lippen

lip·pen

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lip-uh n]
- /ˈlɪp ən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lip-uh n]
- /ˈlɪp ən/

Definitions of lippen word

verb with object lippen to trust (a person). 1
verb with object lippen to entrust (something) to a person. 1
verb without object lippen to have confidence, faith, or trust. 1
verb lippen to rely on or trust 0
verb lippen (Transitive Verb) (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To intrust; trust to (someone/something). 0
verb lippen (Intransitive Verb) (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To trust; to expect; to depend or rely (on). 0

See all 6 definitions of lippen

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Origin of lippen

First appearance:

before 1125

One of the 6% oldest English words

1125-75; Middle English lipnen, earlier lipnien

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Lippen

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Lippen

lippen popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

lippen usage trend in Literature

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