Meaning of "vintage" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VINTAGE

From Old French vendage (influenced by vintenervintner), from Latin vindēmia, from vīnumwine, grape + dēmere to take away (from dē- away + emere to take).

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

PRONUNCIATION OF VINTAGE

vintage  [ˈvɪntɪdʒ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VINTAGE

Vintage is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.

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 adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb vintage in English.

WHAT DOES VINTAGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Vintage

Vintage, in winemaking, is the process of picking grapes and creating the finished product (see Harvest (wine)). A vintage wine is one made from grapes that were all, or primarily, grown and harvested in a single specified year. In certain wines, it can denote quality, as in Port wine, where Port houses make and declare vintage Port in their best years. From this tradition, a common, though incorrect, usage applies the term to any wine that is perceived to be particularly old or of a particularly high quality. Most countries allow a vintage wine to include a portion of wine that is not from the year denoted on the label. In Chile and South Africa, the requirement is 75% same-year content for vintage-dated wine. In Australia, New Zealand, and the member states of the European Union, the requirement is 85%. In the United States, the requirement is 85%, unless the wine is designated with an AVA, (e.g., Napa Valley), in which case it is 95%. Technically, the 85% rule in the United States applies equally to imports, but there are obvious difficulties in enforcing the regulation.

Definition of vintage in the English dictionary

The first definition of vintage in the dictionary is the wine obtained from a harvest of grapes, esp in an outstandingly good year, referred to by the year involved, the district, or the vineyard. Other definition of vintage is the harvest from which such a wine is obtained. Vintage is also the harvesting of wine grapes.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO VINTAGE

PRESENT

Present

I vintage

you vintage

he/she/it vintages

we vintage

you vintage

they vintage

Present continuous

I am vintaging

you are vintaging

he/she/it is vintaging

we are vintaging

you are vintaging

they are vintaging

Present perfect

I have vintaged

you have vintaged

he/she/it has vintaged

we have vintaged

you have vintaged

they have vintaged

Present perfect continuous

I have been vintaging

you have been vintaging

he/she/it has been vintaging

we have been vintaging

you have been vintaging

they have been vintaging

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 vintaged

you vintaged

he/she/it vintaged

we vintaged

you vintaged

they vintaged

Past continuous

I was vintaging

you were vintaging

he/she/it was vintaging

we were vintaging

you were vintaging

they were vintaging

Past perfect

I had vintaged

you had vintaged

he/she/it had vintaged

we had vintaged

you had vintaged

they had vintaged

Past perfect continuous

I had been vintaging

you had been vintaging

he/she/it had been vintaging

we had been vintaging

you had been vintaging

they had been vintaging

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

FUTURE

Future

I will vintage

you will vintage

he/she/it will vintage

we will vintage

you will vintage

they will vintage

Future continuous

I will be vintaging

you will be vintaging

he/she/it will be vintaging

we will be vintaging

you will be vintaging

they will be vintaging

Future perfect

I will have vintaged

you will have vintaged

he/she/it will have vintaged

we will have vintaged

you will have vintaged

they will have vintaged

Future perfect continuous

I will have been vintaging

you will have been vintaging

he/she/it will have been vintaging

we will have been vintaging

you will have been vintaging

they will have been vintaging

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would vintage

you would vintage

he/she/it would vintage

we would vintage

you would vintage

they would vintage

Conditional continuous

I would be vintaging

you would be vintaging

he/she/it would be vintaging

we would be vintaging

you would be vintaging

they would be vintaging

Conditional perfect

I would have vintage

you would have vintage

he/she/it would have vintage

we would have vintage

you would have vintage

they would have vintage

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been vintaging

you would have been vintaging

he/she/it would have been vintaging

we would have been vintaging

you would have been vintaging

they would have been vintaging

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you vintage
we let´s vintage
you vintage

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to vintage

Past participle

vintaged

Present Participle

vintaging

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 «VINTAGE»

