Translations

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By meaning 1
to confer a knighthood upon:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to confer a knighthood upon:

Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To confer knighthood upon.

    The king knighted the young squire.

    zum Ritter schlagen

    посвяща́ть в ры́цариposvjaščátʹ v rýcari

  2. (transitive)To promote (a pawn) to a knight.

More definitions
  • raise (someone) to knighthood

Origin

From Middle English knighten, kniȝten, from the noun. Cognate with Middle High German kneh

From Middle English knighten, kniȝten, from the noun. Cognate with Middle High German knehten.

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Forms

knights, knighting, knighted, knighted

regular · Lesson

Base formknight · to knight
3rd person singularknights
Present participleknighting
Past simpleknighted
Past participleknighted

Tenses

knight · knighted · will knight · have knighted

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyknight
he, she, itknights

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave knighted
he, she, ithas knighted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill knight

Past simpleLesson

all personsknighted

Synonyms

2 synonyms
To confer knighthood upon:beknight
Close in meaning
  • raise (someone) to knighthood:dub

Word family

5 related words
Relatedpaladinbaronet
Derivedknightableknightingunknighted

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
knickersknifeA1knighthoodknitB1knob

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