Meaning of "wilt" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WILT

Perhaps variant of wilk to wither, from Middle Dutch welken.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF WILT

wilt  [wɪlt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WILT

Wilt 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 wilt in English.

WHAT DOES WILT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wilt

Wilt may refer to: ▪ Wilting, the loss of rigidity of non-woody parts of plants ▪ WILT, An acronym commonly used in instant messaging for 'What I'm Listening To' ▪ Wilt disease, which can refer to a number of different diseases in plants. In literature and film: ▪ Wilt, a novel by Tom Sharpe ▪ Wilt, a 1989 adaptation of Sharpe's novel ▪ Wilt: Larger than Life, a biography of Wilt Chamberlain by Robert Cherry ▪ Wilt: Just Like Any Other 7-Foot Black Millionaire Who Lives Next Door, an autobiography by Wilt Chamberlain In other media: ▪ Wilt, an Irish indie rock band formed by ex-members of Kerbdog ▪ WILT, a radio station in Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S. ▪ WRMR, formerly WILT, a radio station in Jacksonville, North Carolina, U.S. ▪ "Wilt", a song by Blind Melon from Soup ▪ Wilt, a fictional character from the animated TV series Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends People with the...

Definition of wilt in the English dictionary

The first definition of wilt in the dictionary is to become or cause to become limp, flaccid, or drooping. Other definition of wilt is to lose or cause to lose courage, strength, etc. Wilt is also to cook very briefly until it begins to collapse.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WILT

PRESENT

Present

I wilt

you wilt

he/she/it wilts

we wilt

you wilt

they wilt

Present continuous

I am wilting

you are wilting

he/she/it is wilting

we are wilting

you are wilting

they are wilting

Present perfect

I have wilted

you have wilted

he/she/it has wilted

we have wilted

you have wilted

they have wilted

Present perfect continuous

I have been wilting

you have been wilting

he/she/it has been wilting

we have been wilting

you have been wilting

they have been wilting

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 wilted

you wilted

he/she/it wilted

we wilted

you wilted

they wilted

Past continuous

I was wilting

you were wilting

he/she/it was wilting

we were wilting

you were wilting

they were wilting

Past perfect

I had wilted

you had wilted

he/she/it had wilted

we had wilted

you had wilted

they had wilted

Past perfect continuous

I had been wilting

you had been wilting

he/she/it had been wilting

we had been wilting

you had been wilting

they had been wilting

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

FUTURE

Future

I will wilt

you will wilt

he/she/it will wilt

we will wilt

you will wilt

they will wilt

Future continuous

I will be wilting

you will be wilting

he/she/it will be wilting

we will be wilting

you will be wilting

they will be wilting

Future perfect

I will have wilted

you will have wilted

he/she/it will have wilted

we will have wilted

you will have wilted

they will have wilted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been wilting

you will have been wilting

he/she/it will have been wilting

we will have been wilting

you will have been wilting

they will have been wilting

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would wilt

you would wilt

he/she/it would wilt

we would wilt

you would wilt

they would wilt

Conditional continuous

I would be wilting

you would be wilting

he/she/it would be wilting

we would be wilting

you would be wilting

they would be wilting

Conditional perfect

I would have wilt

you would have wilt

he/she/it would have wilt

we would have wilt

you would have wilt

they would have wilt

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been wilting

you would have been wilting

he/she/it would have been wilting

we would have been wilting

you would have been wilting

they would have been wilting

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you wilt
we let´s wilt
you wilt

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to wilt

Past participle

wilted

Present Participle

wilting

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 «WILT»

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

synonyms of wilt

diminish · droop · dwindle · ebb · fade · fail · flag · languish · sag · shrivel · sink · wane · weaken · wither

TRANSLATION OF WILT

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 枯萎
• Translator English - Spanish: marchitarse
• English: wilt
• Translator English - Hindi: विल्ट
• Translator English - Arabic: يَذْبُلُ
• Translator English - Russian: увядать
• Translator English - Portuguese: murchar
• Translator English - Bengali: তাজা ভাব হারান
• Translator English - French: se faner
• Translator English - Malay: Layu
• Translator English - German: welken
• Translator English - Japanese: しおれる
• Translator English - Korean: 시들다
• Translator English - Javanese: Wilt
• Translator English - Vietnamese: héo
• Translator English - Tamil: படுவா
• Translator English - Marathi: विल्ट
• Translator English - Turkish: -eceksin
• Translator English - Italian: appassire
• Translator English - Polish: zmarnieć
• Translator English - Ukrainian: в´янути
• Translator English - Romanian: a se ofili
• Translator English - Greek: μαραίνω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: verlep
• Translator English - Swedish: vissna
• Translator English - Norwegian: visne

8 QUOTES WITH «WILT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wilt.

1

Marcus Aurelius

Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.

2

John Stuart Blackie

Wake the power within thee slumbering, trim the plot that's in thy keeping, thou wilt bless the task when reaping sweet labour's prize.

3

Kevin Costner

You have to decide if you're going to wilt like a daisy or if you're just going to go forward and live the life that you've been granted.

4

Aleister Crowley

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law.

5

Epicurus

If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.

6

Plato

People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die.

