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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’.
Synonyms
Attributive use modifying another noun, e.g. “noun phrase”, “noun clause”. Non-gradable.
Synonyms
nouns
pl
UK
/naʊn/
US
/naʊn/
The word 'dog' is a noun.
Слово 'собака' является существительным.
Additional translations
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.