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- [loo-ten-uh nt; in British use, except in the navy, lef-ten-uh nt]
- /luˈtɛn ənt; in British use, except in the navy, lɛfˈtɛn ənt/
- /lefˈten.ənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [loo-ten-uh nt; in British use, except in the navy, lef-ten-uh nt]
- /luˈtɛn ənt; in British use, except in the navy, lɛfˈtɛn ənt/
Definitions of lieutenant word
- noun lieutenant Military. first lieutenant. second lieutenant. 1
- noun lieutenant U.S. Navy. a commissioned officer ranking between lieutenant junior grade and lieutenant commander. 1
- noun lieutenant a person who holds an office, civil or military, in subordination to a superior for whom he or she acts: If he can't attend, he will send his lieutenant. 1
- noun lieutenant A deputy or substitute acting for a superior. 1
- noun lieutenant military officer 1
- noun lieutenant police officer 1
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Origin of lieutenant
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English < Middle French, noun use of adj. phrase lieu tenant place-holding. See locum tenens, lieu, tenant
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Parts of speech for Lieutenant
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lieutenant popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lieutenant
noun lieutenant
- help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- helper — a person or thing that helps or gives assistance, support, etc.
- deputy — A deputy is the second most important person in an organization such as a business or government department. Someone's deputy often acts on their behalf when they are not there.
- aide — An aide is an assistant to someone who has an important job, especially in government or in the armed forces.
- second — next after the first; being the ordinal number for two.
Antonyms for lieutenant
noun lieutenant
- chief — The chief of an organization is the person who is in charge of it.
- manager — a person who has control or direction of an institution, business, etc., or of a part, division, or phase of it.
- boss — Your boss is the person in charge of the organization or department where you work.
- leader — a person or thing that leads.
- superior — higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.: a superior officer.
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