Meaning of "castle" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CASTLE

From Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum fort.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF CASTLE

castle  [ˈkɑːsəl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CASTLE

Castle 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 castle in English.

WHAT DOES CASTLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Castle

A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble. This is distinct from a palace, which is not fortified; from a fortress, which was not always a residence for nobility; and from a fortified settlement, which was a public defence – though there are many similarities among these types of construction. Usage of the term has varied over time and has been applied to structures as diverse as hill forts and country houses. Over the approximately 900 years that castles were built they took on a great many forms with many different features, although some, such as curtain walls and arrowslits, were commonplace. A European innovation, castles originated in the 9th and 10th centuries, after the fall of the Carolingian Empire resulted in its territory being divided among individual lords and princes.

Definition of castle in the English dictionary

The first definition of castle in the dictionary is a fortified building or set of buildings, usually permanently garrisoned, as in medieval Europe. Other definition of castle is any fortified place or structure. Castle is also a large magnificent house, esp when the present or former home of a nobleman or prince.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CASTLE

PRESENT

Present

I castle

you castle

he/she/it castles

we castle

you castle

they castle

Present continuous

I am castling

you are castling

he/she/it is castling

we are castling

you are castling

they are castling

Present perfect

I have castled

you have castled

he/she/it has castled

we have castled

you have castled

they have castled

Present perfect continuous

I have been castling

you have been castling

he/she/it has been castling

we have been castling

you have been castling

they have been castling

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 castled

you castled

he/she/it castled

we castled

you castled

they castled

Past continuous

I was castling

you were castling

he/she/it was castling

we were castling

you were castling

they were castling

Past perfect

I had castled

you had castled

he/she/it had castled

we had castled

you had castled

they had castled

Past perfect continuous

I had been castling

you had been castling

he/she/it had been castling

we had been castling

you had been castling

they had been castling

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

FUTURE

Future

I will castle

you will castle

he/she/it will castle

we will castle

you will castle

they will castle

Future continuous

I will be castling

you will be castling

he/she/it will be castling

we will be castling

you will be castling

they will be castling

Future perfect

I will have castled

you will have castled

he/she/it will have castled

we will have castled

you will have castled

they will have castled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been castling

you will have been castling

he/she/it will have been castling

we will have been castling

you will have been castling

they will have been castling

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would castle

you would castle

he/she/it would castle

we would castle

you would castle

they would castle

Conditional continuous

I would be castling

you would be castling

he/she/it would be castling

we would be castling

you would be castling

they would be castling

Conditional perfect

I would have castle

you would have castle

he/she/it would have castle

we would have castle

you would have castle

they would have castle

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been castling

you would have been castling

he/she/it would have been castling

we would have been castling

you would have been castling

they would have been castling

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you castle
we let´s castle
you castle

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to castle

Past participle

castled

Present Participle

castling

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 «CASTLE»

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

synonyms of castle

chateau · citadel · donjon · fastness · fortress · keep · palace · peel · stronghold · tower

TRANSLATION OF CASTLE

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 城堡
• Translator English - Spanish: castillo
• English: castle
• Translator English - Hindi: महल
• Translator English - Arabic: قَلْعَة
• Translator English - Russian: замок
• Translator English - Portuguese: castelo
• Translator English - Bengali: দুর্গ
• Translator English - French: château
• Translator English - Malay: Istana
• Translator English - German: Schloss
• Translator English - Japanese: 城
• Translator English - Korean: 성
• Translator English - Javanese: Kastil
• Translator English - Vietnamese: tòa lâu đài
• Translator English - Tamil: கோட்டைக்கு
• Translator English - Marathi: किल्ला
• Translator English - Turkish: kale
• Translator English - Italian: castello
• Translator English - Polish: zamek
• Translator English - Ukrainian: замок
• Translator English - Romanian: castel
• Translator English - Greek: κάστρο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: kasteel
• Translator English - Swedish: slott
• Translator English - Norwegian: borg

10 QUOTES WITH «CASTLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word castle.

1

Horatio Alger

Thus the castle of each feudal chieftain became a school of chivalry, into which any noble youth, whose parents were from poverty unable to educate him to the art of war, was readily received.

2

Mario Batali

The kitchen really is the castle itself. This is where we spend our happiest moments and where we find the joy of being a family.

3

Jo Beverley

I wouldn't like to live in a castle now, but I'd enjoy a visit to Restormel in Cornwall in its 13th century prime. It's a circular castle with the rooms built against the outer walls and quite intimate in size. Life there wouldn't follow the pattern of more classic castle design.

4

Don Bluth

There's about 260 rooms in the new castle which you go through, but it's all about the game play.

5

John Bunyan

There was a castle called Doubting castle, the owner whereof was Giant Despair.

