Meaning of "slain" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF SLAIN

slain  [sleɪn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLAIN

Slain 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 slain in English.

WHAT DOES SLAIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Slain in the Spirit

Slain in the Spirit or slaying in the Spirit are terms used by Pentecostal and charismatic Christians to describe a form of prostration in which an individual falls to the floor while experiencing religious ecstasy. Believers attribute this behavior to the power of the Holy Spirit. Other terms used to describe the experience include falling under the power, overcome by the Spirit, and resting in the Spirit.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SLAIN

PRESENT

Present

I slain

you slain

he/she/it slains

we slain

you slain

they slain

Present continuous

I am slaining

you are slaining

he/she/it is slaining

we are slaining

you are slaining

they are slaining

Present perfect

I have slained

you have slained

he/she/it has slained

we have slained

you have slained

they have slained

Present perfect continuous

I have been slaining

you have been slaining

he/she/it has been slaining

we have been slaining

you have been slaining

they have been slaining

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 slained

you slained

he/she/it slained

we slained

you slained

they slained

Past continuous

I was slaining

you were slaining

he/she/it was slaining

we were slaining

you were slaining

they were slaining

Past perfect

I had slained

you had slained

he/she/it had slained

we had slained

you had slained

they had slained

Past perfect continuous

I had been slaining

you had been slaining

he/she/it had been slaining

we had been slaining

you had been slaining

they had been slaining

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

FUTURE

Future

I will slain

you will slain

he/she/it will slain

we will slain

you will slain

they will slain

Future continuous

I will be slaining

you will be slaining

he/she/it will be slaining

we will be slaining

you will be slaining

they will be slaining

Future perfect

I will have slained

you will have slained

he/she/it will have slained

we will have slained

you will have slained

they will have slained

Future perfect continuous

I will have been slaining

you will have been slaining

he/she/it will have been slaining

we will have been slaining

you will have been slaining

they will have been slaining

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would slain

you would slain

he/she/it would slain

we would slain

you would slain

they would slain

Conditional continuous

I would be slaining

you would be slaining

he/she/it would be slaining

we would be slaining

you would be slaining

they would be slaining

Conditional perfect

I would have slain

you would have slain

he/she/it would have slain

we would have slain

you would have slain

they would have slain

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been slaining

you would have been slaining

he/she/it would have been slaining

we would have been slaining

you would have been slaining

they would have been slaining

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you slain
we let´s slain
you slain

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to slain

Past participle

slained

Present Participle

slaining

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 «SLAIN»

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

synonyms of slain

amuse · annihilate · assassinate · butcher · destroy · dispatch · do away with · do in · eliminate · exterminate · impress · kill · make a hit with · massacre · mow down · murder · rub out · slaughter · wow

TRANSLATION OF SLAIN

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 被杀
• Translator English - Spanish: asesinado
• English: slain
• Translator English - Hindi: मारे गए
• Translator English - Arabic: القتيل
• Translator English - Russian: убит
• Translator English - Portuguese: mortos
• Translator English - Bengali: নিহত
• Translator English - French: tué
• Translator English - Malay: Dibunuh
• Translator English - German: erschlagen
• Translator English - Japanese: 殺害された
• Translator English - Korean: 살해
• Translator English - Javanese: Mati
• Translator English - Vietnamese: kẻ bị giết
• Translator English - Tamil: கொல்லப்பட்ட
• Translator English - Marathi: मृत
• Translator English - Turkish: öldürülen
• Translator English - Italian: caduti
• Translator English - Polish: zabity
• Translator English - Ukrainian: убитий
• Translator English - Romanian: uciși
• Translator English - Greek: σκοτώθηκε
• Translator English - Afrikaans: verslaan
• Translator English - Swedish: slaktat
• Translator English - Norwegian: drept

10 QUOTES WITH «SLAIN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word slain.

1

Edward Bach

The main reason for the failure of the modern medical science is that it is dealing with results and not causes. Nothing more than the patching up of those attacked and the burying of those who are slain, without a thought being given to the real strong hold.

2

Joel Barlow

How could you fear a dearth? Have not mankind tho' slain by millions, millions left behind?

3

Alafair Burke

According to FBI statistics for 2008, only 22 percent of murder victims were killed by strangers. More than 30 percent were slain by family members, boyfriends, and girlfriends. Nearly half of all murders were committed by friends, neighbors, and casual acquaintances.

4

Donald Cargill

Now for my own case, I bless the Lord that, for all that hath been said of me, my conscience doth not condemn me. I do not say I am free of sin, but I am at peace with God through a slain Mediator; and I believe that there is no salvation but only in Christ.

5

James A. Forbes

The saddest face I ever saw on Martin Luther King was at the funeral of the four little girls slain in Birmingham, Alabama.

6

Marie de France

If one of two lovers is loyal, and the other jealous and false, how may their friendship last, for Love is slain!

7

Robinson Jeffers

Imagination, the traitor of the mind, has taken my solitude and slain it.

8

Thomas Malory

Through this same man and me hath all this war been wrought, and the death of the most noblest knights of the world; for through our love that we have loved together is my most noble lord slain.

