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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DAVEN

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

daven  [ˈdɑvən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DAVEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Daven 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 daven in English.

WHAT DOES DAVEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

daven

Jewish prayer

Jewish prayer are the prayer recitations that form part of the observance of Rabbinic Judaism. These prayers, often with instructions and commentary, are found in the siddur, the traditional Jewish prayer book. In general, Jewish men are obligated to pray three times a day within specific time ranges, while, according to the Talmud, women are generally exempted from obligations that are time dependent. Traditionally, three prayer services are recited daily: ▪ Shacharit or Shaharit, from the Hebrew shachar or shahar "morning light," ▪ Mincha or Minha, the afternoon prayers named for the flour offering that accompanied sacrifices at the Temple in Jerusalem, ▪ Arvit or Maariv, from "nightfall." Additional prayers: ▪ Musaf are recited by Orthodox and Conservative congregations on Shabbat, major Jewish holidays, and Rosh Chodesh. ▪ A fifth prayer service, Ne'ila, is recited only on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement.

Definition of daven in the English dictionary

The definition of daven in the dictionary is to pray. Other definition of daven is to lead prayers.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DAVEN

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you daven
we let´s daven
you daven
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to daven
Past participle
davened
Present Participle
davening
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 DAVEN


Avon
ˈeɪvən
Beethoven
ˈbeɪtˌhəʊvən
devon
ˈdɛvən
driven
ˈdrɪvən
eleven
ɪˈlɛvən
even
ˈiːvən
given
ˈɡɪvən
govern
ˈɡʌvən
haven
ˈheɪvən
heaven
ˈhɛvən
Leven
ˈliːvən
oven
ˈʌvən
proven
ˈpruːvən
raven
ˈreɪvən
seven
ˈsɛvən
Stephen
ˈstiːvən
Sullivan
ˈsʌlɪvən
tavern
ˈtævən
test-driven
ˈtestdrɪvən
woven
ˈwəʊvən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DAVEN

dauphin
dauphine
dauphiness
daur
daut
dautie
Davao
Davenant
davenport
Daventry
David
David I
David II
davidia
Davies
Davis
Davis Cup
Davis Strait
Davisson
davit

WORDS THAT END LIKE DAVEN

Bremerhaven
clean-shaven
craven
Cuxhaven
graven
hog heaven
in seventh heaven
leaven
maven
Milford Haven
New Haven
Newhaven
safe haven
seventh heaven
shaven
tax haven
Traven
tree of heaven
unshaven
Wilhelmshaven

Synonyms and antonyms of daven in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «daven» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DAVEN

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

Translator English - Chinese

daven
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

daven
570 millions of speakers

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daven
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

daven
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

daven
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Daven
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

daven
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Daven
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

daven
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Daven
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

daven
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

daven
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

daven
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Daven
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

daven
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Daven
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डेविन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

daven
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Daven
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

daven
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Daven
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Daven
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Daven
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

daven
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Daven
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Daven
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of daven

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DAVEN»

The term «daven» is regularly used and occupies the 99.753 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DAVEN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about daven

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAVEN»

