Symonds

[ sim-uhndz ]

/ ˈsɪm əndz /

Save This Word!

noun

John Add·ing·ton

[ad-ing-tuhn], /ˈæd ɪŋ tən/, 1840–93, English poet, essayist, and critic.

QUIZ

QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!

Were you ready for a quiz on this topic? Well, here it is! See how well you can differentiate between the uses of "was" vs. "were" in this quiz.

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.

true

false

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby Symonds

symmetric matrix, symmetrize, symmetry, symmetry element, symmetry plane, Symonds, Symons, sympath-, sympathectomy, sympathetectomy, sympathetic

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022

How to use Symonds in a sentence

The “cultural collision of Brits and Yanks threatened but never quite broke the partnership,” writes Symonds.
D-Day Was The Largest And One Of The Bloodiest Invasions In History|James A. Warren|June 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Symonds denies, however, that Ford modeled Jack Ryan on him.
D-Day Historian Craig Symonds Talks About History’s Most Amazing Invasion|Marc Wortman|June 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Pre-eminent naval historian Craig L. Symonds talks about how the Allies devised, executed, and then survived the D-Day invasion.
D-Day Historian Craig Symonds Talks About History’s Most Amazing Invasion|Marc Wortman|June 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Author of numerous books of American naval history, Symonds spent almost 30 years as a professor of history at the Naval Academy.
D-Day Historian Craig Symonds Talks About History’s Most Amazing Invasion|Marc Wortman|June 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I remember when Symonds dedicated a book to me; I wrote and told him of “the pang of gratified vanity” with which I had read it.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
He may have been a Philistine, as Mr. Symonds calls him, but he was surely a Philistine of genius.
The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1|William Painter
Captain Symonds was himself a thorough sailor, and he showed his love of his profession by sending four of his sons into the navy.
Hurricane Hurry|W.H.G. Kingston
To prevent this Captain Symonds ordered the Hussar to chase her away, we making as if we were about to follow.
Hurricane Hurry|W.H.G. Kingston
As soon as she came up with the fleet Captain Symonds sent me on board to inquire what had happened.
Hurricane Hurry|W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for Symonds

Symonds

/ (ˈsɪməndz) /

noun

John Addington (ˈædɪŋtən). 1840–93, English writer, noted for his Renaissance in Italy (1875–86) and for studies of homosexuality

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012