arthur

UK /ˈɑːθə/ US /ˈɑɹθɚ/

name 5noun 1

Definitions

name

A male given name from the Celtic languages.

Young Arthur is alive: this hand of mine / Is yet a maiden and an innocent hand, / Not painted with the crimson spots of blood.

"Is his name Arthur?" "Arthur James." "It’s quite an old-fashioned name." "We’re an old-fashioned family. His mother was fond of Tennyson."

A surname originating as a patronymic.

A number of places in the United States:

noun

Guinness stout.

Collocations

ADJ.

alive, british, happy, impossible, proposed, young

Young Arthur decided to become a knight and serve his kingdom with honor.

VERB + ARTHUR

auditioned, betrayed, know, name, played, saw

I played Arthur in the school musical last year.

ARTHUR + NOUN

berkeley, bill, conan, doyle, eddington, fox, james, kalel

Arthur Conan Doyle created the famous detective Sherlock Holmes in the nineteenth century.

PREP.

in, up

Arthur in the garden was teaching his grandchildren how to plant vegetables.

ADV.

quite, rather

Arthur was rather upset when he discovered his bicycle had been stolen from the garage.

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Example Bank

Young Arthur is alive: this hand of mine / Is yet a maiden and an innocent hand, / Not painted with the crimson spots of blood.

Wiktionary

"Is his name Arthur?" "Arthur James." "It’s quite an old-fashioned name." "We’re an old-fashioned family. His mother was fond of Tennyson."

Wiktionary

"It will not be his only name," Mr. Saporta said, and his glance hoped he had found an acceptable solution. "We shall also call him 'Aaron'. That will be his Jewish name. But for everyday purposes—Art

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Arthur is one of the students that redid their year.

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Arthur was in his early fifties.

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President Arthur vetoed the bill.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, arthur is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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