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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WILE

From Old Norse vel craft; probably related to Old French wīle, Old English wīgle magic.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF WILE

wile  [waɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WILE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wile 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 wile in English.

WHAT DOES WILE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wile

Wile may refer to: ▪ John Wile, English football player and manager ▪ Matt Wile, American football player ▪ Wile Cup, a croquet trophy initiated at the University of British Columbia ▪ M. Wile and Company Factory Building in Buffalo, NY, USA...

Definition of wile in the English dictionary

The first definition of wile in the dictionary is trickery, cunning, or craftiness. Other definition of wile is an artful or seductive trick or ploy. Wile is also to lure, beguile, or entice.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WILE

PRESENT

Present
I wile
you wile
he/she/it wiles
we wile
you wile
they wile
Present continuous
I am wiling
you are wiling
he/she/it is wiling
we are wiling
you are wiling
they are wiling
Present perfect
I have wiled
you have wiled
he/she/it has wiled
we have wiled
you have wiled
they have wiled
Present perfect continuous
I have been wiling
you have been wiling
he/she/it has been wiling
we have been wiling
you have been wiling
they have been wiling
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 wiled
you wiled
he/she/it wiled
we wiled
you wiled
they wiled
Past continuous
I was wiling
you were wiling
he/she/it was wiling
we were wiling
you were wiling
they were wiling
Past perfect
I had wiled
you had wiled
he/she/it had wiled
we had wiled
you had wiled
they had wiled
Past perfect continuous
I had been wiling
you had been wiling
he/she/it had been wiling
we had been wiling
you had been wiling
they had been wiling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will wile
you will wile
he/she/it will wile
we will wile
you will wile
they will wile
Future continuous
I will be wiling
you will be wiling
he/she/it will be wiling
we will be wiling
you will be wiling
they will be wiling
Future perfect
I will have wiled
you will have wiled
he/she/it will have wiled
we will have wiled
you will have wiled
they will have wiled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been wiling
you will have been wiling
he/she/it will have been wiling
we will have been wiling
you will have been wiling
they will have been wiling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you wile
we let´s wile
you wile
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to wile
Past participle
wiled
Present Participle
wiling
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 RHYME WITH WILE


bile
baɪl
facile
ˈfæsaɪl
file
faɪl
freestyle
ˈfriːˌstaɪl
hairstyle
ˈhɛəˌstaɪl
hostile
ˈhɒstaɪl
I´ll
aɪl
isle
aɪl
juvenile
ˈdʒuːvɪˌnaɪl
kyle
kaɪl
lifestyle
ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl
meanwhile
ˈmiːnˌwaɪl
mile
maɪl
mobile
ˈməʊbaɪl
profile
ˈprəʊfaɪl
smile
smaɪl
style
staɪl
textile
ˈtɛkstaɪl
tile
taɪl
while
waɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WILE

wildish
wildlands
wildlife
wildlife park
wildlife photographer
wildlife programme
wildlife sanctuary
wildling
wildly
wildness
wilds
wildwood
wileful
Wilfrid
wilful
wilfully
wilfulness
wilga

WORDS THAT END LIKE WILE

agile
automobile
awhile
chile
compile
crocodile
difficile
domicile
exile
fragile
half-mile
infantile
Nile
pile
stile
toile
versatile
voile
wait-a-while
worthwhile

Synonyms and antonyms of wile in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WILE»

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

Translation of «wile» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WILE

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

Translator English - Chinese

诡计
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

wile
570 millions of speakers

English

wile
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

छलबल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حيلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хитрость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Wile
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছলনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ruse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wile
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wile
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

誘い込む
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

책략
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wile
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dụ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தந்திரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिडखोर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cezbetmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

astuzia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wile
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хитрість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

viclenie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πανουργία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

steek
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Wile
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

wile
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wile

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WILE»

The term «wile» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.557 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WILE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «wile» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «wile» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wile

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WILE»

