pen

pen ¹

 (pĕn)

n.

1. An instrument for writing or drawing with ink or similar fluid, especially:

a. A ballpoint pen.

b. A fountain pen.

c. A pen point.

d. A penholder and its pen point.

e. A quill.

2.

a. An instrument for writing regarded as a means of expression: "Tyranny has no enemy so formidable as the pen" (William Cobbett).

b. A writer or an author: a hired pen.

c. A style of writing: wrote plays with a witty pen.

3. A pen-shaped device containing something other than ink: an insulin pen; a vaporizer pen.

4. Any of various other pen-shaped devices, such as a laser pointer.

5. The chitinous internal shell of a squid.

6. A pen shell.

7. pens Archaic The primary feathers or wings of a bird.

tr.v. penned, pen·ning, pens

To write or compose: penned a letter.

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[Middle English penne, from Old French, from Late Latin penna, from Latin, feather; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]

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pen′ner n.

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pen ²

 (pĕn)

n.

1.

a. A fenced enclosure for animals.

b. The animals kept in such an enclosure.

c. Any of various enclosures, such as a bullpen or playpen, used for a variety of purposes.

2. A roofed dock for submarines.

tr.v. penned or pent (pĕnt), pen·ning, pens

To confine in or as if in a pen. See Synonyms at enclose.

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[Middle English, from Old English penn.]

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pen ³

 (pĕn)

n.

A female swan.

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[Origin unknown.]

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pen ⁴

 (pĕn)

n. Informal

A penitentiary; a prison.

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[Short for penitentiary.]

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pen

(pɛn)

n

1. an implement for writing or drawing using ink, formerly consisting of a sharpened and split quill, and now of a metal nib attached to a holder. See also ballpoint, fountain pen

2. the writing end of such an implement; nib

3. style of writing

4. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) writing as an occupation

5. (Professions) writing as an occupation

6. (Zoology) the long horny internal shell of a squid

vb, pens, penning or penned

(tr) to write or compose

[Old English pinne, from Late Latin penna (quill) pen, from Latin: feather]

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pen

(pɛn)

n

1. (Agriculture) an enclosure in which domestic animals are kept: sheep pen.

2. any place of confinement

3. (Nautical Terms) a dock for servicing submarines, esp one having a bombproof roof

vb, pens, penning, penned or pent

(tr) to enclose or keep in a pen

[Old English penn, perhaps related to pin]

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pen

(pɛn)

n

(Law) informal US and Canadian short for penitentiary¹

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pen

(pɛn)

n

(Animals) a female swan

[C16: of unknown origin]

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PEN

(pɛn)

n acronym for

(Literary & Literary Critical Movements) International Association of Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists, and Novelists

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pen¹

(pɛn)

n., v. penned, pen•ning. n.

1. any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.

2. a detachable metal penpoint; nib.

3. such a penpoint with its holder.

4. the pen as a symbol of authorship.

5. a writer.

6. quill (def. 1).

v.t.

7. to write or draw with or as if with a pen: to pen an essay.

Compare ballpoint, fountain pen, quill (def. 3).

[1250–1300; Middle English penne < Old French penne pen, feather < Late Latin penna, Latin: feather]

pen′ner, n.

pen²

(pɛn)

n., v. penned, pen•ning. n.

1. a small enclosure for domestic animals.

2. the animals so enclosed.

3. playpen.

4. bull pen (defs. 1, 2).

5. a dock used in the repair of submarines.

v.t.

6. to confine in or as if in a pen.

[before 1000; Middle English penne, Old English penn (in compounds); perhaps akin to pin]

pen³

(pɛn)

n.

Slang. penitentiary (def. 1).

[1880–85; Amer.; shortened form]

pen⁴

(pɛn)

n.

a female swan.

[1540–50; orig. uncertain]

Pen.

or pen.,

peninsula.

P.E.N.

International Association of Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists, and Novelists.

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pen

• lapsus calami, lapsus memoriae - A lapsus calami is a slip of the pen; a lapsus memoriae is a slip of the memory.
• ruling pen - A type of pen used in graphic design and calligraphy for drawing precise lines of various thicknesses.
• nom de plume - Literally "name of the pen," meaning "pseudonym."
• trait - A stroke of a pen or pencil.

