bum
verb/bʌm/
/bʌm/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they bum | /bʌm/ /bʌm/ |
| he / she / it bums | /bʌmz/ /bʌmz/ |
| past simple bummed | /bʌmd/ /bʌmd/ |
| past participle bummed | /bʌmd/ /bʌmd/ |
| -ing form bumming | /ˈbʌmɪŋ/ /ˈbʌmɪŋ/ |
- bum something (from/off somebody) (informal) to get something from somebody by asking synonym cadge
- He bummed a ride home from a friend.
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- bum somebody (out) (North American English, informal) to make somebody feel upset or disappointedTopics Feelingsc2
Word Originverb mid 19th cent.: probably from bummer.
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