Meaning of "reign" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD REIGN

From Old French reigne, from Latin rēgnum kingdom, from rēx king.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF REIGN

reign  [reɪn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REIGN

Reign 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 reign in English.

WHAT DOES REIGN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Reign

A reign is the period of a person's or dynasty's occupation of the office of monarch of a nation, of a people or of a spiritual community. In most hereditary monarchies and some elective monarchies there have been no limits on the duration of a sovereign's reign or incumbency, nor is there a term of office. Thus, a reign usually lasts until the monarch dies, unless the monarchy itself is abolished or the monarch abdicates or is deposed. In elective monarchies, there may be a fixed period of time for the duration of the monarch's tenure in office. The term of a reign can be indicated with the abbreviation "r." after a sovereign's name, such as the following: George VI, King of the United Kingdom...

Definition of reign in the English dictionary

The first definition of reign in the dictionary is the period during which a monarch is the official ruler of a country. Other definition of reign is a period during which a person or thing is dominant, influential, or powerful. Reign is also to exercise the power and authority of a sovereign.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO REIGN

PRESENT

Present

I reign

you reign

he/she/it reigns

we reign

you reign

they reign

Present continuous

I am reigning

you are reigning

he/she/it is reigning

we are reigning

you are reigning

they are reigning

Present perfect

I have reigned

you have reigned

he/she/it has reigned

we have reigned

you have reigned

they have reigned

Present perfect continuous

I have been reigning

you have been reigning

he/she/it has been reigning

we have been reigning

you have been reigning

they have been reigning

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 reigned

you reigned

he/she/it reigned

we reigned

you reigned

they reigned

Past continuous

I was reigning

you were reigning

he/she/it was reigning

we were reigning

you were reigning

they were reigning

Past perfect

I had reigned

you had reigned

he/she/it had reigned

we had reigned

you had reigned

they had reigned

Past perfect continuous

I had been reigning

you had been reigning

he/she/it had been reigning

we had been reigning

you had been reigning

they had been reigning

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

FUTURE

Future

I will reign

you will reign

he/she/it will reign

we will reign

you will reign

they will reign

Future continuous

I will be reigning

you will be reigning

he/she/it will be reigning

we will be reigning

you will be reigning

they will be reigning

Future perfect

I will have reigned

you will have reigned

he/she/it will have reigned

we will have reigned

you will have reigned

they will have reigned

Future perfect continuous

I will have been reigning

you will have been reigning

he/she/it will have been reigning

we will have been reigning

you will have been reigning

they will have been reigning

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would reign

you would reign

he/she/it would reign

we would reign

you would reign

they would reign

Conditional continuous

I would be reigning

you would be reigning

he/she/it would be reigning

we would be reigning

you would be reigning

they would be reigning

Conditional perfect

I would have reign

you would have reign

he/she/it would have reign

we would have reign

you would have reign

they would have reign

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been reigning

you would have been reigning

he/she/it would have been reigning

we would have been reigning

you would have been reigning

they would have been reigning

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you reign
we let´s reign
you reign

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to reign

Past participle

reigned

Present Participle

reigning

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 «REIGN»

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

synonyms of reign

administer · ascendancy · command · control · dominion · empire · govern · hegemony · hold sway · influence · monarchy · power · predominate · prevail · rule · sovereignty · supremacy · sway

TRANSLATION OF REIGN

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 盛行
• Translator English - Spanish: imperar
• English: reign
• Translator English - Hindi: राज
• Translator English - Arabic: عهد
• Translator English - Russian: царствовать
• Translator English - Portuguese: reinar
• Translator English - Bengali: রাজত্ব
• Translator English - French: régner
• Translator English - Malay: Memerintah
• Translator English - German: herrschen
• Translator English - Japanese: > 行き渡る
• Translator English - Korean: 가득하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Mrentah
• Translator English - Vietnamese: thống trị
• Translator English - Tamil: ராஜாவாகிறபோது
• Translator English - Marathi: राजवट
• Translator English - Turkish: saltanat
• Translator English - Italian: regnare
• Translator English - Polish: panować
• Translator English - Ukrainian: царювати
• Translator English - Romanian: domni
• Translator English - Greek: βασιλεύει
• Translator English - Afrikaans: regeer
• Translator English - Swedish: regera
• Translator English - Norwegian: regjere

10 QUOTES WITH «REIGN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word reign.

1

John Acton

By a series of violent shocks, the nations in succession have struggled to shake off the Past, to reverse the action of Time and the verdict of success, and to rescue the world from the reign of the dead.

2

Bhumibol Adulyadej

Therefore, I think that in the celebration of the 50 years of the present reign, there must be research on the changes that the country has undergone, and in the future, it could be used as a lesson for our future actions.

3

John Kendrick Bangs

Pandemonium did not reign; it poured.

4

Pope Benedict XVI

I too hope in this short reign to be a man of peace.

5

Jakob Bohme

The holy angels live and qualify in the light, in the good quality wherein the Holy Ghost reigneth. The devils live and reign in the fierce wrathful quality, in the quality of fierceness and wrath, destruction or perdition.

6

Nicholas Braun

I was in the drama club, and I was one of seven co-presidents of the student body. Students elected me; I don't know why! There were only 330 kids in my high school, though, so it wasn't a lot of kids to impress or reign over.

7

William C. Bryant

Pain dies quickly, and lets her weary prisoners go; the fiercest agonies have shortest reign.

