Kathleen

[ kath-leen, kath-leen ]

/ kæθˈlin, ˈkæθ lin /

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a female given name, form of Katherine.

QUIZZES

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Question 1 of 7

“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Also Kath·lene, Kath·lyn, Kath·lynne

[kath-lin]. /ˈkæθ lɪn/.

“It was nice, he opened doors, he pulled out chairs,” Kathleen Mangan had testified during the trial.
Why NYPD Couldn’t Cook The ‘Cannibal Cop’|Michael Daly|July 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She was the Kathleen Hanna of Hollywood—a punk rock princess in a Barbie world.
Lori Petty on ‘Orange Is the New Black,’ the Halcyon ‘90s, and Discovering Jennifer Lawrence|Marlow Stern|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Just like Kathleen Sebelius with Obamacare, V.A. chief Eric Shinseki now embodies the VA scandal.
Why Dems Are Tripping Over Each Other to Push The V.A. Chief Out|Ben Jacobs, Tim Mak|May 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kathleen Willey was a White House volunteer who said she was groped by Bill Clinton in the Oval Office in 1993.
These Clinton Haters Can’t Quit the Crazy|David Freedlander|May 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Smith College President Kathleen McCartney, who is apparently the only sane person in the room at that institution.
The Oh-So-Fragile Class of 2014 Needs to STFU And Listen to Some New Ideas|Olivia Nuzzi|May 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The man's face flushed, and he half rose from his seat with an impetuous movement; but Kathleen stopped him with a glance.
Stories by English Authors: Orient|Various
He reflected that except during those brief moments on the hill he had never seen Kathleen alive.
Overlooked|Maurice Baring
She was quite disinterested with regard to Kathleen and quite disinterested towards Stukely.
Overlooked|Maurice Baring
But there were the children to think of, Kathleen and Desmond, inheritors of his good looks, but of nothing beyond that.
Grey Town|Gerald Baldwin
The children were crying, Kathleen impulsively and without restraint, Desmond secretively, as men are accustomed to weep.
Grey Town|Gerald Baldwin