Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to dun
Participle: dunned
Gerund: dunning
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | dun |
| you | dun |
| he;she;it | duns |
| we | dun |
| you | dun |
| they | dun |
Perfect
| I | have dunned |
| you | have dunned |
| he;she;it | has dunned |
| we | have dunned |
| you | have dunned |
| they | have dunned |
Past
| I | dunned |
| you | dunned |
| he;she;it | dunned |
| we | dunned |
| you | dunned |
| they | dunned |
Pluperfect
| I | had dunned |
| you | had dunned |
| he;she;it | had dunned |
| we | had dunned |
| you | had dunned |
| they | had dunned |
Future
| I | will dun |
| you | will dun |
| he;she;it | will dun |
| we | will dun |
| you | will dun |
| they | will dun |
Future Perfect
| I | will have dunned |
| you | will have dunned |
| he;she;it | will have dunned |
| we | will have dunned |
| you | will have dunned |
| they | will have dunned |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | dun |
| you | dun |
| he;she;it | dun |
| we | dun |
| you | dun |
| they | dun |
Perfect
| I | have dunned |
| you | have dunned |
| he;she;it | have dunned |
| we | have dunned |
| you | have dunned |
| they | have dunned |
Imperfect
| I | dunned |
| you | dunned |
| he;she;it | dunned |
| we | dunned |
| you | dunned |
| they | dunned |
Pluperfect
| I | had dunned |
| you | had dunned |
| he;she;it | had dunned |
| we | had dunned |
| you | had dunned |
| they | had dunned |
Conditional
Present
| I | would dun |
| you | would dun |
| he;she;it | would dun |
| we | would dun |
| you | would dun |
| they | would dun |
Perfect
| I | would have dunned |
| you | would have dunned |
| he;she;it | would have dunned |
| we | would have dunned |
| you | would have dunned |
| they | would have dunned |
Imperative
| you | dun |
| we | Let's dun |
| you | dun |
Verbs conjugated like 'dun'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'dun'
bun,
cun,
den,
din,
don,
dub,
due,
dung,
dunk,
dunt,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. "to insist on payment of debt," c.1626, perhaps related to dunnen "to sound, resound, make a din," or shortened from dunkirk (1602) "privateer," a private vessel licensed to attack enemy ships during wartime, from Dunkirk, French port from which they sailed. Yet another, less likely, theory traces it to a Joe Dun, supposedly a London bailiff famous for catching defaulters.
2. Unknown; perhaps a variant of din. Several sources suggest origin from Joe Dun, the name of a bailiff known for arresting debtors, but this is controversial.
Sample Sentences
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[...] a swamp; borrow of one to pay another, and then borrow of another to pay one,—and these confounded notes falling due before a man has time to smoke a cigar and turn round,—dunning letters and dunning messages,—all scamper and hurry-scurry. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)