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PRONUNCIATION OF HENPECK

henpeck  [ˈhɛnˌpɛk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HENPECK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Henpeck 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 henpeck in English.

WHAT DOES HENPECK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of henpeck in the English dictionary

The definition of henpeck in the dictionary is to harass or torment by persistent nagging.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HENPECK

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you henpeck
we let´s henpeck
you henpeck
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to henpeck
Past participle
henpecked
Present Participle
henpecking
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 HENPECK


APEC
ˈeɪpɛk
copeck
ˈkəʊpɛk
flyspeck
ˈflaɪˌspɛk
kopeck
ˈkəʊpɛk
kopek
ˈkəʊpɛk
OAPEC
əʊˈeɪpɛk
OPEC
ˈəʊˌpɛk
pec
pɛk
peck
pɛk
pecke
pɛk
Pishpek
pɪʃˈpɛk
ryepeck
ˈraɪˌpɛk
spec
spɛk
speck
spɛk
Tehuantepec
təˈwɑːntəˌpɛk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HENPECK

henlike
henna
hennaed
henneries
hennery
hennin
hennish
hennishly
henny
henotheism
henotheist
henotheistic
henotic
henpecked
henpeckery
Henri
henries
Henrietta Maria
henry

WORDS THAT END LIKE HENPECK

background check
beck
bottleneck
by the neck
check
credit check
deck
double-check
fleck
get it in the neck
heck
in check
kenspeck
neck
redneck
train wreck
uncheck
V neck
V-neck
wreck

Synonyms and antonyms of henpeck in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HENPECK»

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

Translation of «henpeck» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HENPECK

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

Translator English - Chinese

henpeck
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

henpeck
570 millions of speakers

English

henpeck
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

henpeck
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

henpeck
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

henpeck
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

henpeck
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কর্তৃত্ব করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

henpeck
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Henpeck
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Henpeck
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

henpeck
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

henpeck
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Henpeck
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ăn hiếp chồng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

henpeck
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हेन्पेक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

henpeck
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Henpeck
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

henpeck
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

henpeck
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

henpeck
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

henpeck
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

henpeck
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

henpeck
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Henpeck
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of henpeck

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HENPECK»

The term «henpeck» is normally little used and occupies the 140.878 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HENPECK» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HENPECK»

Discover the use of henpeck in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to henpeck and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Life
Mrs. Henpeck: Is there any difference, Theodore, do you know, between a fort and a fortress? Mr. Henpeck: I should imagine a {ori-ress, my love, would be harder to silence ! — London Opinion. SEXOLOGY Knowledge a Younz Mao Should ...
John Ames Mitchell, 1914
2
Place Names of Illinois
HEMAN — HENPECK HEMAN. Macon. Nine miles northwest of Decatur. Originally called Bullardsville, named for Warner Bullard, a local grain elevator operator. The name was changed by the Illinois Central Railroad, possibly for an  ...
Edward Callary, 2008
3
Life
Mr. Henpeck (fiercely): Yes; what a curse war Is. ^-Exchange. HOTEL VENDOME, BOSTON. The Ideal hotel of America for permanent or transient guests. Ikenstein: Meln Gott! Subboee your store should purn down veu you had no Insurance ...
‎1899
4
Outdoor Recreation: The Magazine that Brings the Outdoors in
FASCINATED by the transformation in facial expression that illumed the erstwhile slave, I forgot that my camera could have recorded that thrilling rush and leap as Henpeck hooked a jackfish. I could but gaze in admiration at his masterly ...
‎1919
5
Bulletin - United States Geological Survey
48 Waynesville, 4 miles southeast of, 3.4 miles west of Henpeck, south side of pike near Allen Kibler's residence ; copper nail in butt of telephone pole 945. 85 Henpeck, 2.5 miles west of, 4.5 miles southeast of Waynesville, 100 feet south of T ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1917
6
Final Report (in Four Volumes)
._ Henpeck, 2.5 mi. w. of, 4.5 mi. s. e. of Waynesville, 100 ft. s. of T rd. w.; chiseled sq. on s. e. abutment of bridge . . _ _ . . _ . _ . _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ . . . _ . . . . . . . _ ._ Henpeck, 2 mi. s. w. of, 2 mi. n. e. of Oregonia, at T rd.; chiseled sq. at w. end of ...
Ohio. Co-operative topographic survey, Christopher Elias Sherman, Arthur Meier Schlesinger, 1917
7
Description of surveying marks and monuments used in making ...
s. e. of, 3.4 mi. w. of Henpeck, s. side of pike near Allen Kibler's res., copper B. M. nail in butt of telephone pole 945.85 Henpeck, 2.5 mi. w. of, 4.5 mi. s. e. of Waynesville, 100 ft. s. of T rd. w.; chiseled sq. on s. e. abutment of bridge 885 .
Ohio. Co-operative Topographic Survey, Christopher Elias Sherman, Annah May Soule, 1917
8
The Ohio-Michigan Boundary
s. e. of, 3.4 mi. w. of Henpeck, s. side of pike near Allen Kibler's res., copper B. M. nail in butt of telephone pole 945 . 85 Henpeck, 2.5 mi. w. of, 4.5 mi. s. e. of Waynesville, 100 ft. s. of T rd. w.; chiseled sq. on s. e. abutment of bridge 885 .
Christopher Elias Sherman, Arthur Meier Schlesinger, 1917
9
Antimony Deposits of Alaska
48 Waynesville, 4 miles southeast of, 3.4 miles west of Henpeck, south side of pike near Allen Klbler's residence; copper nail in butt of telephone pole 945. 85 Henpeck, 2.5 miles west of, 4.5 miles southeast of Waynesville, 100 feet south of T ...
Alfred Hulse Brooks, 1916
10
Poems, Songs, and Letters: Being [his] Complete Works
THE HENPECK'D HUSBAND. Curs'd be the man, the poorest wretch in life, The crouching vassal to the tyrant wife 1 Who has no will but by her high permission ; Who has not sixpence but in her possession ; Who must to her his dear friend's ...
Robert Burns, Alexander Smith, 1914

