Meaning of "wharf" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WHARF

Old English hwearf heap; related to Old Saxon hwarf, Old High German hwarb a turn, Old Norse hvarf circle.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF WHARF

wharf  [wɔːf]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHARF

Wharf 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 wharf in English.

WHAT DOES WHARF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wharf

A wharf or quay is a structure on the shore of a harbor or on the bank of a river or canal where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers. Such a structure includes one or more berths, and may also include piers, warehouses, or other facilities necessary for handling the ships. A wharf commonly comprises a fixed platform, often on pilings. Commercial ports may have warehouses that serve as interim storage areas, since the typical objective is to unload and reload vessels as quickly as possible. Where capacity is sufficient a single wharf with a single berth constructed along the land adjacent to the water is normally used; where there is a need for more capacity multiple wharves, or perhaps a single large wharf with multiple berths, will instead be constructed, sometimes projecting into the water. A pier, raised over the water rather than within it, is commonly used for cases where the weight or volume of cargos will be low. Smaller and more modern wharves are sometimes built on flotation devices to keep them at the same level as the ship, even during changing tides.

Definition of wharf in the English dictionary

The first definition of wharf in the dictionary is a platform of timber, stone, concrete, etc, built parallel to the waterfront at a harbour or navigable river for the docking, loading, and unloading of ships. Other definition of wharf is to moor or dock at a wharf. Wharf is also to provide or equip with a wharf or wharves.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WHARF

PRESENT

Present

I wharf

you wharf

he/she/it wharfs

we wharf

you wharf

they wharf

Present continuous

I am wharfing

you are wharfing

he/she/it is wharfing

we are wharfing

you are wharfing

they are wharfing

Present perfect

I have wharfed

you have wharfed

he/she/it has wharfed

we have wharfed

you have wharfed

they have wharfed

Present perfect continuous

I have been wharfing

you have been wharfing

he/she/it has been wharfing

we have been wharfing

you have been wharfing

they have been wharfing

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 wharfed

you wharfed

he/she/it wharfed

we wharfed

you wharfed

they wharfed

Past continuous

I was wharfing

you were wharfing

he/she/it was wharfing

we were wharfing

you were wharfing

they were wharfing

Past perfect

I had wharfed

you had wharfed

he/she/it had wharfed

we had wharfed

you had wharfed

they had wharfed

Past perfect continuous

I had been wharfing

you had been wharfing

he/she/it had been wharfing

we had been wharfing

you had been wharfing

they had been wharfing

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

FUTURE

Future

I will wharf

you will wharf

he/she/it will wharf

we will wharf

you will wharf

they will wharf

Future continuous

I will be wharfing

you will be wharfing

he/she/it will be wharfing

we will be wharfing

you will be wharfing

they will be wharfing

Future perfect

I will have wharfed

you will have wharfed

he/she/it will have wharfed

we will have wharfed

you will have wharfed

they will have wharfed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been wharfing

you will have been wharfing

he/she/it will have been wharfing

we will have been wharfing

you will have been wharfing

they will have been wharfing

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would wharf

you would wharf

he/she/it would wharf

we would wharf

you would wharf

they would wharf

Conditional continuous

I would be wharfing

you would be wharfing

he/she/it would be wharfing

we would be wharfing

you would be wharfing

they would be wharfing

Conditional perfect

I would have wharf

you would have wharf

he/she/it would have wharf

we would have wharf

you would have wharf

they would have wharf

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been wharfing

you would have been wharfing

he/she/it would have been wharfing

we would have been wharfing

you would have been wharfing

they would have been wharfing

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you wharf
we let´s wharf
you wharf

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to wharf

Past participle

wharfed

Present Participle

wharfing

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 «WHARF»

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

synonyms of wharf

berth · dock · jetty · landing stage · pier · quay

TRANSLATION OF WHARF

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 码头
• Translator English - Spanish: muelle
• English: wharf
• Translator English - Hindi: घाट
• Translator English - Arabic: رصيف
• Translator English - Russian: причал
• Translator English - Portuguese: cais
• Translator English - Bengali: ঘাটা
• Translator English - French: quai
• Translator English - Malay: Dermaga
• Translator English - German: Kai
• Translator English - Japanese: 波止場
• Translator English - Korean: 부두
• Translator English - Javanese: Wharf
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bến
• Translator English - Tamil: ஆனைமுத்து
• Translator English - Marathi: घाट
• Translator English - Turkish: iskele
• Translator English - Italian: banchina
• Translator English - Polish: estakada
• Translator English - Ukrainian: причал
• Translator English - Romanian: debarcader
• Translator English - Greek: προβλήτας
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Wharf
• Translator English - Swedish: kajen
• Translator English - Norwegian: brygge

2 QUOTES WITH «WHARF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wharf.

1

Max Aitken

Often undecided whether to desert a sinking ship for one that might not float, he would make up his mind to sit on the wharf for a day.

