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Meaning of "letch" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LETCH

Perhaps back formation from lecher.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF LETCH

lɛtʃ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LETCH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Letch 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 letch in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LETCH

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you letch
we let´s letch
you letch
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to letch
Past participle
letched
Present Participle
letching
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 LETCH

cosech · Dolmetsch · etch · fetch · fletch · ketch · kvetch · lech · outstretch · overstretch · quetch · quetsch · resketch · retch · sketch · spetch · stretch · vetch · wretch

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LETCH

let slip through one´s fingers · let someone have it · let someone off with · let the cat out of the bag · let the grass grow under one´s feet · let through · let up · let-out · let-up · let´s · Letchworth · letdown · lethal · lethal dose · lethal injection · lethality · lethally · lethargic · lethargical · lethargically

WORDS THAT END LIKE LETCH

at a stretch · back stretch · character sketch · crown vetch · home stretch · homescreetch · Jack Ketch · kidney vetch · milk vetch · restretch · thumbnail sketch

Synonyms and antonyms of letch in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «letch» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF LETCH

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

The translations of letch from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «letch» in English.
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letch
1,325 millions of speakers
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Letch
570 millions of speakers
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letch
510 millions of speakers
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letch
380 millions of speakers
ar

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letch
280 millions of speakers
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Letch
278 millions of speakers
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letch
270 millions of speakers
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letch
260 millions of speakers
fr

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letch
220 millions of speakers
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Letch
190 millions of speakers
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letch
180 millions of speakers
ja

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letch
130 millions of speakers
ko

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난봉꾼
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Letch
85 millions of speakers
vi

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letch
80 millions of speakers
ta

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letch
75 millions of speakers
mr

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धावणे
75 millions of speakers
tr

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serseri
70 millions of speakers
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letch
65 millions of speakers
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letch
50 millions of speakers
uk

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Letch
40 millions of speakers
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Letch
30 millions of speakers
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Letch
15 millions of speakers
af

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letch
14 millions of speakers
sv

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letch
10 millions of speakers
no

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letch
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of letch

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LETCH»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of letch
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about letch

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LETCH»

Discover the use of letch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to letch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Special people
Describes such people as parents, friends, doctors, gardeners, and ballet dancers, who care about, share with, and love others, and take pride in the work they do.
Rachael Letch, 1989
2
Shakespeare's Errant Texts: Textual Form and Linguistic ...
Textual Form and Linguistic Style in Shakespearean 'Bad' Quartos and Co- authored Plays Lene B. Petersen. Observation FITS2 XFIT2 DEKKER DEKKER DEKKER DEKKER F LETCH F LETCH F LETCH FLETMASS F LETCH F LETCH F ...
Lene B. Petersen, 2010
3
Pushing Forty
Prestigious private school comptroller Rob Carmichael likes the safe bets in life.
Douglas A. Letch, 2012
4
A Dignified Life, Revised and Expanded: The Best FriendsTM ...
(1932–) Letch was the baby of twelve children. He loves to share the story that his parents “finally found out what was causing all those children!” Letch attended two years of high school and then attended a trade school. He later joined the Air  ...
Virginia Bell, MSW, David Troxel, MPH, 2012
5
A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Laura Knight, Oil Paint and Grease Paint, 1936. letch, n. and v. (To have) an amorous feeling: 5. > coll.: since early 19005. Ex lechery. See also lech.—2. Hence, as v. (usu. with at) to look, not necessarily amorously, at women: orig. Services' ...
Eric Partridge, 2006
6
Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of ...
At a court held this day, John Letch was admitted to both moieties in fee. The execution of the deeds of 29th and 30th May, 1778, 1st and 2d June, 1778, and 24th and 25th June, 1778, was attested by the same witnesses. John Hinton died in ...
Great Britain. Court of King's Bench, Sandford Nevile, Sir Erskine Perry, 1838
7
Wreck of the Isabella
There was a series of rows, both private and public, between the first lieutenant, Letch, and the captain, which increased in seriousness as the voyage progressed. Letch accused the captain of paying illegal pilotage fees to Hermes' master ...
David Miller, 1995
8
The Stir of Ashes
Immersed in a case that some don't want him working on, and others don't think he can win, Hayden dodges death threats, bullets, angry relatives and his own feelings to help his client, and find out if hte truth will come from "The Stir of ...
Douglas A. Letch, 2007
9
Psychology in Action: Teacher Resource Book
Its objective is to stimulate student interest in some of the occupational fields of psychology.The Psychology in Action Teacher Resource Book and CD offers comprehensive support to the best selling text:The teacher resource book includes ...
Nicole Letch, 2010
10
The English Guernsey Cattle Society's Herd Book
Menmarsh marlene's Guardian 37977 d. 241290 Treasure's Blossom 2nd of Galley Hill 321676/A SOMEHVILLE DAPPER b. 23.6.70 s. Cherkley Sybil's Souvenir 35403 d. 272240 Vatereaton Dapper 321677X1 OWEN OF QUEENS LETCH b.
English Guernsey Cattle Society, 1970

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LETCH»

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Federal election could be quite interesting just down the road
Last weekend Labour Minister and minister responsible for the Status of Women Kellee Letch hung out with Rachel Harder, the Tory candidate ... «Medicine Hat News, Jul 15»
2
Campaigners say views have been 'totally disregarded' over …
A meeting is taking place later today (fFriday) where a relaunched Crediton Hospital Beds Group chaired by Mayor Frank Letch will continue ... «Tiverton Mid Devon Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Channing Tatum Panting For 3-Way With Sexy 'Thrones' Star
... My Tatum Tattler: “Channing then made it even worse, hinting on Howard Stern's show that if there was ever a woman his wife could letch for, ... «The National Enquirer, Jul 15»
4
Gallery: Kindred Spirits - Ipswich Airport saw its share of showbiz …
The back row (from the left) is, Anne Gallagher, Gill Allen, Marilyn Wilson, Amanda Young, Janet Letch, Tracy Wilce, Lynda Whitworth, Claire ... «East Anglian Daily Times, Jul 15»
5
Meet the Stars of NYMF: Patrick Richwood of FOOLERIE
I play one of the archetypes in this company of fools - the old letch, Hospital John (don't ask.) and when I say he's outrageously raunchy, I'm so ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
6
Will Indian Women Have to Murder Their Husbands to End Domestic …
... who tell us what to do and how to do it, who follow us in dark bylanes and letch at our bare backs, who operate school buses and work in our ... «iDiva.com, Jul 15»
7
Post box stolen after thieves force it from out of brickwork
The boxes were taken from Renvyl Road, north Stockton; Letch Lane, near Carlton village; Harrogate Lane, Fairfield; and Redmarshall village. «Gazette Live, Jul 15»
8
Vulgarity no bar
The issue persists in the case of the top two floors of the three-floor flats. “At times, 30-40 undertrials gather under a tree to letch. Some point to ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
9
London Theater Review: 'Measure for Measure' at Shakespeare's …
Gale stands her ground and implores Angelo, argues with Angelo, throws Angelo off her and then publicly outs him as a fraud and a letch. «Variety, Jul 15»
10
Police called as dog is locked in car in Derby city centre as …
Molly Letch, the animal care team leader, of the RSPCA centre in Abbey Street, Derby, said a dog could become ill after around ten minutes of ... «Derby Telegraph, Jun 15»
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