Meaning of "token" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TOKEN

Old English tācen; related to Old Frisian tēken, Old Saxon tēkan, Old High German zeihhan, Old Norse teikn.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF TOKEN

token  [ˈtəʊkən]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOKEN

Token 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 token in English.

WHAT DOES TOKEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of token in the English dictionary

The first definition of token in the dictionary is an indication, warning, or sign of something. Other definition of token is a symbol or visible representation of something. Token is also something that indicates authority, proof, or authenticity.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TOKEN

PRESENT

Present

I token

you token

he/she/it tokens

we token

you token

they token

Present continuous

I am tokening

you are tokening

he/she/it is tokening

we are tokening

you are tokening

they are tokening

Present perfect

I have tokened

you have tokened

he/she/it has tokened

we have tokened

you have tokened

they have tokened

Present perfect continuous

I have been tokening

you have been tokening

he/she/it has been tokening

we have been tokening

you have been tokening

they have been tokening

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 tokened

you tokened

he/she/it tokened

we tokened

you tokened

they tokened

Past continuous

I was tokening

you were tokening

he/she/it was tokening

we were tokening

you were tokening

they were tokening

Past perfect

I had tokened

you had tokened

he/she/it had tokened

we had tokened

you had tokened

they had tokened

Past perfect continuous

I had been tokening

you had been tokening

he/she/it had been tokening

we had been tokening

you had been tokening

they had been tokening

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

FUTURE

Future

I will token

you will token

he/she/it will token

we will token

you will token

they will token

Future continuous

I will be tokening

you will be tokening

he/she/it will be tokening

we will be tokening

you will be tokening

they will be tokening

Future perfect

I will have tokened

you will have tokened

he/she/it will have tokened

we will have tokened

you will have tokened

they will have tokened

Future perfect continuous

I will have been tokening

you will have been tokening

he/she/it will have been tokening

we will have been tokening

you will have been tokening

they will have been tokening

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would token

you would token

he/she/it would token

we would token

you would token

they would token

Conditional continuous

I would be tokening

you would be tokening

he/she/it would be tokening

we would be tokening

you would be tokening

they would be tokening

Conditional perfect

I would have token

you would have token

he/she/it would have token

we would have token

you would have token

they would have token

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been tokening

you would have been tokening

he/she/it would have been tokening

we would have been tokening

you would have been tokening

they would have been tokening

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you token
we let´s token
you token

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to token

Past participle

tokened

Present Participle

tokening

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 «TOKEN»

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

synonyms of token

badge · chip · chit · clue · counter · coupon · credit note · demonstration · disc · earnest · evidence · expression · hollow · index · indication · keepsake · manifestation · mark · memento · memorial · minimal · nominal · note · perfunctory · proof · remembrance · reminder · representation · sign · souvenir · superficial · symbol · symbolic · voucher

TRANSLATION OF TOKEN

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 代币
• Translator English - Spanish: vale
• English: token
• Translator English - Hindi: टोकन
• Translator English - Arabic: قَسِيمَة
• Translator English - Russian: жетон
• Translator English - Portuguese: ficha
• Translator English - Bengali: টোকেন
• Translator English - French: gage
• Translator English - Malay: Token
• Translator English - German: Zeichen
• Translator English - Japanese: しるし
• Translator English - Korean: 표시
• Translator English - Javanese: Token
• Translator English - Vietnamese: biên lai, phiếu, thẻ đổi hàng
• Translator English - Tamil: டோக்கன்
• Translator English - Marathi: टोकन
• Translator English - Turkish: jeton
• Translator English - Italian: buono
• Translator English - Polish: żeton
• Translator English - Ukrainian: жетон
• Translator English - Romanian: jeton
• Translator English - Greek: τεκμήριο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: teken
• Translator English - Swedish: pollett
• Translator English - Norwegian: oblat

10 QUOTES WITH «TOKEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word token.

1

Lauren Bacall

When everything happens to you when you're so young, you're very lucky, but by the same token, you're never going to have that same feeling again. The first time anything happens to you - your first love, your first success - the second one is never the same.

2

William Banting

I am most thankful to Almighty Providence for mercies received, and determined still to press the case into public notice as a token of gratitude.

3

Emmanuelle Beart

My looks haven't prevented me from playing prostitutes or people broken by life. But when they need a token blonde with big breasts, that's OK, too. It's part of the game.

4

Bill Bixby

I believe that people who do not vote in this country have no right to complain about the government that we are now living under. By the same token, if you don't really vote in television, you're never going to have your way. Write a letter to the president of the network.

5

Edward McKendree Bounds

If prayer puts God to work on earth, then, by the same token, prayerlessness rules God out of the world's affairs and prevents Him from working.

6

Margaret Chan

A health system that lacks commodities for managing high-mortality infectious diseases and the main killers of mothers and young children will not have an adequate impact. By the same token, even the best-stocked delivery system will have an inadequate impact if it fails to reach the poor.

7

Common

Everything I'm saying shouldn't be taken so serious. I'm playing, but at the same token, I'm acknowledging that I'm not always the perfect man; I'm not always doing the right things. That's who I am. I'm working to be better.

