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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ATTORN

From Old French atourner to direct to, from tourner to turn.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ATTORN

attorn  [əˈtɜːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ATTORN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Attorn is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb attorn in English.

WHAT DOES ATTORN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of attorn in the English dictionary

The definition of attorn in the dictionary is to acknowledge a new owner of land as one's landlord. Other definition of attorn is to transfer allegiance or do homage to a new lord.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ATTORN

PRESENT

Present
I attorn
you attorn
he/she/it attorns
we attorn
you attorn
they attorn
Present continuous
I am attorning
you are attorning
he/she/it is attorning
we are attorning
you are attorning
they are attorning
Present perfect
I have attorned
you have attorned
he/she/it has attorned
we have attorned
you have attorned
they have attorned
Present perfect continuous
I have been attorning
you have been attorning
he/she/it has been attorning
we have been attorning
you have been attorning
they have been attorning
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I attorned
you attorned
he/she/it attorned
we attorned
you attorned
they attorned
Past continuous
I was attorning
you were attorning
he/she/it was attorning
we were attorning
you were attorning
they were attorning
Past perfect
I had attorned
you had attorned
he/she/it had attorned
we had attorned
you had attorned
they had attorned
Past perfect continuous
I had been attorning
you had been attorning
he/she/it had been attorning
we had been attorning
you had been attorning
they had been attorning
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will attorn
you will attorn
he/she/it will attorn
we will attorn
you will attorn
they will attorn
Future continuous
I will be attorning
you will be attorning
he/she/it will be attorning
we will be attorning
you will be attorning
they will be attorning
Future perfect
I will have attorned
you will have attorned
he/she/it will have attorned
we will have attorned
you will have attorned
they will have attorned
Future perfect continuous
I will have been attorning
you will have been attorning
he/she/it will have been attorning
we will have been attorning
you will have been attorning
they will have been attorning
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would attorn
you would attorn
he/she/it would attorn
we would attorn
you would attorn
they would attorn
Conditional continuous
I would be attorning
you would be attorning
he/she/it would be attorning
we would be attorning
you would be attorning
they would be attorning
Conditional perfect
I would have attorn
you would have attorn
he/she/it would have attorn
we would have attorn
you would have attorn
they would have attorn
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been attorning
you would have been attorning
he/she/it would have been attorning
we would have been attorning
you would have been attorning
they would have been attorning
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you attorn
we let´s attorn
you attorn
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to attorn
Past participle
attorned
Present Participle
attorning
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ATTORN


about-turn
əˌbaʊtˈtɜːn
altern
ɔːˈtɜːn
alterne
ɔːlˈtɜːn
eterne
ɪˈtɜːn
extern
ˈɛkstɜːn
externe
ˈɛkstɜːn
intern
ɪnˈtɜːn
interne
ˈɪntɜːn
nonreturn
ˌnɒnrɪˈtɜːn
overturn
ˌəʊvəˈtɜːn
prereturn
ˌpriːrɪˈtɜːn
return
rɪˈtɜːn
Saturn
ˈsætɜːn
sauterne
səʊˈtɜːn
Sauternes
səʊˈtɜːn
stern
stɜːn
Sterne
stɜːn
turn
tɜːn
unturn
ʌnˈtɜːn
upturn
ʌpˈtɜːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ATTORN

attitudinizer
attitudinizing
Attlee
attn
attolaser
attollens
attollent
attonce
attone
attophysics
attorney
attorney general
attorney-at-law
attorneydom
attorneyism
attorneys general
attorneys-at-law
attorneyship
attornment
attract

WORDS THAT END LIKE ATTORN

born
Capricorn
corn
horn
newborn
popcorn
porn
reborn
strife-torn
stubborn
sworn
thorn
torn
trouble-torn
unicorn
untorn
unworn
uptorn
war-torn
worn

Synonyms and antonyms of attorn in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «attorn» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ATTORN

Find out the translation of attorn to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of attorn from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «attorn» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

attorn
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

attorn
570 millions of speakers

English

attorn
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नियुक्ति
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

attorn
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

attorn
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

attorn
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

attorn
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

acquiescent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dilahirkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

attorn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

attorn
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

attorn
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Attorn
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Attorn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

attorn
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सजवणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

attorn
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

attorn
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

attorn
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

attorn
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

attorn
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

attorn
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

attorn
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

attorn
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

attorn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of attorn

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ATTORN»

The term «attorn» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.565 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ATTORN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «attorn» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «attorn» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about attorn

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ATTORN»

