Meaning of "smitten" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF SMITTEN

smitten  [ˈsmɪtən]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SMITTEN

Smitten is a verb and can also act as an adjective.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb smitten in English.

WHAT DOES SMITTEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Smitten

Smitten may refer to: ▪ Infatuation ▪ Smitten, 2004 ▪ Smitten, 1998 ▪ Smitten, a band featuring Marla Sokoloff...

Definition of smitten in the English dictionary

The definition of smitten in the dictionary is affected by love.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SMITTEN

PRESENT

Present

I smite

you smite

he/she/it smites

we smite

you smite

they smite

Present continuous

I am smiting

you are smiting

he/she/it is smiting

we are smiting

you are smiting

they are smiting

Present perfect

I have smitten

you have smitten

he/she/it has smitten

we have smitten

you have smitten

they have smitten

Present perfect continuous

I have been smiting

you have been smiting

he/she/it has been smiting

we have been smiting

you have been smiting

they have been smiting

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 smote

you smote

he/she/it smote

we smote

you smote

they smote

Past continuous

I was smiting

you were smiting

he/she/it was smiting

we were smiting

you were smiting

they were smiting

Past perfect

I had smitten

you had smitten

he/she/it had smitten

we had smitten

you had smitten

they had smitten

Past perfect continuous

I had been smiting

you had been smiting

he/she/it had been smiting

we had been smiting

you had been smiting

they had been smiting

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

FUTURE

Future

I will smite

you will smite

he/she/it will smite

we will smite

you will smite

they will smite

Future continuous

I will be smiting

you will be smiting

he/she/it will be smiting

we will be smiting

you will be smiting

they will be smiting

Future perfect

I will have smitten

you will have smitten

he/she/it will have smitten

we will have smitten

you will have smitten

they will have smitten

Future perfect continuous

I will have been smiting

you will have been smiting

he/she/it will have been smiting

we will have been smiting

you will have been smiting

they will have been smiting

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would smitten

you would smitten

he/she/it would smitten

we would smitten

you would smitten

they would smitten

Conditional continuous

I would be smiting

you would be smiting

he/she/it would be smiting

we would be smiting

you would be smiting

they would be smiting

Conditional perfect

I would have smitten

you would have smitten

he/she/it would have smitten

we would have smitten

you would have smitten

they would have smitten

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been smiting

you would have been smiting

he/she/it would have been smiting

we would have been smiting

you would have been smiting

they would have been smiting

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you smite
we let´s smite
you smite

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to smite

Past participle

smitten

Present Participle

smiting

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 «SMITTEN»

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

synonyms of smitten

afflicted · beset · charmed · enamoured · infatuated · struck

TRANSLATION OF SMITTEN

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 重拳出击
• Translator English - Spanish: herido
• English: smitten
• Translator English - Hindi: पीटा
• Translator English - Arabic: مغرم
• Translator English - Russian: сражен
• Translator English - Portuguese: ferido
• Translator English - Bengali: প্রহৃত
• Translator English - French: frappé
• Translator English - Malay: Dipukul
• Translator English - German: vernarrt
• Translator English - Japanese: 殴られた
• Translator English - Korean: 반한
• Translator English - Javanese: Smitten
• Translator English - Vietnamese: say mê
• Translator English - Tamil: தாக்கப்பட்டிருக்கிறார்
• Translator English - Marathi: सापडले
• Translator English - Turkish: vurulmuş
• Translator English - Italian: colpito
• Translator English - Polish: oczarowany
• Translator English - Ukrainian: убитий
• Translator English - Romanian: lovit
• Translator English - Greek: χτυπημένος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: verslaan
• Translator English - Swedish: slagna
• Translator English - Norwegian: smitten

10 QUOTES WITH «SMITTEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word smitten.

1

Anne Enright

There are certain books that should be taken away from young writers; that should be prised out of their clutching fingers and locked away until they are all grown up and ready to read them without being smitten.

2

Lainie Kazan

I'd seen all the great entertainers by the time I was 14 or 15. My mother was artistic. My father was a bookmaker, so he had access to all those nightclubs, and he was smitten by certain artists, and we would go see them. We'd see comics like Sid Caesar and Milton Berle - those kind of artists - many of whom I worked with later in my life.

3

Harry Mathews

I was immediately smitten with an attraction to this culture, not in the sense of high culture but of the basic way people behaved towards one another.

4

David Otunga

When I look someone in the eye, they are immediately smitten with me.

5

Gail Simmons

I am a glutton for a beautiful hotel. I am so easily smitten by high thread counts.

6

Matthew Simpson

If you live for your children, they may be smitten down and leave you desolate, or, what is far worse, they may desert you and leave you worse than childless in a cold and unfeeling world.

7

Sherry Turkle

People thought I was very pro-computer. I was on the cover of 'Wired' magazine. Then things began to change. In the early '80s, we met this technology and became smitten like young lovers. But today our attachment is unhealthy.

8

Ed Westwick

I'm all for being in love and whenever I like someone, I end up pretty much completely smitten.

