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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DIGHT

Old English dihtan to compose, from Latin dictāre to dictate.
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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 DIGHT

dight  [daɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIGHT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dight 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 dight in English.

WHAT DOES DIGHT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dight

Dight is an English surname, meaning 'to equip'. It is an occupational surname for the servant who dressed a knight before a battle or tournament. Notable people with the surname include: ▪ Charles Dight ▪ Charles Fremont Dight, American academic and eugenicist ▪ John Butler Dight, Canadian politician...

Definition of dight in the English dictionary

The definition of dight in the dictionary is to adorn or equip, as for battle.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DIGHT

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you dight
we let´s dight
you dight
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to dight
Past participle
dighted
Present Participle
dighting
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 DIGHT


bright
braɪt
cite
saɪt
copyright
ˈkɒpɪˌraɪt
despite
dɪˈspaɪt
fight
faɪt
flight
flaɪt
height
haɪt
invite
ɪnˈvaɪt
knight
naɪt
light
laɪt
lite
laɪt
might
maɪt
night
naɪt
overnight
ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt
quite
kwaɪt
right
raɪt
satellite
ˈsætəˌlaɪt
site
saɪt
spotlight
ˈspɒtˌlaɪt
tight
taɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIGHT

digestive juices
digestive system
digestive tract
digestively
diggable
digged
digger
digger wasp
Diggers
diggings
Digibox
digicam
digit
digital
digital audio tape
digital camera
digital clock
digital compact cassette
digital computer
digital divide

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIGHT

all right
all-right
alright
come to light
delight
eight
freight
highlight
hindsight
insight
lightweight
midnight
outright
sight
slight
straight
the right
twilight
weight
wright

Synonyms and antonyms of dight in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dight» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIGHT

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

Translator English - Chinese

dight
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dight
570 millions of speakers

English

dight
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

dight
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

dight
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

dight
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dight
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

dight
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dight
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dight
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

dight
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

dight
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kurang ajar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Dight
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

dight
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रात्रंदिवस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

HANESİ
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dight
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dight
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

dight
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dight
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

dight
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

dight
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

dight
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

dight
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dight

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIGHT»

The term «dight» is regularly used and occupies the 84.439 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIGHT» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIGHT»

