christen

chris·ten

C0331700 (krĭs′ən)tr.v. chris·tened, chris·ten·ing, chris·tens 1. a. To baptize into a Christian church.b. To give a name to at baptism.2. a. To name: christened the kitten "Snowball."b. To name and dedicate ceremonially: christen a ship.3. To use for the first time: christened the new car by going for a drive.

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[Middle English cristnen, from Old English cristnian, from cristen, Christian; see Christian.]

christen

(ˈkrɪsən) vb (tr) 1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) to give a Christian name to in baptism as a sign of incorporation into a Christian Church2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) another word for baptize3. to give a name to (anything), esp with some ceremony4. informal to use for the first time[Old English cristnian, from Crīst Christ] ˈchristener n

chris•ten

(ˈkrɪs ən)

v.t. 1. to baptize. 2. to give a name to at baptism. 3. to name and dedicate: to christen a ship. 4. to make use of for the first time. [before 900; Middle English cristenen, Old English cristnian, derivative of cristen Christian] chris′ten•er, n.

christen

Past participle: christened
Gerund: christening

Imperative
christen
christen

Present
I christen
you christen
he/she/it christens
we christen
you christen
they christen

Preterite
I christened
you christened
he/she/it christened
we christened
you christened
they christened

Present Continuous
I am christening
you are christening
he/she/it is christening
we are christening
you are christening
they are christening

Present Perfect
I have christened
you have christened
he/she/it has christened
we have christened
you have christened
they have christened

Past Continuous
I was christening
you were christening
he/she/it was christening
we were christening
you were christening
they were christening

Past Perfect
I had christened
you had christened
he/she/it had christened
we had christened
you had christened
they had christened

Future
I will christen
you will christen
he/she/it will christen
we will christen
you will christen
they will christen

Future Perfect
I will have christened
you will have christened
he/she/it will have christened
we will have christened
you will have christened
they will have christened

Future Continuous
I will be christening
you will be christening
he/she/it will be christening
we will be christening
you will be christening
they will be christening

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been christening
you have been christening
he/she/it has been christening
we have been christening
you have been christening
they have been christening

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been christening
you will have been christening
he/she/it will have been christening
we will have been christening
you will have been christening
they will have been christening

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been christening
you had been christening
he/she/it had been christening
we had been christening
you had been christening
they had been christening

Conditional
I would christen
you would christen
he/she/it would christen
we would christen
you would christen
they would christen

Past Conditional
I would have christened
you would have christened
he/she/it would have christened
we would have christened
you would have christened
they would have christened

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

christen - administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized"baptise, baptizecall, name - assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"

christen

verb1. baptize, name She was born in March and christened in June.2. name, call, term, style, title, dub, designate a boat which he christened `the Stray Cat'

christen

verbTo give a name or title to:baptize, call, denominate, designate, dub, entitle, name, style, term, title.

Translations

为...命名为...施洗礼

christen

(ˈkrisn) verb1. to baptize into the Christian church. The priest christened three babies today. 為...施洗 为...施洗礼2. to give (a name) to. She was christened Joanna. 命名為 （洗礼时）命名为