Zesture

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gesture

a movement of the hand, arm, body, head, or face that expresses a thought, opinion, or emotion: a threatening gesture; any action or communication used to express an idea or feeling:

a loving gesture
Not to be confused with:

jester – one who makes jokes and funny moves; a professional clown: the court jester

ges·ture

(jĕs′chər)n.1.

a. A motion of the limbs or body made to express or help express thought or to emphasize speech.

b. The action of making such a motion or motions: communicated solely by gesture.

2. An act or a remark made as a formality or as a sign of intention or attitude: sent flowers as a gesture of sympathy.

v.intr.

v.tr.

To show, express, or direct by gestures: gestured her disapproval.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin gestūra, bearing, from Latin gestus, past participle of gerere, to carry, carry on, act.]

ges′tur·al·ly adv.

Synonyms: gesture, gesticulation, sign, signal
These nouns denote an expressive, meaningful bodily motion: a gesture of approval; frantic gesticulations to get help; made a sign for silence; gave the signal to advance.

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gesture

(ˈdʒɛstʃə) n

1. a motion of the hands, head, or body to emphasize an idea or emotion, esp while speaking

2. something said or done as a formality or as an indication of intention: a political gesture.

3. obsolete the manner in which a person bears himself; posture

[C15: from Medieval Latin gestūra bearing, from Latin gestus, past participle of gerere to bear]

ˈgesturern

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

ges•ture

(ˈdʒɛs tʃər)
n., v. -tured, -tur•ing.n.

1. a movement or position of the hand, arm, body, head, or face that is expressive of an idea, opinion, emotion, etc.: a threatening gesture.

2. the use of such movements to express thought, emotion, etc.

3. any action, communication, etc., intended for effect or as a formality; considered expression; demonstration: a gesture of friendship.

v.i. v.t.

5. to express by a gesture or gestures.

[1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin gestūra mode of action, manner, bearing = Latin gest(us), past participle of gerere to bear, carry on, perform + -ūra-ure]

ges′tur•er,n.

Gesture

1. the science of gesture.
2. the art of conducting singers of Gregorian chant through hand gestures to mark the rise or fall of the melody. — chironomic, cheironomic,adj.

the science of manual sign language, as for use in communicating with the deaf. — dactylotogist,n. — dactylologic, dactylological,adj.

Linguistics. the study of units of gestural expression.

Linguistics. a systematic study of nonverbal body gestures, as smiles, hand motions, or other movements, in their relation to human communication; body language. Also called pasimology. — kinesic,adj.

kinesics.

the study of the signs that reveal human passions. — pathognomonic,adj.

gesture

Past participle: gestured
Gerund: gesturing

Imperative
gesture
gesture

Present
I gesture
you gesture
he/she/it gestures
we gesture
you gesture
they gesture

Preterite
I gestured
you gestured
he/she/it gestured
we gestured
you gestured
they gestured

Present Continuous
I am gesturing
you are gesturing
he/she/it is gesturing
we are gesturing
you are gesturing
they are gesturing

Present Perfect
I have gestured
you have gestured
he/she/it has gestured
we have gestured
you have gestured
they have gestured

Past Continuous
I was gesturing
you were gesturing
he/she/it was gesturing
we were gesturing
you were gesturing
they were gesturing

Past Perfect
I had gestured
you had gestured
he/she/it had gestured
we had gestured
you had gestured
they had gestured

Future
I will gesture
you will gesture
he/she/it will gesture
we will gesture
you will gesture
they will gesture

Future Perfect
I will have gestured
you will have gestured
he/she/it will have gestured
we will have gestured
you will have gestured
they will have gestured

Future Continuous
I will be gesturing
you will be gesturing
he/she/it will be gesturing
we will be gesturing
you will be gesturing
they will be gesturing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been gesturing
you have been gesturing
he/she/it has been gesturing
we have been gesturing
you have been gesturing
they have been gesturing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been gesturing
you will have been gesturing
he/she/it will have been gesturing
we will have been gesturing
you will have been gesturing
they will have been gesturing

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Past Perfect Continuous
I had been gesturing
you had been gesturing
he/she/it had been gesturing
we had been gesturing
you had been gesturing
they had been gesturing

Conditional
I would gesture
you would gesture
he/she/it would gesture
we would gesture
you would gesture
they would gesture

Past Conditional
I would have gestured
you would have gestured
he/she/it would have gestured
we would have gestured
you would have gestured
they would have gestured

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

Noun	1.	gesture - motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; 'the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise'; 'movement is a sign of life'; 'an impatient move of his hand'; 'gastrointestinal motility' jab, jabbing, poking, thrusting, poke, thrust - a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); 'he warned me with a jab with his finger'; 'he made a thrusting motion with his fist' mudra - ritual hand movement in Hindu religious dancing
2.	gesture - the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals visual communication - communication that relies on vision gesticulation - a deliberate and vigorous gesture or motion facial expression, facial gesture - a gesture executed with the facial muscles flourish - a showy gesture; 'she entered with a great flourish' high-five - a gesture of greeting or elation; one person's upraised palm slaps the upraised palm of another person previous question - a motion calling for an immediate vote on the main question under discussion by a deliberative assembly wafture, waving, wave - the act of signaling by a movement of the hand V sign - a sign (for victory); making a V with the index and middle fingers bowing, obeisance, bow - bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting sign of the cross - a gesture with the right hand moving to form a cross; used by Catholics as a profession of faith curtsey, curtsy - bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women
3.	gesture - something done as an indication of intention; 'a political gesture'; 'a gesture of defiance' beau geste - a gracious (but usually meaningless) gesture indicant, indication - something that serves to indicate or suggest; 'an indication of foul play'; 'indications of strain'; 'symptoms are the prime indicants of disease'
Verb	1.	gesture - show, express or direct through movement; 'He gestured his desire to leave' wink - signal by winking; 'She winked at him' exsert, hold out, stretch forth, stretch out, put out, extend - thrust or extend out; 'He held out his hand'; 'point a finger'; 'extend a hand'; 'the bee exserted its sting' shrug - raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation clap, spat - clap one's hands together; 'The children were clapping to the music' communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; 'He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist' applaud, acclaim, clap, spat - clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval bless, sign - make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate nod - express or signify by nodding; 'He nodded his approval' cross oneself - make the sign of the cross; in the Catholic religion bow, bow down - bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; 'He bowed before the King'; 'She bowed her head in shame' shake - shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state; 'shake one's head'; 'She shook her finger at the naughty students'; 'The old enemies shook hands'; 'Don't shake your fist at me!' beckon, wave - signal with the hands or nod; 'She waved to her friends'; 'He waved his hand hospitably'

