Meaning of "king" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KING

Old English cyning; related to Old High German kunig king, Danish konge.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF KING

king  [kɪŋ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KING

King 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 king in English.

WHAT DOES KING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Monarch

A monarch is the sovereign head of a state, officially outranking all other individuals in the realm. A monarch may exercise the most and highest authority in the state or others may wield that power on behalf of the monarch. Typically a monarch either personally inherits the lawful right to exercise the state's sovereign rights or is selected by an established process from a family or cohort eligible to provide the nation's monarch. Alternatively, an individual may become monarch by conquest, acclamation or a combination of means. A monarch usually reigns for life or until abdication. Monarchs' actual powers vary from one monarchy to another and in different eras; on one extreme, they may be autocrats wielding genuine sovereignty; on the other they may be ceremonial heads of state who exercise little or no power or only reserve powers, with actual authority vested in a parliament or other body.

Definition of king in the English dictionary

The first definition of king in the dictionary is a male sovereign prince who is the official ruler of an independent state; monarch related adjectives royal regal monarchical. Other definition of king is a ruler or chief. King is also a person, animal, or thing considered as the best or most important of its kind.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO KING

PRESENT

Present

I king

you king

he/she/it kings

we king

you king

they king

Present continuous

I am kinging

you are kinging

he/she/it is kinging

we are kinging

you are kinging

they are kinging

Present perfect

I have kinged

you have kinged

he/she/it has kinged

we have kinged

you have kinged

they have kinged

Present perfect continuous

I have been kinging

you have been kinging

he/she/it has been kinging

we have been kinging

you have been kinging

they have been kinging

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 kinged

you kinged

he/she/it kinged

we kinged

you kinged

they kinged

Past continuous

I was kinging

you were kinging

he/she/it was kinging

we were kinging

you were kinging

they were kinging

Past perfect

I had kinged

you had kinged

he/she/it had kinged

we had kinged

you had kinged

they had kinged

Past perfect continuous

I had been kinging

you had been kinging

he/she/it had been kinging

we had been kinging

you had been kinging

they had been kinging

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

FUTURE

Future

I will king

you will king

he/she/it will king

we will king

you will king

they will king

Future continuous

I will be kinging

you will be kinging

he/she/it will be kinging

we will be kinging

you will be kinging

they will be kinging

Future perfect

I will have kinged

you will have kinged

he/she/it will have kinged

we will have kinged

you will have kinged

they will have kinged

Future perfect continuous

I will have been kinging

you will have been kinging

he/she/it will have been kinging

we will have been kinging

you will have been kinging

they will have been kinging

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would king

you would king

he/she/it would king

we would king

you would king

they would king

Conditional continuous

I would be kinging

you would be kinging

he/she/it would be kinging

we would be kinging

you would be kinging

they would be kinging

Conditional perfect

I would have king

you would have king

he/she/it would have king

we would have king

you would have king

they would have king

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been kinging

you would have been kinging

he/she/it would have been kinging

we would have been kinging

you would have been kinging

they would have been kinging

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you king
we let´s king
you king

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to king

Past participle

kinged

Present Participle

kinging

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 «KING»

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

synonyms of king

big name · celeb · celebrity · consort · crowned head · draw · emperor · head of state · idol · lead · leader · lord · luminary · majesty · megastar · monarch · name · overlord · prince · ruler · sovereign · star

TRANSLATION OF KING

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 国王
• Translator English - Spanish: rey
• English: king
• Translator English - Hindi: राजा
• Translator English - Arabic: مَلِكٌ
• Translator English - Russian: король
• Translator English - Portuguese: rei
• Translator English - Bengali: রাজা
• Translator English - French: roi
• Translator English - Malay: Raja
• Translator English - German: König
• Translator English - Japanese: 王
• Translator English - Korean: 왕
• Translator English - Javanese: Raja
• Translator English - Vietnamese: vua
• Translator English - Tamil: ராஜா
• Translator English - Marathi: राजा
• Translator English - Turkish: kral
• Translator English - Italian: re
• Translator English - Polish: król
• Translator English - Ukrainian: король
• Translator English - Romanian: rege
• Translator English - Greek: βασιλιάς
• Translator English - Afrikaans: koning
• Translator English - Swedish: kung
• Translator English - Norwegian: konge

10 QUOTES WITH «KING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word king.

1

William Adams

In the end of five years I made supplication to the king to go out of this land, desiring to see my poor wife and children according to conscience and nature.

2

Lloyd Alexander

King Arthur was one of my heroes - I played with a trash can lid for a knightly shield and my uncle's cane for the sword Excalibur.

3

Henry Alford

Law is king of all.

4

Kevin J. Anderson

If you look at the British royal family and take away the scandals and the goofy stuff that's going on, people love to have this king to look up to - the royals are like celebrities.

5

Joan of Arc

It is true that the king has made a truce with the duke of Burgundy for fifteen days and that the duke is to turn over the city of Paris at the end of fifteen days. Yet you should not marvel if I do not enter that city so quickly.

6

Skylar Astin

I do come from a theater background, where the playwright is optimal and king and you have to serve the playwright. So I am, of course, a huge fan of scripted everything.

