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- [pan]
- /pæn/
- /pæn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pan]
- /pæn/
Definitions of pan word
- noun pan an international distress signal used by shore stations to inform a ship, aircraft, etc., of something vital to its safety or to the safety of one of its passengers. 1
- verb with object pan to move (a camera) in such a manner: to pan the camera across the scene. 1
- verb with object pan to photograph or televise (a scene, moving character, etc.) by panning the camera. 1
- verb without object pan to photograph or televise while rotating a camera on its vertical or horizontal axis in order to keep a moving person or object in view or allow the film to record a panorama: to pan from one end of the playing field to the other during the opening of the football game. 1
- verb without object pan (of a camera) to be moved or manipulated in such a manner: The cameras panned occasionally during the scene. 1
- noun pan saucepan, frying pan 1
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Origin of pan
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English panne; cognate with Dutch pan, German Pfanne, Old Norse panna
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Parts of speech for Pan
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pan popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pan usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pan
noun pan
- aristarch — a severe critic.
- basin — A basin is a large or deep bowl that you use for holding liquids, or for mixing or storing food.
- blamers — to hold responsible; find fault with; censure: I don't blame you for leaving him.
- book review — a description and analysis of a new book
- brickbat — Brickbats are very critical or insulting remarks which are made in public about someone or something.
verb pan
- bad mouth — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
- bad-mouth — If someone bad-mouths you, they say unpleasant things about you, especially when you are not there to defend yourself.
- be-little — to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
- belittle — If you belittle someone or something, you say or imply that they are unimportant or not very good.
- bemean — to make mean; demean; debase (usually used reflexively).
Antonyms for pan
noun pan
- complimenter — a person who compliments
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