different between costen vs corten

English

Etymology

From Middle English costnien, from Old English costnian, subsidiary form of Old English costian (“to tempt, try, prove, examine”), from Proto-Germanic *kust?n? (“to try, taste”), from Proto-Indo-European *?ews- (“to enjoy, taste”). Cognate with German kosten (“to taste”). More at choose.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?.s?n/

Verb

costen (third-person singular simple present costens, present participle costening, simple past and past participle costened)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To try; tempt.

Related terms

• cost
• costning

Anagrams

• Contés, Tecson, c notes, c-notes, centos, socnet

Catalan

Verb

costen

1. third-person plural present indicative form of costar

English

Etymology

From the trademarked name COR-TEN.

Noun

corten (uncountable)

1. Any type of weathering steel, a steel alloy which does not require painting and acquires a stable, rust-like appearance over time

See also

• Weathering steel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Cotner, centro-, cornet, creton, cronet, retcon

Asturian

Verb

corten

1. third-person plural present indicative of cortar
2. third-person plural present subjunctive of cortar

Spanish

Verb

corten

1. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present subjunctive form of cortar.
2. (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of cortar.
3. (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural present subjunctive form of cortar.