Meaning of "daunt" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DAUNT

From Old French danter, changed from donter to conquer, from Latin domitāre to tame.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF DAUNT

daunt  [dɔːnt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DAUNT

Daunt 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 daunt in English.

WHAT DOES DAUNT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of daunt in the English dictionary

The definition of daunt in the dictionary is to intimidate. Other definition of daunt is to dishearten.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DAUNT

PRESENT

Present

I daunt

you daunt

he/she/it daunts

we daunt

you daunt

they daunt

Present continuous

I am daunting

you are daunting

he/she/it is daunting

we are daunting

you are daunting

they are daunting

Present perfect

I have daunted

you have daunted

he/she/it has daunted

we have daunted

you have daunted

they have daunted

Present perfect continuous

I have been daunting

you have been daunting

he/she/it has been daunting

we have been daunting

you have been daunting

they have been daunting

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 daunted

you daunted

he/she/it daunted

we daunted

you daunted

they daunted

Past continuous

I was daunting

you were daunting

he/she/it was daunting

we were daunting

you were daunting

they were daunting

Past perfect

I had daunted

you had daunted

he/she/it had daunted

we had daunted

you had daunted

they had daunted

Past perfect continuous

I had been daunting

you had been daunting

he/she/it had been daunting

we had been daunting

you had been daunting

they had been daunting

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

FUTURE

Future

I will daunt

you will daunt

he/she/it will daunt

we will daunt

you will daunt

they will daunt

Future continuous

I will be daunting

you will be daunting

he/she/it will be daunting

we will be daunting

you will be daunting

they will be daunting

Future perfect

I will have daunted

you will have daunted

he/she/it will have daunted

we will have daunted

you will have daunted

they will have daunted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been daunting

you will have been daunting

he/she/it will have been daunting

we will have been daunting

you will have been daunting

they will have been daunting

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would daunt

you would daunt

he/she/it would daunt

we would daunt

you would daunt

they would daunt

Conditional continuous

I would be daunting

you would be daunting

he/she/it would be daunting

we would be daunting

you would be daunting

they would be daunting

Conditional perfect

I would have daunt

you would have daunt

he/she/it would have daunt

we would have daunt

you would have daunt

they would have daunt

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been daunting

you would have been daunting

he/she/it would have been daunting

we would have been daunting

you would have been daunting

they would have been daunting

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you daunt
we let´s daunt
you daunt

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to daunt

Past participle

daunted

Present Participle

daunting

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 «DAUNT»

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

synonyms of daunt

alarm · cow · deter · discourage · dishearten · dismay · dispirit · frighten · intimidate · overawe · put off · scare · shake · subdue · terrify

TRANSLATION OF DAUNT

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 难倒
• Translator English - Spanish: daunt
• English: daunt
• Translator English - Hindi: वश में करना
• Translator English - Arabic: أرعب
• Translator English - Russian: Daunt
• Translator English - Portuguese: daunt
• Translator English - Bengali: ভীত করা
• Translator English - French: daunt
• Translator English - Malay: Daunt
• Translator English - German: daunt
• Translator English - Japanese: daunt
• Translator English - Korean: daunt
• Translator English - Javanese: Ngguyu
• Translator English - Vietnamese: dọa nạt
• Translator English - Tamil: அடக்கு
• Translator English - Marathi: घाबरणे
• Translator English - Turkish: yıldırmak
• Translator English - Italian: daunt
• Translator English - Polish: Daunt
• Translator English - Ukrainian: Daunt
• Translator English - Romanian: înfricoșa
• Translator English - Greek: Ντάουντ
• Translator English - Afrikaans: afschrikken
• Translator English - Swedish: Daunt
• Translator English - Norwegian: Daunt

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAUNT»

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

The London Scene: Six Essays on London Life

First serialized in Good Housekeeping in 1931 and 1932, a collection of essays by the renowned author of Mrs.

Virginia Woolf, 2006

Comprehensive values

Objectifs méthodologiques de l'école polyvalente : innovation, coopération et individualisation de l'enseignement. L'organisation des programmes en fonction de l'âge : pas de prolifération des options avant 16 ans

P. E. Daunt, 1975

The Book of Irish Families, Great & Small

Irish Book of Arms plates 58, 60 Duant, Dount The Daunt family is found in Co. Cork as early as the 16th century, near the towns of Cork and Kinsale. Various families of the name descend from Daunt of Owlpen Manor of Co. Gloucester in ...

Michael C. O'Laughlin, 2002

Encyclopedia of Frontier Biography: G-O

Westerners Los Angeles Corral Brand Book XV. 1978; information from John T. Helm Jr.; San Diego Union. Aug. 26, 1974; Helen Hunt Jackson, A Century of Dishonor. Boston, Roberts Bros., 1891, 489. Helm, Daunt (John), frontiersman (c.

