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noun
UK
/naʊn/
US
/naʊn/
Translations
nouned
Past Simple
nouned
Past Participle
nouning
Gerund
UK
/naʊn/
US
/naʊn/
Rare but attested transitive/intransitive use: ‘to convert a word into a noun or to use a word as a noun’.
In the sentence ‘The poor should be helped,’ the adjective ‘poor’ has been nouned.
Dans la phrase « The poor should be helped », l’adjectif « poor » a été nominalisé.
Synonyms
Attributive use modifying another noun, e.g. “noun phrase”, “noun clause”. Non-gradable.
The chapter on noun clauses is particularly helpful.
Le chapitre sur les propositions nominales est particulièrement utile.
Synonyms
nouns
pl
UK
/naʊn/
US
/naʊn/
In the sentence 'The cat sat on the mat,' both 'cat' and 'mat' are nouns.
Dans la phrase « The cat sat on the mat », « cat » et « mat » sont des noms.
Definitions
In the sentence ‘The poor should be helped,’ the adjective ‘poor’ has been nouned.
The chapter on noun clauses is particularly helpful.
In the sentence 'The cat sat on the mat,' both 'cat' and 'mat' are nouns.