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PRONUNCIATION OF BENIGHT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BENIGHT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Benight 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 benight in English.

WHAT DOES BENIGHT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of benight in the English dictionary

The definition of benight in the dictionary is to shroud in physical, moral or intellectual darkness. Other definition of benight is to dazzle or deprive sight.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BENIGHT

PRESENT

Present
I benight
you benight
he/she/it benights
we benight
you benight
they benight
Present continuous
I am benighting
you are benighting
he/she/it is benighting
we are benighting
you are benighting
they are benighting
Present perfect
I have benighted
you have benighted
he/she/it has benighted
we have benighted
you have benighted
they have benighted
Present perfect continuous
I have been benighting
you have been benighting
he/she/it has been benighting
we have been benighting
you have been benighting
they have been benighting
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 benighted
you benighted
he/she/it benighted
we benighted
you benighted
they benighted
Past continuous
I was benighting
you were benighting
he/she/it was benighting
we were benighting
you were benighting
they were benighting
Past perfect
I had benighted
you had benighted
he/she/it had benighted
we had benighted
you had benighted
they had benighted
Past perfect continuous
I had been benighting
you had been benighting
he/she/it had been benighting
we had been benighting
you had been benighting
they had been benighting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you benight
we let´s benight
you benight
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to benight
Past participle
benighted
Present Participle
benighting
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 BENIGHT


all-night
ˌɔːlˈnaɪt
anight
əˈnaɪt
beknight
bɪˈnaɪt
disunite
ˌdɪsjʊˈnaɪt
finite
ˈfaɪnaɪt
ignite
ɪɡˈnaɪt
knight
naɪt
lenite
ləˈnaɪt
midnight
ˈmɪdˌnaɪt
munite
mjuːˈnaɪt
night
naɪt
outnight
ˌaʊtˈnaɪt
overnight
ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt
reignite
ˌriːɪɡˈnaɪt
reunite
ˌriːjuːˈnaɪt
self-ignite
ˌsɛlfɪɡˈnaɪt
tonight
təˈnaɪt
unite
juːˈnaɪt
unknight
ʌnˈnaɪt
yesternight
ˈjɛstəˈnaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BENIGHT

benighted
benightedly
benightedness
benighter
benightment
benign
benign neglect
benignancy
benignant
benignantly
benignities
benignity
benignly
Benin
Benin City
Beninese
Beninois
Benioff zone
beniseed

WORDS THAT END LIKE BENIGHT

big night
black knight
bright
election night
first night
fly-by-night
fortnight
gala night
good night
grey knight
guest night
hen night
karaoke night
moonlight night
night-night
opening night
school night
stag night
watch night
weeknight
white knight

Synonyms and antonyms of benight in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «benight» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BENIGHT

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

Translator English - Chinese

benight
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Benight
570 millions of speakers

English

benight
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

benight
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

benight
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

benight
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

benight
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

benight
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Benight
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kemahuan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

benight
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

benight
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

benight
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wedi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

benight
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரவில் சிக்கிக்கொள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेनेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

benight
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

benight
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

benight
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

benight
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

benight
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

benight
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

benight
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

benight
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

benight
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of benight

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BENIGHT»

The term «benight» is normally little used and occupies the 141.325 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BENIGHT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «benight» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «benight» 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 benight

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BENIGHT»

Discover the use of benight in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to benight and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Methods for Disaster Mental Health Research
In the aftermath of a major trauma, Benight and Bandura argue, perceptions of one's ability to manage environmental challenges (i.e., coping self-efficacy) serve as a critical factor in understanding effective coping and are part of an ongoing ...
Fran H. Norris, 2006
2
Lifespan Perspectives on Natural Disasters: Coping with ...
model, meaning that individuals are agents that act on their environments to produce the effect of resiliency (Benight & Bandura, 2004, p. 1133). In this way, protective factors do not serve as passive barriers to deflect distress reactions after a ...
Katie E. Cherry, 2009
3
Tools for Strengths-Based Assessment and Evaluation
FORM 10.5 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COPING SELF-EFFICACY MEASURE AUTHOR: Charles C. Benight PURPOSE: To assess domestic violence coping self—efficacy DESCRIPTION: The Domestic Violence Coping Self—Efficacy Measure ...
Dr. Catherine Simmons, PhD, Peter Lehmann, 2012
4
Mental Health and Disasters
Benight and Bandura (2004) demonstrated the importance of coping self-efficacy (i.e., the perceived capability to manage postdisaster or posttrauma recovery demands) in predicting psychological recovery in a variety of disaster settings.
Yuval Neria, Sandro Galea, Fran H. Norris, 2009
5
Resilience and Mental Health: Challenges Across the Lifespan
Benight, C. C. & Bandura, A. (2004). Social cognitive theory ofposttraumatic recovery: The role ofperceived selfefficacy. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 42 , 1129–1148. Benight, C. C. & Harper, M. L. (2002). Coping self-efficacy perceptions ...
Steven M. Southwick, Brett T. Litz, Dennis Charney, 2011
6
Advances in Biophysical Chemistry
Amaratunga, M.; Pancoska, P.; Paner, T. M.; Benight, A. S. Nucleic Acids Res. 1990, 18, 577-582. 30. Paner, T. M. ; Amaratunga, M.; Doktycz, M. J.; Benight, A. S. Biopolymers 1990, 29, 1715-1734. 31. Doktycz, M. J.; Paner, T. M.; Amaratunga, ...
Bush, C. Allen Bush, 1996
7
The Encyclopedia of Psychological Trauma
Coping self-efficacy also predicted distress outcomes (longitudinally) following a terrorist bombing again after controlling for other relevant constructs (e.g., threat of death; Benight et al., 2000). Coping self-efficacy has shown to be important in ...
Gilbert Reyes, Jon D. Elhai, Julian D. Ford, 2008
8
Cognitive-Behavioral Strategies in Crisis Intervention, ...
New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Press. Benight, C. C. (2004). Collective efficacy following a series of natural disasters. Anxiety, Stress, and Coping, 17(4), 401–420. Benight, C. C., Freyaldenhoven, R. W., Hughes, J., Ruiz, J. M., & Zoschke ...
Frank M. Dattilio, Arthur Freeman, 2010
9
Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court ...
It is further proved, that, in 1823, Samuel Bidleman, sen., then and still resident in New-Yoik, the father of the Bidleman mentioned in the bill, delivered 100 dollars to Benight with instructions to buy land in Indiana with the money for him, ...
Indiana. Supreme Court, Isaac Newton Blackford, 1836
10
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)
... —preparedfrom nitre, sulphur, andtheblacksulphide of antimony. Benighted, benīt′ed, adj.overtaken bynight: involvedin darkness, intellectual ormoral: ignorant.—v.t.Benight′, to involve insuch darkness:tocloud with disappointment. —ns.
Various

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BENIGHT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term benight is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Drumright Man Injured in Pawnee County Accident
A collision occurred at 9:30 (am) on July 5th (2015) on SH48 0.2 miles north of Benight Road, which is located 4.8 miles east of Terlton city ... «KUSH Radio, Jul 15»
2
Loose Tire Flies Across I-44, Crushes Teen Driver's Windshield
Benight said the tire flew up in the air, and in heavy traffic, bounced past several cars trying to miss it and ended up in the median. It's a new tire, ... «News On 6, Jul 15»
3
Bill banning speed cameras in Tennessee headed to governor for …
“I believe police officers should be the one to write you a citation,” said Kelly Benight. “I just believe an officer can justify it more than a camera ... «WATE-TV, Apr 15»
4
Michael Petrany Is the First Whitsett Fellow in the MD/PhD Program
Focus On Fellows With Nancy Benight, PhD · $2M Gift Establishes the Sanghvi Endowed Chair in Cardiac Imaging · UC Neurosurgical Fellow ... «University of Cincinnati, Jan 15»
5
Pope Francis Denounces the Vatican Elites 'Spiritual Alzheimers'
... expected the usual benight season's greetings from the pope. Writing in the Boston Globe, Vatican expert John Allen calls the pope's address ... «Daily Beast, Dec 14»
6
Police officer rescues malnourished dog; now dog needs a home
She's malnourished,” said Officer Ronnie Benight. “She looks terrible right now. But she looks a whole lot better than she did a week ago.” «KOKI FOX 23, Dec 14»
7
Injury Accident In Pawnee County
(Cushing, Okla.) Friday evening about 10:45 (pm) OHP reported that an accident had occurred out on SH 48 and Benight Road (2.5 miles south ... «KUSH Radio, Dec 14»
8
Researchers hope to understand long-term effects of trauma through …
Charles Benight, director of the Trauma, Health & Hazards Center, is also representing UCCS on the study. Shoji and project leader Erika Felix, ... «Colorado Springs Gazette, Aug 14»
9
Alice Henion
The daughter of a pioneer family, Alice was born to Guy and Letta (Johnson) Benight on their 900-acre homestead near Poplar, Mont. «Albany Democrat Herald, Apr 14»
10
Cheetahs champs again
Connor Nauss led the winners with a pair of goals while Mark Jollimore, Conal Lucey, Luke Young and Bronson Benight had singles. «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Mar 14»

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