Meaning of "vault" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VAULT

Vaute, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin volvita (unattested) a turn, probably from Latin volvere to roll.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF VAULT

vɔːlt

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VAULT

Vault 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 vault in English.

WHAT DOES VAULT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of vault in the English dictionary

The first definition of vault in the dictionary is an arched structure that forms a roof or ceiling. Other definition of vault is a room, esp a cellar, having an arched roof down to floor level. Vault is also a burial chamber, esp when underground.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO VAULT

PRESENT

Present

I vault

you vault

he/she/it vaults

we vault

you vault

they vault

Present continuous

I am vaulting

you are vaulting

he/she/it is vaulting

we are vaulting

you are vaulting

they are vaulting

Present perfect

I have vaulted

you have vaulted

he/she/it has vaulted

we have vaulted

you have vaulted

they have vaulted

Present perfect continuous

I have been vaulting

you have been vaulting

he/she/it has been vaulting

we have been vaulting

you have been vaulting

they have been vaulting

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 vaulted

you vaulted

he/she/it vaulted

we vaulted

you vaulted

they vaulted

Past continuous

I was vaulting

you were vaulting

he/she/it was vaulting

we were vaulting

you were vaulting

they were vaulting

Past perfect

I had vaulted

you had vaulted

he/she/it had vaulted

we had vaulted

you had vaulted

they had vaulted

Past perfect continuous

I had been vaulting

you had been vaulting

he/she/it had been vaulting

we had been vaulting

you had been vaulting

they had been vaulting

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

FUTURE

Future

I will vault

you will vault

he/she/it will vault

we will vault

you will vault

they will vault

Future continuous

I will be vaulting

you will be vaulting

he/she/it will be vaulting

we will be vaulting

you will be vaulting

they will be vaulting

Future perfect

I will have vaulted

you will have vaulted

he/she/it will have vaulted

we will have vaulted

you will have vaulted

they will have vaulted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been vaulting

you will have been vaulting

he/she/it will have been vaulting

we will have been vaulting

you will have been vaulting

they will have been vaulting

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would vault

you would vault

he/she/it would vault

we would vault

you would vault

they would vault

Conditional continuous

I would be vaulting

you would be vaulting

he/she/it would be vaulting

we would be vaulting

you would be vaulting

they would be vaulting

Conditional perfect

I would have vault

you would have vault

he/she/it would have vault

we would have vault

you would have vault

they would have vault

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been vaulting

you would have been vaulting

he/she/it would have been vaulting

we would have been vaulting

you would have been vaulting

they would have been vaulting

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you vault
we let´s vault
you vault

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to vault

Past participle

vaulted

Present Participle

vaulting

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 «VAULT»

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

arch · bend · bound · bow · catacomb · ceiling · cellar · charnel house · clear · crypt · curve · depository · hurdle · jump · leap · mausoleum · overarch · repository · roof · span · spring · strongroom · tomb · undercroft

TRANSLATION OF VAULT

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 保险库
• Translator English - Spanish: cámara acorazada
• English: vault
• Translator English - Hindi: तिजोरी
• Translator English - Arabic: قبو
• Translator English - Russian: хранилище
• Translator English - Portuguese: caixa-forte
• Translator English - Bengali: খিলান
• Translator English - French: chambre forte
• Translator English - Malay: Peti besi
• Translator English - German: Tresorraum
• Translator English - Japanese: 金庫室
• Translator English - Korean: 금고실
• Translator English - Javanese: Kubah
• Translator English - Vietnamese: hầm
• Translator English - Tamil: பெட்டகத்தை
• Translator English - Marathi: घर
• Translator English - Turkish: tonoz
• Translator English - Italian: caveau
• Translator English - Polish: sklepienie
• Translator English - Ukrainian: сховище
• Translator English - Romanian: bolta
• Translator English - Greek: θόλο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: kluis
• Translator English - Swedish: valv
• Translator English - Norwegian: hvelv

10 QUOTES WITH «VAULT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word vault.

1

Sergei Bubka

The pole vault is a very complicated event, there are many things involved.

2

Sergei Bubka

I have bought pole vault equipment, the landing areas, posts, which costs a lot of money. We pay for coaches.

3

Sergei Bubka

We started with that, basically to help kids, and then we created a pole vault school, which is part of the club and exists to this day. The club and school exist.

4

James Chiles

Burglars know there's more than one way to skin a vault.

5

Michael Ende

She would sit by herself in the middle of the old stoe amphitheatre, with the sky's starry vault overhead, and simply listen to the great silence around her.

6

Albert Finney

To be a character who feels a deep emotion, one must go into the memory's vault and mix in a sad memory from one's own life.

7

John Hodgman

For a long time, I would write without music, because I thought it was distracting until I appreciated that it actually unlocks a certain unconscious productivity vault in my mind.

