Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to baa
Participle: baaed
Gerund: baaing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | baa |
| you | baa |
| he;she;it | baas |
| we | baa |
| you | baa |
| they | baa |
Perfect
| I | have baaed |
| you | have baaed |
| he;she;it | has baaed |
| we | have baaed |
| you | have baaed |
| they | have baaed |
Past
| I | baaed |
| you | baaed |
| he;she;it | baaed |
| we | baaed |
| you | baaed |
| they | baaed |
Pluperfect
| I | had baaed |
| you | had baaed |
| he;she;it | had baaed |
| we | had baaed |
| you | had baaed |
| they | had baaed |
Future
| I | will baa |
| you | will baa |
| he;she;it | will baa |
| we | will baa |
| you | will baa |
| they | will baa |
Future Perfect
| I | will have baaed |
| you | will have baaed |
| he;she;it | will have baaed |
| we | will have baaed |
| you | will have baaed |
| they | will have baaed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | baa |
| you | baa |
| he;she;it | baa |
| we | baa |
| you | baa |
| they | baa |
Perfect
| I | have baaed |
| you | have baaed |
| he;she;it | have baaed |
| we | have baaed |
| you | have baaed |
| they | have baaed |
Imperfect
| I | baaed |
| you | baaed |
| he;she;it | baaed |
| we | baaed |
| you | baaed |
| they | baaed |
Pluperfect
| I | had baaed |
| you | had baaed |
| he;she;it | had baaed |
| we | had baaed |
| you | had baaed |
| they | had baaed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would baa |
| you | would baa |
| he;she;it | would baa |
| we | would baa |
| you | would baa |
| they | would baa |
Perfect
| I | would have baaed |
| you | would have baaed |
| he;she;it | would have baaed |
| we | would have baaed |
| you | would have baaed |
| they | would have baaed |
Imperative
| you | baa |
| we | Let's baa |
| you | baa |
Verbs conjugated like 'baa'
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 'baa'
bab,
bad,
bag,
bam,
ban,
bap,
bar,
bat,
bay,
maa,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- make the characteristic cry of a sheep or goat
- bleat
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Compare German bäh, mäh; an imitative word.
2. Notes on phonological development
3. The pronunciation /bɑː/ is perhaps a development from earlier /bæː/ reflecting the shift of /æː/ to /ɑː/ during the 18th and 19th centuries. Compare Early Modern English bae, bea, both "to baa", respectively displaying the then current pronunciation of Middle English /aː/ as /æː/ and the failure of Middle English /ɛː/ to raise, and the replacement of mew with meow for another instance where recent sound change has made onomatopoeia opaque.
Sample Sentences
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Near-synonyms: blat, bleat (broad enough to include calves too)
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He treble baas for help, but none can get. (The New Arcadia) [a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London: […] [John Windet] for William Ponsonbie, published 1590, →OCLC:]
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The lamb bunted several irresponsive objects - never its dam's udder - baaing listlessly. [1902, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Bush Studies (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 44:]