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

synonyms of vintage

age-old · ageless · antique · best · choice · classic · crop · enduring · epoch · era · generation · harvest · heritage · historic · ilk · old · old-world · origin · period · prime · quality · rare · select · sort · stamp · superior · timeless · type · veteran · year · yield

TRANSLATION OF VINTAGE

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: > 生产年份和地点
• Translator English - Spanish: cosecha
• English: vintage
• Translator English - Hindi: विंटेज
• Translator English - Arabic: خمر
• Translator English - Russian: винтажный
• Translator English - Portuguese: safra
• Translator English - Bengali: মদ
• Translator English - French: millésime
• Translator English - Malay: Vintaj
• Translator English - German: Jahrgang
• Translator English - Japanese: ワインの生産された年と場所
• Translator English - Korean: 특정 양조 연도의 고급 포도주
• Translator English - Javanese: Vintage
• Translator English - Vietnamese: cổ điển
• Translator English - Tamil: விண்டேஜ்
• Translator English - Marathi: द्राक्षांचा हंगाम
• Translator English - Turkish: bağbozumu
• Translator English - Italian: annata
• Translator English - Polish: rocznika
• Translator English - Ukrainian: вінтажний
• Translator English - Romanian: epocă
• Translator English - Greek: εκλεκτής ποιότητας
• Translator English - Afrikaans: vintage
• Translator English - Swedish: vintage
• Translator English - Norwegian: vintage

10 QUOTES WITH «VINTAGE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word vintage.

1

Candice Accola

I have a collection of impractical vintage dresses and jackets. I guess I never grew out of the 'playing dress up' faze. It's actually a bit of a problem.

2

Camila Alves

I'm definitely a vintage collector. I have a wardrobe of core basics that I like to spice up with different colors, new accessories, and I love to try on new things to invite something different. I find, with every new stage of my life, my self-image shifts with new duties and responsibilities, and so does my fashion style.

3

Gabrielle Anwar

I shop at a lot of vintage stores because the prices are amazing, and I love the idea that there's a history behind the piece I'm wearing.

4

Gabrielle Anwar

I have this threadbare caftan from the '60s that I got at a vintage store years ago - it's basically a muumuu. My friends are astonished that I wear it, but I love it. It's this light fabric that just moves with me.

5

Natasha Bedingfield

I got a job as soon as I could - 11 or 12. I started babysitting and then I got a part-time job at a pharmacy in England. I just remember loving the feeling of going out and buying my own clothes! I'd go bargain-hunting and get secondhand vintage stuff.

6

Stacey Bendet

I love vintage shopping, but my secret spot for great tees and casual stuff is Trico Field. They have the cutest kids' clothes, too!

7

Ashley Benson

Everything I do is unfabulous. I'm the most normal person. I love walking everywhere and going to hole-in-the-wall places, like nail shops, because they do the best job. And I go to vintage stores rather than high-end boutiques, because I like to dress different from other people.

8

Kate Bernheimer

When I wrote the eight fairy tales that appear in 'Horse, Flower, Bird' I was working toward a completely new form of artistic expression, trying to create a new kind of tale that also felt vintage: innocent and childlike, but haunted. I tried to write a picture-less picture book.

9

Drew Bledsoe

We started seven years ago and finally released our first vintage in March. It's an '07 vintage from Walla Walla, which is my old hometown. It also happens to be a world-class wine region that's just exploding on the scene right now.

10

Hamish Bowles

After student years of flat-sharing and living with other people's taste, I went into decorating overdrive when I acquired my first apartment - its floor plan not much bigger than the vintage Hermes scarves I then wore side-knotted on my head, pirate-style.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VINTAGE»

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

Vintage Murakami

Vintage Murakami includes the opening chapter of the international bestseller Norwegian Wood; “Lieutenant Mamiya’s Long Story: Parts I and II” from his monumental novel The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle; “Shizuko Akashi” from Underground ...

