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Finding a 'sacrificial lamb' on whom to tag blame for complicated problems is an important instrument in the toolkit of politicians, because it deflects blame for the nation's economic woes away from their own regulatory lapses, economic mismanagement and coddling to labor unions.
Clayton Christensen

Meaning of "tag" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TAG

Of uncertain origin; related to Swedish tagg point, perhaps also to tack1.
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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 TAG

tag  [tæɡ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TAG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tag 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 tag in English.

WHAT DOES TAG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tag in the English dictionary

The first definition of tag in the dictionary is a piece or strip of paper, plastic, leather, etc, for attaching to something by one end as a mark or label. Other definition of tag is Also called: electronic tag. an electronic device worn, usually on the wrist or ankle, by an offender serving a noncustodial sentence, which monitors the offender's whereabouts by means of a link to a central computer through the telephone system. Tag is also a small piece of material hanging from or loosely attached to a part or piece.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TAG

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you tag
we let´s tag
you tag
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to tag
Past participle
tagged
Present Participle
tagging
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 BEGIN LIKE TAG

tag day
tag end
tag line
tag question
Tagalog
tagalong
Taganrog
tagareen
tagboard
tagetes
taggant
tagged
taggee
tagger
taggers
tagging
taghairm
tagine
tagliarini

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAG

ag
airbag
bag
bean bag
carry-on bag
dag
drag
flag
gag
handbag
hashtag
jag
lag
mag
rag
sag
swag
the Red Flag
vag
wag

Synonyms and antonyms of tag in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TAG»

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

Translation of «tag» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TAG

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

Translator English - Chinese

标签
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

etiqueta
570 millions of speakers

English

tag
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टैग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بِطَاقَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ярлык
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

etiqueta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ট্যাগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

étiquette
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tag
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schild
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

付け札
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

꼬리표
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tag
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhãn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டேக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टॅग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

etiket
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

etichetta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

metka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

етикетка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

etichetă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταμπέλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

etikett
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

merkelapp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tag

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAG»

The term «tag» is very widely used and occupies the 633 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of tag
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «tag».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TAG» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «TAG»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tag.
1
Jennifer Aniston
I'm a bit of a clothes hoarder, admittedly. I try to weed out stuff. My girlfriends come over for cheese and wine and go shopping in my wardrobe. They especially love it when they get stuff with a tag still on.
2
Swizz Beatz
I started off as a graffiti artist in the South Bronx. My tag name was 'Loco' because I would go crazy and tag anywhere I wanted, in the weirdest places.
3
Saul Bellow
I've never turned over a fig leaf yet that didn't have a price tag on the other side.
4
Regina Brett
My life used to be like that game of freeze tag we played as kids. Once tagged, you had to freeze in the position you were in. Whenever something happened, I'd freeze like a statue, too afraid of moving the wrong way, of making the wrong decision. The problem is, if you stand still too long, that's your decision.
5
Regina Brett
Cancer is a great wake-up call. A call to take the tag off the new lingerie and wear that black lacy slip. To open the box of pearls and put them on. To crack open the bath oil beads before they shrivel up in a bowl on the toilet tank.
6
Homaro Cantu
According to the supermarkets, there is no such thing as 'out of season.' Berries in the middle of February? Why not? Seafood flown in from Japan? Sure. While it all adds up to appetizing and varied meals throughout the year, regardless of the weather, it comes with a price tag - both ethical and financial.
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Clayton Christensen
Finding a 'sacrificial lamb' on whom to tag blame for complicated problems is an important instrument in the toolkit of politicians, because it deflects blame for the nation's economic woes away from their own regulatory lapses, economic mismanagement and coddling to labor unions.
8
Robbie Coltrane
I just get the same stuff as I did before, but the price tag is much higher.
9
Bryce Courtenay
I was born illegitimately and almost immediately, as I understand it, placed in an orphanage. So my very earliest memories were in an orphanage. It was the tag end of the Great Depression when I was born. People were desperately poor.
10
Tim DeKay
I feel very fortunate to be an actor on a network whose tag line is 'Characters Welcome' and not 'Procedurals Welcome.'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAG»