9

Nagarjuna

Although you may spend your life killing, You will not exhaust all your foes. But if you quell your own anger, your real enemy will be slain.

10

Samuel Rutherford

See that you buy the field where the Pearl is; sell all, and make a purchase of salvation. Think it not easy: for it is a steep ascent to eternal glory: many are lying dead by the way, slain with security.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLAIN»

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

New-Slain Knight: The Haunted Ballad Series

A tragedy in 1481 Cornwall creates an eerie and potentially fatal situation for modern-day musician Ringan Laine, his psychically gifted wife, and his gifted niece.

Deborah Grabien, 2007

Choosers of the Slain

Settling down in the former Soviet country of Georgia, where he has built a powerful commando-quality militia from his local retainers, former SEAL Michael Harmon is called out of retirement to rescue a U.S. senator's daughter, who has been ...

John Ringo, 2006

Choosers of the Slain

When a lone Antarctic British outpost is taken over by Argentinian forces, the U.S. sends the U.S.S. Cunningham, America's first stealth warship, and its female commander to begin the ultimate showdown. Reprint.

James H. Cobb, 1997

Front Toward Enemy: A Slain Soldier's Widow Details Her ...

Front Toward Enemy is a personal and factual account behind the scenes of a case that is to the military judicial system what the O.J. Simpson case is to the civilian judicial system.

Barbara Allen, 2011

Slain in the Spirit

Leila, a woman who is only able to see the world in colors and shapes due to her near blindness, is plunged into a world of terror when she is kidnapped by Russell, a man who believes that her blindness is caused by the evil that lurks ...

Melanie Tem, 2002

Wife Found Slain

Caroline Crane. Found Slain She woke slowly, feeling her way in a world of. : Wife.

Caroline Crane, 2001

The Englishman's Hebrew and Chaldee Concordance of the Old ...

1 begin to bring evil on the city * HOPHAL.— Preterite. * Gen 4:26.then began men (lit. was begun) to call upon the Lam. 4: 9. They that he slain with the sword nr« better Eze. 6: than they that be slain with hunger 4. 1 will cast down your slain II: ...

George V. Wigram, 1890

Jesus of Nazareth Neither Baptised Nor Slain by Jew Or Gentile

George W. Bartle. 1. Some sin or transgression must have been committed, or some offence given to God who demands satisfaction for the sin or transgression so committed, or the offence thus given. The offering of sacrifices necessarily ...

George W. Bartle, 1877

Precious Angels: A True Story of Two Slain Children and a ...

A profile of convicted killer Darlie Routier describes the brutal slashing murders of her two young sons, the investigation into the crime, and the trial that brought a mother to justice for the killings of her own children. Original.

Barbara Davis, 1998

Called to Die: The Story of American Linguist Chet ...

Traces the life of Chet Bitterman, an American linguist who was kidnapped and murdered by Colombian terrorists, and describes the unsuccessful attempts to negotiate with his captors

Steve Estes, 1986

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLAIN»

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

Pence Directs Flags To Half-Staff To Honor Slain Servicemen

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Mike Pence has directed that flags be lowered to half-staff at all state facilities to honor the five service members slain last week in ... «WFYI, Jul 15»

Sister of slain woman charged with helping mom dump her body

CLEVELAND (AP) - The younger sister of a woman who authorities say was killed by their mother in March has been accused of helping dump the body in a ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»

San Jose: Sidewalk shrine to slain teen draws visitors and cops on …

SAN JOSE -- A small, sullen sidewalk shrine devoted to a slain teenager drew a stream of visitors Sunday afternoon -- and just as surely -- police officers from ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jun 15»

For slain police officer, one last goodbye

Cincinnati paid its respects to Officer Sonny Kim one still, small moment at a time. A pause before his casket. A look at his face. One last goodbye. Some were ... «USA TODAY, Jun 15»

Boy donates birthday money to slain Miss. officer's family

An 8-year-old boy used his birthday party to give to the children of a slain Mississippi police officer. Multiple news outlets reported Thursday that Carson Atkins, ... «Police News, Jun 15»

Bloody baseball bat discovered in D.C. mansion murder scene …

A bloody baseball bat was discovered alongside a wealthy Washington, D.C. couple slain last month before their mansion was torched, a newly released search ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»

Relatives of slain Georgia Applebee's manager call for killer to come …

The family of fatally shot Fayetteville, Ga. Applebee's manager Gregory Smith implored the guilty party in his death over the weekend to come forward on ... «New York Daily News, Jun 15»

Police say cellphones were stolen from slain Savopoulos family

Detectives are focusing on cellphones stolen from the Savopoulos family's Northwest Washington home, hoping to identify additional suspects from the phones' ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»

Mexico candidate slain; 1000s of ballots burned in attack

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican congressional candidate was shot dead in a town bordering the capital Tuesday, becoming the fourth politician to be slain ... «Yahoo News, Jun 15»

Services set for slain SIUE student Taylor Clark

TROY, Ill. (AP) – A Southern Illinois University student who police say was killed while trying to sell his sports car advertised on Craigslist will be laid to rest in ... «fox2now.com, May 15»