noun

UK
/naʊn/
US
/naʊn/
nounverb
nouned
Past Simple
nouned
Past Participle
nouning
ing-form
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’.
Traduzioni
nominaliserGrammaire : transformer un mot en nom ou l’employer comme nom.
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.
Definizioni
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.
nounadjective
Attributive use modifying another noun, e.g. “noun phrase”, “noun clause”. Non-gradable.
Traduzioni
nominalGrammaire : qui se rapporte au nom ou joue un rôle nominal.
The chapter on noun clauses is particularly helpful.
Le chapitre sur les propositions nominales est particulièrement utile.
Definizioni
Relating to or functioning as a noun.
The chapter on noun clauses is particularly helpful.
nounnoun
nouns
pl
UK
/naʊn/
US
/naʊn/
Traduzioni
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.
Definizioni
A word that is the name of something (such as a person, animal, place, thing, quality, idea, or action) and is typically used in a sentence as the subject or object of a verb or as the object of a preposition.
In the sentence 'The cat sat on the mat,' both 'cat' and 'mat' are nouns.