Discover the use of tag in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tag and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
John Ford: The Man and His Films
Analyzs the movies directed by John Ford and traces the development of his film techniques and style 'Here at last is a book that richly documents his life and catalogs with sound critical commentary all of Ford's films.
Tag Gallagher, 1988
2
Tag Team
"Jes is short, shy and lonely - until he goes out for the school's wrestling team. Will his life turn around? Originally published as 'Head Lock, ' this is a good choice for reluctant readers" Cf. Our choice, 2003.
Paul Kropp, 2002
3
Freeze Tag
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Caroline B. Cooney including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.
Caroline B. Cooney, 2012
4
Sex Has a Price Tag: Discussions about Sexuality, ...
A brutally frank and totally sympathetic look at sex---written for Christian girls and guys who may or may not be practicing abstinence.
Pam Stenzel, Crystal Kirgiss, 2010
5
Graffiti Lives: Beyond the Tag in New York's Urban Underground
Surveys New York's current graffiti scene, with artist profiles, a historical overview, and discussions about the myths associated with the art form, concerns about its appearance in public spaces, and career possibilities beyond the ...
Gregory J. Snyder, 2009
6
Shadow Tag: A Novel
After she discovers that her husband has been reading her diary, Irene America turns it into a manipulative farce, while secretly keeping a second diary that includes her true thoughts about her shaky marriage, its affect on her children, ...
Louise Erdrich, 2011
7
Rebel's Tag
Sam's grandfather vanished from his life the day Sam's father was buried.
K.L. Denman, 2007
8
Tag-based Next Generation Sequencing
The book's intention is to give an overview on recently developed tag-based approaches along with means of their data analysis together with introductions to Next-Generation Sequencing Methods, protocols and user guides to be an entry for ...
Matthias Harbers, Guenter Kahl, Günter Kahl, 2012
9
Tag: A Man, a Woman, and the War to End All Wars
Later, on leave in Cairo he meets Jill, a nurse, but their brief romance is cut short as Gallipoli looms. Tag's life spirals into one of survival in the day-to-day madness of the trenches - back cover.
Barry Heard, 2010
10
Tekken tag tournament: Prima's official strategy guide
In "Tekken Tag Tournament: Prima's Official Strategy Guide", you'll find all the resources you need ot come out ahead.
Tri Pham, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tag is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Video of naked people playing tag in gas chamber incites outrage
WARSAW, Poland — Jewish officials are furious over a video installation at a Polish museum that shows naked men and women playing a game of tag in a gas ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
2
TAG Heuer Smartwatch Is the Talk of Baselworld
But the forthcoming — and thus far nameless — smartwatch announced by TAG Heuer, Google and Intel on Thursday became the watch to watch at the giant ... «New York Times, Mar 15»
3
Tag Heuer teams up with Google and Intel for Android watch
Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer has announced it is to build an Android Wear-powered smartwatch. The firm - which is part of the luxury goods-maker LVMH ... «BBC News, Mar 15»
4
2015 NFL franchise tag tracker: Who got tagged, who didn't on …
In a move that was simultaneously expected and still somewhat surprising, the Detroit Lions elected not to use the franchise tag on star defensive tackle ... «CBSSports.com, Mar 15»
5
NFL franchise tag day: Dez Bryant staying, Suh a free agent
NFL teams applied the franchise tag to just five players Monday, paving the way for a host of talented veterans to hit the open market when free agency begins ... «New York Post, Mar 15»
6
Chiefs will franchise tag Justin Houston: 5 things to know
The Kansas City Chiefs will place the franchise tag on star pass-rushing outside linebacker Justin Houston, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Houston led the ... «CBSSports.com, Mar 15»
7
Broncos franchise tag Demaryius Thomas: 5 things to know
The Broncos are slapping wide receiver Demaryius Thomas with the franchise tag prior to Monday's 4 p.m. ET deadline. This comes as a surprise to no one, with ... «CBSSports.com, Mar 15»
8
Jason Pierre-Paul gets New York Giants' franchise tag
Unable to come to terms on a longer deal, the Giants have placed the franchise tag on defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul, NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport ... «NFL.com, Mar 15»
9
Understanding the NFL franchise tag
It's a mechanism which allows a team, if it chooses, to tender a one-year offer to just one of its potential free agents. With slight variations to the calculus, the tag ... «USA TODAY, Mar 15»
10
NFL salary cap, franchise tag figures announced as free agency nears
The NFL finally released official numbers for both the 2015 salary cap and 2015 franchise tag figures on Monday, giving its 32 clubs a clearer picture of what ... «FOXSports.com, Mar 15»

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