Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)To strive or contend in any way; strive for victory.

Origin

From Middle English kempen, from Old English *cempan (“to do battle, fight”), from Proto-W

From Middle English kempen, from Old English *cempan (“to do battle, fight”), from Proto-West Germanic *kampijan (“to campaign, do battle”), ultimately from Latin campus.

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Forms

kemps, kemping, kemped, kemped
Base formkemp · to kemp
3rd person singularkemps
Present participlekemping
Past simplekemped
Past participlekemped

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theykemp
he, she, itkemps

Past simpleLesson

all personskemped

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill kemp

Word family

1 related words
Derivedkemper

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
kegkellerkelpkenkennel
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