Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to christen
Participle: christened
Gerund: christening
Indicative
Present
| I | christen |
| you | christen |
| he;she;it | christens |
| we | christen |
| you | christen |
| they | christen |
Perfect
| I | have christened |
| you | have christened |
| he;she;it | has christened |
| we | have christened |
| you | have christened |
| they | have christened |
Past
| I | christened |
| you | christened |
| he;she;it | christened |
| we | christened |
| you | christened |
| they | christened |
Pluperfect
| 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 |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | christen |
| you | christen |
| he;she;it | christen |
| we | christen |
| you | christen |
| they | christen |
Perfect
| I | have christened |
| you | have christened |
| he;she;it | have christened |
| we | have christened |
| you | have christened |
| they | have christened |
Imperfect
| I | christened |
| you | christened |
| he;she;it | christened |
| we | christened |
| you | christened |
| they | christened |
Pluperfect
| I | had christened |
| you | had christened |
| he;she;it | had christened |
| we | had christened |
| you | had christened |
| they | had christened |
Conditional
Present
| I | would christen |
| you | would christen |
| he;she;it | would christen |
| we | would christen |
| you | would christen |
| they | would christen |
Perfect
| 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 |
Imperative
| you | christen |
| we | Let's christen |
| you | christen |
Verbs conjugated like 'christen'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'christen'
chasten,
crispen,
rechristen,
unchristen,
brisken,
canister,
chicken,
chisel,
chitter,
cloister,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. O.E.
cristnian "make Christian," from W.Gmc., from L.
christianus (see Christian). General meaning of "to name" is attested from c.1450.
2. From Middle English cristenen, cristnien, from Old English cristnian (“to christen, baptise”), from cristen (“Christen, Christian”) + -nian. Cognate with Saterland Frisian kristenje (“to christen”), Dutch kerstenen (“to christen”), Middle Low German kristenen, kerstenen, karstenen (“to christen”), Danish kristne (“to christen”), Swedish kristna (“to christen”), Icelandic kristna (“to christen”). By surface analysis, Christ + -en. See: Middle English '
cristenen', Old English '
cristnian', Frisian, Saterlandic 'kristenje', Dutch '
kerstenen', Danish '
kristne', Swedish '
kristna', Icelandic '
kristna'.
Verbs referencing "christen"
Norwegian, nynorsk
kristna.
Sample Sentences
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Christened ‘The Little Rifle, ’ and displayed outside a shop-window, it would make the fortune of any retail business in Holborn. When he had shown himself and talked a little while, he withdrew with his [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)