Meaning of "stoop" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STOOP

Old English stūpan; related to Middle Dutch stupen to bow, Old Norse stūpa, Norwegian stupa to fall.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF STOOP

stoop  [stuːp]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STOOP

Stoop 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 stoop in English.

WHAT DOES STOOP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Stoop

Stoop may refer to: ▪ Stoop ▪ Stoop, a small staircase leading to the entrance of a building ▪ a mild form of kyphosis ▪ the high-speed attack dive of a bird of prey ▪ Twickenham Stoop, also known simply as "The Stoop", a rugby stadium in London named after Adrian Stoop ▪ The Stoop, a music album by Little Jackie ▪ Stevenage Outer Orbital Path...

Definition of stoop in the English dictionary

The first definition of stoop in the dictionary is to bend forward and downward. Other definition of stoop is to carry oneself with head and shoulders habitually bent forward. Stoop is also to abase or degrade oneself.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO STOOP

PRESENT

Present

I stoop

you stoop

he/she/it stoops

we stoop

you stoop

they stoop

Present continuous

I am stooping

you are stooping

he/she/it is stooping

we are stooping

you are stooping

they are stooping

Present perfect

I have stooped

you have stooped

he/she/it has stooped

we have stooped

you have stooped

they have stooped

Present perfect continuous

I have been stooping

you have been stooping

he/she/it has been stooping

we have been stooping

you have been stooping

they have been stooping

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 stooped

you stooped

he/she/it stooped

we stooped

you stooped

they stooped

Past continuous

I was stooping

you were stooping

he/she/it was stooping

we were stooping

you were stooping

they were stooping

Past perfect

I had stooped

you had stooped

he/she/it had stooped

we had stooped

you had stooped

they had stooped

Past perfect continuous

I had been stooping

you had been stooping

he/she/it had been stooping

we had been stooping

you had been stooping

they had been stooping

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

FUTURE

Future

I will stoop

you will stoop

he/she/it will stoop

we will stoop

you will stoop

they will stoop

Future continuous

I will be stooping

you will be stooping

he/she/it will be stooping

we will be stooping

you will be stooping

they will be stooping

Future perfect

I will have stooped

you will have stooped

he/she/it will have stooped

we will have stooped

you will have stooped

they will have stooped

Future perfect continuous

I will have been stooping

you will have been stooping

he/she/it will have been stooping

we will have been stooping

you will have been stooping

they will have been stooping

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would stoop

you would stoop

he/she/it would stoop

we would stoop

you would stoop

they would stoop

Conditional continuous

I would be stooping

you would be stooping

he/she/it would be stooping

we would be stooping

you would be stooping

they would be stooping

Conditional perfect

I would have stoop

you would have stoop

he/she/it would have stoop

we would have stoop

you would have stoop

they would have stoop

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been stooping

you would have been stooping

he/she/it would have been stooping

we would have been stooping

you would have been stooping

they would have been stooping

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you stoop
we let´s stoop
you stoop

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to stoop

Past participle

stooped

Present Participle

stooping

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 «STOOP»

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

synonyms of stoop

bend · bow · crouch · descend · droop · duck · hunch · incline · kneel · lean · sag · slouch · slump · squat

TRANSLATION OF STOOP

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 驼背
• Translator English - Spanish: encorvarse
• English: stoop
• Translator English - Hindi: गिर
• Translator English - Arabic: تنحدر
• Translator English - Russian: сутулость
• Translator English - Portuguese: debruçar-se
• Translator English - Bengali: ঝোঁকান
• Translator English - French: être voûté
• Translator English - Malay: Membungkuk
• Translator English - German: sich bücken
• Translator English - Japanese: 猫背である
• Translator English - Korean: 구부정하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Stoop
• Translator English - Vietnamese: lưng tôm
• Translator English - Tamil: குனி
• Translator English - Marathi: पछाडणे
• Translator English - Turkish: eğilmek
• Translator English - Italian: avere le spalle curve
• Translator English - Polish: schylać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: сутулість
• Translator English - Romanian: apleca
• Translator English - Greek: σκύβω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Stoop
• Translator English - Swedish: böja sig
• Translator English - Norwegian: bøye seg

10 QUOTES WITH «STOOP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word stoop.

1

Chris Van Allsburg

I love the idea of a tiny window between the back stoop and the pantry, where the milkman would pass through the cheese. But of course, there is no milkman anymore. So somebody coming by the house and seeing the window would say, 'Oh, that must be original, because that's where the milkman passed the cheese through to the pantry.'

2

John Bright

I. cannot stoop to reply to the folly and the slander of every poor Tory partisan who assails me, and I should not have noticed you but for the fact that you are a member of the House of Commons.

3

Phillips Brooks

The true way to be humble is not to stoop until you are smaller than yourself, but to stand at your real height against some higher nature that will show you what the real smallness of your greatness is.

4

George Burns

You know you're getting old when you stoop to tie your shoelaces and wonder what else you could do while you're down there.

5

Henry Van Dyke

There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher.

6

Park Geun-hye

All facts prove that the Saenuri Party is a group of traitors who stoop to any infamy to realize its ambition to seize power.

7

Katharine Hepburn

To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next time.

