Meaning of "wag" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WAG

From Old English wagian to shake; compare Old Norse vagga cradle.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF WAG

wag  [wæɡ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WAG

Wag 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 wag in English.

WHAT DOES WAG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wag

Wag is a traditional highland district in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia, in the approximate location of the modern Wag Hemra Zone. Weld Blundell described the district as bounded on the south by the mountains of Lasta, on the east and north by the Tellare River, and the west by the Tekezé. The major urban center is the town of Sokota, which has been a major marketplace for centuries. James Bruce states that Wag was given to the heirs of the deposed Zagwe dynasty, when the Solomonic dynasty was restored to the throne of Ethiopia in 1270. The head of the fallen Zagwe family accepted the district as well as the title of Wagshum as part of the settlement for their loss. However, the province is mentioned for the first time only in the 14th century.

Definition of wag in the English dictionary

The first definition of wag in the dictionary is to move or cause to move rapidly and repeatedly from side to side or up and down. Other definition of wag is to move or to be moved rapidly in talking, esp in idle gossip. Wag is also to move or to be moved from side to side, in or as in admonition.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WAG

PRESENT

Present

I wag

you wag

he/she/it wags

we wag

you wag

they wag

Present continuous

I am wagging

you are wagging

he/she/it is wagging

we are wagging

you are wagging

they are wagging

Present perfect

I have wagged

you have wagged

he/she/it has wagged

we have wagged

you have wagged

they have wagged

Present perfect continuous

I have been wagging

you have been wagging

he/she/it has been wagging

we have been wagging

you have been wagging

they have been wagging

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 wagged

you wagged

he/she/it wagged

we wagged

you wagged

they wagged

Past continuous

I was wagging

you were wagging

he/she/it was wagging

we were wagging

you were wagging

they were wagging

Past perfect

I had wagged

you had wagged

he/she/it had wagged

we had wagged

you had wagged

they had wagged

Past perfect continuous

I had been wagging

you had been wagging

he/she/it had been wagging

we had been wagging

you had been wagging

they had been wagging

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

FUTURE

Future

I will wag

you will wag

he/she/it will wag

we will wag

you will wag

they will wag

Future continuous

I will be wagging

you will be wagging

he/she/it will be wagging

we will be wagging

you will be wagging

they will be wagging

Future perfect

I will have wagged

you will have wagged

he/she/it will have wagged

we will have wagged

you will have wagged

they will have wagged

Future perfect continuous

I will have been wagging

you will have been wagging

he/she/it will have been wagging

we will have been wagging

you will have been wagging

they will have been wagging

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would wag

you would wag

he/she/it would wag

we would wag

you would wag

they would wag

Conditional continuous

I would be wagging

you would be wagging

he/she/it would be wagging

we would be wagging

you would be wagging

they would be wagging

Conditional perfect

I would have wag

you would have wag

he/she/it would have wag

we would have wag

you would have wag

they would have wag

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been wagging

you would have been wagging

he/she/it would have been wagging

we would have been wagging

you would have been wagging

they would have been wagging

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you wag
we let´s wag
you wag

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to wag

Past participle

wagged

Present Participle

wagging

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 «WAG»

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

synonyms of wag

bob · brandish · buffoon · card · clown · comedian · comic · dag · flourish · flutter · humorist · jester · joker · kidder · nod · oscillate · oscillation · prankster · quiver · shake · stir · sway · swing · toss · trickster · vibrate · vibration · waggle · wave · waver · wiggle · wit · wobble

TRANSLATION OF WAG

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: > 摇摆 >
• Translator English - Spanish: menear
• English: wag
• Translator English - Hindi: हिलाना
• Translator English - Arabic: هز
• Translator English - Russian: шутник
• Translator English - Portuguese: sacudir
• Translator English - Bengali: ফক্কড়
• Translator English - French: remuer
• Translator English - Malay: Menggeleng
• Translator English - German: wedeln mit
• Translator English - Japanese: 振る
• Translator English - Korean: > 흔들다
• Translator English - Javanese: Wag
• Translator English - Vietnamese: hay bông lơn
• Translator English - Tamil: வாக்
• Translator English - Marathi: वाकणे
• Translator English - Turkish: şakacı
• Translator English - Italian: agitare
• Translator English - Polish: dowcipniś
• Translator English - Ukrainian: жартівник
• Translator English - Romanian: WAG
• Translator English - Greek: wag
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Wag
• Translator English - Swedish: wag
• Translator English - Norwegian: logre

4 QUOTES WITH «WAG»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wag.

1

W. H. Auden

In times of joy, all of us wished we possessed a tail we could wag.

2

Josh Billings

Money will buy a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail.

3

Kinky Friedman

Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail.

