Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to burgeon
Participle: burgeoned
Gerund: burgeoning
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | burgeon |
| you | burgeon |
| he;she;it | burgeons |
| we | burgeon |
| you | burgeon |
| they | burgeon |
Perfect
| I | have burgeoned |
| you | have burgeoned |
| he;she;it | has burgeoned |
| we | have burgeoned |
| you | have burgeoned |
| they | have burgeoned |
Past
| I | burgeoned |
| you | burgeoned |
| he;she;it | burgeoned |
| we | burgeoned |
| you | burgeoned |
| they | burgeoned |
Pluperfect
| I | had burgeoned |
| you | had burgeoned |
| he;she;it | had burgeoned |
| we | had burgeoned |
| you | had burgeoned |
| they | had burgeoned |
Future
| I | will burgeon |
| you | will burgeon |
| he;she;it | will burgeon |
| we | will burgeon |
| you | will burgeon |
| they | will burgeon |
Future Perfect
| I | will have burgeoned |
| you | will have burgeoned |
| he;she;it | will have burgeoned |
| we | will have burgeoned |
| you | will have burgeoned |
| they | will have burgeoned |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | burgeon |
| you | burgeon |
| he;she;it | burgeon |
| we | burgeon |
| you | burgeon |
| they | burgeon |
Perfect
| I | have burgeoned |
| you | have burgeoned |
| he;she;it | have burgeoned |
| we | have burgeoned |
| you | have burgeoned |
| they | have burgeoned |
Imperfect
| I | burgeoned |
| you | burgeoned |
| he;she;it | burgeoned |
| we | burgeoned |
| you | burgeoned |
| they | burgeoned |
Pluperfect
| I | had burgeoned |
| you | had burgeoned |
| he;she;it | had burgeoned |
| we | had burgeoned |
| you | had burgeoned |
| they | had burgeoned |
Conditional
Present
| I | would burgeon |
| you | would burgeon |
| he;she;it | would burgeon |
| we | would burgeon |
| you | would burgeon |
| they | would burgeon |
Perfect
| I | would have burgeoned |
| you | would have burgeoned |
| he;she;it | would have burgeoned |
| we | would have burgeoned |
| you | would have burgeoned |
| they | would have burgeoned |
Imperative
| you | burgeon |
| we | Let's burgeon |
| you | burgeon |
Verbs conjugated like 'burgeon'
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 'burgeon'
bourgeon,
murgeon,
bludgeon,
burden,
dungeon,
gudgeon,
bargain,
barge,
barken,
biggen,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- flower
- bud, bloom, open, flourish, develop, sprout, thrive, grow
Antonyms
- flower
- fade, wane, droop, flag
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1325, from O.Fr. burjoner "to bud, sprout," from burjon "a bud," of uncertain origin, perhaps from Gmc.
2. From Middle English burjounen, from Old French borjoner, bourjoner, burjuner.
Sample Sentences
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Gradually, the town burgeoned into a thriving city.