Meaning of "trail" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TRAIL

From Old French trailler to draw, tow, from Vulgar Latin tragulāre (unattested), from Latin trāgula dragnet, from trahere to drag; compare Middle Dutch traghelen to drag.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF TRAIL

trail  [treɪl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRAIL

Trail 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 trail in English.

WHAT DOES TRAIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Trail

A trail is normally a path with a rough beaten or dirt/stone surface used for travel. Trails may be for use only by walkers, but some are also be used for cycling, horse riding, snow shoeing, or cross-country skiing, and less often for moving cattle and other livestock. A trail can also be a marked route on a navigable waterway. In some places trails are the main access route to remote settlements.

Definition of trail in the English dictionary

The first definition of trail in the dictionary is to drag or stream, or permit to drag or stream along a surface, esp the ground. Other definition of trail is to make through. Trail is also to chase, follow, or hunt by following marks or tracks.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TRAIL

PRESENT

Present

I trail

you trail

he/she/it trails

we trail

you trail

they trail

Present continuous

I am trailing

you are trailing

he/she/it is trailing

we are trailing

you are trailing

they are trailing

Present perfect

I have trailed

you have trailed

he/she/it has trailed

we have trailed

you have trailed

they have trailed

Present perfect continuous

I have been trailing

you have been trailing

he/she/it has been trailing

we have been trailing

you have been trailing

they have been trailing

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 trailed

you trailed

he/she/it trailed

we trailed

you trailed

they trailed

Past continuous

I was trailing

you were trailing

he/she/it was trailing

we were trailing

you were trailing

they were trailing

Past perfect

I had trailed

you had trailed

he/she/it had trailed

we had trailed

you had trailed

they had trailed

Past perfect continuous

I had been trailing

you had been trailing

he/she/it had been trailing

we had been trailing

you had been trailing

they had been trailing

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

FUTURE

Future

I will trail

you will trail

he/she/it will trail

we will trail

you will trail

they will trail

Future continuous

I will be trailing

you will be trailing

he/she/it will be trailing

we will be trailing

you will be trailing

they will be trailing

Future perfect

I will have trailed

you will have trailed

he/she/it will have trailed

we will have trailed

you will have trailed

they will have trailed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been trailing

you will have been trailing

he/she/it will have been trailing

we will have been trailing

you will have been trailing

they will have been trailing

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would trail

you would trail

he/she/it would trail

we would trail

you would trail

they would trail

Conditional continuous

I would be trailing

you would be trailing

he/she/it would be trailing

we would be trailing

you would be trailing

they would be trailing

Conditional perfect

I would have trail

you would have trail

he/she/it would have trail

we would have trail

you would have trail

they would have trail

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been trailing

you would have been trailing

he/she/it would have been trailing

we would have been trailing

you would have been trailing

they would have been trailing

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you trail
we let´s trail
you trail

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to trail

Past participle

trailed

Present Participle

trailing

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 «TRAIL»

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

synonyms of trail

advertise · aftermath · amble · announce · bring up the rear · chain · chase · course · crawl · creep · dangle · dawdle · dog · drag · draw · drift · droop · fall behind · follow · footpath · hang back · haul · hound · hunt · hype · keep tabs on · lag · line · linger · loiter · lose · mark · meander · path · pathway · plod · preview · publicise · pull · pursue · road · route · row · scent · series · shadow · singletrack · slide · slink · slipstream · slither · spoor · stalk · straggle · stream · string · succession · sweep · tail · tow · trace · track · tracks · train · traipse · trudge · wake · wander · way

TRANSLATION OF TRAIL

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: > 崎岖小路
• Translator English - Spanish: sendero
• English: trail
• Translator English - Hindi: निशान
• Translator English - Arabic: درب
• Translator English - Russian: тропа
• Translator English - Portuguese: rastro
• Translator English - Bengali: লেজ
• Translator English - French: piste
• Translator English - Malay: Jejak
• Translator English - German: Spur
• Translator English - Japanese: 踏み分け道
• Translator English - Korean: 산길
• Translator English - Javanese: Jejere
• Translator English - Vietnamese: tia
• Translator English - Tamil: பாதை
• Translator English - Marathi: माग
• Translator English - Turkish: iz
• Translator English - Italian: pista
• Translator English - Polish: szlak
• Translator English - Ukrainian: стежка
• Translator English - Romanian: traseu
• Translator English - Greek: μονοπάτι
• Translator English - Afrikaans: roete
• Translator English - Swedish: spår
• Translator English - Norwegian: trail

10 QUOTES WITH «TRAIL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word trail.

1

John Amery

In violation of the Habeas Corpus Act and the fundamental laws of our constitution these men have never been brought to trail or even allowed to see a lawyer.

2

Alexander Graham Bell

Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds. I may be given credit for having blazed the trail, but when I look at the subsequent developments I feel the credit is due to others rather than to myself.

3

Julie Benz

I only knew basic western trail riding. Nothing fancy.

4

Buffalo Bill

I could never resist the call of the trail.

5

Joan Blades

Touch screen voting is a fine thing so long as they have a voter-verified paper trail.

6

Claire Cameron

I was hiking a five-day loop - alone - in the Rocky Mountains when I rounded the switchback and saw a large body on the trail ahead. It had brown fur with a cinnamon tinge that was draped across dense, humped back muscle. A broad head lifted and I could see the dish-shaped muzzle was catching my scent. I knew bears. This was a grizzly.

