Past tense of wean
regular verb
The past tense of wean is weaned. The past participle is also weaned.
Forms of wean
| Base form (V1) | wean /ˈwiːn/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | weaned |
| Past participle (V3) | weaned |
| Present participle | weaning |
| Third person singular | weans |
Weaned in a sentence
- The cow has weaned her calf.
- His generation was weaned on 1980's music.
- A maverick is an unbranded calf that has been weaned and shifts for itself.1914 January, Zane Grey, The Light of Western Stars: A Romance, New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC, page 59. From the entry brand
- Over the course of a year, the village would be weaned from the technical advice and motivating presence of the animatrice.1994, Katherine A. Dettwyler, “12. Dancing Skeletons”, in Dancing Skeletons: Life and Death in West Africa, Waveland Press, →ISBN, page 141. From the entry animatrice
- You ain’t hardly old enough to be weaned.1937, Zora Neale Hurston, chapter 4, in Their Eyes Were Watching God, University of Illinois Press, published 1978, page 48. From the entry sugar tit
Meaning of wean
- verb To cease giving breast milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.
- verb To habituate (someone) to something, especially since childhood.
- verb To cease to depend on the mother's milk for nutrition.
Questions about the past tense of wean
- What is the past tense of wean?
- The past tense of wean is weaned.
- What is the past participle of wean?
- The past participle of wean is weaned.
- Is wean a regular or irregular verb?
- Wean is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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