Download the app
educalingo
toggle

Meaning of "toggle" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TOGGLE

Of unknown origin.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF TOGGLE

ˈtɒɡəl


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOGGLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Toggle 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 toggle in English.

WHAT DOES TOGGLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of toggle in the English dictionary

The first definition of toggle in the dictionary is a wooden peg or metal rod fixed crosswise through an eye at the end of a rope, chain, or cable, for fastening temporarily by insertion through an eye in another rope, chain, etc. Other definition of toggle is a wooden or plastic bar-shaped button inserted through a loop for fastening. Toggle is also a pin inserted into a nautical knot to keep it secure.



CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TOGGLE

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you toggle
we let´s toggle
you toggle
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to toggle
Past participle
toggled
Present Participle
toggling
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 RHYME WITH TOGGLE

angle · boggle · boondoggle · coggle · eagle · goggle · goggles · Google · hornswoggle · illegal · joggle · jungle · legal · Portugal · shoggle · single · struggle · synagogal · triangle · woggle

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOGGLE

tog · toga · toga praetexta · toga virilis · togaed · togate · togavirus · together · together with · togetherness · togger · toggery · toggle harpoon · toggle iron · toggle joint · toggle key · toggle switch · toggler

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOGGLE

class struggle · for a giggle · gaggle · giggle · haggle · jiggle · juggle · muggle · niggle · power struggle · raggle · raggle-taggle · smuggle · snuggle · squiggle · straggle · the class struggle · the struggle · wiggle · wriggle

Synonyms and antonyms of toggle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «toggle» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF TOGGLE

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

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

Translator English - Chinese

切换
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

toggle
570 millions of speakers
en

English

toggle
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

टॉगल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تبديل
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

тумблер
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

alternância
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

টগ্ল
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

bascule
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Togol
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Knie
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

トグル
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

토글
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Togol
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chuyển đổi
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

மாற்று
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

टॉगल
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

geçiş
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

ginocchiera
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

przełącz
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

тумблер
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

toggle
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εναλλαγή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skakel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

toggle
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

toggle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of toggle

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOGGLE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of toggle
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «toggle».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about toggle

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOGGLE»

