contemn English

Meaning contemn meaning

What does contemn mean?

contemn

— verb (= despise, scorn, disdain) look down on with disdain He despises the people he has to work for The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately

Synonyms contemn synonyms

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contemn English » English

despise

scorn

disdain

disrespect

slight

look down on

disregard

snub

hold in contempt

vilipend

turn down

think nothing of

spurn

spite

set at nought

reproach

regard as worthless

refuse

persecute

oppress

look down upon

insult

ill-treat

humiliate

flout

detest

degrade

decline

criticize

censure

belittle

abhor

Conjugation contemn conjugation

How do you conjugate contemn?

contemn · verb

Present I contemn

Positive I contemn

Singular

1st person I contemn

2nd person you contemn

3rd person he/she/it contemns

Plural

1st person we contemn

2nd person you contemn

3rd person they contemn

Negative I don't contemn

Singular

1st person I don't contemn I do not contemn

2nd person you don't contemn you do not contemn

3rd person he/she/it doesn't contemn he/she/it does not contemn

Plural

1st person we don't contemn we do not contemn

2nd person you don't contemn you do not contemn

3rd person they don't contemn they do not contemn

Question do I contemn?

Singular

1st person do I contemn?

2nd person do you contemn?

3rd person does he/she/it contemn?

Plural

1st person do we contemn?

2nd person do you contemn?

3rd person do they contemn?

Negative question don't I contemn?

Singular

1st person don't I contemn? do I not contemn?

2nd person don't you contemn? do you not contemn?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it contemn? does he/she/it not contemn?

Plural

1st person don't we contemn? do we not contemn?

2nd person don't you contemn? do you not contemn?

3rd person don't they contemn? do they not contemn?

Past I contemned

Positive I contemned

Singular

1st person I contemned

2nd person you contemned

3rd person he/she/it contemned

Plural

1st person we contemned

2nd person you contemned

3rd person they contemned

Negative I didn't contemn

Singular

1st person I didn't contemn I did not contemn

2nd person you didn't contemn you did not contemn

3rd person he/she/it didn't contemn he/she/it did not contemn

Plural

1st person we didn't contemn we did not contemn

2nd person you didn't contemn you did not contemn

3rd person they didn't contemn they did not contemn

Question did I contemn?

Singular

1st person did I contemn?

2nd person did you contemn?

3rd person did he/she/it contemn?

Plural

1st person did we contemn?

2nd person did you contemn?

3rd person did they contemn?

Negative question didn't I contemn?

Singular

1st person didn't I contemn? did I not contemn?

2nd person didn't you contemn? did you not contemn?

3rd person didn't he/she/it contemn? did he/she/it not contemn?

Plural

1st person didn't we contemn? did we not contemn?

2nd person didn't you contemn? did you not contemn?

3rd person didn't they contemn? did they not contemn?

Future I'll contemn

Positive I'll contemn

Singular

1st person I'll contemn I will contemn

2nd person you'll contemn you will contemn

3rd person he/she/it'll contemn he/she/it will contemn

Plural

1st person we'll contemn we will contemn

2nd person you'll contemn you will contemn

3rd person they'll contemn they will contemn

Negative I won't contemn

Singular

1st person I won't contemn I will not contemn

2nd person you won't contemn you will not contemn

3rd person he/she/it won't contemn he/she/it will not contemn

Plural

1st person we won't contemn we will not contemn

2nd person you won't contemn you will not contemn

3rd person they won't contemn they will not contemn

Question will I contemn?

Singular

1st person will I contemn?

2nd person will you contemn?

3rd person will he/she/it contemn?

Plural

1st person will we contemn?

2nd person will you contemn?

3rd person will they contemn?

Negative question won't I contemn?

Singular

1st person won't I contemn? will I not contemn?

2nd person won't you contemn? will you not contemn?

3rd person won't he/she/it contemn? will he/she/it not contemn?

Plural

1st person won't we contemn? will we not contemn?

2nd person won't you contemn? will you not contemn?

3rd person won't they contemn? will they not contemn?

Conditional I'd contemn

Positive I'd contemn

Singular

1st person I'd contemn I would contemn

2nd person you'd contemn you would contemn

3rd person he/she/it'd contemn he/she/it would contemn

Plural

1st person we'd contemn we would contemn

2nd person you'd contemn you would contemn

3rd person they'd contemn they would contemn

Negative I wouldn't contemn

Singular

1st person I wouldn't contemn I would not contemn

2nd person you wouldn't contemn you would not contemn

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't contemn he/she/it would not contemn

Plural

1st person we wouldn't contemn we would not contemn

2nd person you wouldn't contemn you would not contemn

3rd person they wouldn't contemn they would not contemn

Question would I contemn?

