groove

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgruːv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/gruv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(gro̅o̅v)

Inflections of 'groove' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
grooves
v 3rd person singular
grooving
v pres p
grooved
v past
grooved
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
groove n (long rut, dip: in metal, etc.)muesca nf
  marca nf
  canal nm
  ranura nf
 There was a groove running along the side of the cutting board to keep the juices from spilling.
 Había una muesca a lo largo de la tabla de cortar para impedir que los jugos se derramasen.
groove n informal, figurative (routine)rutina nf
 The new cook worked extremely fast when he got into the groove of things.
 El cocinero nuevo trabajó extremadamente rápido una vez que cogió la rutina de las cosas.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
groove n slang (music)ritmo nm
 The band had a good groove going and the audience started dancing.
 El grupo tenía buen ritmo y los espectadores empezaron a bailar.
groove vi informal (dance) (coloquial)mover el esqueleto loc verb
 The DJ put a record on and everyone on the dance floor started grooving.
groove to [sth],
groove on [sth]
vi + prep
figurative, dated, informal (enjoy: music, etc.)disfrutar de vi + prep
 The young men walked down the street, grooving to the music playing on their ghetto blaster.
 Los jóvenes caminaban por la calle disfrutando de la música que sonaba en su boombox.
groove [sth] vtr (make a groove)hacer un surco loc verb
  hacer muescas loc verb
 Dan used a file to groove the wood.
 Dan usaba una lima para hacer un surco en la madera.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
find your groove v expr (find passion in life)encontrar pasión en la vida loc verb
groove on [sth] vi + prep dated, informal (enjoy, appreciate)disfrutar vtr
 The hippy was grooving on that track.
 El hippy estaba disfrutando la canción.
groove to [sth] vi + prep dated, informal (enjoy: music)disfrutar de loc verb
 Everyone at the festival was grooving to the funky tunes.
in the groove expr (perform well at [sth] enjoyable)cogerle el tranquillo loc verb
  (AR)agarrarle el gustito loc verb
tongue and groove n (woodwork: type of slot joint)machimbre
 The woodwork teacher showed the students how to do a tongue and groove.
 El profesor de carpintería le enseñó a sus alumnos a hacer un machimbre.
  machihembrado
 El profesor de carpintería le enseñó a sus alumnos a hacer un machihembrado.
tongue-and-groove n as adj (woodwork joint: using a slot) (tipo de unión de carpintería)de machimbre loc adj
  de machihembrado loc adj
 This piece of furniture has tongue-and-groove joints.
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Collocations: am still getting into the groove of things, and I was just getting into the groove of things (too)!, am just now getting into the groove of things, more...

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