Meaning of "corner" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CORNER

From Old French corniere, from Latin cornū point, extremity, horn.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF CORNER

corner  [ˈkɔːnə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CORNER

Corner 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 corner in English.

WHAT DOES CORNER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of corner in the English dictionary

The first definition of corner in the dictionary is the place, position, or angle formed by the meeting of two converging lines or surfaces. Other definition of corner is a projecting angle of a solid object or figure. Corner is also the place where two streets meet.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CORNER

PRESENT

Present

I corner

you corner

he/she/it corners

we corner

you corner

they corner

Present continuous

I am cornering

you are cornering

he/she/it is cornering

we are cornering

you are cornering

they are cornering

Present perfect

I have cornered

you have cornered

he/she/it has cornered

we have cornered

you have cornered

they have cornered

Present perfect continuous

I have been cornering

you have been cornering

he/she/it has been cornering

we have been cornering

you have been cornering

they have been cornering

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 cornered

you cornered

he/she/it cornered

we cornered

you cornered

they cornered

Past continuous

I was cornering

you were cornering

he/she/it was cornering

we were cornering

you were cornering

they were cornering

Past perfect

I had cornered

you had cornered

he/she/it had cornered

we had cornered

you had cornered

they had cornered

Past perfect continuous

I had been cornering

you had been cornering

he/she/it had been cornering

we had been cornering

you had been cornering

they had been cornering

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

FUTURE

Future

I will corner

you will corner

he/she/it will corner

we will corner

you will corner

they will corner

Future continuous

I will be cornering

you will be cornering

he/she/it will be cornering

we will be cornering

you will be cornering

they will be cornering

Future perfect

I will have cornered

you will have cornered

he/she/it will have cornered

we will have cornered

you will have cornered

they will have cornered

Future perfect continuous

I will have been cornering

you will have been cornering

he/she/it will have been cornering

we will have been cornering

you will have been cornering

they will have been cornering

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would corner

you would corner

he/she/it would corner

we would corner

you would corner

they would corner

Conditional continuous

I would be cornering

you would be cornering

he/she/it would be cornering

we would be cornering

you would be cornering

they would be cornering

Conditional perfect

I would have corner

you would have corner

he/she/it would have corner

we would have corner

you would have corner

they would have corner

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been cornering

you would have been cornering

he/she/it would have been cornering

we would have been cornering

you would have been cornering

they would have been cornering

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you corner
we let´s corner
you corner

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to corner

Past participle

cornered

Present Participle

cornering

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 «CORNER»

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

synonyms of corner

angle · area · bend · bring to bay · catch · cavity · control · cranny · crook · curve · district · domain · dominate · engross · hideaway · hidey-hole · hog · hole · joint · locality · monopolize · neck of the woods · neighbourhood · niche · nook · part · pickle · predicament · realm · recess · region · run to earth · sector · space · sphere · spot · take over · territory · tight spot · trap · zone

TRANSLATION OF CORNER

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 角落
• Translator English - Spanish: esquina
• English: corner
• Translator English - Hindi: कोने
• Translator English - Arabic: زَاوِيَة
• Translator English - Russian: угол
• Translator English - Portuguese: canto
• Translator English - Bengali: কোণ
• Translator English - French: coin
• Translator English - Malay: Sudut
• Translator English - German: Ecke
• Translator English - Japanese: 角
• Translator English - Korean: 모퉁이
• Translator English - Javanese: Sudhut
• Translator English - Vietnamese: góc
• Translator English - Tamil: மூலையில்
• Translator English - Marathi: कोपरा
• Translator English - Turkish: köşe
• Translator English - Italian: angolo
• Translator English - Polish: kąt
• Translator English - Ukrainian: кут
• Translator English - Romanian: colț
• Translator English - Greek: γωνία
• Translator English - Afrikaans: hoek
• Translator English - Swedish: hörna
• Translator English - Norwegian: hjørne

10 QUOTES WITH «CORNER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word corner.

1

Lynn Abbey

My writing has to support more than my research habit, but I love to curl up with a book about some dusty corner of history.

2

Shaun Alexander

My favorite sports movies, I like 'Remember the Titans' and 'Hoosiers' Jimmy Chitwood, from the corner.

3

Frank Auerbach

To put down an ideogram of a table so that people will recognize it as a table is not the work of a painter, but to sense it for a moment as a magic carpet with a leg hanging down at each corner is the beginning of a painter's imagination.

4

Tobin Bell

'Saw' is like a big jigsaw puzzle. When you put a jigsaw puzzle together, you put the bottom left corner together first, and then you find yourself working on the upper right corner... That's the way 'Saw' plays out.

5

Aimee Bender

In terms of foods for me, I think I have more of the usual associations - foods from childhood that I associate with care and love, from relatives or special restaurants like the kind elderly man who dusted seasoning salt on French fries at the corner burger joint.

6

Gerard Butler

I've had broken bones and cuts and dashes and tears from movies, but when I was five, my mom put the biscuits up high so we wouldn't be helping ourselves. So, one day I asked to stand up on a chair to get a biscuit, and it fell, and the corner of the chair went right into the side of my eye, and it made a big hole in there.

7

Kurt Cobain

I've had this terrible stomach problem for years, and that has made touring difficult. People would see me sitting in the corner by myself looking sick and gloomy. The reason is that I was trying to fight against the stomach pain, trying to hold my food down. People looked me and assumed I was some kind of addict.

