yean


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yean

 (yēn)
v. yeaned, yean·ing, yeans
v.intr.
To bear young. Used of sheep and goats.
v.tr.
To give birth to (young); bear. Used of sheep and goats.

[Middle English iyenen, yenen, from Old English *geēanian : ge-, verb pref.; see kom in Indo-European roots + ēanian, to bear young.]
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yean

(jiːn)
vb
(Zoology) (of a sheep or goat) to give birth to (offspring)
[Old English geēanian; related to Dutch oonen to bring forth young, Latin agnus lamb; see ewe]
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yean

(yin)

v.i.
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
[1375–1425; late Middle English yenen, Old English *geēanian to bring forth young =ge- y- + ēanian to yean, akin to Latin agnus, Greek ámnos lamb]
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yean


Past participle: yeaned
Gerund: yeaning

Imperative
yean
yean
Present
I yean
you yean
he/she/it yeans
we yean
you yean
they yean
Preterite
I yeaned
you yeaned
he/she/it yeaned
we yeaned
you yeaned
they yeaned
Present Continuous
I am yeaning
you are yeaning
he/she/it is yeaning
we are yeaning
you are yeaning
they are yeaning
Present Perfect
I have yeaned
you have yeaned
he/she/it has yeaned
we have yeaned
you have yeaned
they have yeaned
Past Continuous
I was yeaning
you were yeaning
he/she/it was yeaning
we were yeaning
you were yeaning
they were yeaning
Past Perfect
I had yeaned
you had yeaned
he/she/it had yeaned
we had yeaned
you had yeaned
they had yeaned
Future
I will yean
you will yean
he/she/it will yean
we will yean
you will yean
they will yean
Future Perfect
I will have yeaned
you will have yeaned
he/she/it will have yeaned
we will have yeaned
you will have yeaned
they will have yeaned
Future Continuous
I will be yeaning
you will be yeaning
he/she/it will be yeaning
we will be yeaning
you will be yeaning
they will be yeaning
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been yeaning
you have been yeaning
he/she/it has been yeaning
we have been yeaning
you have been yeaning
they have been yeaning
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been yeaning
you will have been yeaning
he/she/it will have been yeaning
we will have been yeaning
you will have been yeaning
they will have been yeaning
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been yeaning
you had been yeaning
he/she/it had been yeaning
we had been yeaning
you had been yeaning
they had been yeaning
Conditional
I would yean
you would yean
he/she/it would yean
we would yean
you would yean
they would yean
Past Conditional
I would have yeaned
you would have yeaned
he/she/it would have yeaned
we would have yeaned
you would have yeaned
they would have yeaned
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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