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HENPECK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term henpeck is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Woman and her Chihuahua savaged by dog in High Wycombe …
its the wanna be gangsters that have this kind of dog they should be banned from keeping them mother henpeck its the wanna be gangsters that have this kind ... «Bucks Free Press, Jul 15»
2
Gardening program gets two green thumbs up
Next month Arno FCE has its outing at Henpeck Market on July 21. Give me a call if you would like to join us. Happy birthday today to Jim Foke, ... «The Tennessean, Jul 15»
3
Commission committee tables school land funding request
... approving the funds in full if WCS would sell one of its unusable assets - a surplus piece of land on Henpeck Lane appraised at $1.2 million. «Brentwood Home Page, Jun 15»
4
New Kent expects to complete work on Dispatch Road
These include the resurfacing of about a mile of Stage Road for $65,000, and the complete reconstruction of about 2/10 of a mile on Henpeck ... «West Point Tidewater Review, Jun 15»
5
New Jersey man accepts plea deal to cocaine possession in New …
–Scott William Bettis, 44, of the 8100 block of Henpeck Road, New Kent, accepted a plea agreement to one count of DUI (third offense). «New Kent - Charles City Chronicle, Jun 15»
6
Dandelion war declared, 1915
New Salem's twirler, Westerman, had as much control of the ball as “Henry Henpeck” has of his mother-in-law. He hit about every member of ... «Mandan News, Jun 15»
7
Restaurateur indicted on attempted murder, aggravated malicious …
–Scott William Bettis, 44, of the 8000 block of Henpeck Road, Quinton, on one count of DUI (third offense). Bettis was allegedly operating a ... «New Kent - Charles City Chronicle, May 15»
8
Few comment on New Kent County's FY2015-16 budget
Projects on the list include improvements to Stage Road (rural rustic road project), Henpeck Road (reconstruction and surface treatment), and ... «New Kent - Charles City Chronicle, May 15»
9
10 things you might not know about small towns
The southeastern Illinois town of Oblong, named after Oblong Prairie, was previously known as Henpeck, after general store owner Henry Peck ... «Chicago Tribune, Apr 15»
10
For The Pilgrim Who Has Nearly Everything: First 'Halal' Sex Shop to …
... but not preferred”. Another, clearly a fan of the practice, responds: “Mutah is for MEN, not henpeck effeminates”, apparently settling the matter. «Breitbart News, Apr 15»

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