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Meaning of "jilt" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD JILT

From dialect jillet flighty girl, diminutive of proper name Gill.
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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 JILT

jilt  [dʒɪlt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JILT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Jilt 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 jilt in English.

WHAT DOES JILT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of jilt in the English dictionary

The definition of jilt in the dictionary is to leave or reject, esp without previous warning. Other definition of jilt is a woman who jilts a lover.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO JILT

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you jilt
we let´s jilt
you jilt
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to jilt
Past participle
jilted
Present Participle
jilting
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 JILT


built
bɪlt
gilt
ɡɪlt
guilt
ɡɪlt
hilt
hɪlt
home-built
ˌhəʊmˈbɪlt
kilt
kɪlt
Kriemhild
ˈkriːmhɪlt
lilt
lɪlt
milt
mɪlt
overbuilt
ˌəʊvəˈbɪlt
quilt
kwɪlt
rebuilt
ˌriːˈbɪlt
silt
sɪlt
spilt
spɪlt
spoilt
spɔɪlt
stilt
stɪlt
tilt
tɪlt
unspoilt
ʌnˈspɔɪlt
Vanderbilt
ˈvændəbɪlt
wilt
wɪlt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JILT

jilbab
jilgie
Jilin
jill
jillaroo
jillet
jillion
jillionth
Jilolo
Jilong
jilter
Jim
jim crow
jim-crow
jim-crowism
jiminy
jimjams
jimmied
jimmies
jimminy

WORDS THAT END LIKE JILT

atilt
brick-built
coach-built
crazy quilt
custom-built
full tilt
heavily built
in-built
jerry-built
parcel-gilt
patch quilt
patchwork quilt
powerfully built
purpose-built
self-built
silver-gilt
system built
to the hilt
upbuilt
well-built

Synonyms and antonyms of jilt in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «JILT»

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

Translation of «jilt» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JILT

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

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

jilt
570 millions of speakers

English

jilt
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

jilt
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تنبذ المرأة محبا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кокетка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

jilt
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রেমে হতাশ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jilt
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jilt
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

jilt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

振る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바람둥이 여자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jilt
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bỏ rơi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காதலனுக்கு ஆசை காட்டிப் பின் கைவிடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जिल्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

terketmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

jilt
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jilt
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кокетка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Jilt
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοκέτα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

coquette
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

jilt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jilt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of jilt

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JILT»

The term «jilt» is normally little used and occupies the 120.613 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JILT» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JILT»

Discover the use of jilt in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jilt and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Fair Jilt: The Amours of Prince Tarquin and Miranda
Aphra Behn's The Fair Jilt, Or, The Amours of Prince Tarquin and Miranda (1688) is the story of a charming, daring, and determined lady who contemplates even murder to attain her love.
Aphra Behn, 2008
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Jilt Trip (Mills & Boon M&B)
Heather MacAllister. Jilt Trip Heather MacAllister 1 THE ORGAN PLAYED softly. Gardenias scented the air. The. www.millsandboon.co.uk.
Heather MacAllister, 2014
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The London Jilt
This entertaining novel's full title, which claims that it will show "All the Artifices and Strategems which the Ladies of Pleasure make use of for the Intreaguing and Decoying of Men," suggests that it is a cautionary tale.
Charles H. Hinnant, 2007
4
The Jilt and Other Stories
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Charles Reade, 2012
5
The Noble Jilt
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Anthony Trollope, 2009
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The Fair Jilt Or Tarquin And Miranda
These Orders are taken up by the best Persons of the Town, young Maids of Fortune, who live together, not inclos'd, but in Palaces that will hold about fifteen hundred or two thousand of these Fille-Devotes, where they have a regulated ...
Aphra Behn, 2004
7
Mr. Jeffries and the Jilt
A woman notorious for jilting three fiancs wins the heart of London's most marriageable lord in this sparkling Regency romance. Original.
Joy Reed, 2004
8
The Jilt, and C Good Stories of Man and Other Animals
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Charles Reade, 2012
9
The Works of Aphra Behn: The fair jilt, and other short stories
Aphra Behn (1640-1689) was one of the most successful dramatists of the Restoration theatre and a popular poet. This is the third volume in a set of seven which comprises a complete edition of all her works.
Aphra Behn, Janet M. Todd, 1995
10
The Younger Brother Or the Amorous Jilt
Geo. Why do I vainly call for Vengeance down, and have it in my Hand?
Aphra Behn, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JILT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term jilt is used in the context of the following news items.
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Welcome Swallow female dispersal to $15,500 - Agriculture …
Heated interest for TC Aberdeen 759's daughter Welcome Swallow Aberdeen Jilt F296, who was joined to KC HAAS GPS, reaped the sale's ... «Stock & Land, Jul 15»
2
App development platform helps Avebe unlock SAP ERP data
Jilt Bakkesdirector of information and communications technology, Avebe. "The sales contracting app extracts customer master data, pricing ... «TechTarget, Jul 15»
3
As the Bottas to Ferrari story kicks off F1's silly season, how might …
For Red Bull and Toro Rosso, a change is only going to happen if the bosses cruelly jilt Daniil Kvyat after just one season, which is unlikely. «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
4
Day 8 of Calgary Stampede Rodeo
Washington cowboy Ryan Gray in the bareback event, with a score of 77 on Utica Jilt at the Calgary Stampede rodeo in Calgary, Alta. on Friday ... «Calgary Sun, Jul 15»
5
Report: Clippers appear to have swayed DeAndre Jordan to jilt
What better way to tell the story of DeAndre Jordan's dramatic change of heart to sign with the Clippers instead the Mavericks than with emojis! «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
6
Monopolistic prom queen or just belle of the ball? Judge tosses …
The suit charged Peaches with conspiring with dress designers to jilt competing boutiques and make Peaches those designers' one and only ... «Cook County Record, Jul 15»
7
Kids Caught in Crossfire of Nassau County vs. Union Fight …
“The word alone, DSS, gives me a jilt in my stomach,” Singletary said, adding that the agency hasn't been as helpful to her as FCA. “I'm just ... «Long Island Press, Jul 15»
8
Conscience spurred prison worker Joyce Mitchell to jilt Richard Matt …
Her change of heart came in a Chinese restaurant, with only hours left to spare. Joyce E. Mitchell looked across the table at her husband and ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
9
Asmussen: Springfield waits with open arms
Fool me three times, find another fan base to jilt. “People here are very skeptical,” Ruppert said. No skepticism required with the Illinois ... «Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette, Jul 15»
10
Love is in the air and on the telly
Not only did Blake Garvey jilt his TV fiancee Sam Frost but he also turned out to be running a sideline in stripping. It's hardly the fairytale ending ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»

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