contemn – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of contemn

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to contemn
Participle: contemned
Gerund: contemning

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

I	contemn
you	contemn
he;she;it	contemns
we	contemn
you	contemn
they	contemn

Perfect

I	have contemned
you	have contemned
he;she;it	has contemned
we	have contemned
you	have contemned
they	have contemned

Past

I	contemned
you	contemned
he;she;it	contemned
we	contemned
you	contemned
they	contemned

Pluperfect

I	had contemned
you	had contemned
he;she;it	had contemned
we	had contemned
you	had contemned
they	had contemned

Future

I	will contemn
you	will contemn
he;she;it	will contemn
we	will contemn
you	will contemn
they	will contemn

Future Perfect

I	will have contemned
you	will have contemned
he;she;it	will have contemned
we	will have contemned
you	will have contemned
they	will have contemned

Subjunctive

Present

I	contemn
you	contemn
he;she;it	contemn
we	contemn
you	contemn
they	contemn

Perfect

I	have contemned
you	have contemned
he;she;it	have contemned
we	have contemned
you	have contemned
they	have contemned

Imperfect

I	contemned
you	contemned
he;she;it	contemned
we	contemned
you	contemned
they	contemned

Pluperfect

I	had contemned
you	had contemned
he;she;it	had contemned
we	had contemned
you	had contemned
they	had contemned

Conditional

Present

I	would contemn
you	would contemn
he;she;it	would contemn
we	would contemn
you	would contemn
they	would contemn

Perfect

I	would have contemned
you	would have contemned
he;she;it	would have contemned
we	would have contemned
you	would have contemned
they	would have contemned

Imperative

you	contemn
we	Let's contemn
you	contemn

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

I	am contemning
you	are contemning
he;she;it	is contemning
we	are contemning
you	are contemning
they	are contemning

Perfect

I	have been contemning
you	have been contemning
he;she;it	has been contemning
we	have been contemning
you	have been contemning
they	have been contemning

Past

I	was contemning
you	were contemning
he;she;it	was contemning
we	were contemning
you	were contemning
they	were contemning

Pluperfect

I	had been contemning
you	had been contemning
he;she;it	had been contemning
we	had been contemning
you	had been contemning
they	had been contemning

Future

I	will be contemning
you	will be contemning
he;she;it	will be contemning
we	will be contemning
you	will be contemning
they	will be contemning

Future Perfect

I	will have been contemning
you	will have been contemning
he;she;it	will have been contemning
we	will have been contemning
you	will have been contemning
they	will have been contemning

Conditional

Present

I	would be contemning
you	would be contemning
he;she;it	would be contemning
we	would be contemning
you	would be contemning
they	would be contemning

Perfect

I	would have been contemning
you	would have been contemning
he;she;it	would have been contemning
we	would have been contemning
you	would have been contemning
they	would have been contemning

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'contemn'

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 'contemn'

condemn, concern, contain, contend, content, contest, contex, context, conteyne, costean,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

To treat or regard with contempt.: despise
hate: abominate, condemn, abhor, disdain, despise, scorn, spurn

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

From Middle English contempnen, from Old French contemner, from Latin contemnō (“to scorn”). See also contempt. See: Latin 'contemnō'.

Sample Sentences

Topsy was at first despised and contemned by the upper servants. They soon found reason to alter their opinion. It was very soon discovered that whoever cast an indignity on Topsy was sure to meet with some inconvenient accident shortly [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)