英语词汇“christen”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

christenchristen /ˈkrɪsən/ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYchristen

Origin: Old English cristnian, from cristen Christian, from Latin christianus; ➔ CHRISTIAN²

VERB TABLE

christen

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	christen
	he, she, it	christens
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	christened
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have christened
	he, she, it	has christened
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had christened
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will christen
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have christened

Continuous Form
Present	I	am christening
	he, she, it	is christening
	you, we, they	are christening
Past	I, he, she, it	was christening
	you, we, they	were christening
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been christening
	he, she, it	has been christening
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been christening
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be christening
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been christening

1to be officially given your name at a Christian religious ceremony soon after you are born: be christened something She was christened Mildred Mary Petre on Nov. 10, 1895.2to officially give a name to something such as a ship, a business, etc.: Former first lady Barbara Bush officially christened the ship.3to invent a name for someone or something because it describes him or her well: Derek christened his new sports car “Lightning.”4informal to use something for the first time: We christened the new mugs that same night.