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verb · irregular · intransitive · rare

ahem

ahem · ahems · ahemmed · ahemming

To cough or clear one's throat so as to draw attentionTo cough or clear one's throat so as to draw attention.

/əˈhɛm/

Meaning

1 senses

To cough or clear one's throat so as to draw attention.

Forms

ahems, ahemming, ahemmed, ahemmed

Base form	ahem · to ahem
3rd person singular	ahems
Present participle	ahemming
Past simple	ahemmed
Past participle	ahemmed

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	ahem
he, she, it	ahems

Past simpleLesson

all persons

ahemmed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have ahemmed
he, she, it	has ahemmed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will ahem

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

ah aha aheadA2 ahold aidB1

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