groan

/ɡroʊn/

verb B2
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
groans
past
groaned
past participle
groaned
gerund
groaning

Meaning

  1. gemir, quejarse

    • He groaned when he heard the bad news.

      Se quejó cuando escuchó la mala noticia.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

gémir

gémir is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to moan, to groan."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa groan?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: He ___ when he heard the bad news.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a groan?

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