Meaning of "darn" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DARN

Probably from French (Channel Islands dialect) darner; compare Welsh, Breton darn piece.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF DARN

darn  [dɑːn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DARN

Darn is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb darn in English.

WHAT DOES DARN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of darn in the English dictionary

The first definition of darn in the dictionary is to mend with a series of crossing or interwoven stitches. Other definition of darn is a patch of darned work on a garment. Darn is also the process or act of darning.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DARN

PRESENT

Present

I darn

you darn

he/she/it darns

we darn

you darn

they darn

Present continuous

I am darning

you are darning

he/she/it is darning

we are darning

you are darning

they are darning

Present perfect

I have darned

you have darned

he/she/it has darned

we have darned

you have darned

they have darned

Present perfect continuous

I have been darning

you have been darning

he/she/it has been darning

we have been darning

you have been darning

they have been darning

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I darned

you darned

he/she/it darned

we darned

you darned

they darned

Past continuous

I was darning

you were darning

he/she/it was darning

we were darning

you were darning

they were darning

Past perfect

I had darned

you had darned

he/she/it had darned

we had darned

you had darned

they had darned

Past perfect continuous

I had been darning

you had been darning

he/she/it had been darning

we had been darning

you had been darning

they had been darning

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will darn

you will darn

he/she/it will darn

we will darn

you will darn

they will darn

Future continuous

I will be darning

you will be darning

he/she/it will be darning

we will be darning

you will be darning

they will be darning

Future perfect

I will have darned

you will have darned

he/she/it will have darned

we will have darned

you will have darned

they will have darned

Future perfect continuous

I will have been darning

you will have been darning

he/she/it will have been darning

we will have been darning

you will have been darning

they will have been darning

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would darn

you would darn

he/she/it would darn

we would darn

you would darn

they would darn

Conditional continuous

I would be darning

you would be darning

he/she/it would be darning

we would be darning

you would be darning

they would be darning

Conditional perfect

I would have darn

you would have darn

he/she/it would have darn

we would have darn

you would have darn

they would have darn

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been darning

you would have been darning

he/she/it would have been darning

we would have been darning

you would have been darning

they would have been darning

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you darn
we let´s darn
you darn

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to darn

Past participle

darned

Present Participle

darning

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «DARN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «darn» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of darn

mend · patch · reinforcement · repair · sew up · stitch

TRANSLATION OF DARN

Find out the translation of darn to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of darn from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «darn» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 织补
• Translator English - Spanish: zurcir
• English: darn
• Translator English - Hindi: रफ़ू
• Translator English - Arabic: الرتق
• Translator English - Russian: штопать
• Translator English - Portuguese: cerzir
• Translator English - Bengali: অভিশাপ
• Translator English - French: repriser
• Translator English - Malay: Darn
• Translator English - German: stopfen
• Translator English - Japanese: 繕う
• Translator English - Korean: 꿰매다
• Translator English - Javanese: Darn
• Translator English - Vietnamese: tổn thương
• Translator English - Tamil: தை
• Translator English - Marathi: रफू करणे
• Translator English - Turkish: lanetlemek
• Translator English - Italian: rammendare
• Translator English - Polish: cholernie
• Translator English - Ukrainian: штопати
• Translator English - Romanian: darn
• Translator English - Greek: καταριέται
• Translator English - Afrikaans: darn
• Translator English - Swedish: allra
• Translator English - Norwegian: darn

10 QUOTES WITH «DARN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word darn.

1

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2

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3

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4

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5

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6

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7

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8

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9

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10

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DARN»

Discover the use of darn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to darn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Those Darn Squirrels!

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Adam Rubin, 2012

Those Darn Squirrels and the Cat Next Door

Grumpy Old Man Fookwire's new neighbor has a cat that threatens his beloved birds, but some pesky squirrels figure out a way to solve the problem.

Adam Rubin, 2011

Sew Darn Cute: 30 Sweet & Simple Projects to Sew & Embellish

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Jenny Ryan, 2009

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Stephan Pastis, 2003

The Best Darn Book About Nutrition and Health

In this straight-forward reading, The Best Darn Book About Nutrition and Health, Dorothy Ziegler shows you how to: Distinguish between nutrition and myth Pinpoint nutritional areas in your life to change for the better Learn what foods are ...

Dorothy Ziegler, 2003

Six Darn Cows

When siblings Jen and Tod realize their family's six cows have escaped from the pasture, they set out to find them before night falls.

Margaret Laurence, 2011

That Darn Plot!: A Play by

Hilarious and heartfelt, That Darn Plot is a comedy about playwriting, rehearsals, rewriting and rehabilitating reality as well as a sympathetic look at a creative writer who is unable to connect with the people around him, including his ...

David Belke, 2002

The Best Darn Hyperthyroidism Book!: Studies on the ...

This book is also included as a section in "The Everything Thyroid Disease Book!," so this version is for those who are interested in the subject of hyperthyroidism specifically (also available in eBook).

James M. Lowrance, 2012

Those Darn Squirrels Fly South

Old Man Fookwire's one pleasure in life is painting the birds in his backyard.

Adam Rubin, 2012

Darn Good Cowboy Christmas

When she inherits a run-down farmhouse in Texas, Liz Hanson, born and raised in a traveling carnival, finally finds a place to call home especially when she meets her new neighbor, sexy rancher Raylen O'Donnell. Original.

Carolyn Brown, 2011

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