Discover the use of attorn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to attorn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A New Law Dictionary and Glossary: Containing Full ...
Quialiqua affnitate mow attingunt ; who are not related by any affinity. Bract, fol. 72,150. ATTORN, Atturn. [L. Lat. attornare, atturnare; from Fr. attorner, to turn over , or transfer ; or toumer, to turn or exchange, to give one thing in place of another.]  ...
Alexander Mansfield Burrill, 1850
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A Complete Collection of State-trials, and Proceedings for ...
Attorn. Gen. What was his Employment to be there, and what Money was to be raised for him ? Did he tell you he wanted Money ? Far. After Mr. Drake desired I would help him to Ten Pounds, and Titus was in want of Money to relieve his ...
Thomas Salmon, Sollom Emlyn, 1730
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The Touchstone of Common Assurances: Or, A Plain and ...
The tenant in dower after flie hath assigned over her estate, and Co. soper not the assignee, must attorn to the grant of the reversion. And u'- 3'*- yet some hold that the assignee also may attorn. The fame law is '•^□'°' also ot the tenant by the  ...
William Sheppard, Edward Hilliard, 1785
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Complete Collection of State Trials
Attorn. Gen. Mr. Jaquel, you know William Drake and Mr. Love very well, do you not know that Mr. Drake and Mr. Love were very familiarly acquainted ? Jaqucl. I. must needs fay, Mr. Drake would be acquainted with all the ministers in London ...
Francis Hargrave, 1795
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A Complete Collection Of State-Trials And Proceedings For ...
After Mr. Drake desired I would help him to Ten Pounds, and Titus was in want of Money to relieve his Necessities : and upon this Request I did leave Ten Pounds in Mr. Drake's Warehouse. Attorn. Gen. Was Drake present ? Far. I think he was.
‎1730
6
The Law Library
If there be tenant for life, the remainder in tail, and he in the reversion after [and expectant onf] their estates doth grant his reversion to a stranger; in this case, i either of them need to attorn, it must be the tenant for life. (Co; super Lit. 312.
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Sheppard's Touchstone of Common Assurances: Or, A Plain and ...
granted to a stranger, and A. B.C. and D. attorn ; this is no good attornment to perfect the grant of reversion ; for C. and D. cannot attorn, and the attornment of A . and B. for the king and themselves is not good. Attornment made by the husband ...
William Sheppard, Edward Hilliard, Richard Preston, 1820
8
A Law Dictionary and Glossary: Containing Full Definitions ...
133. ATTITLES. L. Fr. Assigned. Kelham. ATTORN, Atturn. Lat. attornare, atturnare ; from Fr. attorne-r, to turn over, or transfer; or tourner, to turn or exchange, to give one thing in place of another.] In feudal law. To transfer or turn over to another.
Alexander Mansfield Burrill, 1867
9
A systematic arrangement of Lord Coke's First Institute of ...
What tenants were * rompcUablf, or per- the services, and one oj the joint tenants attorn to mittrdto atiom. ¿fa <„.antee this in as sood as if all (34) had attorn- Attornment might ' ' ' have been made by one ed, for that the Seignvry ÍS entire, SfC.
Sir Edward Coke, Sir Thomas Littleton, Charles Butler, 1827
10
A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for ...
ractur', ut prae tertur, .superius replicant),! placitat' idem Attorn' diet' Dom' Regis nunc general', protestando, quoad pra;d' prorogatio dicti parliament per praafat' Dom' Regeui i'tiit pro diversis necessar' et urgentibus causis, liiiiuni et utilitatem ...
Thomas Jones Howell, William Cobbett, 1816

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ATTORN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term attorn is used in the context of the following news items.
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Going for the 'Greene': Readers recognize fairway and DA
It's been about 60 years since Greene County District Attorney W. Bertram Waychoff investigated the scorecard of this foursome at the Greene ... «Observer-Reporter, Jul 15»
2
Narrow “governing law” clause precludes forum non conveniens …
You hereby irrevocably attorn [sic] and submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Victoria, British Columbia, and any competent ... «Lexology, Jun 15»
3
House Approves amended Attorney Fee Bill
House Bill 2764, by Rep. Shemia Fagan, D-Clackamas, set a cap on fees of $4,000 in cases where an attorn… Purchase this story for only ... «WorkCompCentral, Jun 15»
4
Video shows officers eating edibles during pot shop raid, attorney …
SANTA ANA, Calif. (KTTV) -- The Santa Ana Police Department will launch an internal affairs investigation after being provided video clips ... «KTVU San Francisco, Jun 15»
5
Judge: Enough evidence to charge police in black boy's death
6, 2015 file photo, Samaria Rice speaks about the investigation into the death of her son Tamir Rice at a news conference with attorn in ... «SaukValley.com, Jun 15»
6
The Latest on Hastert case: DC-based defense attorney named
A court filing in the case of former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert names a prominent Washington, D.C.-based attorney as the Illinois ... «Washington Times, Jun 15»
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Lafayette rapper sentenced to 16 years in shooting death; attorney …
Lafayette District Court Judge David Smith sentenced Eric "Vicious" Johnson to 16 years in prison Tuesday following Johnson's February ... «KATC Lafayette News, Jun 15»
8
Lawsuit claims parents of US-born kids denied birth certificates
Jennifer Harbury, attorney withTexas Rio Grande Legal Aid and the Texas Civil Rights Project talks about the civil rights lawsuit filed Tuesday ... «Monitor, May 15»
9
Oklahoma Attorney General Admits “Error” In Brief To Supreme …
After BuzzFeed News revealed Oklahoma misled the Supreme Court in a lethal injection case, Attorney General Scott Pruitt's office admitted an ... «BuzzFeed News, May 15»
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City has 'no good cause,' to let go of SLO PD Chief, says attorney
A letter from San Luis Obispo Police Chief's attorney to City Attorney Christine Dietrick shows Steve Gesell's possible departure is one-sided. «KSBY San Luis Obispo News, May 15»

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