Singular

1st person would I contemn?

2nd person would you contemn?

3rd person would he/she/it contemn?

Plural

1st person would we contemn?

2nd person would you contemn?

3rd person would they contemn?

Negative question wouldn't I contemn?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I contemn? would I not contemn?

2nd person wouldn't you contemn? would you not contemn?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it contemn? would he/she/it not contemn?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we contemn? would we not contemn?

2nd person wouldn't you contemn? would you not contemn?

3rd person wouldn't they contemn? would they not contemn?

Present continuous I'm contemning

Positive I'm contemning

Singular

1st person I'm contemning I am contemning

2nd person you're contemning you are contemning

3rd person he/she/it's contemning he/she/it is contemning

Plural

1st person we're contemning we are contemning

2nd person you're contemning you are contemning

3rd person they're contemning they are contemning

Negative I'm not contemning

Singular

1st person I'm not contemning I am not contemning

2nd person you aren't contemning you're not contemning you are not contemning

3rd person he/she/it isn't contemning he/she/it's not contemning he/she/it is not contemning

Plural

1st person we aren't contemning we're not contemning we are not contemning

2nd person you aren't contemning you're not contemning you are not contemning

3rd person they aren't contemning they're not contemning they are not contemning

Question am I contemning?

Singular

1st person am I contemning?

2nd person are you contemning?

3rd person is he/she/it contemning?

Plural

1st person are we contemning?

2nd person are you contemning?

3rd person are they contemning?

Negative question aren't I contemning?

Singular

1st person aren't I contemning? am I not contemning?

2nd person aren't you contemning? are you not contemning?

3rd person isn't he/she/it contemning? is he/she/it not contemning?

Plural

1st person aren't we contemning? are we not contemning?

2nd person aren't you contemning? are you not contemning?

3rd person aren't they contemning? are they not contemning?

Past continuous I was contemning

Positive I was contemning

Singular

1st person I was contemning

2nd person you were contemning

3rd person he/she/it was contemning

Plural

1st person we were contemning

2nd person you were contemning

3rd person they were contemning

Negative I wasn't contemning

Singular

1st person I wasn't contemning I was not contemning

2nd person you weren't contemning you were not contemning

3rd person he/she/it wasn't contemning he/she/it was not contemning

Plural

1st person we weren't contemning we were not contemning

2nd person you weren't contemning you were not contemning

3rd person they weren't contemning they were not contemning

Question was I contemning?

Singular

1st person was I contemning?

2nd person were you contemning?

3rd person was he/she/it contemning?

Plural

1st person were we contemning?

2nd person were you contemning?

3rd person were they contemning?

Negative question wasn't I contemning?

Singular

1st person wasn't I contemning? was I not contemning?

2nd person weren't you contemning? were you not contemning?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it contemning? was he/she/it not contemning?

Plural

1st person weren't we contemning? were we not contemning?

2nd person weren't you contemning? were you not contemning?

3rd person weren't they contemning? were they not contemning?

Future continuous I'll be contemning

Positive I'll be contemning

Singular

1st person I'll be contemning I will be contemning

2nd person you'll be contemning you will be contemning

3rd person he/she/it'll be contemning he/she/it will be contemning

Plural

1st person we'll be contemning we will be contemning

2nd person you'll be contemning you will be contemning

3rd person they'll be contemning they will be contemning

Negative I won't be contemning

Singular

1st person I won't be contemning I will not be contemning

2nd person you won't be contemning you will not be contemning

3rd person he/she/it won't be contemning he/she/it will not be contemning

Plural

1st person we won't be contemning we will not be contemning

2nd person you won't be contemning you will not be contemning

3rd person they won't be contemning they will not be contemning

Question will I be contemning?

Singular

1st person will I be contemning?

2nd person will you be contemning?

3rd person will he/she/it be contemning?

Plural

1st person will we be contemning?

2nd person will you be contemning?

3rd person will they be contemning?

Negative question won't I be contemning?

Singular

1st person won't I be contemning? will I not be contemning?

2nd person won't you be contemning? will you not be contemning?

3rd person won't he/she/it be contemning? will he/she/it not be contemning?

Plural

1st person won't we be contemning? will we not be contemning?

2nd person won't you be contemning? will you not be contemning?

3rd person won't they be contemning? will they not be contemning?

