hashtag
To label with a hashtagTo label (a message) with a hashtag.
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Meaning
1 senses(Internet)To label (a message) with a hashtag.
Origin
From earlier hash tag, from hash (sign) + tag. The hash sign # was initially proposed as tFrom earlier hash tag, from hash (sign) + tag. The hash sign # was initially proposed as tag hash by Chris Messina to create groups on Twitter, modeled after the IRC channel prefix. First published use as hash tag by Stowe Boyd in 2007.
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Forms
hashtags, hashtagging, hashtagged, hashtaggedirregular
| Base form | hashtag · to hashtag |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | hashtags |
| Present participle | hashtagging |
| Past simple | hashtagged |
| Past participle | hashtagged |
Tenses
hashtag · hashtagged · will hashtag · have hashtaggedPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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