8

Doug Larson

The cat could very well be man's best friend but would never stoop to admitting it.

9

Philip Massinger

Be wise; soar not too high to fall; but stoop to rise.

10

John Oliver

The British media is sinking down, as the American news media has lowered the bar for all of humanity. British news media is definitely trying to stoop down to that level. Everyone is stooping to the lowest common denominator.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STOOP»

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

You Are What You Think

This popular, revolutionary book will help you: * choose healthy, positive thoughts * respond rather than react to circumstances * overcome guilt, anger, anxiety, and stress * release the power of faith * and more You can use self-talk to ...

David Stoop, 2003

Brooklyn S. T. O. O. P.: The Untold Story

This book is not in anyway trying to depict the ghetto as negative. it is simply trying to explain that in the end, there will be prosperity in ones life no matter if things seem hopeless.

Akenathan Shakur, 2007

Forgiving Our Parents, Forgiving Ourselves: Healing Adult ...

Forgiving Our Parents, Forgiving Ourselves gives readers the power to become “unstuck” from behaviors that hurt themselves and those they love, changing their hearts so they can change their lives forever.

David Stoop, 2011

Stoop to Battle

Stoop to Battle takes us from deep in the stinking black bowels of the London sewer system, to high in the azure blue of the shrapnel filled skies above a rapidly advancing German army as it closes on Paris.

Tim Shaw, 2012

Forgiving the Unforgivable

David Stoop. alone ask for forgiveness? In this practical book, Dave doesn't tiptoe around the tough questions. He faces head-on the myths and misconceptions about forgiveness and gives practical answers that can lead you to a deep ...

David Stoop, 2011

Just Us: Finding Intimacy With God and With Each Other

Marriages have a better opportunity of thriving when couples spend time together with God. In Just Us, David and Jan Stoop provide just what couples need to make the most of the precious time they spend together seeking God.

David Stoop, Jan Stoop, 2011

On My Stoop

Sit with Luce on her stoop. Listen to a flute. Smell good food. Watch a goose swoop by. You won't want to miss a thing!

Suzanne Barchers, 2011

Improving Survey Response: Lessons Learned from the European ...

In this book the authors argue that high response rates should not be seen as a goal in themselves, but rather as part of an overall survey quality strategy based on random probability sampling and aimed at minimising nonresponse bias.

Ineke Stoop, Jaak Billiet, Achim Koch, 2010

The Angry Man

This insightful book defines anger from a Biblical and psychological perspective and tells how women can learn to call a constructive halt to the "dance of anger" too often played out between themselves and their husbands.

Dr David A Stoop, Stephen Arterburn, 1992

Brog the Stoop

The light is failing and for the Stoop who inhabit the Drabworld, the encroaching darkness brings a terrible danger in the form of their dark-loving enemies the Gork. 11-14yrs.

Joe Boyle, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STOOP»

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

Summer in the City and the Stoop Shrimp Is Looking Good

Stoop shrimp: When you got some shrimp and you put it on the stoop and it's hot outside and then the shrimp is cooked. Serve it up: Time for some stoop shrimp! «Gawker, Jul 15»

Sex education guidelines updated

Deputy secretary for student achievement Dr Graham Stoop said feedback from schools was that they wanted to be able to equip their students with the right ... «Stuff.co.nz, May 15»

Harlequins 26-27 Bath: Ugo Monye stars on Stoop farewell but …

A career in television awaits Ugo Monye but the retiring Harlequins winger was denied a box office sign off from The Stoop as George Ford kicked Bath into the ... «Daily Mail, May 15»

Devoted Gloucester Rugby fans make their way to the Stoop for …

DEVOTED fans from Gloucester and beyond donned their cherry and white colours and descended on the Stoop for Gloucester's crunch game against ... «Gloucester Citizen, May 15»

Antwon and Wiki are stoop kids in “Squad Deep” video — watch

Meanwhile, the video shows the two rappers shirtless on a stoop, mugging for the camera and using stacks of cash as phones, as Spielman thrashes around in ... «Consequence of Sound, Mar 15»

'STOOP' sign stops traffic in Jersey City

The sloppy paint job is getting redone so motorists will know to stop, not stoop. City spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill said the contractor will not charge taxpayers to ... «NJ.com, Mar 15»

Harlequins wing Charlie Walker to stay at The Stoop after signing …

The 22-year-old swapped Leicester's academy for The Stoop before making his senior debut in 2011, and has now committed himself to the London club until ... «Daily Mail, Feb 15»

LIVE: Harlequins v Bath Rugby at the Twickenham Stoop

Bath travel to the Twickenham Stoop to take on Harlequins in their third LV= Cup match of the season, having won one and lost one. Mike Ford's side are without ... «Bath Chronicle, Jan 15»

Harlequins against Wasps at the Stoop is the Champions Cup clash …

A win against Wasps at the Stoop on Saturday night and they will travel to Castres next weekend with a great chance of advancing to the knockout stages of ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 15»

In pictures: Leicester Tigers go down to defeat at The Stoop

Leicester Tigers suffered only their second Aviva Premiership defeat since October as they were beaten 32-12 by Harlequins at the Twickenham Stoop on ... «Hinckley Times, Jan 15»