spin – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of spin

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to spin sth out
Participle: spun sth out
Gerund: spinning sth out

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ispin sth out
youspin sth out
he;she;itspins sth out
wespin sth out
youspin sth out
theyspin sth out

Perfect

Ihave spun sth out
youhave spun sth out
he;she;ithas spun sth out
wehave spun sth out
youhave spun sth out
theyhave spun sth out

Past

Ispan sth out; spun sth out
youspan sth out; spun sth out
he;she;itspan sth out; spun sth out
wespan sth out; spun sth out
youspan sth out; spun sth out
theyspan sth out; spun sth out

Pluperfect

Ihad spun sth out
youhad spun sth out
he;she;ithad spun sth out
wehad spun sth out
youhad spun sth out
theyhad spun sth out

Future

Iwill spin sth out
youwill spin sth out
he;she;itwill spin sth out
wewill spin sth out
youwill spin sth out
theywill spin sth out

Future Perfect

Iwill have spun sth out
youwill have spun sth out
he;she;itwill have spun sth out
wewill have spun sth out
youwill have spun sth out
theywill have spun sth out

Subjunctive

Present

Ispin sth out
youspin sth out
he;she;itspin sth out
wespin sth out
youspin sth out
theyspin sth out

Perfect

Ihave spun sth out
youhave spun sth out
he;she;ithave spun sth out
wehave spun sth out
youhave spun sth out
theyhave spun sth out

Imperfect

Ispan sth out; spun sth out
youspan sth out; spun sth out
he;she;itspan sth out; spun sth out
wespan sth out; spun sth out
youspan sth out; spun sth out
theyspan sth out; spun sth out

Pluperfect

Ihad spun sth out
youhad spun sth out
he;she;ithad spun sth out
wehad spun sth out
youhad spun sth out
theyhad spun sth out

Conditional

Present

Iwould spin sth out
youwould spin sth out
he;she;itwould spin sth out
wewould spin sth out
youwould spin sth out
theywould spin sth out

Perfect

Iwould have spun sth out
youwould have spun sth out
he;she;itwould have spun sth out
wewould have spun sth out
youwould have spun sth out
theywould have spun sth out

Imperative

youspin sth out
weLet's spin sth out
youspin sth out

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam spinning sth out
youare spinning sth out
he;she;itis spinning sth out
weare spinning sth out
youare spinning sth out
theyare spinning sth out

Perfect

Ihave been spinning sth out
youhave been spinning sth out
he;she;ithas been spinning sth out
wehave been spinning sth out
youhave been spinning sth out
theyhave been spinning sth out

Past

Iwas spinning sth out
youwere spinning sth out
he;she;itwas spinning sth out
wewere spinning sth out
youwere spinning sth out
theywere spinning sth out

Pluperfect

Ihad been spinning sth out
youhad been spinning sth out
he;she;ithad been spinning sth out
wehad been spinning sth out
youhad been spinning sth out
theyhad been spinning sth out

Future

Iwill be spinning sth out
youwill be spinning sth out
he;she;itwill be spinning sth out
wewill be spinning sth out
youwill be spinning sth out
theywill be spinning sth out

Future Perfect

Iwill have been spinning sth out
youwill have been spinning sth out
he;she;itwill have been spinning sth out
wewill have been spinning sth out
youwill have been spinning sth out
theywill have been spinning sth out

Conditional

Present

Iwould be spinning sth out
youwould be spinning sth out
he;she;itwould be spinning sth out
wewould be spinning sth out
youwould be spinning sth out
theywould be spinning sth out

Perfect

Iwould have been spinning sth out
youwould have been spinning sth out
he;she;itwould have been spinning sth out
wewould have been spinning sth out
youwould have been spinning sth out
theywould have been spinning sth out

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'spin'

spin,

Verbs similar to 'spin'

pin, sain, shin, sin, skin, span, spit, bein, bin, blin,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

twist
wind, weave, shape
turn
revolve, rotate, twirl, whirl, pirouette, gyrate, gyre
tell
narrate, relate

Antonyms

twist
unwind, straighten, disentangle, separate
turn
stability, unchangeableness, continuity, uniformity

Additional Information

Cf. Old English strong verb clingan (cling), slincan (slink), spinnan (spin), stingan (sting), swingan (swing), gewinnan (win) and wringan (wring).

Etymology

1. O.E. spinnan "draw out and twist fibers into thread," from P.Gmc. *spenwanan (cf. O.N., O.Fris. spinna, Dan. spinde, Du. spinnen, O.H.G. spinnan, Ger. spinnen, Goth. spinnan), from PIE *(s)pen- "stretch" (cf. Armenian henum "I weave," Gk. patos "garment, lit. "that which is spun," Lith. pinu "I plait, braid," spandau "I spin," M.Welsh cy-ffiniden "spider;" see span (v.)). Sense of "to cause to turn rapidly" is from 1612; meaning "revolve, turn around rapidly" first recorded 1667. The noun meaning "fairly rapid ride" is from 1856. Meaning "attempt to influence reporters' minds after an event has taken place but before they have written about it" seems to have risen to popularity in the 1984 U.S. presidential campaign; e.g. spin doctor, first attested 1984. Spinning wheel is attested from 1404; spinning-jenny is from 1783 (see jenny); invented by James Hargreaves c.1764-7, patented 1770. Slang spin off (v.) is from 1957, from the noun phrase, which is first attested 1951, in a corporate sense.
2. From Middle English spinnen, from Old English spinnan, from Proto-Germanic *spinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)penh₁-.
3. Cognates
4. Cognate with Dutch, German spinnen (“to spin”), Luxembourgish spannen (“to spin”), Yiddish שפּינען (shpinen, “spin”), Danish spinde (“to spin”), Faroese, Icelandic and Swedish spinna (“to spin”), Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk spinne (“to spin”), Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 (spinnan, “to spin”). See: Middle English 'spinnen', Old English 'spinnan', Proto-Germanic '*spinnaną', German, old spelling 'spinnen', Luxembourgish 'spannen', Danish 'spinde', Swedish 'spinna', Norwegian, nynorsk 'spinne'.

Verbs referencing "spin"

Bavarian spinna, Faroese spinna, Icelandic spinna, Swedish spinna, Luxembourgish spannen, German, old spelling spinnen, Danish spinde, Finnish with old forms spinnata, Esperanto ŝpini.

Sample Sentences

  • Single shuffle, double shuffle, cut and cross-cut; snapping his fingers, rolling his eyes, turning in his knees, presenting the backs of his legs in front, spinning about on his toes and heels like nothing but the man 's fingers on the tambourine; dancing with two left legs, two right legs, two wooden legs, two wire legs, two spring legs—all sorts of legs and [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ Well, then, I _will_ die ! ” said Tom. “ Spin it out as long as they can, they can't help my dying, some time ! — and, after that, they can't do no more. I 'm clar, I 'm set ! I _know_ the Lord'll help me, and bring me through. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)