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You know, my dad was a lieutenant colonel at Ft. Lewis on the 3rd of March, 1941. Fifteen months later, he was commanding a theater of war.
John Eisenhower

Meaning of "lieutenant" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LIEUTENANT

From Old French, literally: place-holding.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LIEUTENANT

lieutenant  [lɛfˈtɛnənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIEUTENANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lieutenant 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 LIEUTENANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

lieutenant

Lieutenant

A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces, fire service, or law enforcement. The meaning of lieutenant differs in different military formations, but is often subdivided into senior and junior ranks. In navies it is often equivalent to the army rank of captain; it may also indicate a particular post rather than a rank. The rank is also used in fire services, emergency medical services, security services and police forces. Lieutenant may also appear as part of a title used in various other organizations with a codified command structure. It often designates someone who is "second-in-command," and as such, may precede the name of the rank directly above it. For example, a "lieutenant master" is likely to be second-in-command to the "master" in an organization using both ranks. Political uses include lieutenant governor in various governments, and Quebec lieutenant in Canadian politics. In the United Kingdom, a Lord Lieutenant is the sovereign's representative in a county or lieutenancy area, while a Deputy Lieutenant is one the Lord Lieutenant's deputies.

Definition of lieutenant in the English dictionary

The first definition of lieutenant in the dictionary is a military officer holding commissioned rank immediately junior to a captain. Other definition of lieutenant is a naval officer holding commissioned rank immediately junior to a lieutenant commander. Lieutenant is also an officer in a police or fire department ranking immediately junior to a captain.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LIEUTENANT


component
kəmˈpəʊnənt
continent
ˈkɒntɪnənt
cotenant
kəʊˈtɛnənt
covenant
ˈkʌvənənt
dominant
ˈdɒmɪnənt
eminent
ˈɛmɪnənt
imminent
ˈɪmɪnənt
malignant
məˈlɪɡnənt
opponent
əˈpəʊnənt
pennant
ˈpɛnənt
permanent
ˈpɜːmənənt
pertinent
ˈpɜːtɪnənt
predominant
prɪˈdɒmɪnənt
pregnant
ˈprɛɡnənt
prominent
ˈprɒmɪnənt
resonant
ˈrɛzənənt
sublieutenant
ˌsʌbləˈtɛnənt
subtenant
sʌbˈtɛnənt
tenant
ˈtɛnənt
undertenant
ˈʌndəˌtɛnənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIEUTENANT

lienal
lienee
lienholder
lienor
lienteric
lientery
lier
lierne
Liestal
Lietuva
lieu
Lieut
lieutenancy
lieutenant colonel
lieutenant commander
lieutenant general
lieutenant governor
lieutenant-governor
lieutenantry
lieutenantship

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIEUTENANT

appurtenant
Ark of the Covenant
council tenant
customary tenant
Davenant
decant tenant
first lieutenant
flag lieutenant
flight lieutenant
Lord Lieutenant
military covenant
National Covenant
recombinant
restrictive covenant
revenant
se tenant
second lieutenant
sitting tenant
Solemn League and Covenant
untenant

Synonyms and antonyms of lieutenant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lieutenant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIEUTENANT

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

Translator English - Chinese

陆军中尉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

teniente
570 millions of speakers

English

lieutenant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लेफ्टिनेंट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُلَازِمُ أَوَل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лейтенант
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tenente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বদলি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lieutenant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Letnan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Leutnant
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

中尉
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

중위
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lètnan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trung úy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லெப்டினன்ட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लेफ्टिनंट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

teğmen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tenente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

porucznik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лейтенант
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

locotenent
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπολοχαγός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

luitenant
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

löjtnant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

løytnant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lieutenant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIEUTENANT»

The term «lieutenant» is very widely used and occupies the 16.605 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIEUTENANT» OVER TIME

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

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7 QUOTES WITH «LIEUTENANT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lieutenant.
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Mike Curb
I was the last Republican lieutenant governor and it's been over 20 years.
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John Eisenhower
I was a lieutenant in World War II.
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John Eisenhower
You know, my dad was a lieutenant colonel at Ft. Lewis on the 3rd of March, 1941. Fifteen months later, he was commanding a theater of war.
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Philip Gibbs
All was well, until I reached the port of Havre. Three officers with the rank of lieutenant, whom afterwards I knew to be Scotland Yard men, came aboard and demanded to see my papers which they took away from me.
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Harvey Keitel
It's a very, very fascinating story for me, cause it's about a man who's been doing bad; bad things. And he's a father of four children in parochial school, he's a lieutenant of detectives, but he's in conflict with himself and with trying to do what's right.
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Esai Morales
In order to be a lieutenant, you've got to have authority in your voice. No matter how young your face looks, you've got to let your guys know that you're in charge.
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William Scranton
You're feeling the responsibility for hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people on your shoulder in a way that I couldn't feel as lieutenant governor.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIEUTENANT»

