constable
To act as a constable or policemanTo act as a constable or policeman.
» The constables were on a break.
Meaning
1 senses(dated)To act as a constable or policeman.
Examples
4 sentencesThe constables were on a break.
The police constable arrested the teenager for shoplifting.
deDer Polizist nahm den Jugendlichen wegen Ladendiebstahls fest. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
A constable was standing at the kitchen door.
"I shall be most happy to tell you anything I can," the constable answered, with his eyes upon the little golden disk.
Origin
From Middle English constable, cunstable, constabil, connestable, cunestable, from Old FreFrom Middle English constable, cunstable, constabil, connestable, cunestable, from Old French conestable, from Latin comes stabulī (“officer of the stables”). For the sense-development; compare marshal. Doublet of connétable.
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Forms
constables, constabling, constabled, constabled| Base form | constable · to constable |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | constables |
| Present participle | constabling |
| Past simple | constabled |
| Past participle | constabled |
regular · Lesson
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