4

Kinky Friedman

I've always said money may buy you a fine dog, but only love can make it wag its tail.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WAG»

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

The WAG’s Diary

Welcome to the world of the WAGs... 32-year-old Tracie Martin is Luton Town FC's longest-serving WAG – for 12 years her husband Dean has kept her in raccoon hair extensions and quilted Chanel bags.

Alison Kervin, 2009

Full Body Wag: A Novel

LISA GRAY FISHER has lived in Santa Fe since 1984, and prior to that in El Valle, near Penasco, during the mid-1970s. She and her husband Rick also spent eight years in Boston, where Lisa worked as an editor at Houghton Mifflin.

Lisa Gray Fisher, 2012

Wag the Dog: A Novel

From Edgar award winning author Larry Beinhart, Wag the Dog was the most brilliant political satire of the last decade. It was made into a classic film by Barry Levinson, and, fortunately, is now back in print.

Larry Beinhart, 2009

Excuse Me While I Wag: A Dilbert Book

Cartoons depict Dilbert and his co-workers as they adapt to the changing corporate values of the new millennium.

Scott Adams, 2001

Excuse Me While I Wag: A Dilbert Book

In this collection, Excuse Me While I Wag, Dilbert and his look-alike dog, Dogbert, once again provide comic relief to anyone who has ever had to inhabit a cubicle, endure an initiative of the week, or simply work in an office that has, on ...

Adams,Scott, 2012

Wag!

Patrick McDonnell, creator of the nationally syndicated comic strip, Mutts, pays an incredibly sweet tribute to his dog in a tale of wiggling and waggling, fwipping and fwapping...and every dog's secret to the joy of life.

Patrick McDonnell, 2009

The Art of Wag

This is a unique booklet comprised of advices and possible tips you can use on how to make the best out of your pet/dog in workplace and other situations.

Florentin Smarandache, V. Christianto, 2008

Wag a Tail

Assorted graduates of the Bow Wow School meet at a farmers market and a dog park, where most of them remember their obedience training.

Lois Ehlert, 2007

Tales That Wag

The stories in TALES THAT WAG are the stories of our pets who have become therapy dogs through the training, efforts, and generous sharing of time and talents of their community-volunteer owners.

Maryanne Burke Battistini, 2012

A WAG Abroad

You can take the WAG out of Luton but you can't take Luton out of the WAG...

Alison Kervin, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WAG»

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

Manchester United WAG Coleen Rooney takes her kids on holiday …

QUEEN WAG Coleen Rooney is more likely to be found holidaying in the Caribbean and Dubai. So forgive our shock over learning that the wife of Manchester ... «Manchester Evening News, Mar 15»

Walgreen (WAG) Stock Gains in Pre-Market Trading Today …

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Walgreen (WAG) shares are up 0.45% to $76.42 in pre-market trading on Wednesday after the retail drugstore chain completed its ... «TheStreet.com, Dec 14»

Walgreen (WAG) Stock Gaining in Pre-Market Trading Today on …

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of Walgreen Co. (WAG) are higher by 2.33% to $76 in pre-market trading on Tuesday, after the company reported a ... «TheStreet.com, Dec 14»

JJ Watt, Dikembe Mutombo talk

I want him to pay some royalty for using my finger wag." So was it a business meeting? "No, we have not discussed price yet," Mutombo said. "But we need to sit ... «ESPN, Dec 14»

Walgreen Company (WAG) Set To Move To NASDAQ

Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) has announced it will file an application for being listing on the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC, when the transaction to buy left ... «Bidness ETC, Dec 14»

Walgreen (WAG) Stock Hovers Near 4-Month High As Merger With …

Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) stock rose around 9% over the last week, particularly on Friday when it peaked to a three month high since July, to $75 during ... «Bidness ETC, Dec 14»

Walgreen (WAG) Stock Higher as It Plans $8 Billion Bond Offering

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of Walgreen Co. (WAG) are up 1.29% to $66.51 after it was reported that Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. is planning to sell $8 ... «TheStreet.com, Nov 14»

Why Walgreen (WAG) Stock Is Up Today

"We rate WALGREEN CO (WAG) a BUY. This is driven by multiple strengths, which we believe should have a greater impact than any weaknesses, and should ... «TheStreet.com, Oct 14»

Walgreen: WAG Stock Is a 'Buy' Despite So-So Earnings, Industry …

walgreens Walgreen: WAG Stock Is a Buy Despite So So Earnings, Industry Headwinds The pharmacy chain merely met Q4 earnings estimates of 74 cents per ... «Investorplace.com, Oct 14»

Why Walgreen (WAG) Stock Is Higher Today

NEW YORK (TheStreet) --Shares of Walgreen Co. (WAG) are higher by 2.29% to $61.60 on Thursday morning, after the company reported its August 2014 ... «TheStreet.com, Sep 14»