Haruki Murakami, 2007

The Vintage Book of Contemporary World Poetry

Gathers selected modern poems from around the world

J.D. McClatchy, 1996

The Vintage Book of African American Poetry

In The Vintage Book of African American Poetry, editors Michael S. Harper and Anthony Walton present the definitive collection of black verse in the United States--200 years of vision, struggle, power, beauty, and triumph from 52 ...

Michael S. Harper, Anthony Walton, 2012

The Snow Leopard

This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction by acclaimed travel writer and novelist Pico Iyer.

Peter Matthiessen, 2008

Nature Cure

Just how adaptable is he? He leaves the Chilterns with a near-complete set of the works of John Clare and an antique microscope, but without a frying pan.

Richard Mabey, 2005

The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry

A comprehensive collection of poems by America's greatest contemporary poets features works by such authors as Robert Lowell, Elizabeth Bishop, and Rita Dove.

J. D. McClatchy, 2008

The Vintage book of Latin American stories

In The Vintage Book of Latin American Stories, Julio Ortega and Carlos Fuentes present the most compelling short fiction from Mexico to Chile.

Julio Ortega, Carlos Fuentes, 2000

Antique Trader Vintage Clothing Price Guide

Including vintage clothing from the 1920s flapper dresses to 1950s beaded cardigans and bell-bottom jeans of the 1970s, this title covers pricing and history of affordable items sold at general stores and expensive couture from leading ...

Kyle Husfloen, Madeleine Kirsch, Nancy Wolfe, 2006

Keyboard Magazine Presents Vintage Synthesizers: Pioneering ...

(Book). This new edition is the ultimate exploration of the upstart instruments and their unique analog growls and screams that paved the way over the last four decades for today's fast-paced electronic music world.

Mark Vail, 2000

Style Me Vintage Hair: Easy Step-By-Step Techniques for ...

Vintage styles have never been more popular, with everyone from Madonna and Scarlett Johansson to Dita Von Teese indulging in retro glamour.

Belinda Hay, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VINTAGE»

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

Photographer's mystery vintage photo find leads to massive internet …

A worldwide internet campaign is underway to track down the two mystery women who appear in a stunning set of vintage photos found at an American thrift ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Aug 15»

The Outcast star George MacKay struggled with vintage cars

But asked how he'd found being behind the wheel of the vintage cars, he admitted: “Well, there was one scene which is quite argumentative and I just remember ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»

'USS Indianapolis' Production Delayed After Vintage Plane …

Beachgoers at Orange Beach on the Alabama Gulf Coast got a surfside view this week when a vintage Navy PBY plane used during filming of USS Indianapolis: ... «Deadline, Jul 15»

College students work to revive vintage rides

When Penn College revved up its vintage vehicle restoration major in 2012, it became one of just a handful of degree programs around the country teaching ... «CTV News, Jun 15»

iPad inside stolen vintage Airstream camper 'pings' and sends …

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A Prairie Village family believes they may have a clue into what happened to their vintage 1962 Airstream Overlander, which was stolen ... «fox4kc.com, Jun 15»

Follow Business Insider:

Desperately seeking the kind gentleman who donated this one-off classic vintage wedding dress to our Garforth bridal and occasion wear charity shop. «Business Insider, Jun 15»

French bicycle festival goes vintage with berets, baguettes

PARIS -- Hundreds of Parisians in black berets are riding vintage balloon-tired bicycles with baskets full of crusty baguettes on a retro-inspired outing. Sunday's ... «CTV News, Jun 15»

Pakistan vintage car collectors preserve a part of history

In this photo taken May 10, 2015, people drive their classic cars, on a street in Karachi, Pakistan. For an elite but passionate group of vintage car collectors in ... «Fox News, May 15»

The Curious World Of Baseball Re-Enactors

Vintage base ball players — sort of like Civil War re-enactors who wield wooden bats instead of muskets — move among us. They glory in the past times of ... «NPR, May 15»

Vintage WWII Planes Soar Over National Mall to Mark V-E Day

D.C. stood still for nearly an hour Friday as thousands of people watched vintage military aircraft from World War II soar over the nation's capital. The planes flew ... «NBC4 Washington, May 15»