groan – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of groan

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to groan
Participle: groaned
Gerund: groaning

Cognates

See the 6 cognates of groan

Indicative

Present

Igroan
yougroan
he;she;itgroans
wegroan
yougroan
theygroan

Perfect

Ihave groaned
youhave groaned
he;she;ithas groaned
wehave groaned
youhave groaned
theyhave groaned

Past

Igroaned
yougroaned
he;she;itgroaned
wegroaned
yougroaned
theygroaned

Pluperfect

Ihad groaned
youhad groaned
he;she;ithad groaned
wehad groaned
youhad groaned
theyhad groaned

Future

Iwill groan
youwill groan
he;she;itwill groan
wewill groan
youwill groan
theywill groan

Future Perfect

Iwill have groaned
youwill have groaned
he;she;itwill have groaned
wewill have groaned
youwill have groaned
theywill have groaned

Subjunctive

Present

Igroan
yougroan
he;she;itgroan
wegroan
yougroan
theygroan

Perfect

Ihave groaned
youhave groaned
he;she;ithave groaned
wehave groaned
youhave groaned
theyhave groaned

Imperfect

Igroaned
yougroaned
he;she;itgroaned
wegroaned
yougroaned
theygroaned

Pluperfect

Ihad groaned
youhad groaned
he;she;ithad groaned
wehad groaned
youhad groaned
theyhad groaned

Conditional

Present

Iwould groan
youwould groan
he;she;itwould groan
wewould groan
youwould groan
theywould groan

Perfect

Iwould have groaned
youwould have groaned
he;she;itwould have groaned
wewould have groaned
youwould have groaned
theywould have groaned

Imperative

yougroan
weLet's groan
yougroan

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam groaning
youare groaning
he;she;itis groaning
weare groaning
youare groaning
theyare groaning

Perfect

Ihave been groaning
youhave been groaning
he;she;ithas been groaning
wehave been groaning
youhave been groaning
theyhave been groaning

Past

Iwas groaning
youwere groaning
he;she;itwas groaning
wewere groaning
youwere groaning
theywere groaning

Pluperfect

Ihad been groaning
youhad been groaning
he;she;ithad been groaning
wehad been groaning
youhad been groaning
theyhad been groaning

Future

Iwill be groaning
youwill be groaning
he;she;itwill be groaning
wewill be groaning
youwill be groaning
theywill be groaning

Future Perfect

Iwill have been groaning
youwill have been groaning
he;she;itwill have been groaning
wewill have been groaning
youwill have been groaning
theywill have been groaning

Conditional

Present

Iwould be groaning
youwould be groaning
he;she;itwould be groaning
wewould be groaning
youwould be groaning
theywould be groaning

Perfect

Iwould have been groaning
youwould have been groaning
he;she;itwould have been groaning
wewould have been groaning
youwould have been groaning
theywould have been groaning

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'groan'

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 'groan'

groin, begroan, brian, brown, croak, croon, crown, croyn, drown, frown,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. O.E. granian "to groan, murmur," from P.Gmc. *grain-, of imitative origin, or related to grin (cf. O.N. grenja "to howl").
2. From Middle English gronen, granen, from Old English grānian (“to groan; lament; murmur”), from Proto-West Germanic *grainōn, from Proto-Germanic *grainōną (“to howl; weep”), from Proto-Germanic *grīnaną (“to whine; howl; whimper”).
3. Cognate with Scots grain (“to cry, scream”), Dutch grijnen, grienen (“to cry; sob; blubber”), German Low German grienen (“to whimper; mewl”), German greinen (“to whine; whimper”), Swedish grina (“to howl; weep; laugh”).
4. The noun is from Middle English gron, grone, from the verb. See: Middle English 'gronen', Proto-Germanic '*grīnaną', Dutch 'grijnen', German, old spelling 'greinen', Swedish 'grina'.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] farms and fences. Sam knew this fact perfectly well,—indeed, the road had been so long closed up, that Andy had never heard of it. He therefore rode along with an air of dutiful submission, only groaning and vociferating occasionally that ’ t was “ desp’t rough, and bad for Jerry's foot. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ What else could she spect on him ? ” said Aunt Chloe, indignantly, while the two boys, who now seemed to comprehend at once their father's destiny, clung to her gown, sobbing and groaning vehemently. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] something less than thirty; but there was scarcely time to think as much, when a train of three horses was attached to the tow-rope, the boy upon the leader smacked his whip, the rudder creaked and groaned complainingly, and we had begun our journey. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Tom drew near, and tried to say something; but she only groaned. Honestly, and with tears running down his own cheeks, he spoke of a heart of love in the skies, of a pitying Jesus, and an eternal home; but the ear was deaf with anguish, and the palsied heart [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] sleep; he broke out again, with ‘I suppose that Boz will be writing a book by-and-by, and putting all our names in it ! ’ at which imaginary consequence of being on board a boat with Boz, he groaned, and became silent. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • The men, led by the groans of Tom, scrambled and crackled through stumps, logs and bushes, to where that hero lay groaning and swearing with alternate vehemence. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] then, to come back to this point,—we were on this liberation business. I don't think my feelings about slavery are peculiar. I find many men who, in their hearts, think of it just as I do. The land groans under it; and, bad as it is for the slave, it is worse, if anything, for the master. It takes no spectacles to see that a great class of vicious, improvident, degraded people, among us, are an evil [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] that was coming, when Christ should reign, and all men should be free and happy. And she taught me, when I was a boy, to pray, ’ thy kingdom come. ’ Sometimes I think all this sighing, and groaning, and stirring among the dry bones foretells what she used to tell me was coming. But who may abide the day of His appearing ? ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Miss Ophelia tried the recipe, and Topsy invariably made a terrible commotion, screaming, groaning and imploring, though half an hour afterwards, when roosted on some projection of the balcony, and surrounded by a flock of admiring “ young uns, ” she would express the utmost contempt of the whole [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • The blood flushes painfully in her otherwise colorless cheek, her eye has a feverish fire, and her mother groans to see that she looks more beautiful than she ever saw her before. The auctioneer sees his advantage, and expatiates volubly in mingled French and English, and bids rise in rapid succession. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • And our line of credit? Your mother-in-law has to authorize that. [sighs] [ groaning ] (Son-in-Law)
  • [ eerie notes, groaning ] I ain't scared of you. You 're just a figment of my imagination. (Mr. Buzzkill)
  • [sobbing] Why should you sacrifice everything? Your entire life… [sobbing] [ groaning ] (100 Meters)
  • [panting] [ groaning ] [grunts] [ grunting ] Ah! [ groaning ] (The Truthers)
  • [ Nick groans softly ] -I feel old. -[Nick ] Hmm. We are not old. (Heartstopper Forever)