Meaning of "thread" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD THREAD

Old English thrǣd; related to Old Frisian thrēd, Old High German drāt, Old Norse thrāthr thread.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF THREAD

thread  [θrɛd]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THREAD

Thread 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 thread in English.

WHAT DOES THREAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Thread

Thread or Threads may refer to: ▪ Thread, a kind of thin yarn used for sewing ▪ Thread, a cotton yarn measure ▪ Screw thread, a spiral ridge on a cylindrical fastener...

Definition of thread in the English dictionary

The first definition of thread in the dictionary is a fine strand, filament or fibre of some material. Other definition of thread is a fine cord of twisted filaments, esp of cotton, used in sewing, weaving, etc. Thread is also any of the filaments of which a spider's web is made.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO THREAD

PRESENT

Present

I thread

you thread

he/she/it threads

we thread

you thread

they thread

Present continuous

I am threading

you are threading

he/she/it is threading

we are threading

you are threading

they are threading

Present perfect

I have threaded

you have threaded

he/she/it has threaded

we have threaded

you have threaded

they have threaded

Present perfect continuous

I have been threading

you have been threading

he/she/it has been threading

we have been threading

you have been threading

they have been threading

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 threaded

you threaded

he/she/it threaded

we threaded

you threaded

they threaded

Past continuous

I was threading

you were threading

he/she/it was threading

we were threading

you were threading

they were threading

Past perfect

I had threaded

you had threaded

he/she/it had threaded

we had threaded

you had threaded

they had threaded

Past perfect continuous

I had been threading

you had been threading

he/she/it had been threading

we had been threading

you had been threading

they had been threading

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

FUTURE

Future

I will thread

you will thread

he/she/it will thread

we will thread

you will thread

they will thread

Future continuous

I will be threading

you will be threading

he/she/it will be threading

we will be threading

you will be threading

they will be threading

Future perfect

I will have threaded

you will have threaded

he/she/it will have threaded

we will have threaded

you will have threaded

they will have threaded

Future perfect continuous

I will have been threading

you will have been threading

he/she/it will have been threading

we will have been threading

you will have been threading

they will have been threading

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would thread

you would thread

he/she/it would thread

we would thread

you would thread

they would thread

Conditional continuous

I would be threading

you would be threading

he/she/it would be threading

we would be threading

you would be threading

they would be threading

Conditional perfect

I would have thread

you would have thread

he/she/it would have thread

we would have thread

you would have thread

they would have thread

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been threading

you would have been threading

he/she/it would have been threading

we would have been threading

you would have been threading

they would have been threading

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you thread
we let´s thread
you thread

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to thread

Past participle

threaded

Present Participle

threading

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 «THREAD»

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

synonyms of thread

cotton · course · direction · drift · ease · fibre · filament · inch · line · meander · motif · move · pass · plot · poke · push · story line · strain · strand · string · tenor · theme · thrust · twine · work · yarn

TRANSLATION OF THREAD

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 线
• Translator English - Spanish: hilo
• English: thread
• Translator English - Hindi: धागा
• Translator English - Arabic: خَيْط
• Translator English - Russian: нить
• Translator English - Portuguese: fio
• Translator English - Bengali: সুতা
• Translator English - French: fil
• Translator English - Malay: Benang
• Translator English - German: Faden
• Translator English - Japanese: 糸
• Translator English - Korean: 실
• Translator English - Javanese: Benang
• Translator English - Vietnamese: sợi
• Translator English - Tamil: நூல்
• Translator English - Marathi: धागा
• Translator English - Turkish: iplik
• Translator English - Italian: filo
• Translator English - Polish: nitka
• Translator English - Ukrainian: нитка
• Translator English - Romanian: ață
• Translator English - Greek: κλωστή
• Translator English - Afrikaans: draad
• Translator English - Swedish: tråd
• Translator English - Norwegian: hyssing

10 QUOTES WITH «THREAD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word thread.

1

Gillian Alexy

You go to New York or L.A., and every waiter wants to be a writer, director or actor. But there's a common thread: everybody wants to do it because they love it.

2

Margaret Atwood

The genesis of a poem for me is usually a cluster of words. The only good metaphor I can think of is a scientific one: dipping a thread into a supersaturated solution to induce crystal formation. I don't think I solve problems in my poetry; I think I uncover the problems.

3

John Badham

Monofilament is what you use to go fishing. The line on your fishing rod is probably going to be black. You get to the end of the line and you tie on this clear plastic, thin thread called monofilament.

4

Hamish Bowles

Singing for me has always been a joyous but private pleasure that connects me in a lyric thread to my beloved grandmother Alice.

5

John Buchan

You think that a wall as solid as the earth separates civilization from barbarism. I tell you the division is a thread, a sheet of glass. A touch here, a push there, and you bring back the reign of Saturn.

6

Jeanne Calment

Excuse me if I'm clinging on to life, but my parents wove me from tight thread.

7

Graydon Carter

There are similarities between being an editor and a tailor. Tailors have a vast supply of fabrics, buttons and thread at their disposal and put it together to make a whole. That's what an editor does - looks at society at a given time and pulls together the interesting aspects into a single issue each month.