Dan L. Thrapp, 1991

A complete collection of state trials and proceedings for ...

his prize- money : your name shall be John Daunt. John Daunt! Who ia John Daunt ? replied Williams. He is a man, answers the prisoner, whom I knew when at Lisbon with the privateers ; he kept a public-house there, where Wilkinson, myself, ...

Cobbett's Complete Collection of State Trials and ...

liis prize-money: your name shall be John Daunt. John Daunt! Who is John Daunt P replied Williams. He is a man, answers tlie prisoner, whom 1 knew when at Lisbon with the privateers ; he kept a public-house there, where Wilkinson, myself , ...

Thomas Bayly Howell, Thomas Jones Howell, William Cobbett, 1813

New Reports of Cases Heard in the House of Lords, on Appeals ...

1 834. of the one part; and George Daunt and William — ~v— J Fuller Daunt, Esquires, of the other part; after oKneral reciting the lease of the 19th of October, 1710, DNOKkroED. and that the fee simple and inheritance of the said lands and  ...

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords, Richard Bligh, 1837

Endangered Species: The Bart and the Bounder's Countryside Year

In this heart-warming and affectionate celebration of the countryside, cousins Sir Richard Heygate and Mike Daunt, countrymen themselves, travel the length and breadth of the British Isles chronicling the stories of an "endangered species"- ...

Michael Daunt, Richard Heygate, Mike Daunt, 2008

Superconductivity (2 Part)

[229] Daunt, J. G. (1937). Phil. Mag. 24, 361. [54] Daunt, J. G. (1947). Phys. Rev. 72, 89. [197] Daunt, J. G. (1950). Phys. Rev. 80, 911. [9] Daunt, J. G. and Heer, C. V. (1949a). Phys. Rev. 76, 715. [223, 225] Daunt, J. G. and Heer, C. V. (19496) .

R. D. Parks, 1969

Liquid Helium

Daunt, J. G. (1952). Phil. Mag. Suppl. I, 209. Daunt, J. G. and Heer, C. V. (1950). Phys. Rev. 79, 46. Daunt, J. G. and Heer, C. V. (1952). Phys. Rev. 86, 205. Daunt, J. G. and Mendelssohn, K. (1939a). Nature, Lond., 143, 719. Daunt, J. G. and ...

G. Careri, 1963

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAUNT»

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Review: Sylvia

Sylvia (Daunt Books, £9.99) is a tidy instance of his characteristic operation on the borderland between fact and representation. It is an ... «Jewish Chronicle, Jul 15»

Wimbledon: Sharapova Survives Scare From Inspired Coco To …

The first-time slam quarterfinalist had moments of brilliance, but ultimately it seemed that the occassion did start to daunt her. She struggled to ... «VAVEL.com, Jul 15»

ESPN Becomes the Latest Outlet to Dump Donald Trump

HBO's Real-Life Game of Thrones: The Fight to Stay Rich, on Top and Score Bill Simmons. by Tina Daunt. 7/6/2015 1:50pm PDT ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»

AU: Melon industry launches research fund with Bayer CropScience

AMA Chairman Mark Daunt welcomed the new partnership and said Bayer CropScience Australia has long supported the melon industry but ... «FreshPlaza, Jul 15»

Greece firebomb: clashes in Athens after referendum

By Joe Daunt, and AP, video source APTN. 6:55AM BST 06 Jul 2015. • Follow the latest news from the Greece crisis. Greece lurched into uncharted territory and ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

Fans to party as Mockingbird 2 lands

James Daunt, managing director of Waterstones, said: “We open our shops at midnight to queues of excited customers only very rarely. «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»

Found: The Bethnal Green schoolgirls who ran away to Syria

By Ruth Sherlock, video by Joe Daunt and Sam Tarling. 9:35PM BST 03 Jul 2015. Follow. The three British schoolgirls who ran away from home to join the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

Securing the nuts and bolts of Screwfix's trade-park takeover

The competition does not daunt Bell. “I think there are 150 to 200 units still out there to be opened,” he says. Screwfix started life as a mail-order ... «Property Week, Jul 15»

Greek referendum: what does the 'No' vote mean?

By Joe Daunt, Myles Burke and agencies. 11:40AM BST 06 Jul 2015. European leaders were on Monday scrambling for a response to a resounding "No" from ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»

Tunisia attack: new video of brave hotel staff chasing gunman

By Joe Daunt, and PA, video source Mosaique FM. 3:57PM BST 29 Jun 2015. New footage has emerged from the Tunisian attack which shows the gunman ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»