英语词汇“preen”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

preenpreen /prin/ verb [intransitive, transitive]

ETYMOLOGYpreen

Origin: 1400-1500 Probably from Old French proignier; ➔ PRUNE¹

VERB TABLE

preen

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	preen
	he, she, it	preens
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	preened
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have preened
	he, she, it	has preened
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had preened
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will preen
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have preened

Continuous Form
Present	I	am preening
	he, she, it	is preening
	you, we, they	are preening
Past	I, he, she, it	was preening
	you, we, they	were preening
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been preening
	he, she, it	has been preening
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been preening
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be preening
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been preening

1if a bird preens or preens itself, it cleans itself and makes its feathers smooth using its beak2 (also preen yourself) to look proud because of something you have done3 (also preen yourself) to spend a lot of time in front of a mirror making yourself look neater and more attractive