curtain
verb/ˈkɜːtn/
/ˈkɜːrtn/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they curtain | /ˈkɜːtn/ /ˈkɜːrtn/ |
| he / she / it curtains | /ˈkɜːtnz/ /ˈkɜːrtnz/ |
| past simple curtained | /ˈkɜːtnd/ /ˈkɜːrtnd/ |
| past participle curtained | /ˈkɜːtnd/ /ˈkɜːrtnd/ |
| -ing form curtaining | /ˈkɜːtnɪŋ/ /ˈkɜːrtnɪŋ/ |
- curtain something to provide curtains for a window or a roomWord OriginMiddle English: from Old French cortine, from late Latin cortina, translation of Greek aulaia, from aulē ‘court’.
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