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verb · intransitive

carpent

carpent · carpents · carpented · carpenting

To do carpentry, or work on as a carpenterTo do carpentry, or work on (something) as a carpenter.

Meaning

1 senses

(nonstandard, rare)To do carpentry, or work on (something) as a carpenter.

Origin

Back-formation from carpenter.

Back-formation from carpenter.

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Forms

carpents, carpenting, carpented, carpented

regular · Lesson

Base form	carpent · to carpent
3rd person singular	carpents
Present participle	carpenting
Past simple	carpented
Past participle	carpented

Tenses

carpent · carpented · will carpent · have carpented

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	carpent
he, she, it	carpents

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will carpent

Past simpleLesson

all persons

carpented

Synonyms

1 synonyms

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

carp carpal carpenterC1 carpentryC1 carpetB1

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