Meaning of "fawn" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FAWN

From Old French faon, from Latin fētus offspring.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF FAWN

fawn  [fɔːn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FAWN

Fawn 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 fawn in English.

WHAT DOES FAWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Deer

Deer are the ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. Species in the family include white-tailed deer, mule deer such as black-tailed deer, elk, moose, red deer, reindeer, fallow deer, roe deer, pudú and chital. Male deer of all species and female reindeer grow and shed new antlers each year. In this they differ from permanently horned animals such as antelope, which are in the same order as deer and may bear a superficial resemblance. The musk deer of Asia and water chevrotain of tropical African and Asian forests are not usually regarded as true deer and form their own families: Moschidae and Tragulidae, respectively.

Definition of fawn in the English dictionary

The first definition of fawn in the dictionary is a young deer of either sex aged under one year. Other definition of fawn is a light greyish-brown colour. Fawn is also to bear.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FAWN

PRESENT

Present

I fawn

you fawn

he/she/it fawns

we fawn

you fawn

they fawn

Present continuous

I am fawning

you are fawning

he/she/it is fawning

we are fawning

you are fawning

they are fawning

Present perfect

I have fawned

you have fawned

he/she/it has fawned

we have fawned

you have fawned

they have fawned

Present perfect continuous

I have been fawning

you have been fawning

he/she/it has been fawning

we have been fawning

you have been fawning

they have been fawning

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 fawned

you fawned

he/she/it fawned

we fawned

you fawned

they fawned

Past continuous

I was fawning

you were fawning

he/she/it was fawning

we were fawning

you were fawning

they were fawning

Past perfect

I had fawned

you had fawned

he/she/it had fawned

we had fawned

you had fawned

they had fawned

Past perfect continuous

I had been fawning

you had been fawning

he/she/it had been fawning

we had been fawning

you had been fawning

they had been fawning

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

FUTURE

Future

I will fawn

you will fawn

he/she/it will fawn

we will fawn

you will fawn

they will fawn

Future continuous

I will be fawning

you will be fawning

he/she/it will be fawning

we will be fawning

you will be fawning

they will be fawning

Future perfect

I will have fawned

you will have fawned

he/she/it will have fawned

we will have fawned

you will have fawned

they will have fawned

Future perfect continuous

I will have been fawning

you will have been fawning

he/she/it will have been fawning

we will have been fawning

you will have been fawning

they will have been fawning

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would fawn

you would fawn

he/she/it would fawn

we would fawn

you would fawn

they would fawn

Conditional continuous

I would be fawning

you would be fawning

he/she/it would be fawning

we would be fawning

you would be fawning

they would be fawning

Conditional perfect

I would have fawn

you would have fawn

he/she/it would have fawn

we would have fawn

you would have fawn

they would have fawn

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been fawning

you would have been fawning

he/she/it would have been fawning

we would have been fawning

you would have been fawning

they would have been fawning

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you fawn
we let´s fawn
you fawn

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to fawn

Past participle

fawned

Present Participle

fawning

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 «FAWN»

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

synonyms of fawn

beige · bow and scrape · brown-nose · buff · court · crawl · creep · cringe · curry favour · flatter · grovel · kneel · kowtow · neutral · toady · truckle

TRANSLATION OF FAWN

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 小鹿
• Translator English - Spanish: cervatillo
• English: fawn
• Translator English - Hindi: हलके पीले रंग का
• Translator English - Arabic: تزلف
• Translator English - Russian: палевый
• Translator English - Portuguese: fulvo
• Translator English - Bengali: ধামা ধরা
• Translator English - French: faon
• Translator English - Malay: Fawn
• Translator English - German: kitz
• Translator English - Japanese: 子鹿
• Translator English - Korean: 새끼 사슴
• Translator English - Javanese: Fawn
• Translator English - Vietnamese: hươu con
• Translator English - Tamil: இளமஞ்சள்
• Translator English - Marathi: फिकट
• Translator English - Turkish: Geyik yavrusu
• Translator English - Italian: cerbiatto
• Translator English - Polish: jelonek
• Translator English - Ukrainian: палевий
• Translator English - Romanian: cafeniu
• Translator English - Greek: ελαφάκι
• Translator English - Afrikaans: ligbruin
• Translator English - Swedish: lisma
• Translator English - Norwegian: fawn

2 QUOTES WITH «FAWN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fawn.

1

Dule Hill

I remember hating New Kids on the Block from the sidelines because all of the girls loved them. They would just fawn over them. 'Oh my gosh, Joey I love you!' When I was younger, I really couldn't stand them.