Discover the use of dight in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dight and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The English Dialect Dictionary: Being the Complete ...
80. Frf. The sentry walks in armour dight, With battle-axe and spear, SANDS Poems (1833) 62. Rnf. They war Dight out in a' their graith sae clean, PICKEN Poems (1813) II. 89. Lth. The cottage maiden, in her blume, Is grander dight ...
Joseph Wright, 1900
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A Concordance to the Poems of Edmund Spenser
I bidde her god day ; S.C. S. 1 Or Diggon her is, or I missaye S.C. S. 2 Diggon, areede who has thee so dight ? S.C. S. 7 Diggon, I am so stiffe and so stanck, S.C. S. 47 Now say on, Diggon, what ever thou hast S.C. S. 55 Diggon, I praye thee, ...
Charles Grosvenor Osgood, 1915
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An Index to the Jewish Community of the British Isles in 1851
Cheltenham 18232 Dyte (Dight) Catharine Sophia 1845 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Lewis Asher Dyte (Dight) Eliza H Dyte Gloucestersflíre scholar 18234 Dyte (Dight) Charles 1842 Cheltenham Gloucestershire Lewis Asher Dyte (Dight) ...
Petra Laidlaw, 2010
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Early Modern Northern English Lexis: A Literary Corpus-based ...
[Billie] Deftly could I tricke vp me sell, and trim / Me featly fine, in euery legge and limme EDD MERITON (1684) Praise Ale Gang deftly, Nan, And mack as little din as e'er thou can. | OED 1787 GROSE Prov. Gloss., Deftly, softly, leisurely. Dight ...
Javier Ruano-García, 2010
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"The Argus" Law Reports
George Dight was a slaugbterman, having in his employ his son Charles Dight and one Thomas West. On the 12th August, 1906, the informant, Constable Robert Dugdale, with another constable, concealed themselves in George Dight's ...
6
Telling Genes: The Story of Genetic Counseling in America
S. C. Reed to Kenneth M. Ludmerer, July 28, 1970, Box 1, Dight Institute of Human Genetics Research (DIHGR), UMA. 16. S. C. Reed, “From Tree House to Family Tree,” Box 4; Robert J. R. Johnson, “Heredity Explained—U Team Calls Toss ...
Alexandra Minna Stern, 2012
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Votes & Proceedings
11 July, 1898 .. Minute of the Under Socre'ary of Justice, with minute thereon. 13 July, 1898 .... The Under Secretary of Justice to the Police Magistrate, Tamworth. 6 August, 1898 .. . Same to Mr. John Dight, J.P. 8 August, 1893 Mr. John Dight to  ...
New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council, 1901
8
Archaic Style in English Literature, 1590–1674
of Duessa's 'neather parts' and her fox's tail, 'with dong all fowly dight' (1.8.48.4). The archaic word, 'dight', here emblematises not only the polemical underpinnings of the passage, in its position at the end of the line and its vigorous alliteration ...
Lucy Munro, 2013
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The English Dialect Dictionary, Being the Complete ...
To dress, clothe; to adorn, deck oneself. Gen. used in pp. Elg. Doure thought in linsey-wousey dicht, Coup!-:11 Poelry (1804) II. 80. Fri'. The sentry walks in armour dight, With battle-axe and spear, SANns Poems (I833) 62. Raf. They war Dight ...
Joseph Wright, 1898
10
The Man Who Lost Himself: the Unbelievable Story of the ...
Dosseter, the government stock inspector, deposed that he had examined Dight's half of the carcass and found it to be black and sticky inside, indicating that the cause of death was disease, not slaughtering—'and if it had been killed, it must ...
Robyn Annear, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIGHT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dight is used in the context of the following news items.
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Members of Men's Shed delighted with outcome
HARD ROAD: Rudy Stakenburg, president Rob Dight and secretary David Wilson at Childers Men's Shed new site at North St. Matthew ... «Bundaberg News Mail, Jul 15»
2
German Vice Chancellor Gabriel sees 'sense' in Greek referendum
He added that if a nation were to accept "a double-dight billion euro figure" in aid in exchange for certain reforms, in only made sense to make ... «Deutsche Welle, Jun 15»
3
Jay E. Demaray (1953-2015)
... his father and stepmother, Leighton and Arlene Demaray of Minnesota; four sisters, Connie (Gene) Schuster of Rockford, Pam (Tom) Dight of ... «Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, Jun 15»
4
Ground breaks on new school
“It's a day of new beginnings for not just the middle school, but for the entire community,” Dight said. “The community has been eager for ... «KIMT 3, Jun 15»
5
Construction of New School Officially Begins Today
Construction crews will begin preparing the site for construction this (Thursday) morning. School Board Member Scott Dight says that this marks ... «KCHA News, Jun 15»
6
Sport results for Saturday, June 20
Goals: Springvale Districts: L Morrey 6 B Dight 2 M Thompson 2 P Heng B Green. Highett: S Jackson 4 J Duell 2 M Hoar B Jedd. «The Age, Jun 15»
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Land release offers new outlook
A RECENT land release from Dight's Farm has a new residential estate on the horizon for Warwick. Rosenthal Park is the name given to the ... «Warwick Daily News, Jun 15»
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Randall 'Randy' W. Bland
... Teresa McElfresh and Vicki Tucker; stepbrothers, Brian and Scott Dight; and nieces and nephews, Brianna, Alexis and Caleb Bland, Chaz, ... «Parkersburg News, Jun 15»
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Charles 'Charlie' Dight
ROCKFORD | Charles “Charlie” Dight, 75, of rural Rockford died Monday, June 1, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa in Mason City. «Mason City Globe Gazette, Jun 15»
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Dacorum cricket round-up: Including a fourth straight defeat for …
... lower order added late runs to post a respectable 176 – with colt Matthew Dight (3-29) taking one more wicket than his father in the first team. «Hemel Gazette, Jun 15»

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