Discover the use of daven in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to daven and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Outsource Smart: Be Your Own Boss . . . Without Letting Your ...
" -- Brian Tracy, coauthor of Now, Build a Great Business "This book is fantastic. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to conquer the world of business today. The lesson here is that you cannot do it on your own.
Daven Michaels, 2012
2
Construct Game Development Beginner's Guide
A guide to escalate beginners to intermediate game creators through teaching practical game creation using Scirra construct with this book and ebook.
Daven Bigelow, 2012
3
Daven Chabad
This manual seeks to impart a technique for praying utilizing kaballistic and chasidic intentions.
David H. Sterne, 2012
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Popular Mechanics
Build a Daven Television Receiver Complete Essential Kit, $60.00 THE first complete Kit. Furnished with either T-24, T-36 or T-48 Scanning Disk, Motor, Bushing, Rheostat, Daven Television Tube, 3 Complete Stages of Daven Television ...
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Popular Mechanics
BURGESS BATTERY COMPANY General Sales Offices: CHICAGO In Canada: Niagara Falls & Winnipeg BURGESS SUPER BATTEI Build a Daven Television Receiver Complete Essential Kit, $60.00 THE first complete Kit. Furnished with ...
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Popular Mechanics
We have replaced it with an entirely new Daven discovery — DAVEN PROCESSED GLASS The result — a resistor that will carry the highest current known in the field of radio resistances. A resistor whose resistance can be accurately fixed ...
7
Flirt
all he wanted was to date women. All this is to say that Daven is pretty, very pretty . Oh, and just to add to the treat of it all, his wife, Wendi, is six foot one, blond with huge, soft, blue eyes, and enough curves to make straight men weep and gay ...
Laurell K. Hamilton, 2010
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Popular Mechanics
A Chorus with NO BASS Voices? CAN you imagine that — a chorus without bassos? . . . .What would it sound like?. . . . What does it sound like? Anyone with an ordinary radio set can tell you. The Daven Bass Note Circuit, which is creating  ...
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Popular Mechanics
DAVEN TUBES DETECTOR! LOUD SPEAKER The Bridge to Amplification Without Distortion Daven engineers were pioneers. They blazed the way for others to follow. They designed and built the first Resistance Coupled Amplifier offered the ...
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Popular Mechanics
If a Stranger walked into YOUR home. fUST now I am listening to the .Hour,' and if a stranger should walk into my house, not knoiving I had a radio, he would believe the musicians were actually hidden in another room. I recommend Daven  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAVEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term daven is used in the context of the following news items.
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A Three Weeks Challenge
... guys with no jackets and knitted kippot and how warm and accepting are the modern shuls to guys who come to daven wearing a black hat? «Arutz Sheva, Jul 15»
2
Rabbi Shlomo Amar Addresses Suicides in Israel
... adding that as bad as a situation may appear, for as long as one is alive one can battle and daven for change – stating emphatically there is ... «Yeshiva World News, Jul 15»
3
Daily Lobo to take web-first approach
Going digital-first does bring some advertising challenges, said advertising coordinator Daven Quelle. To help facilitate the change, the Daily ... «UNM Daily Lobo, Jul 15»
4
Shabbos: A Day With Hashem - The Musaf Addition
Every day we must daven, learn Torah, and do chesed. Growth only occurs when we do this day in, day out. But then we have the musafim on ... «The Jewish Press, Jul 15»
5
PowerMoves.NOLA awards $50000 to minority-led startups
Idea: Ntensify, founded by Daven Johnson and Sangram Pradhan, designs T-shirts, toys and other merchandise for mobile app brands such as ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
6
The Bilam Syndrome
Each had his little shack, a little income, his shtiebel to daven in three times a day -- what was missing? If the day passed without being beaten ... «Arutz Sheva, Jul 15»
7
Vacationing in Montreal
The closest place to daven while staying downtown would be at the Chabad of Westmount. They have a daily minyan as well as a minyan on ... «Jewish Link of New Jersey, Jul 15»
8
An 'island of spirituality' in L.A.'s Fashion District
For 40-year-old Oded Somech, an Israeli textile importer, a midday daven is a welcome respite from the grind of the textile industry. He praised ... «Jewish Journal, Jul 15»
9
Boost for Ba golf
Mahen, who is the brother of Daven Gopal, a former South Pacific Games gold medalist, and multiple open winner, has sponsored tournaments ... «Fiji Times, Jul 15»
10
Exciting European Summer Tour with Rabbi Yissocher Frand – Tour …
Daven at the kevarim of the Pnei Yehoshua, R. Shimshon Rafael Hirsch, Baal Shem of Michelstadt, and other Torah luminaries. Spend an ... «Yeshiva World News, Jul 15»

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