"knitten" meaning in English

See knitten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈnɪtən/
Etymology: From knit + -en (past participle ending of some strong verbs), in mimicry of bitten, sitten (now dialectal), etc. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|knit|en|id2=past participle|pos2=past participle ending of some strong verbs}} knit + -en (past participle ending of some strong verbs) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} knitten (not comparable)
  1. (nonstandard, sometimes hypercorrect) knitted, knit Tags: hypercorrect, nonstandard, not-comparable, sometimes
    Sense id: en-knitten-en-adj-xMF5WSjx Categories (other): English hypercorrections, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15

Verb

IPA: /ˈnɪtən/
Etymology: From knit + -en (past participle ending of some strong verbs), in mimicry of bitten, sitten (now dialectal), etc. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|knit|en|id2=past participle|pos2=past participle ending of some strong verbs}} knit + -en (past participle ending of some strong verbs) Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} knitten
  1. (nonstandard, sometimes hypercorrect) past participle of knit (“knitted, knit”) Tags: form-of, hypercorrect, nonstandard, participle, past, sometimes Form of: knit (extra: knitted, knit)
    Sense id: en-knitten-en-verb-rLJzSq-1 Categories (other): English hypercorrections, English terms suffixed with -en (past participle) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (past participle): 20 80
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "knit",
        "3": "en",
        "id2": "past participle",
        "pos2": "past participle ending of some strong verbs"
      },
      "expansion": "knit + -en (past participle ending of some strong verbs)",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From knit + -en (past participle ending of some strong verbs), in mimicry of bitten, sitten (now dialectal), etc.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "knitten",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English hypercorrections",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 80",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -en (past participle)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "knitted, knit",
          "word": "knit"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "past participle of knit (“knitted, knit”)"
      ],
      "id": "en-knitten-en-verb-rLJzSq-1",
      "links": [
        [
          "knit",
          "knit#English"
        ],
        [
          "knitted",
          "knitted"
        ],
        [
          "knit",
          "knit"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nonstandard, sometimes hypercorrect) past participle of knit (“knitted, knit”)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "hypercorrect",
        "nonstandard",
        "participle",
        "past",
        "sometimes"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnɪtən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "knitten"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "knit",
        "3": "en",
        "id2": "past participle",
        "pos2": "past participle ending of some strong verbs"
      },
      "expansion": "knit + -en (past participle ending of some strong verbs)",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From knit + -en (past participle ending of some strong verbs), in mimicry of bitten, sitten (now dialectal), etc.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "knitten (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English hypercorrections",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "58 42",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "85 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "85 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1858, James Whitaker, “The Old Prayer Book”, in The Village Lyre: A Collection of Fugitive Poems, Leeds: J. Heaton and Sons, page 189:",
          "text": "With his stick in his hand and his hat of broad brim, / And his comforter red to keep warm his chin, / And his strong knitten gloves and old coat of grey, […]",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1883, Walter Savage Landor, Imaginary Conversations, volume Fourth Series, Boston: Roberts Brothers, page 268:",
          "text": "The best sculptor might haply be glad to find in a corner some fragment of a clay model on which his fingers were employed before the knuckles were well knitten.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1941, Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, volume 13, Washington, DC: Library of Congress, →OCLC, page 333:",
          "text": "Dey kept warm wide^([sic]) de bed clothes and de knitten clothes dey had.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "knitted, knit"
      ],
      "id": "en-knitten-en-adj-xMF5WSjx",
      "links": [
        [
          "knitted",
          "knitted"
        ],
        [
          "knit",
          "knit"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nonstandard, sometimes hypercorrect) knitted, knit"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "hypercorrect",
        "nonstandard",
        "not-comparable",
        "sometimes"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnɪtən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "knitten"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English terms suffixed with -en (past participle)",
    "English uncomparable adjectives",
    "English verb forms",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "knit",
        "3": "en",
        "id2": "past participle",
        "pos2": "past participle ending of some strong verbs"
      },
      "expansion": "knit + -en (past participle ending of some strong verbs)",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From knit + -en (past participle ending of some strong verbs), in mimicry of bitten, sitten (now dialectal), etc.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "knitten",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English hypercorrections",
        "English nonstandard terms",
        "English past participles"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "knitted, knit",
          "word": "knit"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "past participle of knit (“knitted, knit”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "knit",
          "knit#English"
        ],
        [
          "knitted",
          "knitted"
        ],
        [
          "knit",
          "knit"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nonstandard, sometimes hypercorrect) past participle of knit (“knitted, knit”)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "hypercorrect",
        "nonstandard",
        "participle",
        "past",
        "sometimes"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnɪtən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "knitten"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English terms suffixed with -en (past participle)",
    "English uncomparable adjectives",
    "English verb forms",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "knit",
        "3": "en",
        "id2": "past participle",
        "pos2": "past participle ending of some strong verbs"
      },
      "expansion": "knit + -en (past participle ending of some strong verbs)",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From knit + -en (past participle ending of some strong verbs), in mimicry of bitten, sitten (now dialectal), etc.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "knitten (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English hypercorrections",
        "English nonstandard terms",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1858, James Whitaker, “The Old Prayer Book”, in The Village Lyre: A Collection of Fugitive Poems, Leeds: J. Heaton and Sons, page 189:",
          "text": "With his stick in his hand and his hat of broad brim, / And his comforter red to keep warm his chin, / And his strong knitten gloves and old coat of grey, […]",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1883, Walter Savage Landor, Imaginary Conversations, volume Fourth Series, Boston: Roberts Brothers, page 268:",
          "text": "The best sculptor might haply be glad to find in a corner some fragment of a clay model on which his fingers were employed before the knuckles were well knitten.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1941, Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, volume 13, Washington, DC: Library of Congress, →OCLC, page 333:",
          "text": "Dey kept warm wide^([sic]) de bed clothes and de knitten clothes dey had.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "knitted, knit"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "knitted",
          "knitted"
        ],
        [
          "knit",
          "knit"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nonstandard, sometimes hypercorrect) knitted, knit"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "hypercorrect",
        "nonstandard",
        "not-comparable",
        "sometimes"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnɪtən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "knitten"
}

Download raw JSONL data for knitten meaning in English (3.5kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-11-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-10-02 using wiktextract (fbeafe8 and 7f03c9b). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.