christen

«christen» in Mova's school dictionary: to give it its name in a church ceremony, with water… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (christens, christened, christening)

meaning for a pupil

1) To christen a baby is to give it its name in a church ceremony, with water poured on its head. tree →

2) To christen something is to use or name it for the first time: christen the new boat. tree →

sense in the lessons

in tales people name each other or something new, as when a child is christened at church

examples

• The baby was christened in the old stone church. tree →
• The boy was christened John. tree →
• They christened each other and then went on. tree →
• We christened our new boat Sunshine. tree →
• At the christening, everyone wore their best clothes. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «christen» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.