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noun | verb queenqueen1 /kwin/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYqueen1Origin: Old English cwen woman, queen ► homecoming queen Michelle was named homecoming queen. ► the queen of Tammy Wynette, the queen of country music THESAURUSruler► king a man who is the leader of a country because he is from a royal family: King George VI was the country’s ruler at the time. ► queen the female ruler of a country, or the wife of a king: She became queen in her twenties when her father died. ► prince the son of a king or queen, or the male ruler of some small countries: Prince Charles will become king when his mother dies. ► princess the daughter of a king or queen, or the wife of a prince: Both princesses married into other royal families. ► monarch a king or queen: The current British monarch has reigned for over 60 years. ► ruler someone such as a king, who has official power over a country and its people: Gradually his power increased until he was the ruler of a large part of Spain. ► emperor the ruler of an empire (=group of countries): He was killed not long after he became emperor of the Roman Empire. ► sovereign formal a king or queen: The country was attacked while its sovereign was abroad. 1RULER (also Queen) a)the female ruler of a country: Queen Victoriaqueen of Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt b)the wife of a king► see thesaurus at king2CARD a playing card with a picture of a queen on it: the queen of hearts3COMPETITION the woman who wins a beauty competition, or who is chosen to represent a school, area, etc.: Michelle was named homecoming queen.queen of the queen of the Kalispell County Fair4INSECT a large female bee, ant, etc., which lays the eggs for a whole group5CHESS the most powerful piece in the game of chess6WOMAN a woman who is regarded as the best at a particular activity or in a particular field: Cooper is a former B-movie queen. Tammy Wynette, the queen of country music[Origin: Old English cwen woman, queen] → see also beauty queen, homecoming king/queen at homecoming (3) noun | verb queenqueen2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLEqueen |
| Present | I, you, we, they | queen | | he, she, it | queens | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | queened | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have queened | | he, she, it | has queened | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had queened | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will queen | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have queened |
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| Present | I | am queening | | he, she, it | is queening | | you, we, they | are queening | | Past | I, he, she, it | was queening | | you, we, they | were queening | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been queening | | he, she, it | has been queening | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been queening | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be queening | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been queening |
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