8

Colin Cunningham

If you have to, take a break, go to your corner, get some sleep, but don't ever give up. You will get there.

9

Peter Dinklage

I think if actors are successful at one thing, they paint themselves into a corner sometimes, and what's the fun in that?

10

Feist

When I was in Beck's world, I felt like the little sister. I'm in the big brother's room with all his friends. You just hang out and keep your mouth shut so they don't realize you're there and kick you out. I like being in situations where I can be an underdog, where I can be in the corner and observe and soak it in.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CORNER»

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

Into the Darkest Corner

His increasingly erratic, controlling behaviour becomes frightening, but no one believes her when she shares her fears. Increasingly isolated and driven into the darkest corner of her world, a desperate Catherine plans a meticulous escape.

Elizabeth Haynes, 2012

Death Around the Corner

Daquan Watson grows up in the most notorious, drug-infested housing projects in New Orleans, but when he hears hip hop music, it speaks to him in a new way, and he learns responsibilities as he tries to build a future with a rap company.

C-Murder (Rapper), 2007

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet: A Novel

BONUS: This edition contains a Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet discussion guide and an excerpt from Jamie Ford's Songs of Willow Frost.

Jamie Ford, 2009

Around the Corner Crochet Borders: 150 Colorful, Creative ...

Complete with detailed instructions for executing the 90-degree corner turns, Edie Eckman's 150 border designs add pop and whimsy to everything they embellish.

Edie Eckman, 2010

Hell's Corner

. . In sight of the White House . . . At a place known as . . . HELL'S CORNER John Carr, aka Oliver Stone-once the most skilled assassin his country ever had-stands in Lafayette Park in front of the White House, perhaps for the last time.

David Baldacci, 2010

Tally's Corner: A Study of Negro Streetcorner Men

The first edition of Tally's Corner, a sociological classic, was the first compelling response to the culture of poverty thesis--that the poor are different and, according to conservatives, morally inferior--and alternative explanations ...

Elliot Liebow, 2003

The House At Pooh Corner Deluxe Edition

This deluxe edition of The House At Pooh Corner is the perfect way to celebrate the enduring popularity of A. A. Milne's classic work and a stunning companion to the Winnie-the-Pooh 80th Anniversary Edition.

A. A. Milne, 2009

The Amen Corner: A Play

The Amen Corner is a play about faith and family, about the gulf between black men and black women and black fathers and black sons. It is a scalding, uplifting, sorrowful and exultant masterpiece of the modern American theater.

James Baldwin, 2013

Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office: Unconscious Mistakes ...

In this new edition, internationally recognized executive coach Lois P. Frankel reveals a distinctive set of behaviors-over 130 in all-that women learn in girlhood that ultimately sabotage them as adults.

Lois P. Frankel, 2014

Keeping Corner

In India in the 1940s, thirteen-year-old Leela's happy, spoiled childhood ends when her husband since age nine, whom she barely knows, dies, leaving her a widow whose only hope of happiness could come from Mahatma Ghandi's social and ...

Kashmira Sheth, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CORNER»

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

F-16, Cessna collide over Moncks Corner

MONCKS CORNER, SC -Officials say an F-16 fighter jet collided with a Cessna over South Carolina, killing two people aboard the smaller ... «WCBD News 2, Jul 15»

Cramer: $30 oil could be around the corner

While most investors are freaking out about Greece, Jim Cramer thinks it would be more prudent to take a closer look at the price of oil, which ... «CNBC, Jul 15»

Jed Lowrie likely to man corner infield spot upon return, but outfield …

CLEVELAND — Depth was central to general manager Jeff Luhnow's design this winter, and there's a lot in the outfield. Even with George ... «Chron.com, Jul 15»

Schoolhouse Corner to Shrewsbury roadway to be repaired

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising operators of large motor vehicles to avoid using the Schoolhouse Corner ... «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»

Oregon: Corner Creek Fire Update

A "full-suppression strategy" for the Corner Creek Fire includes operations in the Black Canyon Wilderness. «Salem-News.Com, Jul 15»

Cam Newton gets a taste of Australian Rules Football (Photo)

Cam Newton gets a taste of Australian Rules Football (Photo). Sam Cooper. By Sam Cooper 1 minute ago Shutdown Corner · · · ·. Fresh off receiving a ... «Yahoo Canada Sports, Jul 15»

Russell Wilson says he and girlfriend Ciara aren't having sex, and …

... Wilson says he and girlfriend Ciara aren't having sex, and that has people all abuzz. Eric Edholm. By Eric Edholm July 6, 2015 7:25 PM Shutdown Corner. «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»

Tsipras Has Backed Himself Into Corner: Jacobides

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has backed himself into a corner following the weekend referendum over proposals for austerity, according ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»

Chattanooga Gospel: TUT's Corner Stories Are Bringing a New …

On a recent Monday afternoon, I pulled up to a house beside one such church, on one quiet city corner. The front porch was empty, the blinds ... «Noisey, Jul 15»

Longtime NFL QB Donovan McNabb arrested for DUI

Longtime NFL QB Donovan McNabb arrested for DUI. Sam Cooper. By Sam Cooper 18 hours ago Shutdown Corner · · · · · Content preferences ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»