Knight (Noun)
Syllable division: knight
How to pronounce: UK: /naษชt/ US: /naษชt/
#1 Meaning: A man who has earned the privilege to be called "Sir" and has been granted a rank of honor by a British king or queen.
Example:
> He hopes that the king and queen will make him a knight within the next year.
> He still remembers the day that Queen Elizabeth II, knighted him.
#2 Meaning: Historically, a man of high social standing would train to ride a horse and fight as a soldier.
> The king summoned all of his knights to the battlefield.
> She wanted to marry a knight in shining armor.
#3 Meaning: A horse-headed chess piece that moves two squares in one direction and then one square at a 90ยฐ angle.
Example:
> He started the game with his knight.
> She moved her knight and said check.
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I want to pay homage to the knight.
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From of now, he is a knight of the castle.
The woman is looking for a knight.
In the chess game some people likes to start the game moving the knight first.
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You can also say:
As of now, he is a knight of the castle.
In the chess game, some people like to start the game by moving the knight first.
The pronunciation of “knight” is somehow extraordinary for some non-native English speakers like some other words – knowledge, knitting, where the first “k” letter is not pronounced. Interesting, isn’t it?
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> The former president of my country, remembering Queen Elizabeth 11,
knighting him.
> In my country, women donโt want to marry knights in any armour.
> Some people like to play video games with their knights.
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You can also say:
> The former president of my country, remembers Queen Elizabeth II, knighting him.
> In my country, women donโt want to marry knights in any armor.