6

Alexander Chase

A man's home is his wife's castle.

7

Gilbert K. Chesterton

There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.

8

Edward Coke

The home to everyone is to him his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence, as for his repose.

9

Kim Edwards

I lived for two years in Odawara, a castle town an hour outside of Tokyo, near the sea. It's a beautiful place, and I drew on my experiences there when writing 'The Lake of Dreams.'

10

Klement Gottwald

I have just come from the castle, where I have seen the president of the republic, and I can tell you that he has accepted all of my proposals without making any changes.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CASTLE»

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

Castle

Text and detailed drawings follow the planning and construction of a "typical" castle and adjoining town in thirteenth-century Wales.

‎1982

The Glass Castle

This is a startling memoir of a successful journalist’s journey from the deserted and dusty mining towns of the American Southwest, to an antique filled apartment on Park Avenue.

Jeannette Walls, 2010

Heat Wave

In the midst of a suffocating heat wave, NYPD homicide detective Nikki Heat investigates the falling death of real estate tycoon and a brutal attack on a Manhattan socialite.

Richard Castle, 2009

I Capture the Castle

BACKSTORY: Get to know Dodie Smith, and be inspired to keep your own diary! "I write this sitting in the kitchen sink..." This is the diary of Cassandra Mortmain, which tells of her extraordinary family and their crumbling castle home.

Dodie Smith, 2012

Howl's Moving Castle

Her only chance at breaking it lies in the ever-moving castle in the hills: the Wizard Howl's castle.

Diana Wynne Jones, 2012

Goblins in the Castle

A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.

Bruce Coville

Tuesdays at the Castle

This page-turning adventure marks the launch of a series sure to delight fans of Jessica Day George and win her countless new ones.

Jessica Day George, 2013

The Haunted Castle

When his Uncle Samuel S. Stingysnout invites the Stilton family to creepy, faraway Penny Pincher Castle for a big surprise, a reluctant Geronimo Stilton accompanies Thea, Trap and Benjamin on a journey that proves more spooky than expected.

Geronimo Stilton, 2011

In the Castle of My Skin

George Lamming's "In the Castle of My Skin" skilfully depicts the Barbadian psyche.

George Lamming, 1991

Inside Bluebeard's Castle : Music and Drama in Bela Bartok's ...

This is the first book-length examination of Bartok's 1911 opera Duke Bluebeard's Castle, one of the twentieth century's enduring operatic works.

Greensboro Carl S. Leafstedt Assistant Professor of Music University of North Carolina, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CASTLE»

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

Castle taps The Neighbors alum as new series regular

Olagundoye's casting comes amid big changes over at Castle in its eighth season. In addition to Penny Johnson Jerald not returning, the show ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»

Young mother left paralysed after freak accident on bouncing castle

"It was at a friend's Christening and I was showing the kids how to do flips on the bouncy castle. I had been doing it a while and then I landed ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»

PHOTOS: Somerset's 'romantic' Compton Castle in 1270 acres goes …

A romantic castle with its own heart-shaped lake has been put on the market for £20 million. Compton Castle is a stunning Grade II listed home ... «Western Daily Press, Jul 15»

Restored Gwrych Castle tower to be opened to the public

A 19th-century tower derelict since the 1940s is the first part of a North Wales castle to be restored and opened to the public. The tower at ... «Daily Post North Wales, Jul 15»

Let's rewatch the eerie first trailer for Amazon's The Man in the High …

Amazon will screen the first two episodes of The Man in the High Castle at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday night – a live stream of the ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»

Spiderman bouncy castle stolen from children's party in Coventry

A Spiderman bouncy castle was stolen from a children's birthday party in Coventry last week. The bouncy castle was taken from an address in ... «Coventry Telegraph, Jul 15»

Boy, 14, rescued after falling into water near Broughty Castle

Emergency services were called to Broughty Castle this afternoon after a ... Lifeboat crew pulled the boy from the water near to Broughty Castle. «Evening Telegraph, Jul 15»

Hundreds gather at Broughton Castle to mark Magna Carta …

Two hundred guests were joined by Wolf Hall star Anton Lesser at Broughton Castle to celebrate 800 years since the signing of the Magna ... «Banbury Guardian, Jul 15»

Lianne B. Castle

Lianne B. Castle. STAUNTON – Lianne (Blackwell) Castle, 53, wife of David Castle of 1500 North Coalter St., died Sunday, July 5, 2015, ... «Staunton News Leader, Jul 15»

FOR THE RECORD

•Desmond Dwight Cochrane, 37, of New Castle, six counts of intent to possess a controlled substance and four counts of manufacture, delivery ... «New Castle News, Jul 15»