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PRONUNCIATION OF WHIP-ROUND

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHIP-ROUND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Whip-Round 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 whip-round in English.

WHAT DOES WHIP-ROUND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of whip-round in the English dictionary

The definition of whip-round in the dictionary is an impromptu collection of money. Other definition of whip-round is to make such a collection of money.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WHIP-ROUND

PRESENT

Present
I whip-round
you whip-round
he/she/it whip-rounds
we whip-round
you whip-round
they whip-round
Present continuous
I am whip-rounding
you are whip-rounding
he/she/it is whip-rounding
we are whip-rounding
you are whip-rounding
they are whip-rounding
Present perfect
I have whip-rounded
you have whip-rounded
he/she/it has whip-rounded
we have whip-rounded
you have whip-rounded
they have whip-rounded
Present perfect continuous
I have been whip-rounding
you have been whip-rounding
he/she/it has been whip-rounding
we have been whip-rounding
you have been whip-rounding
they have been whip-rounding
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 whip-rounded
you whip-rounded
he/she/it whip-rounded
we whip-rounded
you whip-rounded
they whip-rounded
Past continuous
I was whip-rounding
you were whip-rounding
he/she/it was whip-rounding
we were whip-rounding
you were whip-rounding
they were whip-rounding
Past perfect
I had whip-rounded
you had whip-rounded
he/she/it had whip-rounded
we had whip-rounded
you had whip-rounded
they had whip-rounded
Past perfect continuous
I had been whip-rounding
you had been whip-rounding
he/she/it had been whip-rounding
we had been whip-rounding
you had been whip-rounding
they had been whip-rounding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will whip-round
you will whip-round
he/she/it will whip-round
we will whip-round
you will whip-round
they will whip-round
Future continuous
I will be whip-rounding
you will be whip-rounding
he/she/it will be whip-rounding
we will be whip-rounding
you will be whip-rounding
they will be whip-rounding
Future perfect
I will have whip-rounded
you will have whip-rounded
he/she/it will have whip-rounded
we will have whip-rounded
you will have whip-rounded
they will have whip-rounded
Future perfect continuous
I will have been whip-rounding
you will have been whip-rounding
he/she/it will have been whip-rounding
we will have been whip-rounding
you will have been whip-rounding
they will have been whip-rounding
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would whip-round
you would whip-round
he/she/it would whip-round
we would whip-round
you would whip-round
they would whip-round
Conditional continuous
I would be whip-rounding
you would be whip-rounding
he/she/it would be whip-rounding
we would be whip-rounding
you would be whip-rounding
they would be whip-rounding
Conditional perfect
I would have whip-round
you would have whip-round
he/she/it would have whip-round
we would have whip-round
you would have whip-round
they would have whip-round
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been whip-rounding
you would have been whip-rounding
he/she/it would have been whip-rounding
we would have been whip-rounding
you would have been whip-rounding
they would have been whip-rounding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you whip-round
we let´s whip-round
you whip-round
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to whip-round
Past participle
whip-rounded
Present Participle
whip-rounding
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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHIP-ROUND

whip
whip graft
whip hand
whip in
whip scorpion
whip snake
whip up
whip-smart
whipbird
whipcat
whipcord
whipcordy
whipjack
whiplash
whiplash injury
whiplike
whipped
whipped cream
whipper
whipper-in

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHIP-ROUND

all-around
all-round
around
background
bound
break new ground
campground
fall to the ground
foreground
get around
get off the ground
ground
into the ground
playground
round
surround
the high ground
to the ground
turnaround
underground
year-round

Synonyms and antonyms of whip-round in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «whip-round» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHIP-ROUND

Find out the translation of whip-round to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of whip-round from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «whip-round» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鞭轮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

whip - round
570 millions of speakers

English

whip-round
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कोड़ा के दौर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سوط الجولة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кнут - тур
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

whip- redonda
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চাবুক বৃত্তাকার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fouet ronde
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cambuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Peitsche - Runde
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

募金
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

채찍 라운드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mecut-babak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

roi da quanh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாட்டை சுற்று
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चाबूक-गोल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yardım toplama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

whip-round
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Zrzuty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

батіг - тур
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

- rotund bici
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαστίγιο - γύρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sweep - ronde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

piska runt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pisk - runde
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of whip-round

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHIP-ROUND»

The term «whip-round» is normally little used and occupies the 133.697 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHIP-ROUND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about whip-round

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHIP-ROUND»

