Dan

¹

[dan]

noun

1. 1. (in the Bible) a son of Jacob and Bilhah.

   2. one of the 12 tribes of ancient Israel, traditionally descended from him.

2. the northernmost city of ancient Palestine.

3. a male given name, form of Daniel.

Dan

²

[dan]

noun

Archaic.

1. a title of honor equivalent to master or sir:

   Dan Chaucer.

dan

³

[dahn, dan]

noun

Martial Arts.

1. a degree of expertise in karate, judo, tae kwon do, etc., usually signified by the wearing of a cloth belt of a particular color; level.

   a sixth-degree dan.

Dan.

⁴

abbreviation

1. Bible.,  Daniel.

2. Danish. Also Dan

Dan

¹

/ dæn /

noun

1. 1. the fourth son of Jacob (Genesis 30:1–6)

   2. the tribe descended from him

2. a city in the northern territory of Canaan

Dan.

²

abbreviation

1. Bible Daniel

2. Danish

dan

³

/ dæn /

noun

1. any one of the 10 black-belt grades of proficiency

2. a competitor entitled to dan grading

Dan

⁴

/ dæn /

noun

1. an archaic title of honour, equivalent to Master or Sir

   Dan Chaucer

dan

⁵

/ dæn /

noun

1. Also called: dan buoy. a small buoy used as a marker at sea

Word History and Origins

Origin of Dan¹

1275–1325; Middle English < Old French danz < Medieval Latin domnus, contraction of Latin dominus “lord, master”

Origin of Dan²

First recorded in 1940–45; from Japanese, from Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese duàn “step, grade”

Word History and Origins

Origin of Dan¹

Japanese

Origin of Dan²

C17: of unknown origin

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. from Dan to Beersheba, from one outermost extreme or limit to the other.

Example Sentences

Patel installed outsider Dan Bongino as deputy director.

From Salon

It’s hardly a new development as conservative North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms tried to lead a takeover CBS in the mid-1980s so he could “become Dan Rather’s boss.”

From Los Angeles Times

Chief executive officer Dan Towriss said: "There have been no talks with Christian Horner and there are no plans to do that."

From BBC

Chris Wood's stoppage-time penalty could not save Forest who earlier conceded first-half goals from Ousmane Diao and Mads Bech, either side of Dan Ndoye's equaliser.

From BBC

“This was a great bounceback quarter for Tesla to lay the groundwork for deliveries moving forward, but there is still work to do to gain further ground,” Wedbush analyst and Tesla bull Dan Ives said in a note.

From Los Angeles Times