Meaning of "pawn" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PAWN

From Old French pan security, from Latin pannus cloth, apparently because clothing was often left as a surety; compare Middle Flemish paen pawn, German Pfand pledge.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF PAWN

pawn  [pɔːn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PAWN

Pawn 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 pawn in English.

WHAT DOES PAWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pawn

Pawn may refer to: ▪ Pawn, the weakest and most numerous piece in the game ▪ Pawn, another name for a pledge in certain jurisdictions ▪ Pawnshop/pawnbroker ▪ Pawn, an embeddable programming language ▪ Doris Pawn, an American actress of the silent film era ▪ Pawn River, Burma ▪ The Pawn, a 1980s text adventure ▪ PAWN, an online multiplayer flash game ▪ PAWN, International Civil Aviation Organization code for Noatak Airport ▪ Pawn Stars television series on the History Channel ▪ Pawn, 2013 film...

Definition of pawn in the English dictionary

The first definition of pawn in the dictionary is to deposit as security for the repayment of a loan, esp from a pawnbroker. Other definition of pawn is to stake. Pawn is also an article deposited as security.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PAWN

PRESENT

Present

I pawn

you pawn

he/she/it pawns

we pawn

you pawn

they pawn

Present continuous

I am pawning

you are pawning

he/she/it is pawning

we are pawning

you are pawning

they are pawning

Present perfect

I have pawned

you have pawned

he/she/it has pawned

we have pawned

you have pawned

they have pawned

Present perfect continuous

I have been pawning

you have been pawning

he/she/it has been pawning

we have been pawning

you have been pawning

they have been pawning

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 pawned

you pawned

he/she/it pawned

we pawned

you pawned

they pawned

Past continuous

I was pawning

you were pawning

he/she/it was pawning

we were pawning

you were pawning

they were pawning

Past perfect

I had pawned

you had pawned

he/she/it had pawned

we had pawned

you had pawned

they had pawned

Past perfect continuous

I had been pawning

you had been pawning

he/she/it had been pawning

we had been pawning

you had been pawning

they had been pawning

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

FUTURE

Future

I will pawn

you will pawn

he/she/it will pawn

we will pawn

you will pawn

they will pawn

Future continuous

I will be pawning

you will be pawning

he/she/it will be pawning

we will be pawning

you will be pawning

they will be pawning

Future perfect

I will have pawned

you will have pawned

he/she/it will have pawned

we will have pawned

you will have pawned

they will have pawned

Future perfect continuous

I will have been pawning

you will have been pawning

he/she/it will have been pawning

we will have been pawning

you will have been pawning

they will have been pawning

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would pawn

you would pawn

he/she/it would pawn

we would pawn

you would pawn

they would pawn

Conditional continuous

I would be pawning

you would be pawning

he/she/it would be pawning

we would be pawning

you would be pawning

they would be pawning

Conditional perfect

I would have pawn

you would have pawn

he/she/it would have pawn

we would have pawn

you would have pawn

they would have pawn

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been pawning

you would have been pawning

he/she/it would have been pawning

we would have been pawning

you would have been pawning

they would have been pawning

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you pawn
we let´s pawn
you pawn

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to pawn

Past participle

pawned

Present Participle

pawning

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 «PAWN»

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

synonyms of pawn

assurance · bond · cat´s-paw · collateral · creature · deposit · dupe · gage · guarantee · guaranty · hazard · hock · instrument · mortgage · plaything · pledge · pop · puppet · security · stake · stooge · tool · toy · wager

TRANSLATION OF PAWN

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 典当
• Translator English - Spanish: empeñar
• English: pawn
• Translator English - Hindi: मोहरा
• Translator English - Arabic: بيدق
• Translator English - Russian: пешка
• Translator English - Portuguese: empenhar
• Translator English - Bengali: গুটি
• Translator English - French: mettre en gage
• Translator English - Malay: Pajak gadai
• Translator English - German: versetzen
• Translator English - Japanese: 質に入れる
• Translator English - Korean: 전당포에 잡히다
• Translator English - Javanese: Pawn
• Translator English - Vietnamese: con chốt
• Translator English - Tamil: சிப்பாய்
• Translator English - Marathi: प्यादे
• Translator English - Turkish: piyon
• Translator English - Italian: dare in pegno
• Translator English - Polish: pionek
• Translator English - Ukrainian: пішак
• Translator English - Romanian: pion
• Translator English - Greek: πιόνι
• Translator English - Afrikaans: pion
• Translator English - Swedish: bonde
• Translator English - Norwegian: bonde

10 QUOTES WITH «PAWN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pawn.

1

Louie Anderson

I felt ashamed for what I had done. I don't have any excuses. I did what I did. I take full responsibility for myself and my actions. I wouldn't pawn this off on anybody. I'm sorry it happened. And I hurt people.

2

Amber Benson

The acting is something that will always be a part of my life, but the writing gives me a lot more creative freedom. You're a pawn in somebody else's chess game, whereas as a writer and as a director, you get to call the shots. And that's very thrilling.

3

George Benson

My stepfather had an electric guitar. He went to his pawn store one day to get a guitar and an amp, and I couldn't understand what I was hearing. All afternoon, I just sat against the amp and let it reverberate through me. Something must have stuck.

4

James F. Byrnes

It is not in the interest of the German people or in the interest of world peace that Germany should become a pawn or a partner in a military struggle for power between the East and the West.

