confection
confection · confections · confectioned · confectioning
To make into a confection, prepare as a confectionTo make into a confection, prepare as a confection.
/kənˈfɛkʃən/
» I very much want to eat sweet confections.
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1 sensesTo make into a confection, prepare as a confection.
make into a confection
Examples
1 sentencesI very much want to eat sweet confections.
Origin
From Middle English confescioun, borrowed from Old French confeccion (French confection),From Middle English confescioun, borrowed from Old French confeccion (French confection), borrowed from Latin cōnfectiōnem, from cōnfectus, past participle of cōnficiō (“prepare”), from con- (“with”) + faciō (“to make, do”). By surface analysis, confect + -ion. Originally "the making by means of ingredients"; sense of "candy or light pastry" predominant since 1500s.
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Forms
confections, confectioning, confectioned, confectioned| Base form | confection · to confection |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | confections |
| Present participle | confectioning |
| Past simple | confectioned |
| Past participle | confectioned |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons 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