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Many an article that I myself penned twenty years ago impresses me now as something quite foreign to myself.
Ernst Mach

Meaning of "penned" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PENNED

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PENNED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Penned is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb penned in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PENNED

PRESENT

Present
I pen
you pen
he/she/it pens
we pen
you pen
they pen
Present continuous
I am penning
you are penning
he/she/it is penning
we are penning
you are penning
they are penning
Present perfect
I have penned
you have penned
he/she/it has penned
we have penned
you have penned
they have penned
Present perfect continuous
I have been penning
you have been penning
he/she/it has been penning
we have been penning
you have been penning
they have been penning
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 penned
you penned
he/she/it penned
we penned
you penned
they penned
Past continuous
I was penning
you were penning
he/she/it was penning
we were penning
you were penning
they were penning
Past perfect
I had penned
you had penned
he/she/it had penned
we had penned
you had penned
they had penned
Past perfect continuous
I had been penning
you had been penning
he/she/it had been penning
we had been penning
you had been penning
they had been penning
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will pen
you will pen
he/she/it will pen
we will pen
you will pen
they will pen
Future continuous
I will be penning
you will be penning
he/she/it will be penning
we will be penning
you will be penning
they will be penning
Future perfect
I will have penned
you will have penned
he/she/it will have penned
we will have penned
you will have penned
they will have penned
Future perfect continuous
I will have been penning
you will have been penning
he/she/it will have been penning
we will have been penning
you will have been penning
they will have been penning
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would penned
you would penned
he/she/it would penned
we would penned
you would penned
they would penned
Conditional continuous
I would be penning
you would be penning
he/she/it would be penning
we would be penning
you would be penning
they would be penning
Conditional perfect
I would have penned
you would have penned
he/she/it would have penned
we would have penned
you would have penned
they would have penned
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been penning
you would have been penning
he/she/it would have been penning
we would have been penning
you would have been penning
they would have been penning
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you pen
we let´s pen
you pen
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to pen
Past participle
penned
Present Participle
penning
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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PENNED


ascend
əˈsɛnd
attend
əˈtɛnd
bend
bɛnd
blend
blɛnd
boyfriend
ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd
defend
dɪˈfɛnd
depend
dɪˈpɛnd
end
ɛnd
extend
ɪkˈstɛnd
friend
frɛnd
girlfriend
ˈɡɜːlˌfrɛnd
intend
ɪnˈtɛnd
pretend
prɪˈtɛnd
recommend
ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd
send
sɛnd
spend
spɛnd
tend
tɛnd
trend
trɛnd
vend
vɛnd
weekend
ˌwiːkˈɛnd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PENNED

penna
pennaceous
pennae
pennal
pennalism
pennant
pennate
pennated
pennatulaceous
penne
penneech
penner
Penney
penni
pennied
pennies
penniform
penniless
pennilessly
pennilessness

WORDS THAT END LIKE PENNED

banned
canned
cayenned
denned
grinned
kenned
manned
pinned
planned
scanned
skenned
skinned
spanned
stunned
tanned
tinned
unkenned
unmanned
unplanned
yenned

Synonyms and antonyms of penned in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PENNED»

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

Translation of «penned» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PENNED

Find out the translation of penned to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of penned from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «penned» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

执笔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escrito
570 millions of speakers

English

penned
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लिखे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تحده
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

написал
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

escreveu
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

penned
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

parqué
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menulis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

geschrieben
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

書いた
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

썼다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Penned
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đã viết
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எழுதிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शब्दांकित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kaleme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scritto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

napisał
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

написав
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scris
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περιέφραξε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geskryfde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

författad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ført i pennen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of penned

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PENNED»

The term «penned» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.627 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PENNED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about penned

EXAMPLES

4 QUOTES WITH «PENNED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word penned.
1
Dorothea Benton Frank
I have always loved to read, and now that I have penned 10 novels and a few magazine articles, I have fallen seriously in love with writing stories and seeing them go out into the world. It's magical, you know?
2
Gabriel Heatter
More power than all the success slogans ever penned by human hand is the realization for every man that he has but one boss. That boss is the man - he - himself.
3
Chief Joseph
You might as well expect rivers to run backwards as any man born free to be contented penned up.
4
Ernst Mach
Many an article that I myself penned twenty years ago impresses me now as something quite foreign to myself.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENNED»

