fog

English

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Origin uncertain; perhaps a back-formation from foggy. or perhaps related to the Dutch vocht and German feucht (moisture)

Noun

fog (countable and uncountable; plural fogs)

  1. (uncountable) A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud.
  2. (uncountable) A mist or film clouding a surface.
  3. A state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion.
    He did so many drugs, he was still in a fog three months after going through detox.
  4. (photography) A silver deposit or other blur on a negative or developed photographic image.
Usage notes
  • To count sense thick cloud, bank of fog is usually used.
  • To count sense clouding a surface, foggy patch is usually used.
Synonyms
  • (cloud that forms at a low altitude and obscures vision): mist, haze
  • (mist or film clouding a surface): steam
  • (state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion): daze, haze
Derived terms
terms derived from “fog”
Translations
cloud that forms at a low altitude and obscures vision
mist or film clouding a surface
state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion
photography: blur on a developed photographic image
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Verb

fog (third-person singular simple present fogs, present participle fogging, simple past and past participle fogged)

  1. (intransitive) To become covered with or as if with fog.
  2. (intransitive) To become obscured in condensation or water.
    The mirror fogged every time he showered.
  3. (intransitive, photography) To become dim or obscure.
  4. (transitive) To cover with or as if with fog.
  5. (transitive) To obscure in condensation or water.
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      Unfortunately, the pendulum has swung way too far to the other end where the saying in the industry is is that if you could fog a mirror, you could get a loan.
  6. (transitive) To make confusing or obscure.
  7. (transitive, photography) To make dim or obscure.
Synonyms
Translations
to become covered with or as if with fog
to become obscured in condensation or water
photography: to become dim or obscure
to cover with or as if with fog
to obscure in condensation or water
to make confusing or obscure
photography: to make dim or obscure

Etymology 2

Origin uncertain; compare Norwegian fogg.

Noun

fog (uncountable)

  1. A new growth of grass appearing on a field that has been mowed or grazed.
  2. Tall and decaying grass left standing after the cutting or grazing season.
  3. (Scotland) Moss.
Derived terms
terms derived from “fog”
Translations
new growth of grass appearing on a field that has been mowed or grazed
tall and decaying grass left standing after the cutting or grazing season
Scottish: moss — see moss

Verb

fog (third-person singular simple present fogs, present participle fogging, simple past and past participle fogged)

  1. (transitive) To pasture cattle on the fog, or aftergrass, of; to eat off the fog from.

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

Noun

fog (plural fogak)

  1. (anatomy) tooth
    Ez a fog lyukas. - This tooth has a cavity.
  2. tooth, cog
    Egy átlagos hegyikerékpár hátsó fogaskerekein rendre 11, 13, 15, 18, 21, 24, 34 fogak vannak. - There are 11, 13, 15, 18, 21, 24 and 34 teeth on a standard mountain bike's rear sprockets.
  3. tooth (a sharp projection on a saw or similar implement)
    Az egyik foga hiányzik a fűrésznek. - One of the saw’s teeth is missing.

Declension

declension of fog
singular plural
nominative fog fogak
accusative fogat fogakat
dative fognak fogaknak
instrumental foggal fogakkal
causal-final fogért fogakért
translative foggá fogakká
terminative fogig fogakig
essive-formal fogként fogakként
essive-modal - -
inessive fogban fogakban
superessive fogon fogakon
adessive fognál fogaknál
illative fogba fogakba
sublative fogra fogakra
allative foghoz fogakhoz
elative fogból fogakból
delative fogról fogakról
ablative fogtól fogaktól
possessives of fog
possessor singular possession plural possession
1st person sing. fogam fogaim
2nd person sing. fogad fogaid
3rd person sing. foga fogai
1st person plural fogunk fogaink
2nd person plural fogatok fogaitok
3rd person plural foguk fogaik

Derived terms

Compound words
Expressions

Verb

fog

  1. to grasp, to grip, to hold
    A fiú egy almát fog a kezében. - The boy is holding an apple in his hand.
  2. to catch, to take, to receive
    A macska egeret fogott. - The cat caught a mouse.
    Fogta a pénzt és elment. - He took the money and left.
    Nem tudom fogni az adást a tv-ben. - I can’t receive signals on the TV.
  3. will, going to (indicating future)
    Esni fog. - It will be raining.

Conjugation

conjugation of fog
Infinitive fogni
Past participle fogott
Present participle fogó
Future participle fogandó
Adverbial participle fogva
Potential foghat
1st person sg 2nd person sg informal 3rd person sg,
2nd person sg formal		 1st person pl 2nd person pl informal 3rd person pl,
2nd person pl formal
Indicative Mood Present Indefinite fogok fogsz fog fogunk fogtok fognak
Definite fogom
én téged/titeket
foglak		 fogod fogja fogjuk fogjátok fogják
Past Indefinite fogtam fogtál fogott fogtunk fogtatok fogtak
Definite fogtam
én téged/titeket
fogtalak		 fogtad fogta fogtuk fogtátok fogták
Conditional Mood Present Indefinite fognék fognál fogna fognánk fognátok fognának
Definite fognám
én téged/titeket
fognálak		 fognád fogná fognánk fognátok fognák
Subjunctive Mood Present Indefinite fogjak fogj
or
fogjál		 fogjon fogjunk fogjatok fogjanak
Definite fogjam
én téged/titeket
fogjalak		 fogd
or
fogjad		 fogja fogjuk fogjátok fogják
Conjugated Infinitive fognom fognod fognia fognunk fognotok fogniuk

Derived terms

Expressions
With verb prefixes
  • megfog v
  • melléfog v
  • nekifog v
  • odafog v
  • összefog v
  • ráfog v
  • visszafog v
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Swedish

Noun

fog n (not commonly inflected)

  1. Valid cause, valid reason.
    Hon har fog för sin oro.
    "She has reason to be worried."
  2. (dated) Appropriate manner to proceed.

Derived terms

Noun

fog c

  1. joint, seam
    Fogarna mellan kakelplattorna hade blivit missfärgade med åren.
    "The joints between the glazed tiles had become discoloured with the years."

Declension

Declension of fog
singular plural
Common indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fog fogen fogar fogarna
genitive fogs fogens fogars fogarnas

Derived terms

  • foga
  • fogsvans
  • fogmassa
  • knaka i fogarna

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