Discover the use of whip-round in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to whip-round and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Ex whip, now whip-round (H., 5th ed., 1874), an appeal for money.—2. A compositor quick at his work: printers':-—1890 (B. 8: L.). Cf. whip, a coachman.— —3. A bustle, busyness: nautical coll.:—1923 (Manchon). Cf. S.E. v., whip around (v.i.).
Eric Partridge, 2006
2
Comprehensive English-Hindi dictionary:
TR^ ^ tePTT ^FIT, 3T^H3i IT %TT, #nT, tSfaT ^R, % MFHT I Whip round for subscriptions, appeal to friends, members of a club etc. for subscriptions fMt, ^1? 3flf^ ^ TT^f TT ^ % fcHj; 3RTeT =FvRT 1 Whip round, such an appeal ^ % tcTt* 3? 1t?
Bholānātha Tivārī, Amaranātha Kapūra, Viśvaprakāśa Gupta, 1998
3
Untitled
raUnd/ noun [C usually singular] uk informal a collection of money made by a group of people which isthengiven to a particular personorused to buy apresentfor them: We usually havea whip-round at work for people who are leaving. whirl /w3 ...
4
Colour Oxford English Dictionary
1the whip hand a position of power or control over someone. whipping boy a person who is blamed or punished for other people's faults. whip-round Brit. informal a collection of money. whip someone/thing up 1 make or prepare something ...
Oxford Dictionaries,, 2011
5
Heroes of Shaolin: Through the Wooden Men Lane
Again, the horse-trader whirled his whip round the captain. Faster and faster moved the whip, round and round the captain danced and parried with his shield. The horse trader took a step forward, and the tip of his whip caught on the hooks of ...
Zen Lee, 2008
6
Playing with Fire: Training for Those Working with Young ...
whip-round. This can be an opportunity for participants to reflect briefly on an exercise, a session or the whole day. You can use this for different purposes according to need. It involves everyone responding to the same question. For example ...
Jo Broadwood, Nik Pitcher, Carey Haslam, 2011
7
Oxford Dictionary of English
3CaprimulVgus vociferus, family Caprimulgidae. – origin early 18th cent.: imitative of its call. whippy 7adjective (whippier, whippiest) flexible; springy: new growths of whippy sapling twigs. – derivatives whippiness noun. whip-round 7noun Brit.
Angus Stevenson, 2010
8
Chambers concise dictionary
[19c] □ whippiness n. whip-round > n, colloq a collection of money hastily made among a group of people. [Late 19c] whipsaw >n a narrow saw used for dividing timber lengthways, usually set in a frame and worked by two people, one at each  ...
Ian Brookes, 2004
9
Oxford English Mini Dictionary
2 move ortake out fast. 3 beat into a froth. 4 (whip up) deliberately excite or provoke. whiplash injury caused by a severe jerk to the head. whipping boy a scapegoat. whip-round informal a collection of money from a group. whippersnapper n.
Oxford Dictionaries,, Charlotte Buxton, 2013
10
Chabers 21st Century Dictionary
19c. whip-round o noun, colloq a collection of money hastily made among a group of people. © Late 19c. whipsaw o noun a narrow saw used for dividing timber lengthways, usually set in a frame and worked by two people, one at each end. o ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHIP-ROUND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term whip-round is used in the context of the following news items.
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Free-to-air whip-round wins Six Nations rights as pay-TV suffers rare …
It is a sign of the times when the BBC and ITV have to join forces to fend off the threat of Sky and BT Sport. The pay-TV behemoths have been running around the ... «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
2
Our politicians should have a whip-round for the Greeks
They have suffered austerity far worse than that which made life hard here for five years. They are currently enduring 29 per cent unemployment. advertisement ... «Sunday World, Jul 15»
3
'Pals heard I'd died so they had a whip round for my funeral - but I'm …
Her friends had even begun a whip-round for her funeral after hearing that airport shuttle owner Trisha had died. But despite the rumour that the healthy ... «Mirror.co.uk, Feb 15»
4
"They're having a whip-round for my funeral!" Neath business owner …
THE owner of a Neath-based airport travel service says rumours of her death are greatly exaggerated - despite local traders having a whip-round for her funeral ... «South Wales Evening Post, Feb 15»
5
Vito Mannone plans whip-round to reimburse travelling Sunderland …
Vito Mannone has offered to organise a whip-round among Sunderland players to reimburse the 2,500 fans who saw their team thrashed 8-0 by Southampton. «Mirror.co.uk, Oct 14»
6
Fans' whip-round raises £1000 for injury-stricken player
Football stars have all sorts of hurdles to overcome in their careers - but unless they end up with huge gambling debts, cashflow problems are rarely the issue. «Yahoo Eurosport UK, Apr 14»
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The DiS Whip-Round: Please Donate Today
NEWS. The DiS Whip-Round: Please Donate Today · sean. by Sean Adams. July 9th, 2014. FOLLOW SEAN ADAMS. In light of today's story in the Independent, ... «Drowned In Sound, Apr 14»
8
'Whip-round' puts Stevenson Square on a roll
A transformation of a public square in the Northern Quarter will start next week after traders and residents stumped up thousands of pounds. Stevenson Square ... «Manchester Evening News, Jun 13»
9
Coventry butchers organise whipround for mugged gran
A great gran who was mugged in the street in Coventry has thanked her butchers after they organised a whip-round to cheer her up. Normally when Jane ... «Coventry Telegraph, May 13»
10
easyJet passengers forced into whip-round to pay people to leave …
He said the rest of the passengers then had a whip-round to help reimburse the out-of-pocket passengers at the front. easyJet said the plane was over regulatory ... «Daily Mail, Jan 13»

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