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symbolise


Past participle: symbolised
Gerund: symbolising

Imperative
symbolise
symbolise
Present
I symbolise
you symbolise
he/she/it symbolises
we symbolise
you symbolise
they symbolise
Preterite
I symbolised
you symbolised
he/she/it symbolised
we symbolised
you symbolised
they symbolised
Present Continuous
I am symbolising
you are symbolising
he/she/it is symbolising
we are symbolising
you are symbolising
they are symbolising
Present Perfect
I have symbolised
you have symbolised
he/she/it has symbolised
we have symbolised
you have symbolised
they have symbolised
Past Continuous
I was symbolising
you were symbolising
he/she/it was symbolising
we were symbolising
you were symbolising
they were symbolising
Past Perfect
I had symbolised
you had symbolised
he/she/it had symbolised
we had symbolised
you had symbolised
they had symbolised
Future
I will symbolise
you will symbolise
he/she/it will symbolise
we will symbolise
you will symbolise
they will symbolise
Future Perfect
I will have symbolised
you will have symbolised
he/she/it will have symbolised
we will have symbolised
you will have symbolised
they will have symbolised
Future Continuous
I will be symbolising
you will be symbolising
he/she/it will be symbolising
we will be symbolising
you will be symbolising
they will be symbolising
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been symbolising
you have been symbolising
he/she/it has been symbolising
we have been symbolising
you have been symbolising
they have been symbolising
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been symbolising
you will have been symbolising
he/she/it will have been symbolising
we will have been symbolising
you will have been symbolising
they will have been symbolising
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been symbolising
you had been symbolising
he/she/it had been symbolising
we had been symbolising
you had been symbolising
they had been symbolising
Conditional
I would symbolise
you would symbolise
he/she/it would symbolise
we would symbolise
you would symbolise
they would symbolise
Past Conditional
I would have symbolised
you would have symbolised
he/she/it would have symbolised
we would have symbolised
you would have symbolised
they would have symbolised
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.symbolise - represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols; "The poet symbolizes love in this poem"; "These painters believed that artists should symbolize"
represent - describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality; "He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel"
2.symbolise - express indirectly by an image, form, or modelsymbolise - express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"
mean, intend - mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"
embody, personify, be - represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"
epitomise, epitomize, typify - embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; "The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition"
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Translations
يَرْمُز
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symbol

(ˈsimbəl) noun
a thing that is regarded as representing or standing for another. The dove is the symbol of peace.
symˈbolic (-ˈbo-) adjective
In the Christian religion, bread and wine are symbolic of Christ's body and blood.
symˈbolically adverb
ˈsymbolize, ˈsymbolise verb
to be a symbol of or represent by a symbol. A ring symbolizes everlasting love.
ˈsymbolism noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
References in classic literature ?
It may serve, let us hope, to symbolise some sweet moral blossom that may be found along the track, or relieve the darkening close of a tale of human frailty and sorrow
To Anne, it always seemed to symbolise Leslie's glowing, pent-up personality, denied all expression save in that flaming glint.
On the branches of the cedars were perched large eagles; amid the foliage of the weeping willows were herons, solemnly standing on one leg; and on every hand were crows, ducks, hawks, wild birds, and a multitude of cranes, which the Japanese consider sacred, and which to their minds symbolise long life and prosperity.
It also has a dove to symbolise a peaceful country.The images of the bank notes symbolise green energy, agriculture, social services, tourism and governance.
Summary: The roof is constructed from eight slabs - seven symbolise the emirates of the UAE, while the eighth represents the UAE's heroes.
Yellow is also used to symbolise cowardice and impatience.
The new plants and trees to be used in the landscaping project have not been randomly chosen; instead each of the species has a symbolic meaning in the scriptures: fig trees symbolise gentleness, vines symbolise calmness, pomegranate trees symbolise courage and vigour, date palms trees symbolise justice, and peach trees symbolise modesty.
Summary: Government planners had hoped the enormous Ryugyong Hotel would symbolise a resurgent North.
Summary: London Mayor Boris Johnson has joked that the Olympic rings symbolise, amongst other things, chastity.
There are weeds growing outside the door, which symbolise the neglect of spiritual values; the closed door symbolises the obstinately shut mind; and the door has no outside handle, because it is the door of the human heart that can only be opened from the inside.
Miley got the artwork to symbolise Miley got the artwork to symbolise homosexual homosexual solidarity with the equal rights for solidarity with the equal rights for after New York State legalised after New York State legalised couples campaign, gay weddings.
"There's lily of the valley which symbolises sweetness and humility, then there are ivy leaves which symbolise marriage.