keen – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of keen

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to keen
Participle: keened
Gerund: keening

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of keen

Indicative

Present

Ikeen
youkeen
he;she;itkeens
wekeen
youkeen
theykeen

Perfect

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

Past

Ikeened
youkeened
he;she;itkeened
wekeened
youkeened
theykeened

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Ikeen
youkeen
he;she;itkeen
wekeen
youkeen
theykeen

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Ikeened
youkeened
he;she;itkeened
wekeened
youkeened
theykeened

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youkeen
weLet's keen
youkeen

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'keen'

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 'keen'

feen, keek, keel, keep, ken, kern, peen, teen, ween, aken,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. From Middle English kene (“bold, brave, sharp”), from Old English cēne (“keen, fierce, bold, brave, warlike, powerful; learned, clever, wise”), from Proto-Germanic *kōniz (“knowledgeable, skilful, experienced, clever, capable”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).
2. Cognate with Danish køn (“handsome, pretty”), Dutch kien (“smart, wise, able”), koen (“daring, valiant, doughty, courageous”), German kühn (“bold, daring, audacious, hardy, valiant, venturesome”), Icelandic kænn (“wise, crafty, clever, able”), Faroese kønur (“expert (in, on), experienced, skilful, able, capable”), Scots keen (“lively, brisk; avaricious”). Related to Old English cunnan (“to know how to, be able to”). More at cunning, can. See: Dutch 'kien', Old English 'cunnan'.

Sample Sentences

  • This is the pureſt exerciſe of health, / The kind refreſher of the ſummer-heats; / Nor, when cold Winter keens the brightening flood, / Would I weak-ſhivering linger on the brink. [a. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Summer”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC, page 93, lines 1256–1259:]