9

Isoroku Yamamoto

A military man can scarcely pride himself on having smitten a sleeping enemy; it is more a matter of shame, simply, for the one smitten.

10

Stephanie Zimbalist

My upbringing was very un-Hollywood... I was born in New York and grew up on a ranch. I was never really smitten by the business in those days, never a fan type - just a basic kid watching TV.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SMITTEN»

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

Smitten: The Way of the Brilliant Flirt

No cheap tricks, no behavior changes, no nonsense. In Smitten, Ariel Kiley and Simone Kornfeld show women how to let their unique selves shine so they can become blissfully enlightened man-magnets.

Ariel Kiley, Simone Kornfeld, 2013

Smitten

Four authors presents novellas about how four women--Natalie, Julia, Shelby, and Reese--try to save Smitten, Vermont, by transforming the town into a honeymoon destination, and find a little romance of their own along the way.

Colleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, Diann Hunt, 2011

Smitten Book Club

Is it a mystery? An idealist fantasy? An intimation of Jane Austen? As romantic love finds its way to each woman, the Guide proves itself both surprisingly prescient and hilariously irrelevant.

Colleen Coble, 2014

The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook

All to-die-for. This is Deb Perelman's kitchen. Deb is an ordinary home cook who believes food should be a pleasure and deliciousness a guarantee.

Deb Perelman, 2013

Secretly Smitten

Join popular romance novelists—and real-life BFFs—Colleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, Diann Hunt, and Denise Hunter for four delightful intertwined tales of mystery and sweet intrigue.

Colleen Coble, 2013

Kitten Smitten

Who will Jaffa decide she wants to live with? May the best family win! The sequel to KITTEN KABOODLE, this is another funny and heart-warming story about a kitten with lashings of CATtitude!

Anna Wilson, 2010

Smitten

Lost and alone, a sock and a mitten team up to help each other find their other half, but what they find instead is something much better: each other.

David Gordon, 2007

Bitten & Smitten: An Immortality Bites Novel

Blind dates can be bad, but Sarah Dearly's date is a true contender for worst ever.

Michelle Rowen, 2010

The Book of The Love-Smitten Heart

Available only in Middle French and German translation until now, this volume constitutes the first full-length , French-English bilingual edition of Rene of Anjou's Livre du cuers d'amours espris, including all sixteen of the celebrated ...

Rene D'Anjou, Kathryn Karczenska, 2013

Smitten

Single mom Lizabeth Kane isn't exactly carpenter material -- she's never picked up a hammer in her life.

Janet Evanovich, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SMITTEN»

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

'Glee's' Darren Criss to Star in Romantic Comedy 'Smitten!' (Exclusive)

He'll star in romantic comedy Smitten!, which will be screenwriter Barry Morrow's directorial debut. Morrow, who will direct Smitten! based on his own script, won ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»

Jamie Dornan: 'I've been smitten with Amelia since the first time I met …

Jamie Dornan and his wife Amelia Warner arrive for the British premiere of the movie ' Open Gallery 8 Jamie Dornan and his wife Amelia Warner arrive for the ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»

Louis Tomlinson 'smitten' with Tamara Bell?

“He looked smitten and they appeared to be very familiar and cosy with one another. He was glued to her side, even though he had a few of his Doncaster mates ... «The Indian Express, Jun 15»

City drops citation against Smitten Kitten

In this 2010 photo, merchandise appears on display at adult novelty store Smitten Kitten in Minneapolis. Gaia Democratic School director Starri Hedges has ... «La Crosse Tribune, Jun 15»

Teacher takes middle-schoolers to Smitten Kitten sex toy store for …

While at Smitten Kitten, students sat in the front in a library section of the store, Hedges said. Everything deemed pornographic was off limits to the students, ... «BizPac Review, Jun 15»

Smitten Kitten class gets a teacher in parental trouble

“It's just a major breach of trust,” said Lynn Floyd, whose 11- and 13-year-old daughters were part of the outing to the Smitten Kitten. “You just can't erase those ... «Minnesota Public Radio News, Jun 15»

Bradley Cooper 'smitten' with Irina Shayk

"Bradley's smitten and has been for a few weeks. He adores Irina and was raving about her to friends Sienna Miller and Madonna at the Met Gala," Grazia ... «Times of India, May 15»

Lucy Mecklenburgh looks smitten as she enjoys romantic day out …

... a romantic lunch date in Montpellier. Clearly smitten, Lucy – who appears to take the snap – leans into her boyfriend while offering the camera a smile. «Daily Mail, Apr 15»

'Empire' Star Taraji Henson and Michael Strahan Dating: Smitten …

The report in Star goes on to say that Taraji is smitten with the talk show host – but she is trying to take things slow. Both Taraji Henson and Michael Strahan ... «Celebrity Dirty Laundry, Apr 15»

Smitten: Candy buyers talk about the love of their lives

As we headed into Valentine's Day weekend, the Palm Beach Post invited shoppers at Hoffman's Chocolates in Lake Worth, Fla., to talk about the love of their ... «WFTV Orlando, Feb 15»