Pen — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a writing implement with a point from which ink flows

an enclosure for confining livestock

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɛn/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɛn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɛn/

1 syllable Say it as /pˈɛn/.

Examples

She composed a poem
He wrote four novels

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

indite penitentiary compose playpen write

Parts of Speech

noun	a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
noun	an enclosure for confining livestock
noun	a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play
noun	a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
noun	female swan
verb	produce a literary work “She composed a poem”

Word Forms

pen	verb	produce a literary work
penitentiary	adjective	used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers
writer	noun	writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
writing	noun	the act of creating written works
composition	noun	the act of creating written works
pen	noun	a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
penning	noun	the act of creating written works

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Stift

ein Schreibgerät mit einer Spitze, aus der Tinte fließt

🇫🇷French

stylo

un instrument d'écriture avec une pointe d'où s'écoule l'encre

🇪🇸Spanish

bolígrafo

un instrumento de escritura con un punto desde el cual fluye la tinta

🇮🇹Italian

penna

uno strumento di scrittura con un punto da cui scorre l'inchiostro

🇵🇹Portuguese

caneta

um instrumento de escrita com um ponto de onde flui a tinta

🇷🇺Russian

ручка

пишущий инструмент с точкой, из которой вытекают чернила

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कलम

एक लेखन उपकरण जिसमें एक बिंदु होता है जहाँ से स्याही बहती है

🇧🇩Bengali

কলম

একটি বিন্দু সহ একটি লেখার বাস্তবায়ন যা থেকে কালি প্রবাহিত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

பேனா

மை பாயும் புள்ளியுடன் எழுதும் கருவி

🇮🇳Telugu

కలం

సిరా ప్రవహించే బిందువుతో వ్రాసే పనిముట్టు

🇮🇳Marathi

पेन

शाई वाहते अशा बिंदूसह एक लेखन अंमलबजावणी

🇮🇳Gujarati

પેન

એક બિંદુ સાથે લેખન અમલ કે જેમાંથી શાહી વહે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೆನ್ನು

ಶಾಯಿ ಹರಿಯುವ ಬಿಂದುವಿನಿಂದ ಬರೆಯುವ ಸಾಧನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പേന

മഷി ഒഴുകുന്ന ഒരു പോയിൻ്റുള്ള ഒരു എഴുത്ത് ഉപകരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਲਮ

ਇੱਕ ਬਿੰਦੂ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਇੱਕ ਲਿਖਤ ਅਮਲ ਜਿਸ ਤੋਂ ਸਿਆਹੀ ਵਹਿੰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

قلم

ایک تحریری عمل جس میں ایک نقطہ ہے جہاں سے سیاہی بہتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

笔

带有墨水流出点的书写工具

🇯🇵Japanese

ペン

インクが流れる先のある筆記用具

🇰🇷Korean

펜

잉크가 흐르는 점이 있는 필기구

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cái bút

một dụng cụ viết có một điểm để mực chảy ra

🇹🇭Thai

ปากกา

การเขียนโดยใช้จุดที่หมึกไหล

🇮🇩Indonesian

pena

alat tulis yang ujungnya mengalirkan tinta

🇵🇭Filipino

panulat

isang kagamitan sa pagsulat na may punto kung saan dumadaloy ang tinta

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قلم

أداة للكتابة ذات نقطة يتدفق منها الحبر

🇮🇷Persian

قلم

ابزار نوشتاری با نقطه ای که جوهر از آن جاری می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

dolma kalem

mürekkebin aktığı bir noktaya sahip bir yazı aleti

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֵט

כלי כתיבה עם נקודה שממנה זורם דיו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'pen'?

The primary meaning of 'pen' is 'a writing implement with a point from which ink flows'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'pen' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'pen' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'pen' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'pen' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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