Meaning of "gown" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GOWN

From Old French goune, from Late Latin gunna garment made of leather or fur, of Celtic origin.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF GOWN

gown  [ɡaʊn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GOWN

Gown 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 gown in English.

WHAT DOES GOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gown

A gown, from medieval Latin gunna, is a usually loose outer garment from knee- to full-length worn by men and women in Europe from the early Middle Ages to the 17th century, and continuing today in certain professions; later, gown was applied to any full-length woman's garment consisting of a bodice and attached skirt. A long, loosely-fitted gown called a Banyan was worn by men in the 18th century as an informal coat. The gowns worn today by academics, judges, and some clergy derive directly from the everyday garments worn by their medieval predecessors, formalized into a uniform in the course of the 16th and 17th centuries.

Definition of gown in the English dictionary

The first definition of gown in the dictionary is any of various outer garments, such as a woman's elegant or formal dress, a dressing robe, or a protective garment, esp one worn by surgeons during operations. Other definition of gown is a loose wide garment indicating status, such as worn by academics. Gown is also to supply with or dress in a gown.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GOWN

PRESENT

Present

I gown

you gown

he/she/it gowns

we gown

you gown

they gown

Present continuous

I am gowning

you are gowning

he/she/it is gowning

we are gowning

you are gowning

they are gowning

Present perfect

I have gowned

you have gowned

he/she/it has gowned

we have gowned

you have gowned

they have gowned

Present perfect continuous

I have been gowning

you have been gowning

he/she/it has been gowning

we have been gowning

you have been gowning

they have been gowning

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 gowned

you gowned

he/she/it gowned

we gowned

you gowned

they gowned

Past continuous

I was gowning

you were gowning

he/she/it was gowning

we were gowning

you were gowning

they were gowning

Past perfect

I had gowned

you had gowned

he/she/it had gowned

we had gowned

you had gowned

they had gowned

Past perfect continuous

I had been gowning

you had been gowning

he/she/it had been gowning

we had been gowning

you had been gowning

they had been gowning

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

FUTURE

Future

I will gown

you will gown

he/she/it will gown

we will gown

you will gown

they will gown

Future continuous

I will be gowning

you will be gowning

he/she/it will be gowning

we will be gowning

you will be gowning

they will be gowning

Future perfect

I will have gowned

you will have gowned

he/she/it will have gowned

we will have gowned

you will have gowned

they will have gowned

Future perfect continuous

I will have been gowning

you will have been gowning

he/she/it will have been gowning

we will have been gowning

you will have been gowning

they will have been gowning

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would gown

you would gown

he/she/it would gown

we would gown

you would gown

they would gown

Conditional continuous

I would be gowning

you would be gowning

he/she/it would be gowning

we would be gowning

you would be gowning

they would be gowning

Conditional perfect

I would have gown

you would have gown

he/she/it would have gown

we would have gown

you would have gown

they would have gown

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been gowning

you would have been gowning

he/she/it would have been gowning

we would have been gowning

you would have been gowning

they would have been gowning

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you gown
we let´s gown
you gown

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to gown

Past participle

gowned

Present Participle

gowning

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 «GOWN»

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

synonyms of gown

costume · dress · frock · garb · garment · habit · robe

TRANSLATION OF GOWN

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: > 长礼服
• Translator English - Spanish: vestido
• English: gown
• Translator English - Hindi: गाउन
• Translator English - Arabic: ثوب
• Translator English - Russian: платье
• Translator English - Portuguese: vestido
• Translator English - Bengali: গাউন
• Translator English - French: robe
• Translator English - Malay: Gaun
• Translator English - German: Kleid
• Translator English - Japanese: 正装ドレス
• Translator English - Korean: 여성용 예복
• Translator English - Javanese: Gaun
• Translator English - Vietnamese: áo choàng
• Translator English - Tamil: கவுன்
• Translator English - Marathi: घालणे
• Translator English - Turkish: elbise
• Translator English - Italian: vestito lungo
• Translator English - Polish: suknia
• Translator English - Ukrainian: плаття
• Translator English - Romanian: rochie
• Translator English - Greek: φόρεμα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: toga
• Translator English - Swedish: kappa
• Translator English - Norwegian: kappe

10 QUOTES WITH «GOWN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gown.

1

Reem Acra

Try everything on, even gowns that you don't think you'll love. You might be surprised and fall in love with a gown that you weren't drawn to at first.

2

Reem Acra

How cool it is to see a bride walking down the aisle with a beautiful long gown with beautiful layers of tulle and organza, unveiling their mini dress at the party?

3

David Agus

We are finally entering an exciting time in medicine where we have the technology to custom-tailor treatment and preventive protocols just as we'd custom-tailor a suit or designer gown to one's individual body. But it all begins with you. You have to know yourself in a manner that you've probably never done before.

4

Victoria Beckham

I wake up every morning and I feel like I'm juggling glass balls. I live in Los Angeles, my business is run out of London, and most evenings I'm cuddled up in front of Skype, in my dressing gown, speaking with my studio in London. I travel a lot, my team travel a lot, but I wouldn't have it any other way.

5

Hamish Bowles

I was a fashion editor for years in London before I came to 'Vogue,' and I spent my life arranging the folds of a ball gown skirt for a picture and pinning fabric and using all those stylist tricks. And you don't have to do that now because they can do it in Photoshop.

6

Raymond Burr

I once had a long relationship with a lady, and wherever I went in the world, if I saw something she would look great in, a gown or gloves or a ring, I always knew what color she liked most. I knew her size, what material she appreciated most, and I spent the whole time buying gifts for her. And I loved her very much.

