Meaning

1 senses

  1. (informal)To behave in an ostentatiously elegant manner.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. The wedding took place in the Ritz Hotel.

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  2. The wedding took place at the Ritz Hotel.

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Origin

Back-formation from ritzy.

Back-formation from ritzy.

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Forms

ritzes, ritzing, ritzed, ritzed
Base formritz · to ritz
3rd person singularritzes
Present participleritzing
Past simpleritzed
Past participleritzed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyritz
he, she, itritzes

Past simpleLesson

all personsritzed

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill ritz

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
risottoriteB2ritualB2ritzyrivalB2

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