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teend

teend verb: to kindle; to burn.

Verb

teend (third-person singular simple present teends, present participle teending, simple past and past participle teended)

  1. (obsolete) To kindle; to burn.

Forms of teend

third-person singular presentteends
present participleteending
past participleteended
pastteended

Origin of teend

From Middle English tenden, from Old English tendan (“to kindle”). See tinder.

Questions about teend

What does teend mean?
Teend means to kindle; to burn.
What part of speech is teend?
Teend is a verb.
What is the past tense of teend?
The past tense of teend is teended.

Words near teend in the dictionary

  1. teenagery
  2. teenagese
  3. teenagey
  4. teenaper
  5. teenapers
  6. teend
  7. teended
  8. teending
  9. teendom
  10. teends
  11. teened

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