A1verb · transitive · frequent

church

church · churches · churched · churching

To conduct a religious service forTo conduct a religious service for (a woman after childbirth, or a newly married couple).

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UK/t͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ/US/t͡ʃɝt͡ʃ/

» I went to church this morning.

Ich bin heute Morgen in die Kirche gegangen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Сегодня утром я ходил в церковь. — OlgaElwen

Сегодня утром я ходила в церковь. — OlgaElwen

Сьогодні вранці я ходив до церкви. — deniko

Вранці я ходив до церкви. — deniko

Сьогодні вранці я ходила до церкви. — deniko

Вранці я пішла до церкви. — deniko

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Meaning

2 senses

(historical, transitive)To conduct a religious service for (a woman after childbirth, or a newly married couple).
(transitive)To educate someone religiously, as in a church.

More definitions

perform a special church rite or service for

Examples

1246 sentences

I went to church this morning.
Сьогодні вранці я ходив до церкви. — deniko
ruСегодня утром я ходил в церковь. — OlgaElwen
deIch bin heute Morgen in die Kirche gegangen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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I go to church on Sunday.
Я ходжу до церкви у неділю. — deniko
deIch gehe sonntags in die Kirche. — MUIRIEL
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I went to church with him.
Я пішов з ним до церкви. — deniko
ruЯ пошёл с ним в церковь. — odexed
deIch ging mit ihm in die Kirche. — al_ex_an_der
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I go to church every Sunday.
Щонеділі я ходжу до церкви. — brambury
ruКаждое воскресенье я хожу в церковь. — odexed
deIch gehe jeden Sonntag zur Kirche. — Wolf
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They go to church on Sunday.
Вони ходять до церкви у неділю. — deniko
ruОни ходят в церковь по воскресеньям. — makarov
deSie gehen am Sonntag in die Kirche. — Manfredo
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Origin

From Middle English chirche, from Old English ċiriċe (“church”), from Proto-West Germanic

From Middle English chirche, from Old English ċiriċe (“church”), from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, an early borrowing of Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón), neuter form of κυριακός (kuriakós, “belonging to the lord”), from κύριος (kúrios, “ruler, lord”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- (“to swell, spread out, be strong, prevail”). Doublet of kirk.

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Forms

churches, churching, churched, churched

Base form	church · to church
3rd person singular	churches
Present participle	churching
Past simple	churched
Past participle	churched

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	church
he, she, it	churches

Past simpleLesson

all persons

churched

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have churched
he, she, it	has churched

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will church

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

Collocations

12 patterns

go to church
church every sunday
to church every
church last sunday
church every
church on christmas
to church on
to church with
nearest nearest church
church on sunday
the church bells
sang at church