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jell

(jĕl)

v. jelled, jell·ing, jells

v.intr.

1. To become firm or gelatinous; congeal.

2. To take shape or become clear; crystallize: A plan of action finally jelled in my mind.

v.tr.

1. To cause to become firm or gelatinous: used pectin to jell the jam.

2. To cause to take shape; make clear and definite; crystallize.

[Probably back-formation from jelly.]

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jell

(dʒɛl) or

gel

vb, jells, jelling, jelled, gels, gelling or gelled

1. to make or become gelatinous; congeal

2. (intr) to assume definite form: his ideas have jelled.

US an informal word for jelly¹

[C19: back formation from jelly¹]

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

jell

(dʒɛl)
v.i.

1. to congeal; become jellylike in consistency.

2. to become clear, substantial, or definite; crystallize.

v.t.

3. to cause to jell.

[1820–30; back formation from jelly]

jell

Past participle: jelled
Gerund: jelling

Imperative
jell
jell

Present
I jell
you jell
he/she/it jells
we jell
you jell
they jell

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Verb

jell - become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme"

congeal, set

solidify - become solid; "The metal solidified when it cooled"

jell

see gel

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jell

verb

To change or be changed from a liquid into a soft, semisolid, or solid mass:

clot, coagulate, congeal, curdle, gelatinize, jelly, set.

Translations

diventare definitivo diventare gelatinoso

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