7

Ricky Schroder

I don't wilt easily, and a director can't either. He's the captain of the ship and he's got to be in total control. He also has to have respect for the people he's working for. From being an actor and being on a set my whole life, I'm very comfortable there. And I'm not afraid.

8

Alice Waters

If I've gone to the market on Saturday, and I go another time on Tuesday, then I'm really prepared. I can cook a little piece of fish; I can wilt some greens with garlic; I can slice tomatoes and put a little olive oil on. It's effortless.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WILT»

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

Wilt: (Wilt Series 1)

'This delightful book ... lives, rises and triumphs by a slicing wit' Daily Mirror 'Superb farce .

Tom Sharpe, 2011

Coffee Wilt Disease

This book represents a compilation of the current knowledge of various aspects of coffee wilt disease (CWD) including information about the pathogen and its management.

J. Flood, 2010

Bacterial Wilt Disease: Molecular and Ecological Aspects

This book summarizes the current information on bacterial wilt for both the basic research community and for concerned professionals who are faced with the disease in the field, offering the latest approaches to diagnosis and control of the ...

Philippe Prior, Caitilyn Allen, John G. Elphinstone, 1998

A View from Above

The former basketball star speaks out on Bill Russell, race relations, the NBA, sex, women, Kareen Abdul-Jabbar, and many other hot topics. Reprint.

Wilt Chamberlain, 1992

The CUDA Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to GPU Programming

The CUDA Handbook begins where CUDA by Example (Addison-Wesley, 2011) leaves off, discussing CUDA hardware and software in greater detail and covering both CUDA 5.0 and Kepler.

Nicholas Wilt, 2013

The Wilt Alternative: (Wilt Series 2)

Bitingly funny and brilliantly written, The Wilt Alternative exposes the farcical anomalies, which have become the social norms of our time.

Tom Sharpe, 2011

Wilt Chamberlain

Presents the life and career of professional basketball player Wilt Chamberlain, discussing the teams he played for, his two championships, and his coaching career.

Robert Greenberger, 2002

Bacterial wilt disease and the Ralstonia solanacearum ...

The bacterial wilt diseases caused by members of the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex have never been more important. The research presented in this volume reveals a pathogen on the move, with a growing global profile.

Caitilyn Allen, Philippe Prior, A. C. Hayward, 2005

Wilt In Nowhere: (Wilt Series 4)

'Tom Sharpe is back and he's on cracking form' Daily Mail 'One of the most widely enjoyed comic writers in Britain ... his position at the heart of British comedy is as assured as that of the seaside postcard' Observer ''Our funniest living ...

Tom Sharpe, 2011

Fusarium wilt of banana

Twenty contributors present reports on recent progress in the battle against Fusarium Wilt of Banana and efforts to establish guidelines for future research.

Randy C. Ploetz, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WILT»

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

Oak wilt threatens Michigan trees; know the signs

Oak wilt, the same fungus responsible for Dutch elm disease, kills by blocking the tree's vascular system, tubing used to collect food and water, Heyd said. «Detroit Free Press, Jul 15»

David J. Neal: Parallels endless for LeBron James, Wilt Chamberlain

Somewhere in the next plane of existence, Wilt Chamberlain shakes his head in sympathy for LeBron James. Then Wilt shows it Wilt-style, by roaring statistics ... «Miami Herald, Jun 15»

Drones, dogs brought in to protect guacamole supply

Laurel wilt is spread by the ambrosia beetle, an invasive species from Asia. It first appeared in the U.S. in Georgia in 2002, and has spread around the Southeast ... «CTV News, Apr 15»

Officials ask for help in preventing spread of oak wilt

LANSING – Officials are urging Michigan residents to take steps to prevent the spread of oak wilt. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says people ... «Detroit Free Press, Apr 15»

A Giant Shadow: Did Wilt Chamberlain have a son? Levi may be …

​This story appears in the March 9, 2015 edition of Sports Illustrated. To subscribe, click here. Aaron Levi wanted to know who he was, where he came from, ... «SI.com, Mar 15»

See Wilt Chamberlain's Record-Breaking Career in Photos

“I could win games with two sorority girls, two Phi Beta Kappas and Wilt Chamberlain.” So great was Chamberlain's talent, according to his University of Kansas ... «TIME, Mar 15»

Rice Cemetery trees cut down due to verticillium wilt as Elkhart …

Many trees in the cemetery have been marked with red dots, meaning they are infected with verticillium wilt and slated to be removed. The crews will work ... «The Elkhart Truth, Jan 15»

Wilt Chamberlain gets a stamp in his honor

It's fitting that the U.S. Postal Service is issuing a Wilt Chamberlain stamp, making him the first NBA player so honored. It's also fitting that the stamp is so long ... «SFGate, Dec 14»

Postage Stamp Pays Tribute to Wilt Chamberlain

Wilt Chamberlain captured America's imagination for two decades. With his 7-foot-1 frame, his commanding presence on the basketball court, his ability to ... «New York Times, Dec 14»

Oak wilt confirmed in Leelanau County

Record-Eagle/Pete Rodman Kama Ross, district forester for Grand Traverse, Benzie, and Leelanau counties, shows areas Oak Wilt fungus pads can be found ... «Traverse City Record Eagle, Nov 14»