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verb · irregular · intransitive

despin

despin · despins · despun · despinning

To stop or slow rotationTo stop or slow rotation.

Meaning

1 senses

To stop or slow rotation.

Origin

From de- + spin.

From de- + spin.

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Forms

despins, despinning, despun, despun

Base form	despin · to despin
3rd person singular	despins
Present participle	despinning
Past simple	despun
Past participle	despun

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	despin
he, she, it	despins

Past simpleLesson

all persons

despun

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will despin

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

desperatelyB2 desperationB2 despicable despiseB2 despiteB1

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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