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noun | verb clownclown1 /klaʊn/ ●●○ noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYclown1Origin: 1500-1600 Perhaps from French coulon someone who settles in a new country, from Latin colonus; ➔ COLONY ► the class clown Doug was the class clown (=someone at school who always behaves in a funny or silly way) when he was younger. 1 a performer who wears funny clothes and tries to make people laugh, especially at a circus2someone who often makes jokes or behaves in a funny or silly way: Doug was the class clown (=someone at school who always behaves in a funny or silly way) when he was younger.3informal a stupid or annoying person: Some clown cut me off on the freeway this morning. noun | verb clownclown2 (also clown around) verb [intransitive] VERB TABLEclown |
Present | I, you, we, they | clown | | he, she, it | clowns | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | clowned | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have clowned | | he, she, it | has clowned | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had clowned | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will clown | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have clowned |
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Present | I | am clowning | | he, she, it | is clowning | | you, we, they | are clowning | Past | I, he, she, it | was clowning | | you, we, they | were clowning | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been clowning | | he, she, it | has been clowning | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been clowning | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be clowning | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been clowning |
to behave in a silly or funny way: Stop clowning around and get back to work. |