Meaning of "splash" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPLASH

Alteration of plash1.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF SPLASH

splash  [splæʃ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPLASH

Splash 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 splash in English.

WHAT DOES SPLASH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of splash in the English dictionary

The first definition of splash in the dictionary is to scatter about in blobs; spatter. Other definition of splash is to descend or cause to descend upon in blobs. Splash is also to make by or as if by splashing.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SPLASH

PRESENT

Present

I splash

you splash

he/she/it splashes

we splash

you splash

they splash

Present continuous

I am splashing

you are splashing

he/she/it is splashing

we are splashing

you are splashing

they are splashing

Present perfect

I have splashed

you have splashed

he/she/it has splashed

we have splashed

you have splashed

they have splashed

Present perfect continuous

I have been splashing

you have been splashing

he/she/it has been splashing

we have been splashing

you have been splashing

they have been splashing

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 splashed

you splashed

he/she/it splashed

we splashed

you splashed

they splashed

Past continuous

I was splashing

you were splashing

he/she/it was splashing

we were splashing

you were splashing

they were splashing

Past perfect

I had splashed

you had splashed

he/she/it had splashed

we had splashed

you had splashed

they had splashed

Past perfect continuous

I had been splashing

you had been splashing

he/she/it had been splashing

we had been splashing

you had been splashing

they had been splashing

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

FUTURE

Future

I will splash

you will splash

he/she/it will splash

we will splash

you will splash

they will splash

Future continuous

I will be splashing

you will be splashing

he/she/it will be splashing

we will be splashing

you will be splashing

they will be splashing

Future perfect

I will have splashed

you will have splashed

he/she/it will have splashed

we will have splashed

you will have splashed

they will have splashed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been splashing

you will have been splashing

he/she/it will have been splashing

we will have been splashing

you will have been splashing

they will have been splashing

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would splash

you would splash

he/she/it would splash

we would splash

you would splash

they would splash

Conditional continuous

I would be splashing

you would be splashing

he/she/it would be splashing

we would be splashing

you would be splashing

they would be splashing

Conditional perfect

I would have splash

you would have splash

he/she/it would have splash

we would have splash

you would have splash

they would have splash

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been splashing

you would have been splashing

he/she/it would have been splashing

we would have been splashing

you would have been splashing

they would have been splashing

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you splash
we let´s splash
you splash

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to splash

Past participle

splashed

Present Participle

splashing

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 «SPLASH»

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

synonyms of splash

article · bathe · batter · battering · beating · bespatter · blazon · blob · blotch · break · broadcast · buffet · burst · dabble · dash · dashing · display · effect · feature · flaunt · fleck · headline · mark · paddle · patch · piece · plash · plaster · plop · plunge · publicize · scatter · shower · slop · slosh · smack · smear · smudge · spatter · speck · speckle · splodge · splurge · spot · spray · spread · sprinkle · spurt · squirt · stain · stir · story · stretch · strew · strike · surge · touch · tout · trumpet · wade · wallow · wash · wet

TRANSLATION OF SPLASH

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 溅
• Translator English - Spanish: salpicar
• English: splash
• Translator English - Hindi: दिखावा
• Translator English - Arabic: يَرُشُّ
• Translator English - Russian: брызгать(ся)
• Translator English - Portuguese: respingar
• Translator English - Bengali: জলের ছিটা
• Translator English - French: éclabousser
• Translator English - Malay: Percikan
• Translator English - German: spritzen
• Translator English - Japanese: はねかける
• Translator English - Korean: (물을) 튀기다
• Translator English - Javanese: Cipratan
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bắn tóe ra
• Translator English - Tamil: மாற்றத்தை
• Translator English - Marathi: स्प्लॅश
• Translator English - Turkish: sıçrama
• Translator English - Italian: schizzare
• Translator English - Polish: opryskać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: плескатися
• Translator English - Romanian: a se bălăci
• Translator English - Greek: πλατσουρίζω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: splash
• Translator English - Swedish: plaska
• Translator English - Norwegian: skvette

10 QUOTES WITH «SPLASH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word splash.

1

Carl Bernstein

The pressure to compete, the fear somebody else will make the splash first, creates a frenzied environment in which a blizzard of information is presented and serious questions may not be raised.

2

Paget Brewster

People come over, and we watch things like 'The Paul Lynde Halloween Special.' I have a hot tub. Everybody puts on a bathing suit and we splash around.

3

Andrea Corr

I hate people who splash their own pain on covers, like the whole world should hear about them. Why are we all supposed to be interested in one individual's suffering?

4

Larry David

I don't like to make a big splash anyway.

5

Julian Eltinge

It depends on where you put the paint, not how much you splash on.

6

Jon Favreau

Everybody loves a hit. There is nothing as fun as making a cultural splash with a movie.

7

Austan Goolsbee

We enter the government essentially in a hotel that is on fire. We're throwing people from the windows into the pool to save their lives and this is the evaluation of the Olympic diving committee: Well, the splash was too big.

8

Peter James

There are people who can achieve huge success in life, while adding a bit of fun and a splash of colour to this increasingly grey world.