8

Jeremy Irons

Paris Hilton, that's very interesting what she did. I've never done that. I haven't really sort of ever got into that. As time passes, maybe I should record it and put it in a vault so that when I get a little old don't have the energy I can remember how life used to be.

9

Bela Karolyi

A good 80 percent of the vault is still physical and another percentage of it, 20, 25 percent is mental. Mental is always the mental strength, the confidence building up to that contest or repetition, practice, practice, and practice.

10

Bela Karolyi

What makes the vault so spectacular is because it's a very athletic type of event, where it needs a lot of speed, a lot of explosive action and, of course, great coordination.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VAULT»

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

Vault Career Guide to Sales & Trading

This Vault guide shows you how to break into sales & trading, with an inside look at career paths, the real deal on interview questions and the scoop on the financial products and lingo you need to know. Book jacket.

Gabriel Kim, 2004

Vault Career Guide to Private Wealth Management

Want to land a job or career in the private wealth management industry but don't know where to start? The Vault Career Guide to Private Wealth Management takes you inside the industry to make sure you can land the job you want.

Mike Martinez, Michael J. Martinez, 2007

Vault Guide to Corporate Law Careers

This guide provides law students and legal professionals with an inside look at careers in corporate law.

Zahie El Kouri, 2003

Doctor Who: The Vault: Treasures from the First 50 Years

The Vault is a collector's dream—the ultimate celebration of all that is Doctor Who.

Marcus Hearn, 2013

Vault Guide to Technology Careers

This new Vault guide takes an inside look at careers in this all-important and continually growing sector of the economy.

Tod Emko, 2004

Vault Career Guide to Advertising

This guide Will show you where the jobs are in the advertising field, what it's like to be an ad professional, and what advertising employers are looking for. Book jacket.

Ira Berkowitz, 2004

The Vault: An Inspector Wexford Novel

Masterfully plotted, The Vault will satisfy both longtime Wexford fans and new Rendell readers.

Ruth Rendell, 2011

The Vault

National bestselling author Boyd Morrison brings back Tyler Locke, who must race to stop a terrorist cell that has stolen an ancient text related to the tale of King Midas in this, “heart-thumping ride…not to be missed” (Steve Berry).

Boyd Morrison, 2011

Vault Guide to the Top Washington DC Law Firms

There is no more exciting place to be as an attorney than the nation's capital. The Guide is focused entirely on major law firms with large offices in Washington, DC and covers more than 40 firms.

VERA DJORDJEVICH, Brian Dalton, 2007

Victory Vault

When Kayla misses her vault at a gymnastics meet, nobody sees except for her best friend Chandra--should she admit to making the mistake, or just accept the trophy?

Jake Maddox, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VAULT»

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

Long Beach underground vault damage is extensive, SoCal Edison …

The damage to the underground vault that exploded in downtown Long Beach Thursday afternoon is extensive and about hundreds of customers are expected ... «KABC-TV, Jul 15»

Go Back To The Vault With The Fallout Anthology

Ahead of the big fall release for Fallout 4, Bethesda decided to cash in on all the Fallout love by re-releasing the older games in a PC bundle pack called the ... «Cinema Blend, Jul 15»

9 Things Every Fallout Fan Has to Have in Their Vault

By Naomi KyleDwellers looking to spruce up their attire, redecorate their vault, or clean off those dirty radiation particles should take a gander. We've found nine ... «IGN, Jul 15»

Fallout Shelter expected to vault to Android devices next month

Fallout Shelter expected to vault to Android devices next month. 2:30 PM on 07.03.2015 // Brett Makedonski. @Donski3. Sooner than later, please. Paranoid ... «Destructoid, Jul 15»

10 Messed-Up Vault Experiments You Can Try In Fallout Shelter

Nuclear bunkers are not meant to save people in the world of Fallout. Vaults are for experimentation, and even though Fallout Shelter gives you no built-in way ... «Kotaku, Jun 15»

Build the perfect underground vault in Fallout Shelter

If you're a fan of the Fallout games on Xbox, Playstation, and PC, there's good news for you. Not only is Fallout 4 launching in November, but the game world has ... «AppAdvice, Jun 15»

Photos Show How Burglars Drilled Through London Vault's Massive …

The Metropolitan Police in London released photos today of a company vault that authorities believe took the burglars four days to break into, leading to a ... «ABC News, Apr 15»

Thieves Used Heavy Duty Drill to Break 6.5-Foot Jewelry Vault in …

Thieves used a heavy duty Hilti DD35 drill to break into in a 6.5-foot vault made of concrete during a heist this week in London's Hatton Garden jewelry district, ... «ABC News, Apr 15»

Hatton Garden gang 'have already shipped jewels out of the country'

Thieves used heavy-duty cutting equipment to break into a vault packed with jewels in London's diamond district after abseiling down a lift shaft in a ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»

Athletics-Lavillenie vaults to another major title win

PRAGUE Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie, the new master of the pole vault, added another title to his burgeoning collection as he retained his European Indoor ... «Reuters, Mar 15»