picnic
verb/ˈpɪknɪk/
/ˈpɪknɪk/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they picnic | /ˈpɪknɪk/ /ˈpɪknɪk/ |
| he / she / it picnics | /ˈpɪknɪks/ /ˈpɪknɪks/ |
| past simple picnicked | /ˈpɪknɪkt/ /ˈpɪknɪkt/ |
| past participle picnicked | /ˈpɪknɪkt/ /ˈpɪknɪkt/ |
| -ing form picnicking | /ˈpɪknɪkɪŋ/ /ˈpɪknɪkɪŋ/ |
- to have a picnic
- No picnicking allowed (= on a sign)
Word Originmid 18th cent. (denoting a social event at which each guest contributes a share of the food): from French pique-nique, of unknown origin.
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