soliloquy
so·lil·o·quy
soliloquy · soliloquies · soliloquied · soliloquying
To issue a soliloquyTo issue a soliloquy.
/səˈlɪləkwi/
» He thinks he's giving a soliloquy.
Eccles17 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(rare)To issue a soliloquy.
Examples
2 sentencesHe thinks he's giving a soliloquy.
By the end of the semester I expect you to have memorized Hamlet's soliloquy.
Origin
1595–1605; From Late Latin sōliloquium in the title of St. Augustine's Soliloquiorum libri1595–1605; From Late Latin sōliloquium in the title of St. Augustine's Soliloquiorum libri duo ("Two Books of Soliloquies"), from sōlus (“only, sole”) + loquor (“to speak”).
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Forms
soliloquies, soliloquying, soliloquied, soliloquied| Base form | soliloquy · to soliloquy |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | soliloquies |
| Present participle | soliloquying |
| Past simple | soliloquied |
| Past participle | soliloquied |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.