Meaning of "batten" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BATTEN

From French bâton stick.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BATTEN

batten  [ˈbætən]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BATTEN

Batten is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb batten in English.

WHAT DOES BATTEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Batten

Batten has multiple meanings in construction and shipbuilding but is generally a strip of solid material, historically made from wood, plastic, metal, or fiberglass. In a sense used in flooring a batten may be relatively large, up to 2.5 inches thick by 7 inches wide and more than 6 feet long. In the steel industry, battens used as furring may also be referred to as "top hats", in reference to the profile of the metal.

Definition of batten in the English dictionary

The first definition of batten in the dictionary is a sawn strip of wood used in building to cover joints, provide a fixing for tiles or slates, support lathing, etc. Other definition of batten is a long narrow board used for flooring. Batten is also a narrow flat length of wood or plastic inserted in pockets of a sail to give it proper shape.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BATTEN

PRESENT

Present

I batten

you batten

he/she/it battens

we batten

you batten

they batten

Present continuous

I am battening

you are battening

he/she/it is battening

we are battening

you are battening

they are battening

Present perfect

I have battened

you have battened

he/she/it has battened

we have battened

you have battened

they have battened

Present perfect continuous

I have been battening

you have been battening

he/she/it has been battening

we have been battening

you have been battening

they have been battening

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 battened

you battened

he/she/it battened

we battened

you battened

they battened

Past continuous

I was battening

you were battening

he/she/it was battening

we were battening

you were battening

they were battening

Past perfect

I had battened

you had battened

he/she/it had battened

we had battened

you had battened

they had battened

Past perfect continuous

I had been battening

you had been battening

he/she/it had been battening

we had been battening

you had been battening

they had been battening

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will batten

you will batten

he/she/it will batten

we will batten

you will batten

they will batten

Future continuous

I will be battening

you will be battening

he/she/it will be battening

we will be battening

you will be battening

they will be battening

Future perfect

I will have battened

you will have battened

he/she/it will have battened

we will have battened

you will have battened

they will have battened

Future perfect continuous

I will have been battening

you will have been battening

he/she/it will have been battening

we will have been battening

you will have been battening

they will have been battening

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would batten

you would batten

he/she/it would batten

we would batten

you would batten

they would batten

Conditional continuous

I would be battening

you would be battening

he/she/it would be battening

we would be battening

you would be battening

they would be battening

Conditional perfect

I would have batten

you would have batten

he/she/it would have batten

we would have batten

you would have batten

they would have batten

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been battening

you would have been battening

he/she/it would have been battening

we would have been battening

you would have been battening

they would have been battening

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you batten
we let´s batten
you batten

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to batten

Past participle

battened

Present Participle

battening

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.

SYNONYMS OF «BATTEN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «batten» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of batten

affix · anchor · attach · bar · bind · bolt · chain · clamp down · connect · crosspiece · fasten · fix · lock · nail down · paling · palisade · pole · rail · rod · seal · secure · shaft · stake · stick · tighten · unite

TRANSLATION OF BATTEN

Find out the translation of batten to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of batten from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «batten» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 板条
• Translator English - Spanish: sable
• English: batten
• Translator English - Hindi: बैटन
• Translator English - Arabic: سمن
• Translator English - Russian: софита
• Translator English - Portuguese: sarrafo
• Translator English - Bengali: সমৃদ্ধিলাভ করা
• Translator English - French: latte
• Translator English - Malay: Batten
• Translator English - German: Latte
• Translator English - Japanese: バテン
• Translator English - Korean: 고정 편
• Translator English - Javanese: Batten
• Translator English - Vietnamese: trở nên mập
• Translator English - Tamil: பேட்டன்
• Translator English - Marathi: बॅटन
• Translator English - Turkish: tahta parçası
• Translator English - Italian: batten
• Translator English - Polish: listwa
• Translator English - Ukrainian: софіта
• Translator English - Romanian: schandure
• Translator English - Greek: σανίδες
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Batten
• Translator English - Swedish: läkten
• Translator English - Norwegian: batten

QUOTES WITH «BATTEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word batten.

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Mick Fleetwood

No matter what - rehearsed, under-rehearsed, over-rehearsed, doubts about rehearsing - the first gig is always the first gig, and you put on your little praying hat, batten down the hatch, and do what you do.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BATTEN»

Discover the use of batten in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to batten and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses (Batten Disease)

This second edition is the definitive reference text on the neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs; also known as 'Batten Disease').