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pen

Past participle: penned
Gerund: penning

Imperative

pen

pen

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pen - a writing implement with a point from which ink flows ballpen, ballpoint, ballpoint pen, Biro - a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper felt tip, felt-tip pen, felt-tipped pen, Magic Marker - a pen with a writing tip made of felt (trade name Magic Marker) fountain pen - a pen that is supplied with ink from a reservoir in its barrel nib, pen nib - the writing point of a pen quill, quill pen - pen made from a bird's feather Sharpie - a pen with indelible ink that will write on any surface writing implement - an implement that is used to write
	2.	pen - an enclosure for confining livestock cattle pen, corral, cow pen - a pen for cattle creep - a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot enclosure - a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose sheep pen, sheepcote, sheepfold, fold - a pen for sheep holding paddock, holding pen, holding yard - a pen where livestock is temporarily confined kraal - a pen for livestock in southern Africa paddock - pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race pinfold - a pen where stray animals are confined rodeo - an enclosure for cattle that have been rounded up pigpen, pigsty, sty - a pen for swine
	3.	pen - a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play playpen enclosure - a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
	4.	pen - a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes penitentiary correctional institution - a penal institution maintained by the government
	5.	pen - female swan swan - stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
Verb	1.	pen - produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" indite, write, compose authorship, penning, writing, composition - the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship" draw - write a legal document or paper; "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office" create verbally - create with or from words lyric - write lyrics for (a song) write about, write of, write on - write about a particular topic; "Snow wrote about China" profile - write about; "The author of this article profiles a famous painter" paragraph - write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher paragraph - write about in a paragraph; "All her friends were paragraphed in last Monday's paper" write off - write something fluently, and without hesitation dash off, fling off, scratch off, toss off, knock off - write quickly; "She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper"; "He scratched off a thank-you note to the hostess" rewrite - rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose; "re-write a play for use in schools" write copy - write for commercial publications; "She writes copy for Harper's Bazaar" dramatise, dramatize, adopt - put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay" draft, outline - draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech" poetise, poetize, verse, versify - compose verses or put into verse; "He versified the ancient saga" author - be the author of; "She authored this play" annotate, footnote - add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments; "The scholar annotated the early edition of a famous novel" reference, cite - refer to; "he referenced his colleagues' work" publish, write - have (one's written work) issued for publication; "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career" write out, write up - put into writing; write in complete form; "write out a contract" script - write a script for; "The playwright scripted the movie"

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pen

¹

verb write (down), draft, compose, pencil, draw up, scribble, take down, inscribe, scrawl, jot down, dash off, commit to paper She penned a short memo to his private secretary.

Quotations
"Beneath the rule of men entirely great"
"The pen is mightier than the sword" [Edward Bulwer-Lytton Richelieu]

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pen

²

noun

1. enclosure, pound, fold, cage, coop, hutch, corral (chiefly U.S. & Canad.), sty a holding pen for sheep

verb

1. enclose, confine, cage, pound, mew (up), fence in, impound, hem in, coop up, hedge in, shut up or in The cattle had been milked and penned for the night.

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pen ¹

verb

To be the author of (a published work or works):

publish, write.

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pen ²

verb

To confine within a limited area:

cage, coop (in or up), enclose, fence (in), immure, mew (up), shut in, shut up, wall (in or up).

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pen ³

noun

Informal. A place for the confinement of persons in lawful detention:

brig, house of correction, jail, keep, penitentiary, prison.

Informal: lockup.

Slang: big house, can, clink, cooler, coop, hoosegow, joint, jug, pokey, slammer, stir.

Chiefly Regional: calaboose.

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Translations

حَظيرَهقَلَمقَلَمٌ

perochlévkotecohrádka

=-foldfoldkuglepenpen

einsperrenFederFederhalterFüllerFüllfeder

στυλόγραφίδα

plumo

plumabolígrafocorralceldaboli

häkkikarsinakuulakärkikynäselli

styloenclosplumecalameécrire

kemijska olovkaolovkapero

toll

penpena

pennistía, rétt, kví

pennascriverepenna stilograficarifugio per sommergibilichiudere nell'

ペン

펜

aizgaldsaplokspildspalvarakstāmspalva

penrenomheining

penn

piórodługopis

canetaescrever

ручкаперописатьавторучказагон

perostaja

bläckpennapenna

ปากกา

kalemağıl

bút

书写笔围圈围栏钢笔

pen

¹ [pen]

A. N (= fountain pen) → (pluma f) estilográfica f, pluma f, pluma f fuente (LAm); (= ballpoint) → bolígrafo m; (= felt tip) → rotulador m
to live by the or one's pen → ganarse la vida escribiendo
to put pen to paper → ponerse a escribir
to wield a pen (liter) → menear cálamo
see also marker, slip A2