7

Simon Callow

My mother wanted me to be a teacher. She had this vision of me walking across the quadrangle in an Oxford college wearing my academic gown.

8

Jennifer Chiaverini

'What I would give,' I thought, 'to have been present as Elizabeth Keckley measured Mary Lincoln for a new gown, to overhear their conversations on topics significant and ordinary, to observe the Lincoln White House from such an intimate perspective.'

9

Brooklyn Decker

When you have a gown, there's much more to be concerned about. Where is this crease falling? Are you making a weird shape with the dress? Are you doing the designer justice? With a bathing suit, it's more about you and the mood you convey.

10

Carrie Ann Inaba

During the first couple of years of 'Dancing with the Stars,' I would go to Jack in the Box in my ball gown after the shows and get the Taco Nachos with cheese as my reward.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOWN»

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

Moss Gown

After failing to flatter her father as much as her two evil sisters do, Candace is banished from his plantation and only after much time and meeting her Prince Charming, is her father able to appreciate her love.

William H. Hooks, 1990

Cloak & Gown: Scholars in the Secret War, 1939-1961

This edition of the book includes a new preface by Winks.

Robin W. Winks, 1996

Town and Gown Relations: A Handbook of Best Practices

This is a timely work on a very dynamic field.

Roger L. Kemp, 2013

TAP & GOWN (EBK)

Surely it couldn’t get worse . . . until Initiation Night explodes into a terrifying scene and into a final test of wits for a young woman just trying to make it out of the Ivy League in one piece. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Diana Peterfreund, 2009

Wolf Lake, White Gown Blown Open: Poems

Seuss's poems grow out of the fertile soil of southwest Michigan, bursting any and all stereotypes of the Midwest and turning loose characters worthy of Faulkner in their obsession, their suffering, their dramas of love and sex and death.

Diane Seuss, 2010

Girl in a Green Gown: The History and Mystery of the ...

'Exploring the double-portrait image in often revelatory detail, Hicks presents a truly inspiring picture of her own' The Times, Books of the Year 'An author who opens our eyes, deepens our understanding and makes us keen to look again' ...

Carola Hicks, 2011

Town and Gown: The Fight for Social Justice, Urban Rebirth, ...

Town and Gown is the story of the birth in the 1960s and survival through the 1970s of an inner city college, York College of the City University of New York, in Jamaica, Queens.

Robert D. Parmet, 2011

Tolkien's Gown and Other Stories of Famous Authors and Rare ...

'What is the value of a book?' he asks. The answers are both critical and financial, involving appraisals of the literary qualities of the works, together with an account of their (sometimes surprising) value in the rare book trade.

Rick Gekoski, 2005

Tolkien's Gown: And Other Stories of Great Authors and Rare ...

'What is the value of a book?' he asks. The answers are both critical and financial, involving appraisals of the literary qualities of the works, together with an account of their (sometimes surprising) value in the rare book trade.

R. A. Gekoski, 2004

Gown of Spanish Lace, A (Women of the West Book #11)

Across the room she could see the lovely gown of Spanish lace—its second cuff now securely in its place. “I will never wear it,” she whispered to herself. “Never! I loved him so.” She stirred and looked at the gown again, brushing at the tears on  ...

Janette Oke, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOWN»

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

Miss USA 2015: Miss Nevada Trips & Stumbles During Evening …

The 2015 contestant from Nevada, Brittany McGowan, learned just that during the evening gown portion of the show, when she took a bit of a ... «Hollywood Life, Jul 15»

Serena Williams Dazzles In A Bejeweled Gown At Wimbledon …

The superstar athlete donned a gown encrusted with jewels for the lavish affair in her honor. The tennis champ defeated Garbiñe Muguruza 6-4 ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

Serena Williams Shuts Down Body-Shaming Haters in Hot White …

Radiating in a cream gown with embellished bodice and silk skirt, the 33-year-old was a beacon of beauty and without a word silenced the—to ... «E! Online, Jul 15»

An Irish girl wrote IKEA this perfect email about a dressing gown …

Dear IKEA,I have been behind you from day one. Many of my family members don't “get” IKEA. I have scoffed at comment made by the people I ... «thejournal.ie, Jul 15»

Wedding Inspiration: Nicky Hilton's Sh7.2 million Valentino gown

Nicky Hilton wore a $70,000 (Sh7.2 million) Valentino wedding gown for her wedding to billionaire James Rothschild on Friday (10.07.15). «Capital FM Kenya, Jul 15»

Wedding wear: Morning Edition hosts gown floor show

Summertime means it's wedding season, with Alaskan brides headed to the altar. Orainda Beile from Orainda's Bridal Boutique visited the ... «KTUU.com, Jul 15»

Town versus gown tensions over accommodation

TENSIONS over accommodation between students and residents at university towns and cities is on the increase, a leading higher education ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»

Lily James in low-cut heavily embellished gown at Comic-Con party

She spent the day looking loved-up with boyfriend Matt Smith as they giggled their way through a joint interview and being in love certainly ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

Nicky Hilton Swaps Valentino Wedding Gown for Short, Sparkly …

Time to party! Nicky Hilton was the picture of elegance when she married love James Rothschild at Kensington Palace in London on Friday, ... «Us Magazine, Jul 15»

Gown with the Wind

Pierre Cardin gazar gown, circa 1962 There was a time when he would laugh off rumors about auctioning his private collection of haute couture ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»