5

Steve Carell

I look at improvising as a prolonged game of chess. There's an opening gambit with your pawn in a complex game I have with one character, and lots of side games with other characters, and another game with myself - and in each game you make all these tiny, tiny moves that get you to the endgame.

6

e. e. cummings

Humanity I love you because when you're hard up you pawn your intelligence to buy a drink.

7

Andrew Eldritch

The citizen is becoming a pawn in a game where nobody knows the rules, where everybody consequently doubts that there are rules at all, and where the vocabulary has been diminished to such an extent that nobody is even sure what the game is all about.

8

Anna Faris

You have to create your own stuff. It's really exciting to create something, sell it, and feel like I'm not just a pawn waiting to be cast.

9

Randy Harrison

I can't speak on behalf of the show. I'm not a creator; I'm just a pawn.

10

Jennifer Lynch

I really believe that if you're going to bring a child into the world, it's your job to parent that world. Especially if it's just you; you don't pawn her off on somebody.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PAWN»

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

Fortune's Pawn

Devi Morris isn't your average mercenary.

Rachel Bach, 2013

Magic's Pawn

In Magic's Pawn, an ancient age in the history of Valdemar comes to life--an age when the kingdom was ravaged by the ungoverned fury of bandit warlords, ferocious ice dragons, and the wild magic of wizards.

Mercedes Lackey, 1989

Pawn

PawnKit TunstallJulie McAdams reluctantly agrees to let Declan Poe protect her.

Kit Tunstall, 2005

Pawn, The (The Bowers Files Book #1)

The Pawn is not to be missed."--Ann Tatlock, author of Every Secret Thing "Steven James combines 21st-century high-tech law enforcement techniques with 18th-century Sherlockian deduction to craft an exciting, suspense-filled story.

Steven James, 2007

Pawn of Prophecy

Garion the farm boy did not believe in magic dooms, but then he did not know that soon he would be on a quest of unparalleled magic and danger when the dread evil God Torak was reawakened.

David Eddings, 2004

The Queen's Pawn

A historical novel of the legendary Eleanor of Aquitaine and the one person she loved more than power-her rival for the throne.

Christy English, 2010

Winning Pawn Structures

This modern guide to pawn structures, written by an experienced grandmaster, analyzes a variety of typical formations, and explains the approaches, patterns, and techniques used by professionals in all phases of the game.

Alexander Baburin, 1998

Pawn Power in Chess

"One of the few books…which, at a glance, one can recognize as an immortal." — Chess.

Hans Kmoch, 2013

Eritrea: A Pawn in World Politics

This work examines the nationalist movement in the context of the political and diplomatic struggle, and argues that superpower/UN collusion is partly to blame.

Okbazghi Yohannes, 1991

Pawn

Yet, the FBI has its own twists and turns, moles and other insiders, and Donna becomes their player. Who does Donna believe? Is there anyone she can trust? "Pawn: A Novel" is a book about love, lies, deception and a woman's need to survive.

Barbara Anna Marjanovic, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PAWN»

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

Demolition work begins on historic Hong Kong pawn shop slated to …

An iconic, 80-year-old pawn shop building in Wan Chai appears to be nearing its end, as work begins on a plan to tear it down and build a new ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»

SWAT called to break-in at East Price Hill pawn shop

News»Top Stories» SWAT called to break-in at East Price Hill pawn shop ... arrest and accused of breaking into a pawn shop in East Price Hill. «WKRC TV Cincinnati, Jul 15»

Abortion law is pawn in a Tory-SNP power game

The Herald reports that the Conservatives are thinking about devolving abortion law to Scotland where a strong Catholic lobby is opposed to ... «Slugger O'Toole, Jul 15»

The Pawn Stars Bringing Pizza and Doughnuts to Pawn Plaza

Seemingly on a mission to fill any fast food cravings of his future guests, Rick Harrison and the Gold and Silver Pawn Shop are adding pizza, ... «Eater, Jul 15»

Louisiana theater shooting: Killer used gun bought legally at pawn …

Governor Bobby Jindal lays a bouquet of flowers at the entrance of the Grand Theater before taking a tour and giving a press conference along ... «AL.com, Jul 15»

City Council to de Blasio: 'We are not the mayor's pawn'

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito's stunning attack on Mayor de Blasio “laid out a very important marker” that the City Council is not a ... «New York Post, Jul 15»

Police: Movie Theater Shooter Bought Handgun Legally at Pawn …

Police: Movie Theater Shooter Bought Handgun Legally at Pawn Shop in Alabama in 2014. LAFAYETTE, La. — Jul 24, 2015, 6:17 PM ET ... «ABC News, Jul 15»

Police: Movie theater shooter bought handgun legally at pawn shop …

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Police: Movie theater shooter bought handgun legally at pawn shop in Alabama in 2014. Printable Version. Email This ... «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»

TVs, iPad reported stolen from Cash America Pawn

TVs, iPad reported stolen from Cash America Pawn ... worth $1,000 were reported stolen Thursday from Cash America Pawn on Skyline Drive, ... «Hopkinsville Kentucky New Era, Jul 15»

Man wanted for stealing laptop from Portsmouth pawn shop

Man wanted for stealing laptop from Portsmouth pawn shop ... Police are looking for a man who stole a laptop from a pawn shop this afternoon. «The Virginian-Pilot, Jul 15»