B. VT [+ letter, article, book] → escribir; [+ poem, song] → componer

C. CPD pen-and-ink drawing N → dibujo m a pluma
pen friend N → amigo/a m/f por correspondencia
pen name N → seudónimo m, nombre m de guerra
pen nib N → punta f (de pluma)
pen pal N = pen friend pen wiper N → limpiaplumas m inv

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pen

² [pen]

A. N

1. (= enclosure) (for cattle) → corral m; (for sheep) → redil m, aprisco m; (for bulls) → toril m; (= playpen) → parque m (de niño), corral m

2. (US) (= prison) (also penitentiary) → cárcel f, chirona f (Sp)

B. VT [+ animal] → encerrar, acorralar; [+ person] I've been penned in the kitchen all day → he estado metida en la cocina todo el día

pen in VT + ADV [+ animal] → encerrar, acorralar
she was penned in by the crowd → se encontraba acorralada por la muchedumbre
the French had the enemy penned in → los franceses tenían al enemigo cercado

pen up VT + ADV [+ animal] = pen in

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pen

³ [pen] N (Orn) → cisne m hembra

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pen

[ˈpɛn]

n

(for writing) → stylo m
to put pen to paper → prendre la plume

(= enclosure) (for sheep) → parc m

(US) (= prison) → taule f
the pen → la taule
in the pen → en taule

vt

(= write) [+ letter, memo] → écrire

pen in

vt sep
to be penned in [animal] → être parqué(e); [person] → être parqué(e)

pen up

vt sep
to be penned up [animal] → être parqué(e)
The cattle were penned up for the night → On a parqué le bétail pour la nuit.; [one person] → être enfermé(e)
I had to stay in my room, penned up like a prisoner → J'ai dû rester dans ma chambre, enfermé comme un prisonnier.; [group of people] → être parqué(e)
They were penned up in there for weeks → Ils sont restés parqués là pendant des semaines.

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pen

:

pen pal

n (inf) → Brieffreund(in) m(f)

penpusher

n → Schreiberling m

penpushing

n → Schreiberei f, → Schreibkram m

adj → Schreib-; pen work → Schreibarbeit f; pen clerk → Bürohengst m (inf)

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pen

¹

n (= dip pen) → Feder f; (= fountain pen) → Füllfederhalter m, → Füller m; (= ball-point pen) → Kugelschreiber m, → Kuli m (inf); to put pen to paper → zur Feder greifen; the pen is mightier than the sword (prov) → die Feder ist mächtiger als das Schwert

vt → niederschreiben; poem etc also → verfassen

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pen

²

n

(for cattle etc) → Pferch m; (for sheep) → Hürde f; (for pigs) → Koben m; (= play pen) → Laufstall m, → Ställchen nt, → Laufgitter nt

(US inf: = prison) → Bau m (inf), → Knast m (inf)

(for submarines) → Bunker m

vt → einsperren

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pen

³

n (= swan) → weiblicher Schwan

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pen

¹ [pɛn]

1. n (for animals) → recinto, chiuso; (playpen) → box m inv (Am) (fam) (prison) → gattabuia

2. vt (also pen in, pen up) → rinchiudere

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pen

² [pɛn]

1. n (gen) → penna; (felt-tip pen) → pennarello
to put pen to paper → prendere la penna in mano

2. vt (frm) → scrivere

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

pen¹

(pen) noun

a small enclosure, usually for animals. a sheep-pen. hok, kampie حَظيرَه кошара cercado chlév, kotec, ohrádka der Pferch fold; -fold μαντρίcorral aedik آغل karsina enclos דִיר लेखनी, कलम pero karám kandang terbuka stía, rétt, kví recinto おり (가축) 우리 aptvaras, gardas aploks; aizgalds petak hok, kooi binge, bås; innhegningzagroda شپول cercado ţarc загон ohrada ograda tor fålla, kätte คอก ağıl 圍欄，圍圈 невеликий загін احاطہ chỗ quây kín 围栏，围圈

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pen²

(pen) noun

an instrument for writing in ink. My pen needs a new nib. pen قَلَم перо caneta pero der Federhalter pen πένα, στιλόpluma (kirjutus)sulg قلم mustekynä plumeעט कलम nalivpero toll fulpen penni penna ペン 펜촉 plunksnakotis, rašiklis rakstāmspalva; pildspalva pen penpennpióro لیکانی،قلم caneta stilou ручка pero pero penkalo bläckpenna ปากกา kalem 鋼筆 перо; ручка قلم cái bút 钢笔