7

Peter Bichsel

Only that Swiss in the heart want still a king or at least a strong Upper House of Parliament. Swiss long themselves for less democracy and more dictatorship.

8

Joseph Brodsky

What I like about cities is that everything is king size, the beauty and the ugliness.

9

Albert Brooks

I've always been the king of silence. I've always been a minimalist comedian. I've taken my influence from Jack Benny, who was the king of that... I've always done 'less is more.'

10

Jack Cade

It is to be remedied that the false traitors will suffer no man to come into the king's presence for no cause without bribes where none ought to be had. Any man might have his coming to him to ask him grace or judgment in such case as the king may give.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KING»

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

11/22/63: A Novel

Receiving a horrific essay from a GED student with a traumatic past, high-school English teacher Jake Epping is enlisted by a friend to travel back in time to prevent the assassination of John F. Kennedy, a mission for which he must ...

Stephen King, 2012

King and King

The Crown Kitty and Friends Cordially Invite You to Celebrate a Royal Wedding Reception to follow in the Royal Gardens Bring Lots of Presents

Stern Nijland, Linda De Haan, 2003

King: A Biography

Updated with a new preface and more than a dozen photographs of King and his contemporaries, this edition presents the unforgettable story of King's life and death for a new generation.

David L. Lewis, 2013

The Essential Stephen King: A Ranking of the Greatest ...

This book provides uncompromising summation and review of King's work and is a must-have for both the serious and casual fan.

Stephen J. Spignesi, 2003

The King Never Smiles: A Biography of Thailand's Bhumibol ...

This book tells the unexpected story of his life and 60-year rule: how a Western-raised boy came to be seen by his people as a living Buddha; and how a king widely seen as beneficent and apolitical could in fact be so deeply political, ...

Paul M. Handley, 2006

Mr. Mercedes: A Novel

Mr. Mercedes is a war between good and evil, from the master of suspense whose insight into the mind of this obsessed, insane killer is chilling and unforgettable.

Stephen King, 2014

Desperation

There's a place alone Interstate 50 that some call the loneliest place on Earth. It's not a very nice place to live. It's an even worse place to die. It's known as Desperation, Nevada...

Stephen King, 1997

King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism ...

Adam Hochschild brings this largely untold story alive with the wit and skill of a Barbara Tuchman. Like her, he knows that history often provides a far richer cast of characters than any novelist could invent.

Adam Hochschild, 1999

Once a King, Always a King: The Unmaking of a Latin King

Sanchez illustrates how the Latin King motto "once a king, always a king" rings true and details the difficulty and danger of leaving that life behind.

Reymundo Sanchez, 2004

King: Pilgrimage to the Mountaintop

An incisive biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., looks at the life and legacy of one of America's most important civil rights leaders, describing both his successes and his failures while speculating about King's potential future ...

Harvard Sitkoff, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KING»

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

Burger-King union is a done deal - NY Daily News

It was whopper of a wedding. Joel Burger and Ashley King had it their way on Friday, getting married in Illinois with every cent of the wedding ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»

LEADING OFF: Greinke's Shutout Streak, King Felix Vs Yankees …

There is one player who gives King Felix trouble, though: Mark Teixeira is 20 for 66 (.303) with six homers and 13 RBIs overall against the ... «ABC News, Jul 15»

CU men's basketball: George King ready to take his shot - Boulder …

Colorado redshirt sophomore George King has some fun ripping off a red shirt last week at the Coors Events Center. King's redshirt season is ... «The Daily Camera, Jul 15»

Spike's 'Tut' follows the rise and fall of King Tutankhamun - NY Daily …

It only took 33 centuries, but King Tut has finally landed his own show on Spike. “Tut,” the cable channel's new event miniseries, follows the rise ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»

King Edward VIII: Uncle who encouraged young Queen's Nazi …

On becoming king in 1936, Edward was said to have wanted to speak privately with Hitler without his government's knowledge, and claimed he ... «The Independent, Jul 15»

Don King predicts stardom in United States for Carl Frampton - BBC

American boxing promoter Don King waxes lyrical about the impact he believes Belfast boxer Carl Frampton can make in the United States. «BBC Sport, Jul 15»

Curling team's LA Kings 'Burger King' outfits make fashion statement …

Our friends at The Royal Half wrote the definitive piece on the 'Burger King' and showed the incredible likeness of the logo to the weird looking ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»

Utah Shakespeare Festival's 'King Lear' does tragedy justice …

CEDAR CITY, Utah — "King Lear" is often considered one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies, and the Utah Shakespeare Festival's excellent ... «Deseret News, Jul 15»

Homebuilder Watson served as King Antonio LXI - San Antonio …

During his reign as King Antonio, Watson and the Texas Cavaliers made a special stop at an elementary school to visit a sick girl he knew. «mySanAntonio.com, Jul 15»

Saudi king holds rare talks with Hamas leader Meshaal - BBC News

Saudi King Salman has held rare talks with the leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, Khaled Meshaal, who was on pilgrimage to ... «BBC News, Jul 15»