9

Lauren Myracle

What I find cool about being a banned author is this: I'm writing books that evoke a reaction, books that, if dropped in a lake, go down not with a whimper but a splash.

10

Kem Nunn

It's hard to make a living as a novelist. My first novel 'Tapping the Source' made quite a splash in Hollywood, and people started asking if I wanted to write scripts. I quickly realized I could make a lot more money that way.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPLASH»

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

Splash!

Splash goes the cat! Splash goes the dog! Who's jumping in the pond? Falling in and crawling out, how many animals can you count?

Ann Jonas, 1997

Splish Splash

As fresh and sparkling as a mountain stream, Splish Splash invites young readers to plunge into the pleasures of concrete poetry, to have fun with words and ideas, and to see and appreciate the shapes of language and of everyday things. 71 ...

Joan Bransfield Graham, 2001

Splish-Splash Bible Bash: A 13-Week Children's Ministry ...

Splish-Splash Bible Bash is a children's ministry program for mixed ages that sends kids off to surf watery Bible stories and learn some important truths.

Cook Communications Ministries, 2004

Splash 11 - New Directions: The Best of Watercolor

Find out how a workshop, a new brush, or a new perspective (like painting into the sun) injected these works with fresh energy, emotion and inner reflection.

Rachel Rubin Wolf, 2010

Jamboree: Splash in the Ocean Little Book

The series has been specifically developed to encourage a love of stories and reading in young children, and to begin to introduce the English language in an accessible and enjoyable way.

Griffiths, 2005

Splash Goes the Hippo

Teaches little kids about "behavior" of animals such as hippo "splashes", lion "roars", monkey "swings", etc ...

Twin Sisters Productions, 2012

Splash 12 The Best of Watercolor: Celebrating Artistic Vision

A biennial selection of paintings from America's best contemporary watercolor painters with tips and working methods of the artists; Splash 1 was published in 1991.

Rachel Rubin Wolf, 2011

A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin

The creators of the Caldecott Honor-winning A River of Words present a sumptuously illustrated introduction to the life and work of artist Horace Pippin, describing his childhood love for drawing and the World War I injury that challenged ...

Jennifer Bryant, 2013

Splash 10 Passionate Brushstrokes

This edition of Splash is dedicated to discovering not only how today's artists create great watercolors, but what motivates them to be creative, work in this amazing medium, and portray the subjects they love.

Rachel Rubin Wolf, 2008

Splash 9 - Watercolor Secrets: The Best of Watercolor: ...

Contains samples of watercolor paintings and analyzes and critiques these works by looking at concept, technique, composition, value, color, texture and pattern, style, light, mood, and creativity.

Rachel Rubin Wolf, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPLASH»

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

WATCH: Filipino divers make 'splash,' land flat on their backs in …

SINGAPORE —In a sport where creating as little ripple as possible is premium, these Filipino boys crashed out with a splash. Philippine Sports Commission ... «Inquirer.net, Jun 15»

Huge party at Sun Splash shut down

A large party at Sun Splash quickly grew out of hand in Cape Coral Saturday night. A 22-year-old Cape Coral man rented the water park to have a spring break ... «NBC2 News, Mar 15»

Puddle-soaked pedestrians report scores of drivers to police

Splashing falls under section three of the Road Traffic Act 1988, and can often be punished through a fixed penalty notice. Details of those investigated for ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»

Splash shots still the signature shot in SF; minus Bonds, fewer balls …

FILE- This Oct. 23, 2014, file photo shows the splash hit counter in right field at AT&T Park in San Francisco. The counter keeps track of how many home runs ... «Fox News, Oct 14»

Don't axe Splash!: How to improve the next series of ITV's celebrity …

It's the end of Splash for another year. Perri from Diversity has taken the trophy, the pool is being sprayed with chlorine and Keith Duffy is off shopping for a new ... «Mirror.co.uk, Feb 14»

Rugby legend Austin Healy leaves Splash! after injuring himself …

Austin Healy was takent to hosiptal after injuring himelf during Splash rehearsals Austin Healy was takent to hosiptal after injuring himelf during Splash! «Express.co.uk, Feb 14»

Diversity dancer Perri Kiely claims top spot in first Splash! semi-final

Street dancer Perri Kiely secured his spot in the Splash! finals after a ... Keith Duffy who triumphed over wildlife presenter Michaela Strachan in a splash-off. «ITV News, Feb 14»

Watch Paralympian Richard Whitehead perform the best dive of …

Splash! contestants Richard Whitehead MBE and Austin Healey dove head first into the Splash! semi-finals last night, as the fourth set of celebrities were pitched ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jan 14»

MP Penny Mordaunt's belly-flop

There was disappointment at the pool and at the polls for MP Penny Mordaunt as she crashed out of ITV diving competition Splash! in spectacular style ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 14»

Tory MP Penny Mordaunt in training for Splash!

"Not only is Splash! a great personal development experience but it also seemed like the perfect way to fund raise for a charity I'm very passionate about – the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 14»