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EN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com Jump to: en en noun the letter N, n. EN EN abbreviation endangered . en- en- a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from French and productive in English on this model, forming verbs with the general sense “to cause (a person or thing) to be in” the place, condition, or state named by the stem; more specifically, “to confine in or place on” ( enshrine; enthrone; entomb ); “to cause to be in” ( enslave; entrust; enrich; encourage; endear ); “to restrict” in the manner named by the stem, typically with the additional sense “on all sides, completely” ( enwind; encircle; enclose; entwine ). This prefix is also attached to verbs in order to make them transitive, or to give them a transitive marker if they are already transitive ( enkindle; enliven; enshield; enface ). -en -en a suffix formerly used to form transitive and intransitive verbs from adjectives ( fasten; harden; sweeten ), or from nouns ( heighten; lengthen; strengthen ). en 1 American [en] / ɛn / noun the letter N, n. Also called nut . Printing. half of the width of an em. adjective Printing. having the area of an en quad or the length of an en. en quad; en dash. EN 2 American abbreviation Biology, Ecology. endangered . en- 3 American a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from French and productive in English on this model, forming verbs with the general sense “to cause (a person or thing) to be in” the place, condition, or state named by the stem; more specifically, “to confine in or place on” ( enshrine; enthrone; entomb ); “to cause to be in” ( enslave; entrust; enrich; encourage; endear ); “to restrict” in the manner named by the stem, typically with the additional sense “on all sides, completely” ( enwind; encircle; enclose; entwine ). This prefix is also attached to verbs in order to make them transitive, or to give them a transitive marker if they are already transitive ( enkindle; enliven; enshield; enface ). en- 4 American a prefix meaning “within, in,” occurring in loanwords from Greek. energy; enthusiasm. -en 5 American a suffix formerly used to form transitive and intransitive verbs from adjectives ( fasten; harden; sweeten ), or from nouns ( heighten; lengthen; strengthen ). -en 6 American a suffix used to form adjectives of source or material from nouns. ashen; golden; oaken. -en 7 American a suffix used to mark the past participle in many strong and some weak verbs. taken; proven. -en 8 American a suffix used in forming the plural of some nouns. brethren; children; oxen. -en 9 American a diminutive suffix. kitten; maiden. en- 1 British prefix (from nouns) put in or on entomb enthrone go on or into enplane surround or cover with enmesh furnish with empower (from adjectives and nouns) cause to be in a certain condition enable encourage enrich enslave "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 EN 2 British abbreviation enrolled nurse English Nature "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 -en 3 British suffix cause to be; become; cause to have blacken heighten "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 -en 4 British suffix of; made of; resembling ashen earthen wooden "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 en- 5 British prefix in; into; inside endemic "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 en 6 British / ɛn / noun Also called: nut . printing a unit of measurement, half the width of an em See also ennage "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Etymology Origin of en 1 First recorded in 1785–95 Origin of en- 3 Middle English < Old French < Latin in- in- 2 Origin of en- 4 From Greek (often through Latin ); cognate with in- 1 , in- 2 Origin of -en 5 Middle English, Old English -n- (as in Middle English fastnen, Old English fǣstnian “to make fast, fasten”); cognate with -n- of like verbs in other Germanic languages ( Old Norse fastna ) Origin of -en 6 Middle English, Old English; cognate with Old High German -īn, Gothic -eins, Latin -īnus; see -ine 1 Origin of -en 7 Middle English, Old English; cognate with German -en, Old Norse -inn Origin of -en 8 Middle English; Old English -an, case ending of n-stem nouns, as in naman oblique singular, and nominative and accusative plural of nama “name”; akin to n-stem forms in other Indo-European languages, as in Latin nōmen, nōmin- “name” Origin of -en 9 Middle English, Old English, from neuter of -en 2 Vocabulary lists containing en Scrabble: Two-Letter Words Looking to grow your vocabulary? 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