"teen" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /tiːn/ Audio: en-us-teen.ogg [US]
enPR: tēn Rhymes: -iːn Etymology: Clipping of teenager. For more synonyms see at teenager. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|teenager}} Clipping of teenager Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} teen (not comparable)
  1. Of or having to do with teenagers; teenage Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-teen-en-adj-cd6mX~9i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 25 27 2 3 6 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /tiːn/ Audio: en-us-teen.ogg [US] Forms: teens [plural]
enPR: tēn Rhymes: -iːn Etymology: Clipping of teenager. For more synonyms see at teenager. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|teenager}} Clipping of teenager Head templates: {{en-noun}} teen (plural teens)
  1. Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old. Categories (topical): Age, Children, People Synonyms: teenager [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: alternateen, clean teen, preteen, stepteen, teendom, teen drama, teenhood, teenie, teen-nap
    Sense id: en-teen-en-noun-nF3NZUMz Disambiguation of Age: 3 29 23 23 10 12 0 Disambiguation of Children: 16 42 19 8 3 5 6 Disambiguation of People: 1 20 27 27 11 14 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 25 27 2 3 6 10 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 36 23 2 3 8 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /tiːn/ Audio: en-us-teen.ogg [US] Forms: teens [plural]
enPR: tēn Rhymes: -iːn Etymology: From Middle English tene, from Old English tēona, tēone, *tēon, from Proto-Germanic *teuną. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|tene}} Middle English tene, {{inh|en|ang|tēona}} Old English tēona, {{m|ang|tēone}} tēone, {{m|ang|*tēon}} *tēon, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*teuną}} Proto-Germanic *teuną Head templates: {{en-noun}} teen (plural teens)
  1. (archaic) Grief; sorrow; trouble. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): People Synonyms: ill-fortune, harm, suffering Translations (grief, sorrow, suffering): мъка (mǎka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), скръб (skrǎb) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 痛苦 (english: tung³ fu²) (Chinese Cantonese), бе́дствие (bédstvije) [neuter] (Russian), го́ре (góre) [neuter] (Russian), несча́стье (nesčástʹje) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-teen-en-noun-x5VjKcgc Disambiguation of People: 1 20 27 27 11 14 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 25 27 2 3 6 10 Disambiguation of 'grief, sorrow, suffering': 94 6
  2. (archaic or obsolete) Vexation; anger; hate. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-teen-en-noun-GesgyRqh Disambiguation of People: 1 20 27 27 11 14 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /tiːn/ Audio: en-us-teen.ogg [US] Forms: teens [present, singular, third-person], teening [participle, present], teened [participle, past], teened [past]
enPR: tēn Rhymes: -iːn Etymology: From Middle English tenen, from Old English tēonian, tȳnan (“to vex, annoy, provoke”), from Proto-West Germanic *tiunijan, from Proto-Germanic *tiunijaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|tenen}} Middle English tenen, {{inh|en|ang|tēonian}} Old English tēonian, {{m|ang|tȳnan|t=to vex, annoy, provoke}} tȳnan (“to vex, annoy, provoke”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*tiunijan}} Proto-West Germanic *tiunijan, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*tiunijaną}} Proto-Germanic *tiunijaną Head templates: {{en-verb}} teen (third-person singular simple present teens, present participle teening, simple past and past participle teened)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To excite; to provoke; to vex; to afflict; to injure. Tags: obsolete, transitive Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-teen-en-verb-~Ua74j9e Disambiguation of People: 1 20 27 27 11 14 0
  2. (reflexive, obsolete) To become angry or distressed. Tags: obsolete, reflexive Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-teen-en-verb-WlxIf66y Disambiguation of People: 1 20 27 27 11 14 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /tiːn/ Audio: en-us-teen.ogg [US] Forms: teens [present, singular, third-person], teening [participle, present], teened [participle, past], teened [past]
enPR: tēn Rhymes: -iːn Etymology: From Middle English tenen, tinen, from Old English tȳnan (“to fence, inclose, shut, close”), from Proto-West Germanic *tūnijan, from Proto-West Germanic *tūn, from Proto-Germanic *tūną (“fence, enclosure”). Doublet of tine. Cognate with Dutch tuinen, German zäunen. Related to English town. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|tenen}} Middle English tenen, {{m|enm|tinen}} tinen, {{inh|en|ang|tȳnan|t=to fence, inclose, shut, close}} Old English tȳnan (“to fence, inclose, shut, close”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*tūnijan}} Proto-West Germanic *tūnijan, {{der|en|gmw-pro|*tūn}} Proto-West Germanic *tūn, {{der|en|gem-pro|*tūną|t=fence, enclosure}} Proto-Germanic *tūną (“fence, enclosure”), {{doublet|en|tine}} Doublet of tine, {{cog|nl|tuinen}} Dutch tuinen, {{cog|de|zäunen}} German zäunen, {{cog|en|town}} English town Head templates: {{en-verb}} teen (third-person singular simple present teens, present participle teening, simple past and past participle teened)
  1. (transitive, obsolete or dialectal, Devon) To close, to shut; to enclose, to hedge or fence in. Tags: Devon, dialectal, obsolete, transitive Related terms: teen patti
    Sense id: en-teen-en-verb-OjB7P4I4 Categories (other): Devonian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 25 27 2 3 6 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

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    "English terms derived from Old English",
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    "English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/iːn",
    "Rhymes:English/iːn/1 syllable",
    "en:Age",
    "en:Children",
    "en:People"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 4,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "tenen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English tenen",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "tinen"
      },
      "expansion": "tinen",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "tȳnan",
        "t": "to fence, inclose, shut, close"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English tȳnan (“to fence, inclose, shut, close”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*tūnijan"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *tūnijan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*tūn"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *tūn",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*tūną",
        "t": "fence, enclosure"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *tūną (“fence, enclosure”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "tine"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of tine",
      "name": "doublet"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "tuinen"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch tuinen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "zäunen"
      },
      "expansion": "German zäunen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "town"
      },
      "expansion": "English town",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English tenen, tinen, from Old English tȳnan (“to fence, inclose, shut, close”), from Proto-West Germanic *tūnijan, from Proto-West Germanic *tūn, from Proto-Germanic *tūną (“fence, enclosure”). Doublet of tine. Cognate with Dutch tuinen, German zäunen. Related to English town.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "teens",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "teening",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "teened",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "teened",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "teen (third-person singular simple present teens, present participle teening, simple past and past participle teened)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "teen patti"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Devonian English",
        "English dialectal terms",
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1874 (1879), Waugh, Chim. Corner, 75",
          "text": "Hie tho' off […] or th' dur may be teen'd."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1919, Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art, Report and Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art, page 75",
          "text": "It is still heard in Devon , especially by older dialect speakers, in such expressions as “I'an't a-teen'd my eyes all night”; “Teen the door, will ' e?”",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1924, Eden Phillpotts, Redcliff, page 244",
          "text": "She whimpered and whined about it till, in self-defence, I rose up and teened the candle and got into my breeches.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To close, to shut; to enclose, to hedge or fence in."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "close",
          "close"
        ],
        [
          "shut",
          "shut"
        ],
        [
          "enclose",
          "enclose"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, obsolete or dialectal, Devon) To close, to shut; to enclose, to hedge or fence in."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Devon",
        "dialectal",
        "obsolete",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tiːn/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːn"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-teen.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/bd/En-us-teen.ogg/En-us-teen.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/En-us-teen.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "tēn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "teen"
}

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