en /ɒn/preposition 1/ɛn/ noun 3/ən/ pronoun 2forms 1 preposition1 •in or on, used as part of a phrase taken from French en /ɛn/ noun3 •The name of the Latin script letter N/n.The word length, which contains only four sounds l e ng th, is usually spell'd thus, el ee en gee tee aitch. — 1773 •A unit of measurement equal to half an em (half the height of the type in use). •The name of the Cyrillic script letter Н / н. en /ən/ pronoun2 •(dialect, Newfoundland) Him.Such a strappen fine gentleman as he was, too. Yes, I rather like en sometimes. — 1895 •(dialect, Newfoundland) It (when the thing being referred to is masculine). formsens