7

Tom Colicchio

I remember at The Quilted Giraffe, when I was when working there to try out for the sous-chef position. I really wanted it, and the woman working the line next to me kept messing up and making me look bad. The last day of my kitchen trail, I just said to her very quietly, 'Do me a favor and get out of my way, because I want this job.'

8

Bill de Blasio

There are a lot of different demands on the campaign trail, but what matters most is that you connect with voters and take the time to really hear their concerns.

9

George Mercer Dawson

A duck's nest was found today near the trail on the dry open prairie with as far as could be seen no water or marsh near. The bird flew off but could not tell what species. The eggs nine originally.

10

Norm Dicks

So when people go to the park this summer, they are not going to have the same quality of a visit. There is not going to be a ranger out on the trail to tell them about the important cultural and historic areas within the Olympic National Park.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRAIL»

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

Awol on the Appalachian Trail

A 41-year-old engineer quits his job to hike the Appalachian Trail. This is a true account of his hike from Georgia to Maine, bringing to the reader the life of the towns and the people he meets along the way.

David Miller, 2006

A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the ...

An adventure, a comedy, and a celebration, A Walk in the Woods has become a modern classic of travel literature. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Bill Bryson, 2010

Settlers by the Long Grey Trail: Some Pioneers to Old ...

A contribution to old Augusta Co. and Rockingham Co. and their descendants of the family of Harrison & allied lines.

John Houston Harrison, 1935

Voices from the Trail of Tears

Provides a collection of letters, military records, journal excerpts, and other firsthand accounts documenting the fate of the Cherokee Indians after the Indian Removal Act of 1830.

Vicki Rozema, 2003

Evangelicals on the Canterbury Trail: Why Evangelicals Are ...

Ruth adds fresh stories from evangelicals who have followed Webber’s footsteps on the Canterbury trail, along with new essays that highlight the diversity of Anglican expressions today.

Robert E. Webber, Lester Ruth, 2013

Blood Trail

Documents the seven-state killing spree of Joseph W. Brown, a twisted sexual predator, who brutally raped, tortured, and murdered fourteen women, shocking crimes that came to light when he, sentenced to life in prison after killing a woman ...

Steven Walker, Rick Reed, 2005

Walking the Appalachian Trail

Maret is one of the dozens of Appalachian Trail thru-hikers whose fascinating accounts appear in this book.

Larry Luxenberg, 1994

Jihad: The Trail of Political Islam

Kepel has traveled throughout the Muslim world gathering documents, interviews, and archival materials, in order to give readers a comprehensive understanding of the scope of Islamist movements, their past, and their present. 7 maps.

Gilles Kepel, 2006

Runner's World Complete Guide to Trail Running

Discusses all aspects of trail running, from preventing injury to storing up calories for the day's adventure.

Dagny Scott Barrios, 2003

Behind the Trail of Broken Treaties: An Indian Declaration ...

An Indian spokesman calls for the federal government to reopen treaty-making procedures In this book, first published in 1974 in the context of the declaration at Wounded Knee, noted Indian activist, legal scholar, and author Vine Deloria ...

Vine Deloria, 1985

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRAIL»

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

Cavaliers trade Brendan Haywood, Mike Miller to Trail Blazers, per …

The Cleveland Cavaliers have traded center Brendan Haywood and shooter Mike Miller to the Portland Trail Blazers, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! «SB Nation, Jul 15»

Scott Jurek Breaks Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike Record

Jurek started the attempt at the trail's southern terminus, Springer Mountain in Georgia, on May 27 at 5:56 a.m. He averaged nearly 50 miles a day, crossing 14 ... «Runner's World Newswire, Jul 15»

Trail Blazers Acquire Noah Vonleh and Gerald Henderson from …

The Portland Trail Blazers have acquired forward Noah Vonleh and guard Gerald Henderson from the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for forward Nicolas Batum, ... «Trailblazers.com, Jun 15»

Missing White House chef found dead on hiking trail

TAOS, N.M. — Searchers have found the body of a former White House chef who had been missing for more than a week after going hiking in the New Mexico ... «New York Post, Jun 15»

Trestle Trail shooting victims identified

The shooting happened around 7:30 p.m. Sunday on the Trestle Trail Bridge in Menasha. City of Menasha police released the new details at a press conference ... «Fox11online.com, May 15»

Trail Blazers vs. Grizzlies, 2015 NBA playoff results: Memphis …

In typical Grindhouse fashion, the Memphis Grizzlies pulled out a hard-fought 99-93 win over the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 5 to earn a 4-1 series victory. «SB Nation, Apr 15»

Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen, and his lonely Saturday night walk

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) drives to the basket as the Portland Trail Blazers face the Memphis Grizzlies in game 3 of the NBA playoffs on ... «OregonLive.com, Apr 15»

Portland Trail Blazers vs. Memphis Grizzlies: Lillard, Guards Fizzle …

The good news for Portland Trail Blazers fans after Game 2 of their series with the Memphis Grizzlies: Portland played better tonight. They had a lead after the ... «Blazer's Edge, Apr 15»

Portland Trail Blazers playoff preview: Injuries strike at the worst time

This was the year for the Portland Trail Blazers to push all their chips in. LaMarcus Aldridge was at his peak, Damian Lillard was coming into his own and the ... «SB Nation, Apr 15»

Game Day Hub: Trail Blazers at Warriors

NBA-best Golden State looks to end its rare losing streak by winning its 15th consecutive home game Thursday night against the Portland Trail Blazers, who are ... «Trailblazers.com, Apr 15»