ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WAIL
Of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse vǣla to wail, Old English wāwoe.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WAIL
PRESENT
Present
I wail
you wail
he/she/it wails
we wail
you wail
they wail
Present continuous
I am wailing
you are wailing
he/she/it is wailing
we are wailing
you are wailing
they are wailing
Present perfect
I have wailed
you have wailed
he/she/it has wailed
we have wailed
you have wailed
they have wailed
Present perfect continuous
I have been wailing
you have been wailing
he/she/it has been wailing
we have been wailing
you have been wailing
they have been wailing
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 wailed
you wailed
he/she/it wailed
we wailed
you wailed
they wailed
Past continuous
I was wailing
you were wailing
he/she/it was wailing
we were wailing
you were wailing
they were wailing
Past perfect
I had wailed
you had wailed
he/she/it had wailed
we had wailed
you had wailed
they had wailed
Past perfect continuous
I had been wailing
you had been wailing
he/she/it had been wailing
we had been wailing
you had been wailing
they had been wailing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will wail
you will wail
he/she/it will wail
we will wail
you will wail
they will wail
Future continuous
I will be wailing
you will be wailing
he/she/it will be wailing
we will be wailing
you will be wailing
they will be wailing
Future perfect
I will have wailed
you will have wailed
he/she/it will have wailed
we will have wailed
you will have wailed
they will have wailed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been wailing
you will have been wailing
he/she/it will have been wailing
we will have been wailing
you will have been wailing
they will have been wailing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would wail
you would wail
he/she/it would wail
we would wail
you would wail
they would wail
Conditional continuous
I would be wailing
you would be wailing
he/she/it would be wailing
we would be wailing
you would be wailing
they would be wailing
Conditional perfect
I would have wail
you would have wail
he/she/it would have wail
we would have wail
you would have wail
they would have wail
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been wailing
you would have been wailing
he/she/it would have been wailing
we would have been wailing
you would have been wailing
they would have been wailing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you wail
we let´s wail
you wail
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
wailing
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.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WAIL»
The term «wail» is quite widely used and occupies the
44.376 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Quite widely used
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6 QUOTES WITH «WAIL»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
wail.
The drama of life begins with a wail and ends with a sigh.
Few of us will forget the wail of mingled grief, rage and horror which rose from the camp when the Indians returned to it and recognized their slaughtered warriors, women, and children.
Laughter does not deny pain. Laughter - like a wail - acknowledges and replies to pain.
You've got to learn your instrument. Then, you practice, practice, practice. And then, when you finally get up there on the bandstand, forget all that and just wail.
I think the drummer should sit back there and play some drums, and never mind about the tunes. Just get up there and wail behind whoever is sitting up there playing the solo. And this is what is lacking, definitely lacking in music today.
Rude contact with facts chased my visions and dreams quickly away, and in their stead I beheld the horrors, the corruption, the evils and hypocrisy of society, and as I stood among them, a young wife, a great wail of agony went out from my soul.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WAIL»
Discover the use of
wail in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
wail and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Wail! an American Journey
A novel in autobiographical vignette form
2
Wail of the Arab Beggars of the Casbah
Ait Djafer's long poem Wail of the Arab Beggars of the Casbah is an underground classic written during the French oppression of Algeria.
3
Processing of Seismic Reflection Data Using MATLAB
This short book is for students, professors and professionals interested in signal processing of seismic data using MATLAB .
Wail A. Mousa, Abdullatif A. Al-Shuhail, 2011
4
Finite Element Methods-(For Structural Engineers)
About the Book: The book presents the basic ideas of the finite element method so that it can be used as a textbook in the curriculum for undergraduate and graduate engineering courses.
Prof. Wail N. Al-Rifaie and Prof. Govil, Ashok K., Wail N. Al-Rifaie, Ashok K. Govil, 2008
5
The United States Magazine and Democratic Review
The swoetest pleasure of their Lord's good pleasure—Yet I wail ! What a full hum
of life, around His lips, Bore witness to the fulness of creation! How all the grand
words were full-laden ships; Each sailing onward, from enunciation, To separate
...
Yet I wail I First Spirit. 1 wail, I wail ! Now hear my charge to-day, Thou man, thou
woman, marked as the misdoers By God's sword at your backs ! I lent my clay To
make your bodies, which had grown more flowers : And now, in change for what
...
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, 1864
7
Succeeding in an Academic Career: A Guide for Faculty of Color
"THE MOURNFUL WAIL OF MILLIONS" In 1852, Frederick Douglass addressed
a gathering of local citizens at a Fourth of July celebration in Rochester, New
York. In the opening plank of his oral treatise he declared, "I hear the mournful
wail ...
8
The
Wail of a Drug Addict
This is a new release of the original 1945 edition.
And now, in change for what I lent, ye give me The thorn to vex, the tempest-fire
to cleave me — And I wail I Second Spirit. I wail, I wail ! Behold ye that I fasten My
sorrow's fang upon your souls dishonoured ? Accursed transgressors ! down the
...
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, 1856
10
Music and Women: The Story of Women in Their Relation to Music
In Persia the spirit of the harp was personified by Azada, whose music echoed
the harmony of the spheres. (See Plate 46.) Singing was the genius of
goddesses. Each separate step in the making of magic song became deified. The
wail, the ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WAIL»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
wail is used in the context of the following news items.
Ashley's City 'cry babies' wail for more attention
Mike Ashley, the maverick billionaire, has acquired something of a reputation for keeping the City on its toes — and the City doesn't like it very much. «The Times, Jun 15»
Beth Hart Sure Can Wail
Beth Hart is talking standards. Not necessarily the pages from the Great American Songbook she sings in her usual set (there aren't many), just the songs she ... «Houston Press, Jun 15»
Wail song: Whale found dead on Brighton Beach
Wail song: Whale found dead on Brighton Beach. Photo by Steve Solomonson. Beached: A whale was found dead on Brighton Beach near Ocean Parkway on ... «Brooklyn Daily, Jun 15»
Sirens wail, citizens run to shelters as Israel holds preparedness drill
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Rocket sirens wailed across Israel as part of an annual nationwide preparedness drill. The sirens on Tuesday morning also were ... «Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Jun 15»
In This Prophecy, the Church Began to Weep and Wail
The church began to weep and wail. The sound was ear piercing. The church began to recognize their deception and how immorality had overrun the church ... «Charisma News, May 15»
Audi TT Clubsport concept lets all 592hp wail
One of the most exciting things that Audi has unveiled in a long time is the TT Clubsport that we talked about early this month. For now, the car is only a concept ... «SlashGear, May 15»
Who is it now? When sirens wail in La Loche, people can't help but …
Mental illness is more prevalent in northern Saskatchewan than in the province and the country as a whole. A 2011 report by the northern Saskatchewan ... «National Post, May 15»
As the bagpipes wail: A Police Memorial poem
As the bagpipes wail: A Police Memorial poem. Twenty-one guns sound off, for all those laid to rest. One hundred thousand names on walls certainly do attest, «Police News, May 15»
Wail of sirens calls priest, religious to train crash site to offer help
The wailing of sirens called Fr. Tom Higgins from his parish rectory and Srs. Linda Lukiewski and Julie Sertsch from their convent to the scene of the Amtrak train ... «National Catholic Reporter, May 15»
Indonesia gears up for executions as families wail in grief
Indonesia made final preparations Tuesday to execute eight foreigners by firing squad, as family members wailed in grief during last visits to their loved ones ... «Yahoo News, Apr 15»