gesture

noun

1.sign, action, signal, motion, indication, gesticulationShe made a menacing gesture with her fist.

2.demonstration, display, exhibition, expression, proof, illustration, testimony, manifestationHe called on the government to make a gesture of goodwill.

verb

1.signal, sign, wave, indicate, motion, beckon, gesticulateI gestured towards the boathouse and he looked inside.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

gesture

noun1. An expressive, meaningful bodily movement:

Informal: high sign.

2. Something that takes the place of words in communicating a thought or feeling:

verbTo make bodily motions so as to convey an idea or complement speech:

Idiom: give the high sign.

gestoukázatdát znamení

gesztus

몸짓

žestikulētžests

gestogestikulovať

gest

el kol hareketleriel kol hareketleri yapmakjest

gesture

[ˈdʒestʃəʳ]A.N

2. (fig) → demostraciónf; (= small token) → muestraf, detallem
what a nice gesture! → ¡qué gestoordetallemásagradable!
as a gesture of friendship → en señal de amistad
as a gesture of support → para demostrar nuestro apoyo
empty gesture → pura formalidad f

B.VI →
he gestured towards the door → señalóorapuntó hacia la puerta
to gesture to sb to do sth → indicar a algn con la mano que haga algo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

gesture

[ˈdʒɛstʃə^r]n

(= movement) → gestem
to make a gesture (lit) → faire un geste

(= symbolic action) → gestem
a symbolic gesture → un gestesymbolique
as a gesture to sth [+ security] → par mesure de qch

(= sign) [goodwill, support] → signem
as a gesture of friendship → en témoignage d'amitié
to do sth as a gesture of sth [support, defiance] → faire qch en signe de qch; [goodwill] → faire qch en gage de qch

gesture

n (lit, fig) → Gestef; to make a gesture → eine Gestemachen; a gesture of defiance/approval → eine herausfordernde/zustimmendeGeste; as a gesture of support/goodwill → als Zeichen der Unterstützung/des gutenWillens; his use of gesture → seine Gestik

Zestrex

vi → gestikulieren; to gesture at somebody/something → auf jdn/etwdeuten; he gestured with his head toward(s) the safe → er deutete mit dem Kopf auf den Safe

vtto gesture somebody to do something → jdmbedeutenor zu verstehengeben, etw zu tun

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

gesture

[ˈdʒɛstʃəʳ]

1.n → gesto
as a gesture of friendship → in segno d'amicizia

2.vihe gestured towards the door → fece un gesto verso la porta
to gesture to sb to do sth → farsegno a qn di fare qc

gesture

(ˈdʒestʃə) noun

a movement of the head, hand etc to express an idea etc. The speaker emphasized his words with violent gestures. gebare حَرَكَه، إيماءه жест gesto gesto die Gebärde gestus; fagter χειρονομίαgesto žest تکان دادن دست و سر ele geste תנועת יד शारीरिक संकेत, व्यवहार gesta, kretnja gesztus gerak-gerik látbragð; handahreyfingar gesto 身ぶり 몸짓 gestas, mostas žests gerak isyarat gebaarhåndbevegelse, gestusgest اشاره كول، لاس او پښې شورول gesto gest жест gesto kretnja gest gest, åtbörd การแสดงท่าทาง el kol hareketleri 姿勢，手勢 жест; рух جسم یا اعضا کا معنی خیز اشارہ cử chỉ 姿势，手势

Zesture

verb

to make a gesture or gestures. He gestured to her to keep quiet. aandui يومئُ правя знак fazer sinal dát znamení, ukázat Gebärden machen gøre tegn χειρονομώ hacer un gesto/gestos, hacer una señal/señales žestikuleerima با ایما و اشاره بیان کردن viittoilla faire signe à לעשות תנועות शारीरिक संकेत करना, व्यवहार करना gestikulirati gesztikulál, int membuat isyarat tjá e-ð með látbragði fare segno 身ぶりをする 몸짓으로 나타내다 mostelėti, duoti ženklą žestikulēt membuat gerak isyarat: gebarenbruke håndbevegelser, gestikulere dać znak په اشاره سرګندول fazer sinal a gesticula, a face semn жестикулировать dať znamenie (na)migniti gestikulisati gestikulera, göra åtbörder แสดงท่าทาง el kol hareketleri yapmak 做手勢 жестикулювати ہاتھ یا جسم سے اشارہ کرنا ra hiệu 做手势

gesture

→ إيـْمَاءَة gesto gestus

Zestrea Sofiei

Gesteχειρονομίαgesto elegeste gestagesto 身振り 몸짓gebaargest

Zestoretic Prinzide

gest

Zestoretic Generic

gestoжест gest ท่าทางjest cử chỉ姿态

ges·ture

Zestream

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