Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to countenance
Participle: countenanced
Gerund: countenancing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | countenance |
| you | countenance |
| he;she;it | countenances |
| we | countenance |
| you | countenance |
| they | countenance |
Perfect
| I | have countenanced |
| you | have countenanced |
| he;she;it | has countenanced |
| we | have countenanced |
| you | have countenanced |
| they | have countenanced |
Past
| I | countenanced |
| you | countenanced |
| he;she;it | countenanced |
| we | countenanced |
| you | countenanced |
| they | countenanced |
Pluperfect
| I | had countenanced |
| you | had countenanced |
| he;she;it | had countenanced |
| we | had countenanced |
| you | had countenanced |
| they | had countenanced |
Future
| I | will countenance |
| you | will countenance |
| he;she;it | will countenance |
| we | will countenance |
| you | will countenance |
| they | will countenance |
Future Perfect
| I | will have countenanced |
| you | will have countenanced |
| he;she;it | will have countenanced |
| we | will have countenanced |
| you | will have countenanced |
| they | will have countenanced |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | countenance |
| you | countenance |
| he;she;it | countenance |
| we | countenance |
| you | countenance |
| they | countenance |
Perfect
| I | have countenanced |
| you | have countenanced |
| he;she;it | have countenanced |
| we | have countenanced |
| you | have countenanced |
| they | have countenanced |
Imperfect
| I | countenanced |
| you | countenanced |
| he;she;it | countenanced |
| we | countenanced |
| you | countenanced |
| they | countenanced |
Pluperfect
| I | had countenanced |
| you | had countenanced |
| he;she;it | had countenanced |
| we | had countenanced |
| you | had countenanced |
| they | had countenanced |
Conditional
Present
| I | would countenance |
| you | would countenance |
| he;she;it | would countenance |
| we | would countenance |
| you | would countenance |
| they | would countenance |
Perfect
| I | would have countenanced |
| you | would have countenanced |
| he;she;it | would have countenanced |
| we | would have countenanced |
| you | would have countenanced |
| they | would have countenanced |
Imperative
| you | countenance |
| we | Let's countenance |
| you | countenance |
Verbs conjugated like 'countenance'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'countenance'
countenaunce,
conveyance,
counteract,
discountenance,
cofinance,
condence,
conference,
conteyne,
convenience,
counteraccuse,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- aid
- sustain, invite, abet, endorse, uphold, confirm, approve, commend
Antonyms
- aid
- hinder, impede, obstruct, thwart
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1250, from O.Fr. "demeanor, bearing, conduct," from L. continentia "restraint," lit. "way one contains oneself," from continere (see contain). Meaning evolving M.E. from "appearance" to "facial expression betraying a state of mind," to "face" itself (1393). The verb "to favor, patronize" is from 1568, from notion of "to look upon with sanction or smiles."
2. From Middle English contenaunce, countenaunce, from Anglo-Norman countenance and Old French contenance, from the present participle of contenir, or from Late Latin continentia, and therefore a doublet of continence.
Sample Sentences
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[...] a thing for you to countenance and encourage ? Brave and generous men of New York, farmers of rich and joyous Ohio, and ye of the wide prairie states,—answer, is this a thing for you to protect and countenance ? And you, mothers of America,—you who have learned, by the cradles of your own children, to love and feel for all mankind,—by the sacred love you bear your child; by your joy in his beautiful, [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)