Translations

1 languages

Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To praise or extol in hymns.

  2. (ambitransitive)To sing a hymn.

    sing a hymn

Origin

From Middle English ymne, from Old English ymen (reinforced by Old French ymne), from Lati

From Middle English ymne, from Old English ymen (reinforced by Old French ymne), from Latin hymnus, borrowed from Ancient Greek ὕμνος (húmnos).

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Forms

hymns, hymning, hymned, hymned

regular · Lesson

Base formhymn · to hymn
3rd person singularhymns
Present participlehymning
Past simplehymned
Past participlehymned

Tenses

hymn · hymned · will hymn · have hymned

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhymn
he, she, ithymns

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill hymn

Past simpleLesson

all personshymned

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hygienichygienisthymenopteranhypehyper

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