Discover the use of wile in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wile and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Comprehensive Functional Verification: The Complete Industry ...
Currently there are very few books on verification for engineers, and none that cover the subject as comprehensively as this text. A key strength of this book is that it describes the entire verification cycle and details each stage.
Bruce Wile, John Goss, Wolfgang Roesner, 2005
2
Couples Therapy: A Nontraditional Approach
Presents an innovative approach to couples therapy based upon a nonadversary therapeutic model that encourages partners to incorporate their conflicts and fantasies into their relationship.
Daniel B. Wile, 1992
3
After the Honeymoon: How Conflict Can Improve Your Relationship
After the honeymoon.
Daniel B. Wile, 2008
4
After the Fight: Using Your Disagreements to Build a ...
Daniel B. Wile, author of Couples Therapy and After the Honeymoon, devotes this entire book to an analysis of a single night in the life of a couple, Marie and Paul.
Daniel B. Wile, 1995
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An Evaluation of the Efficacy of Wile's Taxonomy of Human ...
Purpose & Objectives of the Study This study has been conceptualized to address the problem statement by empirically examining Wile's HPT taxonomy as it was published in 1996, and to evaluate its usefulness as a prominent representation ...
Erika R. Gilmore, 2008
6
Lost T'ai-chi Classics from the Late Ch'ing Dynasty
Douglas Wile translates and analyzes four collections of recently released nineteenth-century manuscripts on T'ai-ehi ch'uan. These writings of VVu's older brothers Ch'eng-ch'ing and lu-ch'ing, and his nephew Li I-yu, together with the ...
Douglas Wile, 1996
7
Edison disc artists & records, 1910-1929
Sample pages from second edition.
Raymond R. Wile, Ronald Dethlefson, 1990
8
History of the Department of Dermatology, The University of ...
Wile left Paris after a year for the private clinic maintained by Professor Unna in Hamburg. Germany. Sigmund Pollitzer. Martin Engman. and Jay Schamberg were other American students who had preceded Wile as students of Unna. Dr. Wile ...
Marcy L. Bohm, 1984
9
Specifying: Black Women Writing the American Experience
gins telling about Meridian by describing her confrontation with "Wile Chile," a thirteen-year-old ghetto urchin, who from the age of about five or six, when she was first spotted, has fed and clothed herself out of garbage cans. More slippery than ...
Susan Willis, 1987
10
Mysterious Places
Pain slashed through her body as his teeth dug deep into her skin.
Jennifer Wile, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WILE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wile is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Greece: Even Wile E Coyote eventually fell off the cliff
Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose. The British are fond of French sayings, for good reason: the Greeks have just voted, in dramatic fashion, to defy the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Wile: Johnny Giles is my best Albion boss
West Brom legend John Wile hailed Johnny Giles as his best manager – even though the Irishman dropped him from the team. «expressandstar.com, Jun 15»
3
The 9 Rules of Every Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner Cartoon
A list of rules for the creators of the Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoons has been circulating online and the instructions explain why every episode was ... «TIME, Mar 15»
4
Mr. Wile E. Coyote vs. Predator Masters
Acme,” writer Ian Frazier offers his account of the famous personal injury case where Mr. Wile E. Coyote sought compensation from Acme Manufacturing for the ... «Arizona Daily Star, Feb 15»
5
Jury rules against fired Finra arbitrator in Florida who claimed bias
Jurors on Wednesday concluded that Jill Wile, a former deputy regional director of the regulator's arbitration unit in Boca Raton, Florida, was within her rights to ... «Reuters, Jan 15»
6
FINRA Didn't Fire Deputy Director In Retaliation, Jury Finds
The jury's verdict found that while 25-year FINRA employee Jill Wile was engaging in protected activity, she was not terminated because of those actions. FINRA ... «Law360, Jan 15»
7
Acme Foundry Would Like To Thank Whoever Finally Added Wile E …
But on the other hand, Acme Foundry thinks it's about time someone finally adorned the entrance to the building with the entirely appropriate Wile E. Coyote and ... «The Consumerist, Nov 14»
8
FINRA Slams Ex-Deputy Director's Discrimination Claims
The independent securities regulator claims in a motion for summary judgment that Jill Wile consistently clashed with her staff and wore inappropriately ... «Law360, Oct 14»
9
Wall Street watchdog fires back in ex-official's termination lawsuit
Wile, who sued FINRA in February, painted a picture of supposedly independent arbitrators enjoying a champagne toast after a highly publicized case and a ... «Reuters, Oct 14»
10
Matt Wile shifts mindset, finds consistency as Michigan's kicker
Michigan kicker Matt Wile celebrates a field goal in the second half of a win over Penn State at Michigan Stadium on Saturday night. (Melanie Maxwell | The Ann ... «The Flint Journal, Oct 14»

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