ˈpen-friend, ˈpen-pal nouns

a usually young person (usually living abroad) with whom another (usually young) person regularly exchanges letters. My daughter has pen-friends in India and Spain. penvriend, korrespondent صَديق المُراسَلَه човек, с когото някой си пише често писма correspondente přítel(kyně) na dopisování der/die Brieffreund(in) penneven φίλος δι' αλληλογραφίας amigo por correspondencia kirjasõber دوست مکاتبه ای kirjeenvaihtotoveri correspondant/-ante חָבֵר לָעֵט पत्रमित्र prijatelj preko dopisivanja levelezőtárs sahabat pena pennavinur corrispondente, amico di penna ペンフレンド 펜팔, 편지친구 susi rašinėjimo draugas vēstuļu draugs sahabat pena correspondentievriendbrevvenn znajomy z korespondencji قلمى دوست correspondente знакомый по переписке priateľ, -ka na dopisovanie dopisovalec prijatelj za dopsivanje brevvän เพื่อนที่ติดต่อกันทางจดหมาย mektup arkadaşı 筆友 знайомий по листуванню قلمي دوست bạn qua thư 笔友

ˈpen-knife noun

a pocket-knife with blades which fold into the handle. sakmes, knipmes سِكِّين جَيْب сгъваем нож canivete kapesní nůž das Taschenmesser lommekniv σουγιάςnavaja sulenuga چاقوی جیبی linkkuveitsi canifאולר मुड़ने वाला चाकू džepni nožić zsebkés pisau lipat vasahnífur pugnale 懐中ナイフ 주머니칼 lenktinis peiliukas saliecamais nazītis pisau lipat pennenmeslommeknivscyzoryk كوچنى، جيبي چاقو canivete briceag перочинный нож vreckový nôž žepni nož ručni nožić pennkniv มีดพก çakı 筆刀 складаний ножик جيبي چاقو dao nhíp 铅笔刀

ˈpen-name noun

a name used by a writer instead of his own name. Samuel Clemens used the pen-name of Mark Twain. skuilnaam إسم مُسْتَعار للكاتِب псевдоним pseudônimo pseudonym das Pseudonym pseudonym φιλολογικό ψευδώνυμο seudónimo kirjanikunimi نام مستعار kirjailijanimi pseudonyme, nom de plume שֶׁם עֵט उपनाम pseudonim írói álnév nama samaran höfundarnafn pseudonimo, ペンネーム 필명, 아호 slapyvardis, pseudonimas pseidonīms nama pena schrijversnaam forfatternavn, pseudonym pseudonim literacki د مستعار نوم pseudónimo pseudo­nim литературный псевдоним pseudonym psevdonim pseudonim pseudonym นามปากกา takma ad 筆名 літературний псевдонім قلمي نام bút danh 笔名

pen-palpen-friendabove

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pen

→ قَلَمٌ pero kuglepen Füller στυλό bolígrafo kuulakärkikynä stylo olovka penna ペン 펜 pen penn pióro caneta ручка bläckpenna ปากกา kalem bút 书写笔

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

• Do you have a pen I could borrow? → هَلْ يـُمْكِنُ أَنْ أَسْتَعيرَ مِنَكَ قلماً؟ → Půjčíte mi prosím pero? → Har du en kuglepen jeg må låne? → Könnten Sie mir einen Stift leihen? → Μήπως έχεις να μου δανείσεις ένα στυλό; → ¿Puede prestarme un bolígrafo? → Voitteko lainata kynää? → Je peux vous emprunter un stylo ? → Imate li kemijski olovku za posuditi? → Mi può prestare una penna? → ペンをお借りできますか？ → 펜 좀 빌려 주시겠어요? → Kunt u me even een pen lenen? → Har du en penn jeg kan låne? → Czy mógłby mi Panpożyczyć długopis? → O senhor tem uma caneta para emprestar? → У Вас не найдется авторучки? → Har ni en penna jag kan låna? → คุณมีปากกาให้ฉันยืมไหม? → Kaleminiz var mı? → Bạn cho tôi mượn bút được không? → 您有没有笔借我用一下？

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pen

n pluma; insulin — pluma de insulina, dispositivo tipo pluma para la inyección de insulina

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