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# christen

verb (christens, christened, christening)

«christen» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To christen a baby is to give it its name in a church ceremony, with water poured on its head. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/christen/#m1)
2. To christen something is to use or name it for the first time: christen the new boat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/christen/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales people name each other or something new, as when a child is christened at church

### Examples

- The baby was christened in the old stone church. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/christen/#x1)
- The boy was christened John. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/christen/#x2)
- They christened each other and then went on. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/christen/#x3)
- We christened our new boat Sunshine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/christen/#x4)
- At the christening, everyone wore their best clothes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/christen/#x5)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «christen» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/christen/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«christen» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/christen.html) on Mova free.