8

Karen DeCrow

Operas elucidate, in a way sometimes absent in other theatrical productions, the very human fact that in every hero, there is a thread of duplicity. In every villain, there is another side to consider: We don't have to like him or her, but we are compelled to think about motivation.

9

Michelle Dockery

Silk scarves are my thing. I tie them to my handbag or thread them through belt loops or wear them in my hair. Never round my neck, though.

10

Illeana Douglas

I always wanted to get into the horror genre. I like scary movies. I want to go to the fan shows and sign posters with my head hanging by a thread like a B-movie actress.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THREAD»

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

An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year-Old ...

Presents the true story of a friendship that has spanned three decades, recounting how the author, a harried sales executive, befriended an eleven-year-old panhandler, changing both of their lives forever.

Laura Schroff, 2012

Torn Thread

In an attempt to save his daughter's life, Eva's father sends her from Poland to a labor camp in Czechoslovakia where she and her sister, Rachel, are forced to make blankets and uniforms for the German army.

Anne Isaacs, 2002

Unbroken Thread: An Anthology of Plays by Asian American Women

'The plays in this volume span the range of Asian American women's experiences with passion, wit, anger, and blazing theatricality.

Roberta Uno, 1993

Custom Rod Thread Art

"Hand a person a custom made rod," says expert rod maker Dale P. Clemens, "and in almost every instance one of the first things he looks at is the decorative thread work," because a handsome rod is more desirable to own and fish.

Dale P. Clemens, 2013

A Shining Thread of Hope

A Shining Thread of Hope chronicles the lives of black women from indentured servitude in the early American colonies to the cruelty of antebellum plantations, from the reign of lynch law in the Jim Crow South to the triumphs of the Civil ...

Darlene Clark Hine, Kathleen Thompson, 2009

The Miracle of the Scarlet Thread: Revealing the Power of ...

Dr. Richard Booker has years of study and experience, in preparation of this incredible book. Thousands have come to a clearer understanding of God and the Bible by reading The Miracle of the Scarlet Thread.

Richard Booker, 2008

The Thread of Life

This book is based on the William James Lectures delivered at Harvard University in 1982.

Richard Wollheim, 1986

Pulled Thread Embroidery

Clearly written, profusely illustrated guide for creating attractive lace-like effects by compressing threads of loosely woven background material with tightly pulled stitches. Instructions for edgings; examples of pulled work from past.

Moyra McNeill, 1986

Big Book of Thread Ornaments

Big Book of Thread Ornaments, -More than 100 Christmas ornaments and tree top angels fi ll this big book of designs in cotton crochet thread.

Leisure Arts, 2009

Iron Thread. Southern Shaolin Hung Gar Kung Fu Classics Series

Priceless Heritage of Southern Shaolin Inherited from the Past and Handed Down by Venerable Grandmaster Lam Sai Wing.Provides a detailed description of the old Southern Shaolin method of "Internal Training".

Lam Sai Wing, Andrew Timofeevich, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THREAD»

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

Union hanging by a thread, former Scots Secretary Lord Forsyth says

The Union between Scotland and England is "hanging by a thread", a former Scottish secretary has warned. Lord Forsyth said that Conservative plans for ... «BT.com, Jul 15»

Forget 4K: This Low-Res Screen Creates Images Out of Thread

The F21 Thread Screen has a resolution of just 80 pixels by 80 pixels, and in order to get that measly resolution, it uses 6,400 spools, nearly seven miles of ... «Wired, Jul 15»

Qualcomm joins Thread as IoT dance heats up

A networking protocol that could be whizzing around your home's airspace in a few years came one step closer to reality on Tuesday. The Thread Group ... «PCWorld, Jul 15»

GreenPeak's New Multi-Channel Chipset Simultaneously Supports …

As ZigBee is the dominant communication technology for wireless sensor networks and Thread will quickly become a prevailing player in the same IoT ... «Business Wire, Jun 15»

Thread and ZigBee snap pieces together to boost home IoT

The Thread Group and the ZigBee Alliance plan to make their technologies work together in connected home products, which could help bring more order to the ... «PCWorld, Apr 15»

Thread, ZigBee Knit IoT Stacks

SAN JOSE, Calif. — In a deal that may foreshadow a move toward unity in the Internet of Things, the Thread Group and the ZigBee Alliance will define a spec for ... «EE Times, Apr 15»

A Spool of Blue Thread review – human muddle meets amused …

A Spool of Blue Thread, her 20th, is no exception. What is most remarkable about it is the extent to which Tyler is able to relax into an ordinary, homely minor key ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»

A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler: Review

There are no heroic violent adventures in the quiet, settled, suburban neighbourhood of Hampden, where the story takes place in A Spool of Blue Thread, her ... «Toronto Star, Feb 15»

Review: Anne Tyler's 'A Spool of Blue Thread' is among the best of …

The feeling of loss permeates Anne Tyler's new novel like smoke, faintly smudging the page. In "A Spool of Blue Thread" (Doubleday, $25.95, 368 pages), the ... «San Jose Mercury News, Feb 15»

Jon Bon Jovi plays acoustic set in Kenneth Cole store

Bon Jovi performs in New York as part of an acoustic music series, Common Thread, an initiative created by the award-winning singer-songwriter, and fashion ... «Fox News, Feb 15»