Meaning of "tab" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TAB

Of unknown origin.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF TAB

tab  [tæb]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TAB

Tab 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 tab in English.

WHAT DOES TAB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tab

Tab or tabs may refer to: ▪ Servo tab, a mechanism for moving an airplane's control surface with a small input force ▪ Tab, a British Army term for a loaded march ▪ Tab, by US rock band Monster Magnet ▪ Tab, a small protective covering for the fingers ▪ Tab, the mechanism for opening a beverage can ▪ Tab, the invoice, bill, or account for a dinner or round of drinks ▪ Tâb, a board game played in Egypt and elsewhere ▪ Tab, the table of the results of a debating competition ▪ Tab, a Geordie word for a cigarette ▪ Tab, an affectionately derogative term for Cantabrigians used mainly by Oxonians ▪ Tab, a diet cola soft drink produced by the Coca-Cola company ▪ Tab, a part of the United State Army uniform designating a skill or marksmanship ▪ Tablature, a form of musical notation used particularly for guitars and other fretted instruments ▪ Tabs, in theatre, the term for the curtain at the front of the stage ▪ Trim tab, a mechanism for adjusting the hands-free position of an airplane's control surface ▪ Location...

Definition of tab in the English dictionary

The first definition of tab in the dictionary is a small flap of material, esp one on a garment for decoration or for fastening to a button. Other definition of tab is any similar flap, such as a piece of paper attached to a file for identification. Tab is also the insignia on the collar of a staff officer.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TAB

PRESENT

Present

I tab

you tab

he/she/it tabs

we tab

you tab

they tab

Present continuous

I am tabbing

you are tabbing

he/she/it is tabbing

we are tabbing

you are tabbing

they are tabbing

Present perfect

I have tabbed

you have tabbed

he/she/it has tabbed

we have tabbed

you have tabbed

they have tabbed

Present perfect continuous

I have been tabbing

you have been tabbing

he/she/it has been tabbing

we have been tabbing

you have been tabbing

they have been tabbing

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 tabbed

you tabbed

he/she/it tabbed

we tabbed

you tabbed

they tabbed

Past continuous

I was tabbing

you were tabbing

he/she/it was tabbing

we were tabbing

you were tabbing

they were tabbing

Past perfect

I had tabbed

you had tabbed

he/she/it had tabbed

we had tabbed

you had tabbed

they had tabbed

Past perfect continuous

I had been tabbing

you had been tabbing

he/she/it had been tabbing

we had been tabbing

you had been tabbing

they had been tabbing

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

FUTURE

Future

I will tab

you will tab

he/she/it will tab

we will tab

you will tab

they will tab

Future continuous

I will be tabbing

you will be tabbing

he/she/it will be tabbing

we will be tabbing

you will be tabbing

they will be tabbing

Future perfect

I will have tabbed

you will have tabbed

he/she/it will have tabbed

we will have tabbed

you will have tabbed

they will have tabbed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been tabbing

you will have been tabbing

he/she/it will have been tabbing

we will have been tabbing

you will have been tabbing

they will have been tabbing

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would tab

you would tab

he/she/it would tab

we would tab

you would tab

they would tab

Conditional continuous

I would be tabbing

you would be tabbing

he/she/it would be tabbing

we would be tabbing

you would be tabbing

they would be tabbing

Conditional perfect

I would have tab

you would have tab

he/she/it would have tab

we would have tab

you would have tab

they would have tab

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been tabbing

you would have been tabbing

he/she/it would have been tabbing

we would have been tabbing

you would have been tabbing

they would have been tabbing

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you tab
we let´s tab
you tab

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to tab

Past participle

tabbed

Present Participle

tabbing

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 «TAB»

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

synonyms of tab

flag · flap · label · marker · sticker · tag · ticket

TRANSLATION OF TAB

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 标签
• Translator English - Spanish: etiqueta
• English: tab
• Translator English - Hindi: टैब
• Translator English - Arabic: علامة التبويب
• Translator English - Russian: вкладка
• Translator English - Portuguese: etiqueta
• Translator English - Bengali: ট্যাব
• Translator English - French: étiquette
• Translator English - Malay: Tab
• Translator English - German: Etikett
• Translator English - Japanese: ラベル
• Translator English - Korean: 색인표
• Translator English - Javanese: Tab
• Translator English - Vietnamese: tab
• Translator English - Tamil: தாவல்
• Translator English - Marathi: टॅब
• Translator English - Turkish: çıkıntı
• Translator English - Italian: etichetta
• Translator English - Polish: Zakładka
• Translator English - Ukrainian: вкладка
• Translator English - Romanian: tab
• Translator English - Greek: καρτέλα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: blad
• Translator English - Swedish: flik
• Translator English - Norwegian: tab

6 QUOTES WITH «TAB»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tab.

1

Evan Daugherty

As a writer, you sit around a computer all day, and it's too easy to open another tab and keep Rotten Tomatoes there.

2

Jeff Goodell

The biggest tab the public picks up for fossil fuels has to do with what economists call 'external costs,' like the health effects of air and water pollution.

3

Chuck Grassley

Someone has to pick up the tab when people get out of repaying their own debts.

4

Douglas Rushkoff

Part of an icon's power comes from its indivisibility. The swoosh cannot be further deconstructed into its component parts. Just as golden arches mean McDonald's, and the little red tab means Levi's, the swoosh is Nike. The product is its icon, inseparably and without exception. To buy a pair of Nike shoes is to buy the Nike swoosh.

