kate

UK /keɪt/ US /keɪt/

name 1noun 1

Definitions

name

A diminutive of the female given name Katherine and related names, also used as a formal given name.

Pet[ruchio]. […] Enter Katerina. / Good morrow Kate, for thats your name I heare. Kate. Well haue you heard, but ſomething hard of hearing: / They call me Katerine, that do talke of me. Pet. You lye infaith, for you are call'd plaine Kate, / And bony Kate, and ſometimes Kate the curſt: / But Kate, the prettieſt Kate in Chriſtendome, / Kate of Kate-hall, my ſuper-daintie Kate, / For dainties are all Kates, and therefore Kate / Take this of me, Kate of my conſolation, / Hearing thy mildneſſe prais'd in euery Towne, / Thy vertues ſpoke of, and thy beautie ſounded, / Yet not ſo deepely as to thee belongs, / My ſelfe am moou'd to woo thee for my wife.

A great number of children, amongst the lower classes, are Carolines. - - - A clergyman in my neighbourhood used to mistake the sound, and christen the babies Catharine; - a wise error, for Kate is a noble abbreviation.

noun

The brambling finch, Fringilla montifringilla.

Collocations

ADJ.

careful, cold, good, good, sick, wise

She was sick and tired of waiting for him to call her back.

VERB + KATE

came, cleaned, kept, name, says, take, talked, think

She kept Kate waiting outside for almost an hour yesterday.

KATE + NOUN

bob, genius, hair, haue, home, lot, moonlight, thats

Kate had a real genius for making everyone feel welcome at home.

PREP.

on, with, with

ADV.

also

I need to clarify that "kate" is not a standard English adverb. Kate is typically a proper name (a person's name) or an archaic/dialectal word. Without a clear definition of "kate" as an ADV (adverb), I cannot reliably

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A great number of children, amongst the lower classes, are Carolines. - - - A clergyman in my neighbourhood used to mistake the sound, and christen the babies Catharine; - a wise error, for Kate is a

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"And I have such a horrible name. Think of it... Kate. Who would take Kate on a Moonlight Cruise...or out to the Minstrels at the point. If you ever do find me in the company of a strange young man, c

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Brian came to Kate, with his hair wet.

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Brian kept Kate waiting.

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Brian went to school with Kate.

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