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Meaning of "henry" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HENRY

Named after Joseph Henry (1797–1878), US physicist.
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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 HENRY

henry  [ˈhɛnrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HENRY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Henry is 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.

WHAT DOES HENRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of henry in the English dictionary

The definition of henry in the dictionary is the derived SI unit of electric inductance; the inductance of a closed circuit in which an emf of 1 volt is produced when the current varies uniformly at the rate of 1 ampere per second H.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HENRY


abhenry
æbˈhɛnrɪ
aldermanry
ˈɔːldəmənrɪ
archdeaconry
ˈɑːtʃˈdiːkənrɪ
blazonry
ˈbleɪzənrɪ
citizenry
ˈsɪtɪzənrɪ
emblazonry
ɪmˈbleɪzənrɪ
enginery
ˈɛndʒɪnrɪ
extraordinary
ɪkˈstrɔːdənrɪ
falconry
ˈfɔːlkənrɪ
felonry
ˈfɛlənrɪ
freemasonry
ˈfriːˌmeɪsənrɪ
gaminerie
ˈɡæmɪnrɪ
heathenry
ˈhiːðənrɪ
heronry
ˈhɛrənrɪ
masonry
ˈmeɪsənrɪ
millihenry
ˈmɪlɪˌhɛnrɪ
ordinary
ˈɔːdənrɪ
stonemasonry
ˈstəʊnˌmeɪsənrɪ
weaponry
ˈwɛpənrɪ
yeomanry
ˈjəʊmənrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HENRY

hennin
hennish
hennishly
henny
henotheism
henotheist
henotheistic
henotic
henpeck
henpecked
henpeckery
Henri
henries

WORDS THAT END LIKE HENRY

brazenry
canonry
captainry
cautionry
chaplainry
charlatanry
chieftainry
cousinry
deaconry
Frederick Henry
Good King Henry
Hooray Henry
John Henry
mansonry
O. Henry
slovenry
sokemanry
subdeaconry
tartanry
wardenry

Synonyms and antonyms of henry in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «henry» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HENRY

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

Translator English - Chinese

亨利
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

henry
570 millions of speakers

English

henry
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हेनरी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هنري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Генри
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

henry
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হেনরি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Henri
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Henry
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

henry
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヘンリー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

헨리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Henry
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

henry
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஹென்றி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हेन्री
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Henry
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

henry
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

henry
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Генрі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

henry
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

henry
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Henry
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

henry
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

henry
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of henry

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HENRY»

The term «henry» is very widely used and occupies the 4.439 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HENRY» OVER TIME

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

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9 QUOTES WITH «HENRY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word henry.
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Barry Corbin
Henry Fonda one time said that every time he had a job, he thought it was gonna' be the last one. And, if you got any sense, you gotta' think that because, you know when somebody's gonna do a dip, some of 'em go pretty far down.
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Nick Denton
Henry Blodget does occasionally have a new idea. If you're making a point about aggregation or the emptiness of modern journalism, he's far from the best target. Try Huffpo - or Gawker writers whose souls have been corroded by irony.
3
Leslie Fiedler
Henry Miller wrote novels, but he calls his protagonist henry, often henry Miller, and his books are in this gray area between memoir and novel.
4
Peter Fonda
Henry Fonda's son: That's how everybody identified me until Easy Rider came along. Good old Captain America.
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George Galloway
Henry Kissinger is the greatest living war criminal in the world today, with the blood of millions of people in Vietnam and Cambodia and Laos and Chile and East Timor on his hands. He will never appear in a court or be behind bars.
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Sue Grafton
Henry is entirely invented though by now I feel he's as real as anyone I know.
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Maureen O'Hara
Henry Fonda gave me a spanking during a scene in Spencer's Mountain.
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John Sweeney
Henry Ford was right. A prosperous economy requires that workers be able to buy the products that they produce. This is as true in a global economy as a national one.
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Paul Theroux
Henry Miller, Jack Kerouac, Albert Camus, Graham Greene - they influenced my life to a profound extent.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HENRY»

