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Meaning of "punned" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PUNNED

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUNNED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Punned 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 punned in English.

WHAT DOES PUNNED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pun

The pun, also called paronomasia, is a form of word play that suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect. These ambiguities can arise from the intentional use of homophonic, homographic, metonymic, or metaphorical language. A pun differs from a malapropism in that a malapropism uses an incorrect expression that alludes to another expression, but a pun uses a correct expression that alludes to another expression. Henri Bergson defined a pun as a sentence or utterance in which "the same sentence appears to offer two independent meanings, but it is only an appearance; in reality there are two different sentences made up of different words, but claiming to be one and the same because both have the same sound". Puns may be regarded as in-jokes or idiomatic constructions, given that their usage and meaning are entirely local to a particular language and its culture. For example, "Camping is intense." Puns are used to create humor and sometimes require a large vocabulary to understand.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PUNNED

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you pun
we let´s pun
you pun
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to pun
Past participle
punned
Present Participle
punning
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 BEGIN LIKE PUNNED

punji
punk
punk rock
punk rocker
punka
punkah
punker
punkey
punkish
punky
punner
punnet
punning
punningly
punny
punster
punt
Punta Arenas
Punta Gallinas
punter

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUNNED

banned
canned
dunned
funned
gunned
machine gunned
outgunned
pinned
planned
scanned
shotgunned
shunned
skinned
stunned
sunned
tanned
tinned
tunned
unshunned
unsunned

Synonyms and antonyms of punned in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «punned» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUNNED

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

Translator English - Chinese

punned
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hizo juegos de palabras
570 millions of speakers

English

punned
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

punned
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

punned
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

каламбурил
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

punned
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

punned
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

punned
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dihukum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pun
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

punned
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

punned
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Punk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

punned
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

punned
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पंकड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

punned
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

punned
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

punned
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

каламбури
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

punned
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

punned
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

punned
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

punned
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

punned
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of punned

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUNNED»

The term «punned» is normally little used and occupies the 122.212 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of punned
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUNNED» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUNNED»

Discover the use of punned in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to punned and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Double Dealing III: The Pun
Punned: The Mounties rarely have a plan. Adage: As you bake, so shall you brew . Punned: As you make, so shall you screw. Adage: A little wine for thy stomach's sake. Punned: A little brine for thy pickles to make. Adage: The bed you made, ...
Chuck Closson, 2013
2
The absent man
To get a little out of chronological order — Moses punned ! David, Solomon, St. Paul — all punned, but decorously. Those old pagan philosophers, who showed their lack of pockets through their pocket-holes — such grave fellows as old ...
Cornelius Webbe, 1857
3
The Man about Town
punned ! David, Solomon, St. Paul — all punned, but decorously. Those old pagan philosophers who shewed their lack of pockets through their pocket- holes — such grave fellows as old Socrates, Diogenes, Plato, Epicurus, Aristotle, and a  ...
Cornelius Webbe, 1839
4
LIFE AND SAYINGS OF MRS. PARTINGTON, AND OTHERS OF THE FAMILY
THE. PUNDIT. PUNNED. Dr. Digg and old Roger were holding an animated conversation upon the subject of California, the Doctor contending that the chances were against the emigrants thither getting recompensed for their trouble; "for," ...
B. P. SHILLABER, 1854
5
The Gentleman's Magazine (London, England)
Still further to satisfy him, I do hereby declare lhat, from what I see of his compositions in your valuable work, I do most firmly believe that he never does pun, never lias punned, nor intends to pun, during his life: nay more, from his confession in ...
‎1818
6
Educated Japanese Young Women's Diverse Linguistic and ...
... "Uwaki" (a punned name, implying a capricious girl); "Maria- Yasoda" (a female student who is influenced by Christianity); "Hasuha" (a punned name, implying a flippant girl); "Shibai" (a punned name, implying a showy girl); and "Chobii" (a ...
Mariko Tajima Bohn, 2008
7
The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle
Was there ever a wittier mati than Swift i Yet who punned more ? Cicero punned beyond all bounds of discretion : but the man who should call him stupid, would have much more courage than discretion. The wittiest man now living, whose ...
‎1815
8
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE AND HISTORICAL CHRONICLE
True it is that several classical authors have punned ; and that Cicero iu particular punned often, and was proud of it. In our owu country, Lord Bacon punned ; Swift, as we all kuow, was a notorious punster ; Edmund Burke was, if possible, ...
SYLVANUS URBAN, 1818
9
The Gentleman's Magazine
Still further to satisfy him, vl do hereby declare that, from what I see of his compositions in your valuable work, I do most firmly believe that he never does pun, never has punned, nor intends to pun, during his life: nay more, from his confession ...
‎1818
10
Shakespeare's As You Like It
alert intellectually and physically. He combines sarcastic wit with a sense of humour in the above remark. Q. 124. What is revealed when Jaques says "There I shall see mine own figure"? Which word is punned on? Ans. When Jaques says the ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUNNED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term punned is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Interview: Leo Kearse – Pun Man's Pun Party
When did you realise that the punning style of comedy was the route you ... a flat with former UK Pun Champion Darren Walsh, and we punned all day and all ... «The List, Jul 15»
2
Letter: New restrictions on honest citizens won't solve anything
A July 13 letter titled “Guns are more dangerous than zip lines” lamented the “legislature will not consider any reasonable regulation of guns” and punned “if zip ... «Asheville Citizen-Times, Jul 15»
3
How to get bottom rigs unhooked when bass fishing
If the heavy finesse strategy has a hang-up, then we've punned our way into the explanation — hang-ups, snags, entanglements. The fact is that beefed-up ... «Louisiana Sportsman, Jul 15»
4
'Give Bees A Chance'; Council Moves Beekeeping Ordinance Forward
... a zoning change to allow city residents to keep a limited number of hives on their properties, she invoked then punned John Lennon: “Give bees a chance.”. «K2 Radio, Jul 15»
5
Saamna raps babu, slams CM's US tour
It would have been understandable had a Mantralaya clerk or a Class-IV employee committed such a blunder," said the Shiv Sena mouthpiece and punned on ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
6
House Gives Senate the Finger
“So, Representative Robideaux, you intend to SAVE your bill, right?” Rep. Pat Smith punned. “That's what I'm hoping to do, yes, ma'am,” Robideaux responded, ... «WRKF, Jun 15»
7
Whoa, here John Oates comes, with a memoir
Now that we've punned on a relevant song title: John Oates, the sometimes-mustachioed half of Hall & Oates, is working on a memoir that will be published by ... «A.V. Club, Apr 15»
8
10 things only people from the Midlands will understand
From the stiffest furniture store in Longford, Big Mickey's, to an enticing bar in Offaly, The Camán Inn, the Midlands is full of establishments with punned-out ... «JOE, Mar 15»
9
'Hey Prabhu', says railway minister, punning on his own name
NEW DELHI: Railway minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday drew laughter from parliamentarians when he punned his own name during his Rail Budget speech «Times of India, Feb 15»
10
A belated Merry Christmas ... from space! - AOL.com
(OK, we're all punned out now.) International Space Station (ISS) Commander Barry Wilmore and Flight Engineer Terry Virts took time away from their research ... «AOL News, Dec 14»

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