we would have ship

you would have ship

they would have ship

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been shipping

you would have been shipping

he/she/it would have been shipping

we would have been shipping

you would have been shipping

they would have been shipping

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you ship
we let´s ship
you ship

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to ship

Past participle

shipped

Present Participle

shipping

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.

SYNONYMS OF «SHIP»

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

synonyms of ship

bear · boat · bring · carry · convey · craft · ferry · liner · run · send · take · transfer · vessel

TRANSLATION OF SHIP

Find out the translation of ship to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of ship from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ship» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 船
• Translator English - Spanish: embarcación
• English: ship
• Translator English - Hindi: जहाज
• Translator English - Arabic: سَفِينَة
• Translator English - Russian: корабль
• Translator English - Portuguese: navio
• Translator English - Bengali: জাহাজ
• Translator English - French: navire
• Translator English - Malay: Kapal
• Translator English - German: Schiff
• Translator English - Japanese: 船
• Translator English - Korean: 선박
• Translator English - Javanese: Kapal
• Translator English - Vietnamese: con tàu
• Translator English - Tamil: கப்பல்
• Translator English - Marathi: जहाज
• Translator English - Turkish: gemi
• Translator English - Italian: nave
• Translator English - Polish: statek
• Translator English - Ukrainian: корабель
• Translator English - Romanian: navă
• Translator English - Greek: πλοίο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: skip
• Translator English - Swedish: fartyg
• Translator English - Norwegian: skip

10 QUOTES WITH «SHIP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ship.

1

William Adams

Not only I lost what I had in the ship, but from the captain and the company generally what was good or worth the taking was carried away; all which was done unknown to the emperor.

2

Max Aitken

Often undecided whether to desert a sinking ship for one that might not float, he would make up his mind to sit on the wharf for a day.

3

Thomas Aquinas

If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.

4

William Banting

Yet the evil still increased, and, like the parasite of barnacles on a ship, if it did not destroy the structure, it obstructed its fair, comfortable progress in the path of life.

5

Lynda Barry

I run a tight ship, but I try and make it seem like I'm not doing that at all.

6

Bernard Baruch

We did not all come over on the same ship, but we are all in the same boat.

7

William Bligh

The ship was named the Bounty: I was appointed to command her on the 16th of August 1787.

8

William Bligh

The ship was masted according to the proportion of the navy; but on my application the masts were shortened, as I thought them too much for her, considering the nature of the voyage.

9

Giotto di Bondone

The sincere friends of this world are as ship lights in the stormiest of nights.

10

Robert Bork

It is a ship with a great deal of sail but a very shallow keel.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHIP»

Discover the use of ship in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ship and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Ship Construction

"Acting as both a professional reference on current approaches in shipyard practice and a comprehensive introduction for students in any marine discipline, Ship Construction covers the complete construction process, from ship specification ...

David J. Eyres, George J. Bruce, 2012

It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn ...

The story of Captain D. Michael Abrashoff and his command of USS Benfold has become legendary inside and outside the Navy.

D. Michael Abrashoff, 2007

The Last Ship: A Novel

“An extraordinary novel of men at war” (The Washington Post) and the bestselling book that inspired the TNT mini-series The unimaginable has happened.

William Brinkley, 2013

Guide to Ship Repair Estimates (in Man-hours)

Expert ship surveyor Don Butler shares a lifetime's ship repair costing experience in this unique resource for accurate cost estimation and planning Includes hard to come by information on typical ship repair labor expectations for accurate ...

Don Butler, 2000

Ship Stability for Masters and Mates

The sixth edition of the now classic 'Ship Stability' provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of ship stability and ship strength, squat, interaction and trim, materials stresses and forces. * The market leading ship stability ...

Bryan Barrass, Capt D R Derrett, 2011

Ship Stability: Notes and Examples: Notes and Examples

This is achieved through the omission of unnecessary mathematics or mathematical concepts, and the generous use of diagrams and illustrations.

Bryan Barrass, 2000

Ship Breaker

In America's Gulf Coast region, where grounded oil tankers are being broken down for parts, Nailer, a teenage boy, works the light crew, scavenging for copper wiring just to make quota - and hopefully live to see another day.

Paolo Bacigalupi, 2011

Basic Ship Theory

Rawson and Tupper's Basic Ship Theory, first published in 1968, is widely known as the standard introductory text for naval architecture students, as well as being a useful reference for the more experienced designer.

KJ Rawson, E. C. Tupper, 2001

A Guide to Ship Repair Estimates in Man-Hours

Expert ship surveyor Don Butler shares a lifetime's ship repair costing experience in this unique resource for accurate cost estimation and planning Includes hard to come by information on typical ship repair labor expectations for accurate ...

Don Butler, 2012

Ship Resistance and Propulsion: Practical Estimation of ...

Informed by applied research, including experimental and CFD techniques, this book provides guidance for the practical estimation of ship propulsive power for a range of ship types.

Anthony F. Molland, Stephen R. Turnock, Dominic A. Hudson, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHIP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ship is used in the context of the following news items.

Stricken Chinese cruise ship lifted from Yangtze River; hundreds of …

The ship's positioning Friday was a step forward in the dayslong nightmare playing out on a section of the Yangtze River that flows through Hubei province. «CNN, Jun 15»

No signs of life as rescuers cut into hull of capsized Chinese cruise …

Jianli County, China (CNN) With hopes fading of finding survivors, Chinese rescuers are cutting holes in the hull of the capsized cruise ship in the Yangtze River. «CNN, Jun 15»

Washington: Protester Lets Go of Ship

A student activist who had been hanging since Friday night from the anchor chain of an oil-drilling support ship north of Seattle to protest Royal Dutch Shell's ... «New York Times, May 15»

Why ship lines are winning this West Coast fight

Ship lines and terminal operators there are effectively imposing lockouts, while avoiding having them formally…or more importantly legally…called "lockouts.". «CNBC, Feb 15»

SpaceX's Falcon 9 Rocket Slams Into Autonomous Drone Ship

... on a floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean. The lunch was success, but the landing was a bit... rough. Rocket made it to drone spaceport ship, but landed hard. «Popular Science, Jan 15»

Eight people missing after cargo ship carrying cement sinks off …

The search for eight crewmen missing after their cement-carrying cargo ship capsized and sank off Scotland's north-east coast has been suspended. «ABC Online, Jan 15»

Abandoned migrant ship Ezadeen reaches Italy

A ship abandoned by its crew off Italy with 360 migrants on board has arrived at the Italian port of Corigliano Calabro, the coastguard says. Earlier, rescuers ... «BBC News, Jan 15»

Hundreds rescued from cargo ship abandoned in Greek waters

Almost 1,000 migrants have been rescued from a cargo ship found adrift in Greek waters, the Red Cross says. The Blue Sky M, carrying 970 people, had been ... «BBC News, Dec 14»

All passengers off Adriatic ferry; investigation begins

The Italian coast guard earlier said that all remaining passengers had been evacuated from the vessel, with the boat's commander finally leaving the ship at 2:50 ... «CNN, Dec 14»

Ebola Scare Sends Caribbean Cruise Ship Back Home

The presence of a woman who helped care for an Ebola patient who died has left a Caribbean cruise ship unable to dock at foreign tourist ports and is now ... «ABC News, Oct 14»