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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PHILANDER

From Greek philandros fond of men, from philos loving + anēr man; used as a name for a lover in literary works.
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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 PHILANDER

philander  [fɪˈlændə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHILANDER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Philander is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb philander in English.

WHAT DOES PHILANDER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of philander in the English dictionary

The definition of philander in the dictionary is often foll by with to flirt with women.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PHILANDER

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you philander
we let´s philander
you philander
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to philander
Past participle
philandered
Present Participle
philandering
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 PHILANDER


auslander
ˈaʊsˌlændə
Bananalander
bəˈnɑːnəˌlændə
Banda
ˈbændə
filander
fɪˈlændə
flatlander
ˈflætˌlændə
Icelander
ˈaɪsˌlændə
lander
ˈlændə
Laplander
ˈlæpˌlændə
marshlander
ˈmɑːʃˌlændə
Miranda
mɪˈrændə
Netherlander
ˈnɛðəˌlændə
outlander
ˈaʊtˌlændə
overlander
ˈəʊvəˌlændə
panda
ˈpændə
Queenslander
ˈkwiːnzˌlændə
Rwanda
rʊˈændə
solander
səˈlændə
southlander
ˈsaʊθˌlændə
Togolander
ˈtəʊɡəʊˌlændə
Uganda
juːˈɡændə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHILANDER

phil.
Philadelphia
philadelphus
Philae
philanderer
philandering
philanthrope
philanthropic
philanthropical
philanthropically
philanthropies
philanthropist
philanthropoid
philanthropy
philatelic
philatelically
philatelist
philately

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHILANDER

Alexander
Channel Islander
commander
coriander
demander
expander
finder
gander
hander
Highlander
Hollander
islander
Leander
meander
Prince Edward Islander
salamander
sander
Santander
slander
wander
zander

Synonyms and antonyms of philander in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PHILANDER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «philander» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of philander
coquet · court · dally · flirt · toy · trifle · womanize

Translation of «philander» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHILANDER

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

Translator English - Chinese

菲兰德
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

philander
570 millions of speakers

English

philander
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फिलैंडर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

فيلاندر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

флиртовать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

philander
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রেমের অভিনয় করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

courir les jupons
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Philander
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tändeln
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フィランダー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

꽁무니를 쫓아 다니다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Philander
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ve gái
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஃபிலாண்டர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फिलँडर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

asılmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

amoreggiare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

philander
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фліртувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Philander
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

philander
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Philander
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

philander
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Philander
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of philander

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHILANDER»

The term «philander» is normally little used and occupies the 112.592 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHILANDER» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHILANDER»

Discover the use of philander in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to philander and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Our Affair with El Nino: How We Transformed an Enchanting ...
"This is a provocative and useful summary of what we know, and what we would like to know about El Nino's influence on humankind. The book is a clear, scientifically definitive statement on an issue of concern to us all.
S. George Philander, 2006
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Is the Temperature Rising?: The Uncertain Science of Global ...
In explaining why there is no consensus on whether global warming is real or a myth based on misleading data, Philander "guides the nonscientific reader through new ideas about the remarkable and intricate factors that determine the world's ...
S. George Philander, 1998
3
Jet
Has. 27. Kids. And. Runs. Bar. In. The. Philippines. Philander Rodman Jr., the father of Chicago Bulls star Dennis Rodman, lives in Angeles City, Philippines, and is the father of 27 children by four different wives, "and extracurricular activities," ...
4
The Recollections of Philander Prescott: Frontiersman of the ...
A native of upstate New York, Prescott headed west in 1819, ending his journey at Fort Snelling, Minnesota, which would later become Minneapolis.
Philander Prescott, Donald Dean Parker, 1966
5
Phyllida and the Brotherhood of Philander: A Bisexual ...
The meddling mothers of the Regency would do anything to wed their daughters to Andrew Carrington, the wealthy, handsome, and athletic heir to an earldom.
Ann Herendeen, 2009
6
The Best Adirondack Stories of Philander Deming
In. Slavery. Days .First, as my grandfather used to tell, there were the woods and the Oneida Indians and the Mohawks; then the forest was cleared away, and there was the broad, fertile, grassy, and entrancingly beautiful Mohawk Valley; then ...
Philander Deming, 1997
7
Mammals of South America, Volume 1: Marsupials, Xenarthrans, ...
natural history: Other than Hershkovitz's (1997: 73–74) suggestion that P. andersoni may be more arboreal and aquatic than P. opossum, its natural history is unknown. remarks: Philander andersoni is a dark species with a well-marked, black ...
Alfred L. Gardner, 2008
8
El Nino, La Nina, and the Southern Oscillation
This volume provides a brief history of the subject, summarizes the oceanographic and meteorological observations and theories, and discusses the recent advances in computer modeling studies of the phenomenon.
S. George Philander, 1989
9
The Life of Philander Chase: First Bishop of Ohio and Illinois
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.
Laura Chase Smith, 2008
10
Mammals of the Neotropics, Volume 3: Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil
Philander frenata (Olfers, 1818) Description Patton and da Silva ( 1997) recognize P opossum frenata as a distinct species. This is a large dark gray form with a cream venter. Their conclusions are based on a comparison of six hundred base ...
John F. Eisenberg, Kent H. Redford, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHILANDER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term philander is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Stiaan's bowling a handy bonus
This simplistic gameplan pretty much worked for the Cobras with Van Zyl and Philander routinely being close to the top of the South African ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
2
India's Test number 3 conundrum
If he can blunt Steyn, Morkel and Philander in South Africa, then he can do it against England and Australia in the future. Remember how Rahul ... «Sportskeeda, Jul 15»
3
Bangladesh, South Africa players make gains despite Ctg washout
... rankings remain the same with Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh continuing to lead the way by 40 points over South Africa's Vernon Philander. «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
4
Former Terrebonne player finding success in college
23-28 for his performances against Talladega (30 points) and Philander Smith (22 points with a season-high 13 rebounds). Voorhees finished ... «Daily Comet, Jul 15»
5
Bangladesh and South Africa players make gains despite …
... rankings remain the same with Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh continuing to lead the way by 40 points over South Africa's Vernon Philander. «International Cricket Council, Jul 15»
6
Backward steps costing Ballance
The guys technique will always fall short on fast tracks or against quality bowlers like steyn, philander, morkel, boult, southee and any aus ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»
7
Both Bangladesh and South Africa believe they had upper hand in …
Both of them also do their bit with the ball and the help the likes of Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander and Morne Morkel. Although, the bowlers were ... «Sportskeeda, Jul 15»
8
Texas couple donates African art collection to Philander Smith
Kevin Katz, left, and Philander Smith College president Roderick Smothers, right, show members of the media a sculpture from the 25-piece ... «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
9
List of things Indian commentators can't say expanded
And don't even get me started on poor Vernon Philander. So yeah, life's not all bad." Harmer said that he still allows himself the luxury of staring ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»
10
Fast bowling with Makhaya Ntini
I could easily relate to what Philander has gone through,” Ntini says. “Why do you think I retired so quickly?” I ask him to explain, and he says ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»

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