loom ahead
loom ahead · looms ahead · loomed ahead · looming ahead
To be likely to occur and to be disastrousTo be likely to occur and to be disastrous; to be foreboding.
» My university exams are looming increasingly ahead and I feel like I'm crumbling under a lot of stress.
Meaning
1 sensesTo be likely to occur and to be disastrous; to be foreboding.
Examples
1 sentencesMy university exams are looming increasingly ahead and I feel like I'm crumbling under a lot of stress.
Forms
looms ahead, looming ahead, loomed ahead, loomed ahead| Base form | loom ahead · to loom ahead |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | looms ahead |
| Present participle | looming ahead |
| Past simple | loomed ahead |
| Past participle | loomed ahead |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle