Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)To try; tempt.

Origin

From Middle English costnien, from Old English costnian, subsidiary form of Old English co

From Middle English costnien, from Old English costnian, subsidiary form of Old English costian (“to tempt, try, prove, examine”), from Proto-Germanic *kustōną (“to try, taste”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“to enjoy, taste”). Cognate with German kosten (“to taste”). More at choose.

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Forms

costens, costening, costened, costened
Base formcosten · to costen
3rd person singularcostens
Present participlecostening
Past simplecostened
Past participlecostened

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycosten
he, she, itcostens

Past simpleLesson

all personscostened

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill costen

Word family

2 related words
RelatedcostA2costning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cosplaycostA2costacostingcostlyB2costumeB2
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