KING


Meaning of KING in English

noun

1 male ruler

ADJECTIVE

▪ rightful

▪ anointed , crowned , reigning

▪ uncrowned ( figurative )

the uncrowned ~ of hip-hop

▪ undisputed ( figurative )

He is the undisputed ~ of talk shows.

▪ great , mighty

▪ future

the future ~ of England

▪ deposed , exiled

▪ homecoming , prom (both AmE )

He was nominated for prom ~ in high school.

VERB + KING

▪ become

▪ anoint sb , crown (sb) , make sb , proclaim sb

He was crowned ~ at the age of fifteen.

The new ~ was crowned immediately.

He proclaimed himself ~ in 1304.

▪ serve

He died bravely, serving his ~.

▪ depose , overthrow

KING + VERB

▪ reign , rule (sb/sth) , rule over sb/sth

The ~s of Sicily also ruled over the southern part of Italy.

▪ abdicate

the king's decision to abdicate

PREPOSITION

▪ under a/the ~

Life under the new ~ was very different.

▪ ~ of

the King of Spain

2 playing card

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .