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primp
primp P0560400 (prĭmp)v. primped, primp·ing, primps v.tr.1. To dress or groom with meticulous or excessive attention to detail: I primped my hair for the date. Stylists primped the models before they appeared on the runway.2. To spruce up or arrange carefully: "waiters in vests and neckties primping white tablecloths" (Pete Wells).v.intr.1. To dress or groom oneself with elaborate care; preen.2. To spruce something up or arrange something carefully.
[Perhaps alteration of prim.]primp (prɪmp) vbto dress (oneself), esp in fine clothes; prink[C19: probably from prim]primp (prɪmp)
v.t. 1. to dress or adorn with care. v.i. 2. to groom oneself carefully. [1795–1805; akin to prim] primp
Past participle: primped
Gerund: primping
| Present |
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| I primp | | you primp | | he/she/it primps | | we primp | | you primp | | they primp |
| Preterite |
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| I primped | | you primped | | he/she/it primped | | we primped | | you primped | | they primped |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am primping | | you are primping | | he/she/it is primping | | we are primping | | you are primping | | they are primping |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have primped | | you have primped | | he/she/it has primped | | we have primped | | you have primped | | they have primped |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was primping | | you were primping | | he/she/it was primping | | we were primping | | you were primping | | they were primping |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had primped | | you had primped | | he/she/it had primped | | we had primped | | you had primped | | they had primped |
| Future |
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| I will primp | | you will primp | | he/she/it will primp | | we will primp | | you will primp | | they will primp |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have primped | | you will have primped | | he/she/it will have primped | | we will have primped | | you will have primped | | they will have primped |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be primping | | you will be primping | | he/she/it will be primping | | we will be primping | | you will be primping | | they will be primping |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been primping | | you have been primping | | he/she/it has been primping | | we have been primping | | you have been primping | | they have been primping |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been primping | | you will have been primping | | he/she/it will have been primping | | we will have been primping | | you will have been primping | | they will have been primping |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been primping | | you had been primping | | he/she/it had been primping | | we had been primping | | you had been primping | | they had been primping |
| Conditional |
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| I would primp | | you would primp | | he/she/it would primp | | we would primp | | you would primp | | they would primp |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have primped | | you would have primped | | he/she/it would have primped | | we would have primped | | you would have primped | | they would have primped |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | primp - dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"preen, dress, plumeattire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up, gussy up, overdress, prink, get up - put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"dress, get dressed - put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?" |
Translations
IdiomsSeeprimp upprimp
Related to primp: primoSynonyms for primpverb dress or groom with elaborate careSynonymsRelated Words- attire
- deck out
- deck up
- dress up
- fancy up
- fig out
- fig up
- rig out
- tog out
- tog up
- trick out
- trick up
- gussy up
- overdress
- prink
- get up
- dress
- get dressed
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