2

Walter Ulbricht

The more you participate in our common endeavors, the more successful your work in the factory, mine, wharf or village, in an economic institute or in the arts, in commerce or administration, the sooner we will be where we all want to be.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHARF»

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

Down on T Wharf: the Boston fisheries as seen through the ...

This book's 117 photographs, accompanied by an equally vivid text, recreate the fishing vessels and markets of a vanished era.

Andrew W. German, Henry Donald Fisher, 1982

San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf

Describes how Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco's top tourist destination, was once the main port of entry to San Francisco and an extremely industrious place filled with immigrants, railroads, fishermen, and booming industry. Reissue.

Alessandro Baccari, 2005

Cinnamon Wharf

Brooks, whose heroines dazzled readers in Crown Sable and Seventrees, returns with a powerful, passionate novel set against the colorful backdrop of the Victorian spice trade--the story of a beautiful and strong-willed woman succeeding ...

Janice Young Brooks, 1988

Fishing Off the Wharf

Don Long.

Don Long, 1997

The Boston Almanac for the Year ...

Concord Boating; Co., Causeway street, next C. R. bridge, west. Constitution wharf. Commercial street, near Hanover street. Curtis's wharf, Broad street, near East street. Curtis' wharf, Front street, next S. Boston bridge. DAVIS' wharf, Front st.

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Design of Marine Facilities for the Berthing, Mooring, and ...

7.3 PIER AND WHARF STRUCTURAL DESIGN Final design of a pier or wharf structure evolves from a preliminary design process based upon design vessel requirements, which in turn dictate the water depth and site layout, the general ...

John Gaythwaite, 2004

Muskoka Wharf Murder Mystery

Table Of Contents Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter One1 Murder At The Muskoka Wharf Ton Counting Steamboats Threei Snag's Muskoka Wharf Memoir , 1 Fouri ...

Martin Avery, 2010

Connecting Policy to Practice in the Human Services

In this third edition of Connecting Policy to Practice in the Human Services, Brad McKenzie and Brian Wharf suggest that a more inclusive process will produce better results.

B. D. McKenzie, Brian Wharf, 2009

The Law of Waters and Water Rights: International, National, ...

Liability for safety of wharf or dock. — The owner of a private wharf to which the public are not invited is under no more obligation to keep it safe than is the owner of any other real property; and the fact that he permits its use by third persons ...

Henry P. Farnham, 2013

Challenge of Child Welfare

Edited by Kenneth L. Levitt and Brian Wharf Kenneth L. Levitt, Brian Wharf. former will always, and especially in times of scarce resources, serve to divert attention from the latter. Thus, in B.C. the well-intentioned efforts of the NDP government ...

Edited by Kenneth L. Levitt and Brian Wharf, Kenneth L. Levitt, Brian Wharf, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHARF»

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

Destination Brisbane Consortium wins bid to redevelop Brisbane's …

Echo Entertainment chief executive Matt Bekier said the consortium's Queen's Wharf would "be an asset for this state that will compete with anything around the ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»

Buyers Queue Up for Canary Wharf Condos

LONDON— Adam Stratton showed up just after 5 a.m. last Wednesday to an underground shopping mall here in the Canary Wharf business district. He wouldn't ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

[Updated] Uber Driver Arrested For Allegedly Attacking Cyclist In …

KCBS reports that this afternoon an Uber driver was arrested following an incident of road rage involving a cyclist at around 1:30 p.m. in Fisherman's Wharf. «SFist, Apr 15»

Mon Wharf to be partially open for parking Wednesday

The Public Parking Authority of Pittsburgh said this afternoon that 275 of the 458 spaces at the wharf will be open Wednesday. The open spaces are on the ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Apr 15»

TAVERN ON THE WHARF: Red Hat owner promises 'family-friendly …

It was a good news, bad rumor scenario. The good news? After nearly eight months without a tenant, there is serious interest in 6 Town Wharf, the former ... «Wicked Local Plymouth, Mar 15»

Chicago-based company buys Wharf gold mine for $105M in cash

A Chicago-based company has bought the Wharf gold mine for $105 million and plans to quickly increase production at the site, located in the historic Black ... «Chicago Tribune, Feb 15»

Pepper spray release empties Boudin Bakery at Fisherman's Wharf

Eleven people were treated for minor injuries Friday morning after a someone purposefully released pepper spray into the Boudin Bakery at San Francisco's ... «SFGate, Feb 15»

Qatar Set to Gain Control of London's Canary Wharf

LONDON—Years of conjecture over the sale of London's skyscraper-studded Canary Wharf business district appear to be over. The Qatar Investment Authority ... «Wall Street Journal, Jan 15»

Burglars ram U-Haul into Patagonia store near Fisherman's Wharf

Burglars ram U-Haul into Patagonia store near Fisherman's Wharf. By Evan ... heist early Monday at a Patagonia store near San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf. «SFGate, Jan 15»

Coeur Mining to Acquire Wharf Mine From Goldcorp

"The acquisition of Wharf further establishes Coeur as a leading, growing producer of silver and gold in the Americas while improving our overall portfolio with ... «GlobeNewswire, Jan 15»