wean – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of wean

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to wean
Participle: weaned
Gerund: weaning

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Iwean
youwean
he;she;itweans
wewean
youwean
theywean

Perfect

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

Past

Iweaned
youweaned
he;she;itweaned
weweaned
youweaned
theyweaned

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Iwean
youwean
he;she;itwean
wewean
youwean
theywean

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Iweaned
youweaned
he;she;itweaned
weweaned
youweaned
theyweaned

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youwean
weLet's wean
youwean

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'wean'

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 'wean'

bean, dean, ean, hean, lean, mean, pean, sean, wan, weak,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. O.E. wenian "to accustom," from P.Gmc. *wanjanan (cf. O.N. venja, Du. vennen, O.H.G. giwennan, Ger. gewöhnen "to accustom"), from *wanaz "accustomed" (related to wont). The sense of weaning a child from the breast in O.E. was generally expressed by gewenian or awenian, which has a sense of "unaccustom" (cf. Ger. entwöhnen "to wean," lit. "to unaccustom"). The prefix subsequently wore off. Figurative extension to any pursuit or habit is from 1526.
2. From Middle English wenen, from Old English wenian (“to accustom; habituate; train; prepare; make fit”), from Proto-West Germanic *wannjan, from Proto-Germanic *wanjaną (“to make wont; accustom”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive for; wish; love”).
3. Cognate with Dutch wennen, German gewöhnen, Danish vænne, Swedish vänja, Icelandic venja. Related via PIE to wone, wont, and wonder, and perhaps win. See: Old English 'wenian', Proto-Germanic '*wanjaną', Dutch 'wennen', German, old spelling 'gewöhnen', Danish 'vænne', Swedish 'vänja', Icelandic 'venja'.

Verbs referencing "wean"

Luxembourgish gewinnen, Norwegian, nynorsk venja, Luxembourgish winnen, German, old spelling gewöhnen, Cimbrian gabéenan, Danish vænne.

Sample Sentences

  • The cow has weaned her calf.
  • Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned. [1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 21:8:]
  • His generation was weaned on 1980's music.
  • The kittens are finally weaning.
  • He managed to wean himself off heroin.
  • With Marvin getting older ... and walking now ... I thought it was time to start weaning him off of his bottle. [2004 May 3, Tom Armstrong, Marvin (comic):]
  • The troubles of age were intended […] to wean us gradually from our fondness of life. [1727, Jonathan Swift, (Please provide the book title or journal name):]
  • Dalai Lama: "Then, I suggested, “Drink much less vodka.” Instead of that, they traditionally also drink horse milk—"
  • Oliver: "Wait, hold on, you tried to wean them off vodka by giving them horse milk?"
  • Dalai Lama: "Oh yes, and they follow." [March 6, 2017, John Oliver, “Interview with the Dalai Lama”, in Last Week Tonight:]
  • She is weaning from her addiction to tobacco.
  • For they are friends that help to weane my ſtate,
  • Till men and kingdomes help to ſtrengthen it: […] [c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene ii:]