2

George William Russell

Twilight, a timid, fawn, went glimmering by, and Night, the dark-blue hunter, followed fast.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FAWN»

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

Fawn

At the time of the Battle of Ticonderoga in 1758, an Indian boy, the son of a Jesuit priest, observes the savagery of the French, English, and Indians, and tries to save his father from what could be a terrible fate.

Robert Newton Peck, 1977

Fawn Forest Isd

For more than thirty years, Jaylyn Rose has been a teacher and middle school counselor.

Rosanne Givens-Scott, 2011

Fawn and the Mysterious Trickster

Fawn is the best prankster in all of Pixie Hollow.

Laura Driscoll, 2012

Fawn

Fawn re- fused, and got the backing of her father. The next option was to send Fawn far to the south in Kentucky, to the little town of Corbin, which is near the Tennessee and Virginia borders. There she would have her baby, far from the eyes of ...

Rich Haney, 2000

The Yearling

There has been a film and even a musical based on this moving story, a fine work of great American literature.

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, 2011

Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History

With a novelist's skill and meticulous scholarship, Fawn M. Brodie shows Jefferson as he wrestled with issues of revolution, religion, power, race, and love-ambivalences that exerted a subtle but powerful influence on his political writing ...

Fawn McKay Brodie, 1974

Working in the Dark: Keeping Your Job While Dealing with ...

Are my treatment records confidential? With self-assessment tools and decision-making guidance, this book is a first-of-its-kind resource for millions of Americans faced with the hardship of working through depression.

Fawn Fitter, Beth Gulas, 2002

Rising Fawn and the Fire Mystery

Rising Fawn, a young Choctaw girl preparing to leave Mississippi with her family to travel west to a reservation, is kidnapped and subjected to an entirely different destiny

Marilou Awiakta, 2007

The Devil Drives: A Life of Sir Richard Burton

Reprint. Originally published: New York: Norton, 1967.

Fawn McKay Brodie, 1967

The Huskies and the Christmas Fawn

A sweet and heartwarming tale of how a team of Siberian Huskies saved Christmas for the children of the world.

Hal M. Young, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FAWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fawn is used in the context of the following news items.

Rescued dog 'pays it forward' by caring for injured fawn

Now with his new family, Tracy writes Gentle Ben is now helping to care for an injured fawn who was recently caught in a fence. The family sent ... «FOX 29, Jul 15»

Photo of the Day: Mule Deer Fawn

(Fort Washakie, Wyo.) – Thank you to Lydia Bird for sending in today's Photo of the Day: Mule Deer Fawn. Lydia took these pictures on June 26 ... «County 10, Jul 15»

It's a Miracle This Little Fawn Escapes Encounter With Mower [VIDEO]

In this case, there was a happy ending for both the farmer and the young fawn. In this video, a farmer explains that it's always important to keep ... «Wide Open Country, Jul 15»

Fawn rescued after being snagged on Sheet Harbour salmon fence

A live salmon fence on the Eastern Shore's West River snagged an animal of a different sort late in June — a fawn. The young deer, about six ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»

Fawn leaps into Clayton rescuer's arms after wandering into storm …

Clayton firefighter Holly Horton, left, stands with animal-control officer Angela Lee, who is holding a fawn they rescued from a storm drain on ... «News & Observer, Jul 15»

Junkyard Gets 10 Days To Clean Up Fawn Street

Said inspection you are in violation of your Special Exception[:] 'No junk yard related business or activities shall be conducted on Fawn Street,'” ... «New Haven Independent, Jul 15»

Fireworks May Have Scared Fawn That Was Rescued Struggling In …

LA PLATA COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Emergency crews in La Plata County got a pat on the back after saving the life of a young fawn seen ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»

Fawn drop lands a bit later this year

And since last year's rut was in mid-November, there was a later than average fawn drop this year. Some people think fawns are born the same ... «Wellsville Daily Reporter, Jul 15»

Fawn rescued from Colorado lake

Law enforcement saved a young fawn that almost drowned after wandering into Vallecito Lake on Friday night. Upper Pine River Protection ... «Colorado Springs Gazette, Jul 15»

Fawn rescued from drowning

Emergency medics boarded a boat belonging to the La Plata County Sheriff's Office, and deputies and medics “rescued this fawn found floating ... «The Durango Herald, Jul 15»