Discover the use of penned in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to penned and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Penned: Zoo Poems
Spanning over a century of captivity, this nostalgic and haunting collection of poems explores the world of animals from inside the cage.
Stephanie Bolster, Katia Grubisic, Simon Reader, 2010
2
Poetry Penned to Perfection: Modern Selections from a Proud ...
In havoc or at holiday time, poetry does everything from soothe our souls to help us celebrate. Celebrate Courtney Caswell-Peyton's first-ever volume of poetry.
Courtney Caswell-Peyton, Tara Keppler, 2013
3
Penned Legacy
They are the heart and soul of The Peaceful Pub and this book is indeed their Penned Legacy. Special thanks to Liz Rule, who proofread the book and then ' proofed' it again and then once more for good measure. Her untiring diligence did not ...
sarah m. zang
4
Penned Words
Fame/MW; Evaporated those Words That once caIne embracing— my mind A child gift unknown then This gift of 'mind' re—aWaken With explosive Words That once Was meant— To pen and tell 20' I am a statistic I am a number I. PENNED ...
Donna Marie Graham, 2013
5
Devotions Penned From My Heart
Proverbs 3:5 “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;”- this still works today as well as it did when the verse was penned! One of the hardest things to do as humans is trust in another. Trust became a ...
Melanie Wilson
6
Penned Sentiments
I once heard a melody, still and cascading, in the warm hours of a summer day.
Maria Kamy Abdool, 2005
7
Revelation
Finally a book on "Revelation" that is revealed by God's Word; backed by scriptural proof; it truly shows the future as it will play out.
Penned By a. Servant, 2008
8
Thoughts of Mine, Penned in Rhyme
With each page, the heartfelt emotion will have the reader laughing one minute and crying the next, relating to the emotion all the while. This is a collection to be treasured for years to come.
Polly Jackson, 2006
9
Winnetou's Heirs: From the Original Winnetou IV Penned in ...
Covertly, a large group of enemy warriors approaches through an extensive cave complex to attack, but natural events intervene. A geological catastrophe provides for an unexpected turn of events.
‎2006
10
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of ...
PSALM XC. The foregoing psalm is supposed to have been penned as late as the captivity in Babylon; this, it is plain, was penned as early as the deliverance out of Egypt, and yet they are put close together in this collection of divine songs.
Matthew Henry

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PENNED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term penned is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'Rebel chaser' from Gurdaspur who penned Dullah Bhatti, Jagga …
A native of Gurdaspur who migrated to USA in early 1970s, Dharam Singh Goraya has penned down four books, out of which, two are on ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
2
Poignant letter about John Lennon's death penned by his beloved …
An emotional letter from John Lennon's aunt Mimi Smith written on her personal letterhead less than two months after the Beatle was murdered ... «Examiner.com, Jul 15»
3
MUST READ! The touching counsel a caring fan penned to Toke …
Toke Makinwa's estranged husband Maje Ayida recently offer his apologies and is now ready to address their marriage troubles, a month after ... «Nigerian Entertainment Today, Jul 15»
4
The Real Reason Holly Madison Penned Her Scandalous Playboy …
​Though Holly Madison has taken a lot of heat from her fellow bunnies for releasing her best-selling Playboy tell-all, Holly is now insisting that ... «Redbookmag.com, Jul 15»
5
Wayne Carson dies at 72; songwriter penned hits 'Always on My …
Songwriter Wayne Carson was on the phone with his wife in the early 1970s, apologizing for being away from home so much for work. "I said ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
6
Book on Madhumita murder, penned by sister, to be out soon
Nidhi had graduated from Kanpur University through correspondence in 2006 and joined the Congress five to six years ago. «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
7
James Franco Co-Wrote a Book About Lana Del Rey
Franco previously teased the book in an ode about the singer he penned for V Magazine, writing, “I wanted to interview Lana for a book and ... «Variety, Jul 15»
8
Moving eulogy penned for Iwata
Masahiro Sakurai, creator of Nintendo's hit franchise Super Smash Bros. has penned a moving tribute to his late friend and former colleague ... «The News Hub, Jul 15»
9
Foundation unveils manuscript penned by teenage Mozart
VIENNA -- The Salzburg Mozarteum Foundation on Wednesday unveiled a manuscript penned by a teenaged Mozart that it acquired for ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
10
Watch: Trailer For Bret Easton Ellis' Penned Teen Horror 'The Curse …
"The Curse of Downers Grove" is an interesting twist in the career of young indie filmmaker Derick Martini. He came to acclaim with the family ... «Indie Wire, Jul 15»

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