Discover the use of henry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to henry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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After Henry
In After Henry, her new collection of pieces, most of them reported and written for The New York Review of Books and The New Yorker, she examines, precisely and suggestively, the stories people tell themselves - about murders and ...
Joan Didion, 1992
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Steel Drivin' Man: John Henry: the Untold Story of an ...
In Steel Drivin' Man, Scott Reynolds Nelson recounts the true story of the man behind the iconic American hero, telling the poignant tale of a young Virginia convict who died working on one of the most dangerous enterprises of the time, the ...
Scott Reynolds Nelson, 2006
3
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
In this accessible work of brilliant scholarship, Alison Weir draws on early biographies, letters, memoirs, account books, and diplomatic reports to bring these women to life.
Alison Weir, 2007
4
Henry Austin: In Every Variety of Architectural Style
The book is organized according to various building types: domestic, ecclesiastic, public, and commercial.
James F. O’Gorman, 2010
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Henry I
This work provides a biography of Henry I, who ruled from 1100 to 1135.
Charles Warren Hollister, Amanda Clark Frost, 2003
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Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch
Tells the story of Miller's life on Big Sur, a section of California coast where he lived for fifteen years.
Henry Miller, 1957
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Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide
He shows us how The Matrix has pushed transmedia storytelling to new levels, creating a fictional world where consumers track down bits of the story across multiple media channels.Jenkins argues that struggles over convergence will redefine ...
Henry Jenkins, 2006
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Horrid Henry
Horrid Henry causes his brother Perfect Peter all sorts of problems when he behaves properly for a change, upstages Peter at a dance recital, plays pirates, and goes on a camping trip.
Francesca Simon, 2009
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Young Henry Ford: A Picture History of the First Forty Years
Documentation and illustrations in this book came from the thousands of items, both monumental and inconsequential, saved by Henry Ford and presently in the collection of Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village.
Sidney Olson, 1963
10
The Trial of Henry Kissinger
In The Trial of Henry Kissinger, Christopher Hitchens shifts focus from Pinochet, Milosevic, Hussein, and Kim Jong-il to a man seemingly lauded and revered by the American people for what are undeniably war crimes: Henry Kissinger.
Christopher Hitchens, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HENRY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term henry is used in the context of the following news items.
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Giroud wants to speak with Henry after criticism of striker - Daily Mail
Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud wants to speak with Thierry Henry after legend's criticism of striker... as Frenchman reveals he will stick with the ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Carlos Tevez Thierry Henry Johan Cruyff Ian Rush club return …
That was no more evident than when Thierry Henry returned to Arsenal to lend Arsene Wenger a hand in 2012, a couple of years into his ... «ESPN FC, Jul 15»
3
Larry Henry, Pennsylvania man found nude drinking in barn among …
Police in Manor Township, Lancaster County, say 64-year-old Larry Henry told them, "I just like pigs" when they found him in the hog barn June ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
4
Henry County temporarily closes dog parks - 11Alive
Henry County officials have temporarily closed two dog parks due to a spike in dog flu cases. The Mt. Carmel Bark Park, which is located in ... «WXIA-TV, Jul 15»
5
One conviction, one acquittal in shooting death of Henry Clay High …
A Fayette Circuit Court jury found Deionta Hayes guilty Tuesday of murder in the 2012 shooting death of Henry Clay High School sophomore ... «Lexington Herald Leader, Jul 15»
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Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo expects millionth visitor Wednesday …
OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) – On Wednesday, Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo expects to welcome its one millionth visitor this year. Zoo officials plan to ... «KMTV, Jul 15»
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Caernarfon GPs Henry and Nia Holland: Husband and wife doctors …
Dr Henry Holland of Llanwnda was banned from driving for a year today after failing a roadside breath test whilst his wife was found guilty of the ... «Daily Post North Wales, Jul 15»
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Two Henry County cities, county get BP settlements - Dothan Eagle …
Three government agencies in Henry County recently reached separate settlements with BP to compensate them for their lost revenue caused ... «Dothan Eagle, Jul 15»
9
Polish coach Henry Kasperczak takes over at Tunisia | FOX Sports
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) Tunisia has appointed Henry Kasperczak as new coach, bringing the Pole back for a second spell in charge. «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
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Why FB Henry Hynoski Is Still Critical to the NY Giants Offense's …
For years, it has seemed that the so-called death of the fullback position in the NFL has been grossly exaggerated. Or has it? «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»

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