lieutenant

/lɛfˈtɛn.ənt/

noun 6adj 1

Collocations

5

ADJ.

feared, mad, outside, special

VERB + LIEUTENANT

air, command, force, house, police, rank

LIEUTENANT + NOUN

anderson, colonel, dan, himself, jackson, patience, tom, worf

PREP.

along, in, with

ADV.

simply

Definitions

noun

1

The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.

2

The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.

3

The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.

4

The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.

5

The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.

adj

1

A military grade that is junior to the grade the adjective modifies: lieutenant colonel, lieutenant general, lieutenant commander.

noun

1

Alternative letter-case form of lieutenant (when used as a title before a name)

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent

deputy

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

Mr. Scott immediately asked someone at Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, Wash., to get Mr. Nadella, the chief executive, out of a meeting he was having with top lieutenants.

Wiktionary

02

He was demoted to the rank of lieutenant.

Tatoeba · #678274

03

Lieutenant Worf is a Klingon who serves as an officer aboard the Federation starship Enterprise.

Tatoeba · #1119486

04

I was a second lieutenant in the special forces.

Tatoeba · #2488241

05

Everybody feared the lieutenant colonel.

Tatoeba · #2488260

06

I got along with the lieutenant colonel.

Tatoeba · #2488262

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, lieutenant is marked as US, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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