Meaning

2 senses

  1. To draw a cartoon, a humorous drawing.

    draw cartoons of

  2. To make a preliminary sketch.

Origin

In British English first, from French carton (“sketch, cardboard, card”), from Italian car

In British English first, from French carton (“sketch, cardboard, card”), from Italian cartone (“cardboard, carton, box”), augmentative of carta (“paper”), from Latin carta (“papyrus, paper”), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs) (see there for further etymology). Doublet of carton and card.

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Forms

cartoons, cartooning, cartooned, cartooned

regular · Lesson

Base formcartoon · to cartoon
3rd person singularcartoons
Present participlecartooning
Past simplecartooned
Past participlecartooned

Tenses

cartoon · cartooned · will cartoon · have cartooned

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycartoon
he, she, itcartoons

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave cartooned
he, she, ithas cartooned

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill cartoon

Past simpleLesson

all personscartooned

Word family

1 related words
Relatedcartoonist

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cartilagecartographycartonB1cartoonistcartridgecartwheel

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