8

John Buchan

You think that a wall as solid as the earth separates civilization from barbarism. I tell you the division is a thread, a sheet of glass. A touch here, a push there, and you bring back the reign of Saturn.

9

Chris Chocola

Having said that, I believe we must not compound the natural disaster of Katrina by creating a fiscal disaster in Congress - it is our duty to ensure that we reign in other government spending in any event, and especially in this time of national emergency.

10

Pierre de Coubertin

May joy and good fellowship reign, and in this manner, may the Olympic Torch pursue its way through ages, increasing friendly understanding among nations, for the good of a humanity always more enthusiastic, more courageous and more pure.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REIGN»

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

Cannibal Reign

First the asteroid would come, slamming into the earth just north of the Montana border, followed by earthquakes, tsunamis, and unending night.

Thomas Koloniar, 2012

Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and ...

Every bit as alarming as it is illuminating”—The New York Times), and other notable books on education history and policy—an incisive, comprehensive look at today’s American school system that argues against those who claim it is ...

Diane Ravitch, 2013

Shyt List: Be Careful Who You Cross (The Cartel Publications ...

Yvonna's high school sweetheart is brutally murdered by her father.

Reign, 2008

The Reign of the Phallus: Sexual Politics in Ancient Athens

At once daring and authoritative, this book offers a profusely illustrated history of sexual politics in ancient Athens, where the phallus dominated almost every aspect of public life.

Eva C. Keuls, 1993

The Reign of Cleopatra

The narrative chapters conclude with a discussion of Cleopatra’s significance as a person, a queen, and a symbol. A glossary and annotated bibliography round out the volume.

Stanley Mayer Burstein, 2007

Reign

Retiring from the stage after starring for years as the Emperor Frederick, Dennis Hamilton learns that someone like the Emperor is threatening his friends and associates, and worries that he is undergoing some kind of nervous breakdown

Chet Williamson, John Lakey, Laura Lakey, 1990

Egypt in the Reign of Muhammad Ali

This account of Egyptian society in the reign of Muhammad Ali traces the beginnings of the nation state in Egypt.

Afaf Lutfi Sayyid-Marsot, 1984

Bacon: The History of the Reign of King Henry VII and ...

This is a major new student edition of the text described as "the first modern classic of English history.

Francis Bacon, Brian Vickers, 1998

Destined to Reign: The Secret to Effortless Success, ...

Discover the secret of reigning over every adverstiy, lack and destructive habit that is limiting you from experiencing the success, wholeness and victory that you were destined to enjoy.

Joseph Prince, 2007

Black Reign Saga

A small-time thug with big dreams, Black sees crack cocaine as his way out of the Virginia housing projects where he grew up.

Edd McNair, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REIGN»

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

Reign-Thorns draws NWSL-record crowd of 21144

PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Portland Thorns played the rival Seattle Reign on Wednesday night before a National Women's Soccer League-record crowd of 21,144. «ESPN, Jul 15»

Skull Island: Reign of Kong Coming to Universal Orlando in 2016

King Kong will rule at Universal Orlando Resort next year in the groundbreaking attraction, Skull Island: Reign of Kong. Check out the announcement video and ... «ComingSoon.net, May 15»

Kourtney Kardashian Shares First Photo of Baby Boy Reign Aston …

We finally have our first glimpse of Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick's son, Reign Aston Disick! And no surprise, he's even more adorable than we imagined ... «E! Online, Apr 15»

CW TV Schedule 2015: Eight Shows Renewed - Arrow, Jane the …

The eight shows to be renewed are "Arrow" (season 4), "Jane the Virgin" (season 2), "Reign" (season 3), "Supernatural" (season 11), "The 100" (season 3), "The ... «BREATHEcast, Mar 15»

CW's 'Reign' Finds Its Queen Elizabeth in 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Alum

Elizabeth's debut in the season finale is a catalyst for events in season three, when Reign will chronicle the lives, loves and tribulations of three queens: Mary, ... «Hollywood Reporter, Mar 15»

Kourtney Kardashian Shares Brand New (And Somewhat …

... Kourtney gave birth to the Disick's third child, Reign Aston. And also unlike the West family, Kourtney is leaving much to the imagination with these new photos ... «OK! Magazine, Feb 15»

Kourtney Kardashian Shares New Photo of Baby Reign Disick …

Baby's got swag! Kourtney Kardashian has yet to officially debut her youngest child, newborn Reign Aston Disick, but according to her latest Instagram, he's got ... «Us Magazine, Feb 15»

Scott Disick Talks Baby Reign Aston: Third Time's the Charm!

The Reign-ing Lord! On Saturday, Jan. 17, Scott Disick opened up to Us Weekly at the 1Oak nightclub in Las Vegas about his new baby boy Reign Aston Disick. «Us Magazine, Jan 15»

'The Flash', 'Jane The Virgin', 'Reign', 'The 100′, 'Supernatural …

The network today gave early renewals to freshmen The Flash and Jane the Virgin for second seasons as well as The Originals (Season 3), Reign (Season 3), ... «Deadline.com, Jan 15»

Catelynn Lowell Shares Another Baby Photo Of Nova Reign

I love you so much you have already changed me in so many ways… mommy and daddy love you,” Lowell captioned the sweet photo of Nova Reign's tiny feet. «The Inquisitr, Jan 15»