"Pavlov" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Pavlovs [plural]
Etymology: From Russian Па́влов (Pávlov), itself from Па́вел (Pável). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ru|Па́влов}} Russian Па́влов (Pávlov) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Pavlov (plural Pavlovs)
  1. A transliteration of the Russian surname Па́влов (Pávlov).
    Sense id: en-Pavlov-en-name-i5F1Qwpz Categories (other): English renderings of Russian surnames
  2. A male surname from Russian, feminine equivalent Pavlova.
    Sense id: en-Pavlov-en-name-CruNeF-U Categories (other): English male surnames, English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 76 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 77 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 88 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Pavlov dog
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: Pavlovs [present, singular, third-person], Pavloving [participle, present], Pavloved [participle, past], Pavloved [past], Pavlov'd [participle, past], Pavlov'd [past]
Etymology: Clipping of Pavlov's dog, an experiment which showed a dog can be conditioned to salivate at the ring of a bell, provided food was given the previous times. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Pavlov's dog}} Clipping of Pavlov's dog Head templates: {{en-verb|+|+|+,~'d}} Pavlov (third-person singular simple present Pavlovs, present participle Pavloving, simple past and past participle Pavloved or Pavlov'd)
  1. To condition a person or animal to react to a stimulus, without consideration to the meaning of it.
    Sense id: en-Pavlov-en-verb-8KH61hff
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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