"devan" meaning in All languages combined

See devan on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: devans [present, singular, third-person], devanning [participle, present], devanned [participle, past], devanned [past]
Etymology: From de- + van? Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|van}} de- + van Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} devan (third-person singular simple present devans, present participle devanning, simple past and past participle devanned)
  1. (transitive) To unload (goods) from a container. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-devan-en-verb-ywzTY1~L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 34 33 1 0 0 29 4

Preposition [Haitian Creole]

IPA: /devã/
Etymology: From French devant (“in front of”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ht|fr|devant||in front of}} French devant (“in front of”) Head templates: {{head|ht|preposition}} devan
  1. before, in front of
    Sense id: en-devan-ht-prep-7jZ-SflZ Categories (other): Haitian Creole entries with incorrect language header, Haitian Creole prepositions, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 34 33 1 0 0 29 4

Adverb [Mauritian Creole]

Forms: divan [alternative]
Etymology: From French devant. Etymology templates: {{inh|mfe|fr|devant}} French devant Head templates: {{head|mfe|adverb}} devan
  1. in front
    Sense id: en-devan-mfe-adv-sxQgeT7h Categories (other): Mauritian Creole entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Mauritian Creole entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 0

Noun [Mauritian Creole]

Forms: divan [alternative]
Etymology: From French devant. Etymology templates: {{inh|mfe|fr|devant}} French devant Head templates: {{head|mfe|noun}} devan
  1. front
    Sense id: en-devan-mfe-noun-LY1pMXes

Preposition [Mauritian Creole]

Forms: divan [alternative]
Etymology: From French devant. Etymology templates: {{inh|mfe|fr|devant}} French devant Head templates: {{head|mfe|preposition}} devan
  1. in front of
    Sense id: en-devan-mfe-prep-TY7IuR1u Categories (other): Mauritian Creole prepositions Disambiguation of Mauritian Creole prepositions: 17 0 83

Verb [Spanish]

Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} devan
  1. inflection of dever:
    third-person plural present subjunctive
    Tags: form-of, plural, present, subjunctive, third-person Form of: dever
    Sense id: en-devan-es-verb--X9pA6NW Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 34 33 1 0 0 29 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 28 1 0 0 40 3 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 79 21
  2. inflection of dever:
    third-person plural imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, plural, third-person Form of: dever
    Sense id: en-devan-es-verb-~AfgiAZL

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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