Значение

значений: 17
  1. (исчисляемое)A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.

    Henry VIII was the king of England from 1509 to 1547.

    Charles the third became the new king of England from 2022.

    a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

  2. A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.

    (исчисляемое)The monarch with the most power and authority in a monarchy, regardless of sex.

  3. (Австралия, исчисляемое, историческое)A male leader of a traditional Aboriginal group, often used as a title by colonists.

  4. (исчисляемое, переносно)A powerful or majorly influential person; someone who holds the preeminent position.

    Howard Stern styled himself as the "king of all media".

    коро́льkorólʹ, властели́нvlastelín

    a male competitor who holds a preeminent position

  5. (исчисляемое, переносно, неисчисляемое)Something that has a preeminent position.

    In times of financial panic, cash is king.

  6. (исчисляемое, сленг)A man worthy of respect.

    I'm sure you got the job, king.

  7. A component of certain games.

    The principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the tallest piece, with a symbolic crown with a cross at the top.

    König

    коро́льkorólʹ

    коро́льkorólʹ

  8. A playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit.

    König

    коро́льkorólʹ

    коро́льkorólʹ

    one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king

  9. A checker (a piece of checkers/draughts) that reached the farthest row forward, thus becoming crowned (either by turning it upside-down, or by stacking another checker on it) and gaining more freedom of movement.

    Dame

    да́мкаdámka

    да́мкаdámka

    a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward

  10. The central pin or skittle in bowling games.

  11. Senses related to animals

    A male dragonfly; a drake.

  12. A reproductive caste of termites comprising males who remain in the colony mating with the queen and releasing pheromones that manage the other castes in the colony.

Примеры

предложений: 1083
  1. The king went hunting this morning.

    Этим утром король отправился на охоту.

    ukЦього ранку король пішов на полювання.

    deDer König ist heute Morgen jagen gegangen.

  2. He was named after the king.

    Его назвали в честь короля.

  3. She treated him like a king.

    Она обращалась с ним как с королём.

    ukВона ставилася до нього, як до короля.

    deSie hat ihn wie einen König behandelt.

  4. We want to see the king.

    Мы хотим видеть короля.

    deWir wollen den König sehen.

  5. Tom was treated like a king.

    С Томом обращались как с королём.

Переводы

языков: 9
Українська
По значениям 2
a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation:
(draughts, checkers) a piece that reached the farthest row forward:
Русский
По значениям 3
a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation:
a powerful or influential person:
(draughts, checkers) a piece that reached the farthest row forward:
Deutsch
По значениям 2
a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation:
(draughts, checkers) a piece that reached the farthest row forward:

Происхождение

From Middle English king, kyng, kynge, from Old English cening, cing, cining, cuning, cync

From Middle English king, kyng, kynge, from Old English cening, cing, cining, cuning, cyncg, cyneg, cyng, cyngc, cynig, cyning, king, kining, kuning, kyning, kyningc (“king”), from Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz, *kunungaz (“king”), from *kunją (“clan, family, kin”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce; to beget”). Equivalent to kin + -ing. Doublet of cyning and knez.

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Формы

мн. число: kings
Ед. числоking
Мн. числоkings

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Синонимы

синонимов: 16
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Антонимы

антонимов: 1

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 109

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