5

John Spratt

What we are effectively doing, I say this to the young people of America whom my colleagues represent, is leaving our children and grandchildren the tab for fighting a war, letting them pay for the lion's share of it by simply adding it to the national debt.

6

John Spratt

I am not disputing the need for this money. What I am disputing and calling attention to is the fact that we are taking the tab for defense in our time against terrorists in the Middle East and elsewhere and shoving this tab off onto our children.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAB»

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

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 For Dummies

Everything from how-to topics to the most useful features to helpful tricks and techniques, this practical guide shows you how to get the most out of this cutting-edge device.

Sandra Geisler, 2012

My Samsung Galaxy Tab 3

The Tab 7.0 Plus is a sleeker version of the original Tab 7.0 that runs Honeycomb and has some more hardware and software features than the original Tab. Therefore, the Tab 7.0 Plus doesn't have the buttons below the screen like the ...

Eric Butow, Lonzell Watson, 2013

The Classical Collection for Guitar Tab

The book includes standard notation and tablature to make these arrangements accessible to all guitarists and a CD with each piece performed by the arranger.

‎1993

Basix Greatest Hits Guitar Tab Classics

18 well-known pieces by 9 of the world's greatest composers arranged for guitar in standard music notation and TAB. The accompanying CD offers outstanding performances of each piece.

Alfred Publishing, Alfred Publishing Staff, 2003

Sams Teach Yourself Samsung GALAXY Tab in 10 Minutes

The Galaxy Tab offers the following features, all of which are covered in this book: " Integrated webcam " 3 megapixel camera " Built-in GPS " Expandable memory (up to 32GB) " Adobe Flash support " Android 2.2 operating system and the ...

James F. Kelly, 2011

Basix J.S. Bach Guitar Tab Classics: Book & CD

17 well-known pieces by one of the world's greatest composers arranged for guitar in standard music notation and TAB. The accompanying CD offers outstanding performances of each piece.

‎2003

21st Century Guitar Tab Manuscript Book

Professional quality manuscript paper featuring standard notation and tablature staves as well as separate chord frame pages. The pages are perforated for tear-out convenience.

Aaron Stang, Alfred Publishing, 1997

How to Do Everything Samsung Galaxy Tab

This hands-on guide shows you show to tap into your Galaxy Tab's full range of business productivity and entertainment features.

Guy Hart-Davis, 2012

Guitar Tab- Easy Folk Songs from Around the World

The 48-page book also contains a review of music reading, tablature and chord diagrams. This handy songbook is the perfect tool for guitar teachers seeking fun musical activities to keep their students happy and involved with music making.

‎2002

Basix Guitar Tab Classical Favorites: Book & 2 CDs

Fifty well-known pieces from the classical repertoire, written in full standard notation with TAB and recorded on the included CD. This collection is invaluable for all guitarists looking to expand their classical guitar repertoire.

Alfred Publishing, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAB»

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

Samsung's Galaxy Tab S2 is slimmer, smaller and squarer

Samsung has revealed its new 8-inch and 9.7-inch Galaxy Tab S2 models, and they're considerably different from last year. As revealed by a leak yesterday, ... «Engadget, Jul 15»

Hands-on with the Galaxy Tab 4 Nook

The first device to result from this new approach is the Galaxy Tab 4 Nook. And, while it might sound a little glib, it's basically just the Galaxy Tab you already ... «Engadget, Aug 14»

Samsung Galaxy Tab S review

Which bring us to the Galaxy Tab S. Two of them actually, with 8.4-inch and 10.5-inch displays ($399 and $499, respectively). Each is designed around a core ... «The Verge, Jun 14»

Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 vs. iPad Air

A few days ago Samsung announced its first flagship tablet, the Galaxy Tab S. Make no mistake: this slate is designed to eat into some of the iPad's market share ... «Gizmag, Jun 14»

Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 Review | First Impressions

The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is the big brother to the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 — it's what the iPad Air is to the iPad mini 2. It has the same basic design and features. «TrustedReviews, Jun 14»

Samsung to make Nook-branded Galaxy Tab for Barnes & Noble

The bookseller is partnering with Samsung to produce a co-branded tablet, dubbed the Galaxy Tab 4 Nook. It'll have the same hardware as Samsung's Galaxy ... «TechHive, Jun 14»

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 arrives in 7, 8 and 10-inch sizes

Replacing the Galaxy Tab 3, the Tab4 slates join Samsung's current line-up of variously-sized Galaxy Tab devices, not to mention the assorted entries in the ... «CNET, Apr 14»

Samsung's new Galaxy Tab Pro series comes in 12-, 10- and 8-inch …

Not stopping with its new productivity-centered Galaxy Note Pro, Samsung has three more tablets to launch this year. Say hello to the Galaxy Tab Pro, in 12.2-, ... «Engadget, Jan 14»

Ellen DeGeneres gives $10000 to New Hampshire waitress who …

A New Hampshire waitress who picked up the lunch tab of two National Guard soldiers affected by the federal government's shutdown has been repaid – more ... «Fox News, Oct 13»

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (7-inch

With the Galaxy Tab 3, $199 nets you a paltry 8GB of storage and a tablet screen with an unfortunately low 1,024x600-pixel resolution. That's a few hundred ... «CNET, Jun 13»