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noun | verb spoonspoon1 /spun/ ●●● S2 noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYspoon1Origin: Old English spon piece of wood split off 1 a tool used for eating, cooking, or serving food, consisting of a small bowl-shaped part and a long handle: knives, forks, and spoons2a spoonful [Origin: Old English spon piece of wood split off] → see also be born with a silver spoon in your mouth at born (7), greasy spoon, soup spoon, spoonful, wooden spoon noun | verb spoonspoon2 verb VERB TABLEspoon |
Present | I, you, we, they | spoon | | he, she, it | spoons | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | spooned | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have spooned | | he, she, it | has spooned | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had spooned | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will spoon | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have spooned |
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Present | I | am spooning | | he, she, it | is spooning | | you, we, they | are spooning | Past | I, he, she, it | was spooning | | you, we, they | were spooning | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been spooning | | he, she, it | has been spooning | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been spooning | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be spooning | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been spooning |
1[transitive always + adv./prep.] to put food somewhere with a spoon2[intransitive, transitive] to lie on your side next to someone so that your front is against his or her back → see also spooning |