lantern
To furnish with a lanternTo furnish with a lantern.
» There were kerosene lanterns on the tables.
Meaning
1 sensesTo furnish with a lantern.
to lantern a lighthouse
Examples
77 sentencesThere were kerosene lanterns on the tables.
There was a kerosene lantern on each table.
Tom hung the lantern on a low-hanging branch.
Light the lantern so we can see.
deEntzünde die Laterne, auf dass wir mögen sehen können! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I want a lantern.
Origin
From Middle English lanterne (13th century), via Old French lanterne from Latin lanterna (From Middle English lanterne (13th century), via Old French lanterne from Latin lanterna (“lantern”), itself a corruption of Ancient Greek λαμπτήρ (lamptḗr, “torch”) (see lamp, λάμπω (lámpō)) by influence of Latin lucerna (“lamp”). The spelling lanthorn was current during the 16th to 19th centuries and originates with a folk etymology associating the word with the use of horn as translucent cover. For the verb, compare French lanterner to hang at the lamppost. Displaced native Old English lēohtfæt (literally “light-container”).
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Forms
lanterns, lanterning, lanterned, lanternedLessons 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