Discover the use of lieutenant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lieutenant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Lieutenant
When he fails to secure an observatory position with Astronomer Royal, Dr. Vickery, Daniel enrolls in the Marine forces and is assigned as a Second Lieutenant to the Resolution.
Kate Grenville, 2010
2
Lieutenant
Finding a second chance to join Earth's military in the Dirigent Mercenary Corps, Lon Nolan earns the rank of Lieutenant and learns about the challenging responsibilities that come with his new position. Original.
Rick Shelley, 1998
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Lee's Tarnished Lieutenant: James Longstreet and His Place ...
Reconstructing the military career of one of the Confederacy's most competent but also one of its most vilified corps commanders, this book reveals how Longstreet became, in the years after Appomattox, the Judas of the Lost Cause, the ...
William Garrett Piston, 1990
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The Lieutenant Nun: Transgenderism, Lesbian Desire, and ...
"This book is an exciting, well-organized overview of the evolution of a cultural icon: the nun-ensign Catalina de Erauso.
Sherry Velasco, 2000
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Lieutenant Nun: Memoir of a Basque Transvestite in the New World
But Chance toyed with me, turning my every scrap of luck in to disaster. I had been leading a quiet life in Concepcion until, one day, when I was in the guard camp, I went into a nearby gambling house with a fellow lieutenant. We began to play ...
Catalina De Erauso, 2011
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Beria: Stalin's First Lieutenant
This is the biography of Lavrentii Beria, Stalin's notorious police chief and for many years his most powerful lieutenant.
Amy Knight, 1995
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The Lieutenant of Inishmore
The Lieutenant of Inishmore is a brilliant satire on terrorism, a powerful corrective to the beautification of violence in contemporary culture, and a hilarious farce.
Martin McDonagh, Patrick Lonergan, 2009
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Hunting Lieutenant Chadbourne
A thoughtful meditation on the connectedness of history and the possibilities of recovering and understanding the past, the book reveals as much about Corder's literary and historiographical preoccupations as it does about the life of his ...
Jim W. Corder, 2011
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Rochambeau: Washington's Ideal Lieutenant: A French ...
Step back in time and travel with Rochambeau as he rides through the night to the Palace of Versailles, answering a summons from King Louis XVI.
Jini Jones Vail, 2011
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... A letter to His Excellency, Earl Fitzwilliam, lord ...
Urging educational and political reforms in Ireland.
William Drennan, 1795

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIEUTENANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lieutenant is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tributes to former Lord Lieutenant of Kent Allan Willett - Kent Online
Former Lord Lieutenant of Kent, Allan Willett, has lost his long battle against ill health. The ex-company boss, who donated £4m to charities, ... «Kent Online, Jul 15»
2
How Charles Green reached rank of Lieutenant-Colonel at 25 …
In March 1945 he was given command of the 11th Battalion with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. He was 25 and the youngest Battalion ... «Northern Star, Jul 15»
3
Elbert Guillory: I won't be on sideline as lt. gov. - The Daily World
Elbert Guillory thinks he would make a good cheerleader, but that's not all he wants to be. Guillory is running for lieutenant governor, a position ... «Opelousas Daily World, Jul 15»
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WWII Second Lieutenant Queen Elizabeth Is Not A NAZI - Andre …
She served in the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service holding the rank of second subaltern, which is equivalent to second lieutenant. «Town Hall, Jul 15»
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RAK Ruler offers condolences to family of lieutenant | The National
AL AIN // Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, has offered condolences to the family of Lt Abdul Aziz Sarhan Saleh Al ... «The National, Jul 15»
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Lieutenant governor's office: Gateway to political oblivion
Meaning no disrespect for any of its occupants, Florida's office of lieutenant governor could make the Maytag repairman look like a whirling ... «Tallahassee.com, Jul 15»
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Ridgewood fire lieutenant honored by NJ legislators for record …
SHOUT OUT: A Ridgewood fire lieutenant who smashed a Guinness world record for running a mile-long race in full firefighting gear was ... «Cliffviewpilot.com, Jul 15»
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Florida doesn't need a lieutenant governor - Sun Sentinel
Rick Scott's lieutenant since February 2014, a Quinnipiac poll earlier this year showed a majority of Florida voters don't know enough about him ... «Sun Sentinel, Jul 15»
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Police lieutenant suspended for calling same-sex marriage …
A police lieutenant in the US state of California has been placed on leave for writing a letter calling same-sex marriage “blatant debauchery”. «PinkNews, Jul 15»
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New York Lieutenant Governor Visits Crystal Windows Factory
Crystal CEO Thomas Chen meets with NY State Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul on manufacturing in the region. New York State Lieutenant ... «Western Queens Gazette, Jul 15»

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