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Meaning of "tourney" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TOURNEY

From Old French torneier, from Vulgar Latin tornidiāre (unattested) to turn constantly, from Latin tornāre to turn (in a lathe).
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PRONUNCIATION OF TOURNEY

tourney  [ˈtʊənɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOURNEY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tourney 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 tourney in English.

WHAT DOES TOURNEY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tourney

Tournament (medieval)

A tournament, or tourney is the name popularly given to chivalrous competitions or mock fights of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. It is one of various types of hastiludes.

Definition of tourney in the English dictionary

The definition of tourney in the dictionary is a knightly tournament. Other definition of tourney is to engage in a tourney.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TOURNEY

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you tourney
we let´s tourney
you tourney
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to tourney
Past participle
tourneyed
Present Participle
tourneying
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 RHYME WITH TOURNEY


accompany
əˈkʌmpənɪ
Albany
ˈɔːlbənɪ
Anthony
ˈæntənɪ
Antony
ˈæntənɪ
balcony
ˈbælkənɪ
Bethany
ˈbɛθənɪ
Brittany
ˈbrɪtənɪ
ceremony
ˈsɛrɪmənɪ
colony
ˈkɒlənɪ
company
ˈkʌmpənɪ
ebony
ˈɛbənɪ
felony
ˈfɛlənɪ
Germany
ˈdʒɜːmənɪ
gowany
ˈɡaʊənɪ
harmony
ˈhɑːmənɪ
mahogany
məˈhɒɡənɪ
symphony
ˈsɪmfənɪ
testimony
ˈtɛstɪmənɪ
tiffany
ˈtɪfənɪ
Tuscany
ˈtʌskənɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOURNEY

tourist office
tourist trade
tourist traffic
tourist trap
touristed
touristic
touristically
touristy
tourmaline
tourmalinic
Tournai
tournament
tournedos
Tourneur
tourneyer
tourniquet
tournure
touronaut
Tours
tours de force

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOURNEY

Alderney
attorney
barney
blarney
Burney
car journey
Carney
district attorney
gurney
journey
Killarney
letter of attorney
outward journey
patent attorney
plane journey
power of attorney
railway journey
return journey
sarney
trial attorney

Synonyms and antonyms of tourney in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tourney» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOURNEY

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

Translator English - Chinese

锦标赛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

torneo
570 millions of speakers

English

tourney
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टूर्नामेंट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مسابقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

турнир
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Torneio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অশ্বারোহীদের দ্বঁদ্বযুদ্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tournoi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kejohanan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Turnier
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トーナメント
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마상 시합
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Turnamen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cuộc cạnh tranh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விளையாட்டு போர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टूर्ना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

turnuva
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

torneo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

turniej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

турнір
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

turneu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τουρνουά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

toernooi
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tourney
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tourney
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tourney

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOURNEY»

The term «tourney» is very widely used and occupies the 21.384 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOURNEY» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOURNEY»

Discover the use of tourney in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tourney and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tourney Time: The Indiana High School Athletic Association ...
Tourney Time is a treasure for Indiana high school basketball fans, the ultimate wager-settling reference, and a catalog of athletic achievement.
William May, 2005
2
Taming Jeremy
Jeremy was holding Tia so close that his body was all but melting into hers.
Anne Tourney, 2010
3
Head-On Heart
Sometimes the best fix for a lacklustre life is a road trip to Vegas.
Anne Tourney, 2010
4
Possession: Three paranormal tales of shape-shifting and ...
Three paranormal tales of shape-shifting and possession from Black Lace Mathilde Madden, Madelynne Ellis, Anne Tourney. Falling Dancer Anne Tourney 1 The first few days after a Release feel like Falling Dancer: Anne Tourney Chapter 1 ...
Mathilde Madden, Madelynne Ellis, Anne Tourney, 2009
5
Tourney time--it's awesome baby
Vitale, the nation's most popular college basketball commentator, teams up with Douchant, former basketball editor of The Sporting News, to write the ultimate book on America's most engaging sporting event--the NCAA Basketball Tournament. ...
Dick Vitale, Mike Douchant, 1993
6
The Earth Baseball Tourney: An Invitational to Disaster
Chapter 3 3"1 Inning “ n addition to the launch of the Earth Baseball Tourney and the l World's—Largest—Sports—Purse—Ever, let me introduce you to the face of the Tourney, the Best—Known Face on Earth, legendary pitcher, inspiring ...
Claude Walker, 2012
7
Sammy Sloth's Big Golf Tourney
Can Sammy find the confidence he needs to pull off an amazing upset? Find out in Sammy Sloth's Big Golf Tourney.
Coach Sloth, 2011
8
Problem Tourney
Ayrshire argus and express.
Ayrshire argus and express, 1880
9
Report of the Annual Gathering
GENERAL. TOURNEY. A. Open to all Amateurs. Persona who wish to compete in this Tournament must signify their desire to the Secretaries, on or before Monday, the 15th prox., and at the same time pay the entrance-fee of five shillings.
Northumberland and Durham Chess Association, 1868
10
Summoned to Tourney
With San Francisco doomed to fall off the continent, the bard must summon the Nightflyers, the soul-devouring shadow creatures from the dreaming world. Original.
Mercedes Lackey, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOURNEY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tourney is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Metro East Bears finish second at Senior Legion state tourney
Despite losing 9-5 to Elgin on Saturday in the championship game of the Illinois American Legion Baseball state tournament, the Metro East Bears' season is far ... «Belleville News-Democrat, Aug 15»
2
Bay City Southwest wins 2015 Michigan Little League tourney
Bay City Southwest players wait at home plate for Zander Robetoy after his home run gave them a 5-1 lead in the third inning over Midland in the Little League ... «Detroit Free Press, Jul 15»
3
New Super Smash Bros Update Adds Tourney Mode
The update for the Wii U version is going to include the option to post replay uploads to YouTube along with the highly anticipated Tourney Mode. Both the Wii U ... «The Escapist, Jul 15»
4
Pitcher leads Bangor Legion baseball team by Bessey Motors in …
Bangor's Andrew Hiller (left) slides to third base as Bessey Motors' Ty Martin waits for the throw during the American Legion state tourney Wednesday at the ... «Bangor Daily News, Jul 15»
5
Chadron Juniors post win, lose twice at state tourney
The Chadron team, sponsored by First National Bank of Chadron, opened its state tourney trip with a 4-3 thriller over Syracuse. The Junior Nationals scored ... «Rapid City Journal, Jul 15»
6
Bay County Little League opens Major Girls state tourney in style
The Bay County All-Stars opened the Major Girls softball state tourney with a 21-0 victory in four innings over Tri-Rivers out of Mackinaw City, moving their record ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
7
Records: Employees used leave time for charity golf tourney
Public records show nearly all of the employees of the Alaska Housing Finance Corp. who played in a charity golf tournament last month took personal leave ... «Alaska Public Radio Network, Jul 15»
8
Cupertino, Sunnyvale: National all-stars battle back in junior tourney
Matched against two-time defending champion Los Altos, Cupertino National fell behind 22-0 in the first two innings and lost 31-1 in a June 26 tourney opener ... «Milpitas Post, Jul 15»
9
Atascosa County teams battle to remain in tourney
Pleasanton remained as the lone Atascosa County team in the tourney and played Pearsall yesterday. Results from the game were unavailable as of press time. «Pleasanton Express, Jul 15»
10
Southern Conference tourney in Asheville through 2021
ASHEVILLE — After four successful seasons of exciting play and more than $1.1 million in profits, the Southern Conference Basketball Championships and the ... «Asheville Citizen-Times, Jun 15»

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