8

Jennifer Damiano

I was, like, this token teen angst child of Broadway. It's so funny. What is that? I don't even know. But I loved it.

9

Kate DiCamillo

My father leaving the family shaped who I was and how I looked at the world. By the same token, my father telling me fairy tales that he had made up shaped me profoundly, too.

10

John Drinkwater

The poet's perfect expression is the token of a perfect experience; what he says in the best possible way he has felt in the best possible way, that is, completely.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOKEN»

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

Token-ring networks: characteristics, operation, ...

This book provides a comprehensive understanding of how token-ring networks operate, the constraints and performance issues that affect their implementation, and how their growth and use can be managed both locally and as a part of an ...

Gilbert Held, 1994

Haight St. Posse

The final years of the kids of the Grateful Dead Family that lived in San Francisco in the Haight & Ashbury District.

Token Jackson, 2007

A token of friendship: a collection of sentiments, thoughts, ...

A collection of quotes from classic and modern sources celebrates the special bond of friendship, and is accompanied by recipes and instructions for homemade gifts 45 full-color illustrations.

Barbara Milo Ohrbach, 1987

Token Wishes

What happens when the power to make wishes falls into the wrong hands?

Bobbi J. G. Weiss, David Cody Weiss, 2003

From Combat Zone to Love at Home: The Happy Face Token ...

Included in this book are many charts & how to use them instructions. There are also detailed cleaning worksheets that teaches accountability and self-motivation with a check off column for the child to complete.

Debbie Preece, 2010

(Mean) type/token ratios: Computing the type/token ratio

Then I will proceed to do a short analysis of different texts and their respective type/token ratios. These texts were taken from the British National Corpus and Project Gutenberg.

Jörn Piontek, 2011

The token-ring management guide

This guide offers a complete look at establishing a token-ring network in light of today's technological developments, corporate needs, & management concerns.

Martin A. W. Nemzow, 1993

Network Communications Technology

OUTLINE OBJECTIVES INTRODUCTION 9.1 Token Ring Operation 9.2 Physical Connections 9.3 Ring Management 9.4 Token Frame Format 9.5 IEEE 802.5 Frame Format 9.6 Token Ring NIC and Cable Specifications 9.7 Token Bus (IEEE  ...

Ata Elahi, 2001

This Token of Freedom

This is the story of one of those evacuee children, Jayne Jaffe, who at age nine, began witnessing the best and worst of humanity: war, love, death, separation, tears, euphoria, destruction and rebuilding.

Jon Helminiak, 2012

Upgrading and Repairing Networks

IEEE 802.4: Token-Passing Bus Access Method and IEEE 802.5: TokenRing Access Method Token-Ring and Token-Bus technologies have a lot in common. They both assume a ring topology, and a token frame is passed from one node to  ...

Scott Soper, Scott M. Mueller, Mark Edward Soper, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOKEN»

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

Father involved in Token Creek homicide dies

MADISON, Wis. -. The father who police say killed his son earlier this week in Token Creek Park died Friday. Related Content. Community reacts to death of teen ... «Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3, Jul 15»

Son identified, father held in killing at Token Creek County Park

Deputies from the Dane County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday blocked the Token Creek County Park's south entrance, which was near where Theodore ... «Madison.com, Jul 15»

Token of Love wins Belmont feature

NEW YORK (AP) — Token of Love rallied to beat Dauphine Russe by 2 1/2 lengths Friday in the $85,000 allowance feature for fillies and mares on the turf at ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»

'World Of Warcraft' Developer Raises The Limit On 'WoW' Token …

Shortly after the release of the World of Warcraft Token, Blizzard Entertainment increased the number of WoW Tokens a player can purchase in a 30-day period. «The Inquisitr, Apr 15»

WoW Tokens are "coming soon"

Announced last month, WoW Tokens enable World of Warcraft players to buy game time using in-game gold—or, conversely, purchase gold with cash. «PC Gamer, Mar 15»

World of Warcraft Tokens will let players exchange gold for game time

Word that Blizzard was considering a tokens-for-time option for World of Warcraft first came to light late last year, when Community Manager Micah "Bashiok" ... «PC Gamer, Mar 15»

Visa to follow Apple Pay's lead, use tokens for mobile & online …

Following Apple Pay's successful use of tokens—one-time-use, unique codes rather than credit card numbers for payment transactions—Visa today announced ... «9 to 5 Mac, Feb 15»

Egypt's 'Token Reforms' Fail to Protect Women, Says Amnesty …

Recent efforts to address Egypt's deeply entrenched problems with sexual violence are too little, too late, according to a new report from Amnesty International. «TIME, Jan 15»

Destiny Players Receiving “Legendary” Token of Gratitude This Week

On cue, Bungie has tweeted that, “A small, but Legendary token of gratitude is being prepped for delivery later this week. We'll let you know when to check the ... «GamingBolt, Jan 15»

A Token Farewell: SEPTA Slowly Gets Modern

Philadelphia's public transit system that still uses metal tokens and paper transfers — yes, in the 21st century — appears finally to be moving into the era of debit ... «NBC 10 Philadelphia, Dec 14»