moan – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of moan

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to moan
Participle: moaned
Gerund: moaning

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Imoan
youmoan
he;she;itmoans
wemoan
youmoan
theymoan

Perfect

Ihave moaned
youhave moaned
he;she;ithas moaned
wehave moaned
youhave moaned
theyhave moaned

Past

Imoaned
youmoaned
he;she;itmoaned
wemoaned
youmoaned
theymoaned

Pluperfect

Ihad moaned
youhad moaned
he;she;ithad moaned
wehad moaned
youhad moaned
theyhad moaned

Future

Iwill moan
youwill moan
he;she;itwill moan
wewill moan
youwill moan
theywill moan

Future Perfect

Iwill have moaned
youwill have moaned
he;she;itwill have moaned
wewill have moaned
youwill have moaned
theywill have moaned

Subjunctive

Present

Imoan
youmoan
he;she;itmoan
wemoan
youmoan
theymoan

Perfect

Ihave moaned
youhave moaned
he;she;ithave moaned
wehave moaned
youhave moaned
theyhave moaned

Imperfect

Imoaned
youmoaned
he;she;itmoaned
wemoaned
youmoaned
theymoaned

Pluperfect

Ihad moaned
youhad moaned
he;she;ithad moaned
wehad moaned
youhad moaned
theyhad moaned

Conditional

Present

Iwould moan
youwould moan
he;she;itwould moan
wewould moan
youwould moan
theywould moan

Perfect

Iwould have moaned
youwould have moaned
he;she;itwould have moaned
wewould have moaned
youwould have moaned
theywould have moaned

Imperative

youmoan
weLet's moan
youmoan

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam moaning
youare moaning
he;she;itis moaning
weare moaning
youare moaning
theyare moaning

Perfect

Ihave been moaning
youhave been moaning
he;she;ithas been moaning
wehave been moaning
youhave been moaning
theyhave been moaning

Past

Iwas moaning
youwere moaning
he;she;itwas moaning
wewere moaning
youwere moaning
theywere moaning

Pluperfect

Ihad been moaning
youhad been moaning
he;she;ithad been moaning
wehad been moaning
youhad been moaning
theyhad been moaning

Future

Iwill be moaning
youwill be moaning
he;she;itwill be moaning
wewill be moaning
youwill be moaning
theywill be moaning

Future Perfect

Iwill have been moaning
youwill have been moaning
he;she;itwill have been moaning
wewill have been moaning
youwill have been moaning
theywill have been moaning

Conditional

Present

Iwould be moaning
youwould be moaning
he;she;itwould be moaning
wewould be moaning
youwould be moaning
theywould be moaning

Perfect

Iwould have been moaning
youwould have been moaning
he;she;itwould have been moaning
wewould have been moaning
youwould have been moaning
theywould have been moaning

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'moan'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'moan'

loan, man, mean, moat, moon, moun, ban, bean, bemoan, boak,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

complain
bleat, grotch, kvetch, complain, whine, whinge
To make a moan (a low, mournful cry) or similar sound.
sough
to complain
grump, complain
cry
dirge, elegy, groan, lament, lamentation, monody, threnody, wail

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. c.1225, as a noun, "complaint, lamentation," probably related to O.E. mænan "complain, moan," also "tell, intend," from P.Gmc. *main- (but O.E.D. discounts this connection). Meaning "long, low inarticulate murmur from some prolonged pain" is first recorded 1673. The verb is first attested c.1425 as "to complain," 1724 as "to make a low, mournful sound."
2. From Middle English mone, mane, mān, (also as mene), from Old English *mān, *mǣn (“complaint; lamentation”), from Proto-West Germanic *mainu, from Proto-Germanic *mainō (“opinion; mind”).
3. Cognate with Old Frisian mēne (“opinion”), Old High German meina (“opinion”). Old English *mān, *mǣn is inferred from Old English mǣnan (“to complain over; grieve; mourn”). More at mean. See: Middle English 'mone'.

Sample Sentences

  • Again he falls upon his bed, and lies there, moaning. Suddenly he starts up, wondering whether any other man is near; whether there is another cell like that on either side of him: and listens keenly. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] suddenly retreated, and Topsy came forward and laid her offering at the feet of the corpse; then suddenly, with a wild and bitter cry, she threw herself on the floor alongside the bed, and wept, and moaned aloud. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • And then all were gone, and the mourners went back to the place which should know her no more; and Marie's room was darkened, and she lay on the bed, sobbing and moaning in uncontrollable grief, and calling every moment for the attentions of all her servants. Of course, they had no time to cry,—why should they ? the grief was _her_ grief, and she was fully convinced [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)