queen
To make a queen or to give the status of a queenTo make a queen or (figuratively) to give the status of a queen.
» Mary is a drama queen.
Maria ist eine Dramaqueen.
Мері істеричка.
Meaning
6 senses(transitive)To make a queen or (figuratively) to give the status of a queen.
To promote a pawn to a queen.
провести́ в ферзи́provestí v ferzí
promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess
To be the queen bee of a colony.
To provide with a new queen bee.
(slang, transitive, usually)To sit on a person’s face to receive oral sex, typically while straddling the person’s head.
(intransitive, obsolete)To act the part of a queen; to behave imperiously; to queen it.
become a queen
Examples
462 sentencesMary is a drama queen.
Мері істеричка. — deniko
deMaria ist eine Dramaqueen. — brauchinet
The queen stood beside the king.
Королева стояла коло короля. — aandrusiak
ruКоролева стояла возле короля. — odexed
deDie Königin stand neben dem König. — Hans_Adler
Tom treated Mary like a queen.
ruТом обращался с Мэри как с королевой. — Wezel
deTom behandelte Maria wie eine Königin. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I remember that I met the queen.
ruЯ помню, что я встретился с королевой. — afyodor
This magazine has a picture of the queen.
deAuf dieser Zeitschrift ist ein Bild der Königin. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English quene, queen, cwen, from Old English cwēn (“queen”), from Proto-West GFrom Middle English quene, queen, cwen, from Old English cwēn (“queen”), from Proto-West Germanic *kwāni, from Proto-Germanic *kwēniz (“wife, woman”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷénh₂s (“woman”).
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Forms
queens, queening, queened, queenedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
2 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
6 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