Discover the use of toggle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to toggle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Small Wood Shop
Toggle clamps come in a wide variety of styles, shapes and sizes. Here, pull- action toggle clamps firmly, yet temporarily, attach an outfeed table mounted on wheels to a tablesaw. By just flipping a couple of handles, the table can be rolled  ...
Fine Woodworking, 1993
2
Access 2003 Bible
A toggle button is another type of True/False control. Toggle buttons act like option buttons and check boxes but are displayed differently. When a toggle button is set to True (in pushed mode), the button appears onscreen as depressed.
Cary N. Prague, Michael R. Irwin, Jennifer Reardon, 2010
3
Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Office Access 2003 in 24 Hours
You can use option buttons and toggle buttons alone or as part of an option group. You can use an option button or toggle button alone to display a true/false value, but this isn't a standard use of an option or toggle button. (Check boxes are  ...
Alison Balter, 2004
4
Java 6 Programming Black Book, New Ed
The Novice Programmer says, "Toggle buttons are new in Swing — do they do anything new besides present the user with a selected or deselected state?" " Sure," you say, "you can also put them together into groups." You can group toggle ...
Kogent Solution Inc., 2007
5
Mathematical Morphology and Its Applications to Image and ...
TOGGLE MAPPINGS AND SOME RELATED TRANSFORMATIONS: A STUDY OF CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT IVAN R. TEROL VILLALOBOS C1DETEQ, S.C. Parque Tecnologico Quertta.ro, Sanfandila- Pedro Escobedo, C.P. 76700-APDO  ...
Henk J.A.M. Heijmans, Jos B.T.M. Roerdink, 1998
6
Palm webOS
Typically, you would declare the widget within a scene's view file, then direct Mojo to instantiate the widget during the corresponding scene assistant setup method using the scene controller's setupWidget() method: // Setup toggle widget and ...
Mitch Allen, 2009
7
Mrs. Toggle and the Dinosaur--Dinosaur Sandwich Recipe
Mrs. Toggle and the Dinosaur by Robin Pulver (Scholastic, Inc.,1991) Before You Cook Mrs. Toggle finds out she will have a this story to find out about Mrs. From the Store • white bread • cheddar cheese new student in her class—a dinosaur!
Sharon Draznin, 2014
8
Department Of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards ...
DOCUMENT NUMBER DOCUMENT TITLE Date A MS27719FNOT2 SWITCH, TOGGLE, MINIATURE DOUBLE POLE, TOGGLE SEAL[CUST: CR EC 11 CC] [ REVIEW: 99 AV] A 5930 CC 04-MAR-05 A MS27718ENOT2 SWITCH, TOGGLE,  ...
9
Department Of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards ...
1 Last Action 1 Distribution FSC/Area 1 DOCUMENT NUMBER DOCUMENT TITLE MCA * Date MS24655N SWITCH, TOGGLE, POSITIVE BREAK, MINIATURE TOGGLED SEALED, SINGLE POLE, SOLDER LUG OR INTEGRATED WIRE ...
10
USB System Architecture
The transmitter uses the data packet type that matches the current state of its toggle bit. (e.g., if the toggle bit = 0, then DATA0 is used). To explain the concept of the data toggle mechanism consider the following transactions that are described ...
Don Anderson, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOGGLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term toggle is used in the context of the following news items.
1
MediaCorp launches new comedy portal Toggle Laughs
Toggle Laughs will contain comedy content from all our comedy properties, basically from shows like The Noose and as far back as The Ra Ra Show. I think it is ... «Channel News Asia, May 15»
2
Turn Off Emoji Text Replacements in OS X with a Simple Toggle
If you type out an old emoticon like :) into OS X, a lot of apps will autocorrect that to an emoji. If you're not a fan of this behavior and prefer to keep the older ... «Lifehacker, May 15»
3
Goodbye Xinmsn, Hello Toggle: Microsoft & MediaCorp Disband …
The Toggle site will now contain entertainment and lifestyle news from the same editorial team that was at xinmsn as a newly-added content layer to the site. «Yahoo Singapore News, Apr 15»
4
Refreshed Toggle set to be switched on
SINGAPORE: MediaCorp's online video service Toggle will be introducing a refreshed website on Wednesday (Apr 1). The refreshed Toggle will allow users to ... «Channel News Asia, Mar 15»
5
Toggle Android 5.0 device settings with your voice
A recent update to the Google Search app on Android 5.0 Lollipop devices will allow users to toggle their Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and flashlight (camera LED) with their ... «CNET, Feb 15»
6
Commerce Bank Introduces toggle ® : A New Feature that Gives …
KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Commerce Bank is introducing toggle®, an industry first innovative set of payment features that improves the way ... «Business Wire, Jan 15»
7
NinjaMode Adds a Dark Mode Toggle to OS X's Menu Bar
NinjaMode is a simple little app that adds a toggle to your menu bar. Once NinjaMode is running, all you need to do is click the Batman icon in your menu bar to ... «Lifehacker, Dec 14»
8
Auto-rotate Toggle Missing in Android 5.0: How to Enable it
You should also see the auto-rotate toggle there by default. But, it seems the toggle disappears or even stops displaying there. "After updating to Android L, I was ... «International Business Times UK, Nov 14»
9
LittleBigPlanet 3's Oddsock, Swoop and Toggle are very helpful pals …
Finally, there's also Toggle who is a large fella able push heavy objects. He can also shrink down to a much smaller version of himself when the need arises. «VG247, Nov 14»
10
Toggle Your iPhone's Brightness With A Home Button Triple Tap
iOS: We all know that easily changing the brightness of your phone is handy for night usage. In iOS 8, you can set your home button to toggle your screen ... «Lifehacker Australia, Oct 14»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Toggle [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/toggle>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
EN