tag
verb/tæɡ/
/tæɡ/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they tag | /tæɡ/ /tæɡ/ |
| he / she / it tags | /tæɡz/ /tæɡz/ |
| past simple tagged | /tæɡd/ /tæɡd/ |
| past participle tagged | /tæɡd/ /tæɡd/ |
| -ing form tagging | /ˈtæɡɪŋ/ /ˈtæɡɪŋ/ |
- tag something/somebody to fasten a tag onto something/somebody
- Each animal was tagged with a number for identification.
- The containers were tagged with colour-coded labels.
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- tag somebody/something to attach an electronic device to a person, animal or object so that the police, researchers, etc. know where the person, etc. is
- Persistent young offenders will be electronically tagged in a scheme to cut youth crime.
- tag somebody/something as something to give somebody/something a name that describes what they are or do synonym label
- The country no longer wanted to be tagged as a Third World nation.
- tag something (computing) to add a set of letters or symbols to a piece of text or data in order to identify it or to show that it is to be treated in a particular way
- tag somebody/something to add a link to various users' profiles from a photo on a social media website
- If you upload a photo, people can tag the people in it.
- The site lets you tag and share photographs.
- tag something to leave a name or mark on a piece of graffiti to show who made it
- Graffiti artists started tagging and painting entire subway trains.
Word Originverb late Middle English (denoting a narrow hanging section of a decoratively slashed garment): of unknown origin; compare with dag. The verb dates from the early 17th cent.
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