Sara Mole, Ruth Williams, Hans Goebel, 2011

Frank Batten: The Untold Story of the Founder of the Weather ...

This is the untold story of a man whose name few recognize, yet who helped change the face of the media in the twentieth century.

Connie Sage, 2011

Combinatorics of Finite Geometries

Thoroughly revised and updated, with an entirely new chapter on blocking sets in linear spaces.

Lynn Margaret Batten, 1997

Batten Disease: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Research: ...

With the information in this volume, however, a specific diagnosis of NCL could be made. Also, specific familial mutations obtained through genetic tests may guide prenatal diagnoses for at-risk families.

‎2001

Ambulances

This book includes details of ambulance livery and points out that not all ambulances have been white and that relatively few have carried the red cross.

Chris Batten, 1996

The New World Order

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.

Samuel Zane Batten, 2010

The Weather Channel: The Improbable Rise of a Media Phenomenon

Former Weather Channel Chairman and CEO Batten recounts the first twenty years of the popular cable network, discussing the business, technological, and meteorological innovations responsible for its success.

Frank Batten, Jeffrey L. Cruikshank, 2002

The Orphaned Imagination: Melancholy and Commodity Culture ...

"Batten speaks movingly to scholars and teachers, asking us to reflect on what we are doing (both to the poems and to ourselves) when we teach poetry in certain ways."--Tilottama Rajan, University of Western Ontario

Guinn Batten, 1998

Branding TV: Principles and Practices

Written by broadcast professionals with years of experience, this book shows how the notions of branding are no more prevalent than in the battle for dominance in local news.

Walter McDowell, Alan Batten, 2014

From My Heart to Yours

Are you burdened? Are you seeking perfect peace? Do you need encouragement? If you answered yes to any of these questions, the poems in Matilda Batten's From My Heart to Yours may be helpful.

Matilda Batten, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BATTEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term batten is used in the context of the following news items.

Friends Aim to Fund Research for Little-Known Batten Disease

When their greatest fear was found to be true and Charlotte was diagnosed with fatal Late Infantile NCL Batten Disease CLN6, devastation is ... «Positively Naperville, Jul 15»

ECU kept its eye on future CB

By Sammy Batten ©2015 Bonesville.net. All rights reserved. VIEW MOBILE VERSION OF THIS PAGE · Recruiting Class of 2016 Thumbnail ... «Bonesville, Jul 15»

Jeniffer Batten talks with Inessa: NuWavers and fireworks at Fort …

Blake Sakamoto brought in special guest Jennifer Batten, for the concert. We got to know each other better on a hot Wednesday afternoon. «Oregon Music News, Jul 15»

Flaum Eye Institute Scientist Gets Funding to Study Vision Loss in …

Singh, assistant professor of Ophthalmology and Biomedical Genetics, will use the $60,000 grant to create a human model of Batten disease ... «University of Rochester Newsroom, Jul 15»

French synagogues batten the hatches after Lyon jihad horror

French police have said that the jihadi attack near Lyon last week was part of a wider terror operation and, as a result, Jewish institutions across ... «Jewish Chronicle, Jul 15»

Brent Batten: Stars and stripes forever (or until the next thunderstorm)

Brent Batten: Stars and stripes forever (or until the next thunderstorm). Brent Batten. 5:15 AM, Jul 2, 2015. brent batten. Copyright 2015 Journal Media Group. «Naples Daily News, Jul 15»

With New Spotlight on Batten Disease - Can Gene Therapy Provide …

Media reports tied to famous faces in Hollywood are shedding new light on the inherited genetic disorder, juvenile Batten disease, a lysosomal ... «Newswise, Jul 15»

Sammy Batten: QB Chazz Surratt flip might signal NCAA issues over …

One prospect doesn't make a recruiting class, but a single verbal commitment late last week could have a pivotal impact on the North Carolina ... «Fayetteville Observer, Jun 15»

Brent Batten: Rising costs sink Lee's growth funding plan

That's the amount Lee County hopes to raise through a new funding mechanism to pay for growth. It's also, coincidentally, the amount county ... «Naples Daily News, Jun 15»

Gordon Gray's Race For Miracle Batten Disease Cure Update: Jon …

Both 4-year-old Charlotte and her younger sister Gwenyth were diagnosed in March with the rare Late Infantile NCL Batten Disease CLN6, for ... «Deadline, Jun 15»