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darkens someone's door

darkens someone's door is the third-person singular simple present indicative of darken someone's door.

Meaning of darken someone's door

Verb

darken someone's door (third-person singular simple present darkens someone's door, present participle darkening someone's door, simple past and past participle darkened someone's door)

  1. (idiomatic) To arrive at someone's residence or location, especially as an unexpected visitor.
    • "I'll tell you, Peter," said I, "were I my lord, and a friend or kinsman of mine should leave the town while the court was sitting, that kinsman, or be he what he liked, should never darken my door again."1824, Sir Walter Scott, Redgauntlet, Letter 13

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What is darkens someone's door the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Darkens someone's door is the third-person singular simple present indicative of darken someone's door.

Words near darkens someone's door in the dictionary

  1. darkeningly
  2. darkenings
  3. darkens
  4. darkens a church door
  5. darkens down
  6. darkens someone's door
  7. darkens up
  8. darker
  9. darker hearted
  10. darker-eyed
  11. darker-haired

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