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aken

/əˈkɛn/

aken verb: to bear, give birth to. (Usually in the past participle.). Also the alternative past participle of ache.

Verb

aken (third-person singular simple present akens, present participle akenning, simple past and past participle akenned)

  1. (obsolete) To bear, give birth to. (Usually in the past participle.)

Also used as

aken is also the alternative past participle of ache.

Forms of aken

third-person singular presentakens
present participleakenning
past participleakenned
pastakenned

Origin of aken

From Old English ācennan or gecennan, equivalent to a- + cennan (“to give birth to”).

Words that rhyme with aken

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Questions about aken

What does aken mean?
Aken means to bear, give birth to. (Usually in the past participle.).
What part of speech is aken?
Aken is a verb.
How do you pronounce aken?
Aken is pronounced /əˈkɛn/.
What is the past tense of aken?
The past tense of aken is akenned.

Words near aken in the dictionary

  1. Akeley
  2. Akeleys
  3. Akels
  4. Akeman
  5. akembo
  6. aken
  7. Akenatzy
  8. akene
  9. akenes
  10. Akenhead
  11. akeni

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