Conditional continuous I'd be contemning

Positive I'd be contemning

Singular

1st person I'd be contemning I would be contemning

2nd person you'd be contemning you would be contemning

3rd person he/she/it'd be contemning he/she/it would be contemning

Plural

1st person we'd be contemning we would be contemning

2nd person you'd be contemning you would be contemning

3rd person they'd be contemning they would be contemning

Negative I wouldn't be contemning

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be contemning I would not be contemning

2nd person you wouldn't be contemning you would not be contemning

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be contemning he/she/it would not be contemning

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be contemning we would not be contemning

2nd person you wouldn't be contemning you would not be contemning

3rd person they wouldn't be contemning they would not be contemning

Question would I be contemning?

Singular

1st person would I be contemning?

2nd person would you be contemning?

3rd person would he/she/it be contemning?

Plural

1st person would we be contemning?

2nd person would you be contemning?

3rd person would they be contemning?

Negative question wouldn't I be contemning?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be contemning? would I not be contemning?

2nd person wouldn't you be contemning? would you not be contemning?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be contemning? would he/she/it not be contemning?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be contemning? would we not be contemning?

2nd person wouldn't you be contemning? would you not be contemning?

3rd person wouldn't they be contemning? would they not be contemning?

Present perfect I've contemned

Positive I've contemned

Singular

1st person I've contemned I have contemned

2nd person you've contemned you have contemned

3rd person he/she/it's contemned he/she/it has contemned

Plural

1st person we've contemned we have contemned

2nd person you've contemned you have contemned

3rd person they've contemned they have contemned

Negative I haven't contemned

Singular

1st person I haven't contemned I have not contemned

2nd person you haven't contemned you have not contemned

3rd person he/she/it hasn't contemned he/she/it has not contemned

Plural

1st person we haven't contemned we have not contemned

2nd person you haven't contemned you have not contemned

3rd person they haven't contemned they have not contemned

Question have I contemned?

Singular

1st person have I contemned?

2nd person have you contemned?

3rd person has he/she/it contemned?

Plural

1st person have we contemned?

2nd person have you contemned?

3rd person have they contemned?

Negative question haven't I contemned?

Singular

1st person haven't I contemned? have I not contemned?

2nd person haven't you contemned? have you not contemned?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it contemned? has he/she/it not contemned?

Plural

1st person haven't we contemned? have we not contemned?

2nd person haven't you contemned? have you not contemned?

3rd person haven't they contemned? have they not contemned?

Past perfect I had contemned

Positive I had contemned

Singular

1st person I had contemned

2nd person you had contemned

3rd person he/she/it had contemned

Plural

1st person we had contemned

2nd person you had contemned

3rd person they had contemned

Negative I hadn't contemned

Singular

1st person I hadn't contemned I had not contemned

2nd person you hadn't contemned you had not contemned

3rd person he/she/it hadn't contemned he/she/it had not contemned

Plural

1st person we hadn't contemned we had not contemned

2nd person you hadn't contemned you had not contemned

3rd person they hadn't contemned they had not contemned

Question had I contemned?

Singular

1st person had I contemned?

2nd person had you contemned?

3rd person had he/she/it contemned?

Plural

1st person had we contemned?

2nd person had you contemned?

3rd person had they contemned?

Negative question hadn't I contemned?

Singular

1st person hadn't I contemned? had I not contemned?

2nd person hadn't you contemned? had you not contemned?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it contemned? had he/she/it not contemned?

Plural

1st person hadn't we contemned? had we not contemned?

2nd person hadn't you contemned? had you not contemned?

3rd person hadn't they contemned? had they not contemned?

Future perfect I'll have contemned

Positive I'll have contemned

Singular

1st person I'll have contemned I will have contemned

2nd person you'll have contemned you will have contemned

3rd person he/she/it'll have contemned he/she/it will have contemned

Plural

1st person we'll have contemned we will have contemned

2nd person you'll have contemned you will have contemned

3rd person they'll have contemned they will have contemned

Negative I won't have contemned

Singular

1st person I won't have contemned I will not have contemned

2nd person you won't have contemned you will not have contemned

3rd person he/she/it won't have contemned he/she/it will not have contemned

Plural

1st person we won't have contemned we will not have contemned

2nd person you won't have contemned you will not have contemned

3rd person they won't have contemned they will not have contemned

Question +'ll I have contemned?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have contemned? will I have contemned?

2nd person +'ll you have contemned? will you have contemned?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have contemned? will he/she/it have contemned?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have contemned? will we have contemned?

2nd person +'ll you have contemned? will you have contemned?

3rd person +'ll they have contemned? will they have contemned?

Negative question won't I have contemned?

Singular

1st person won't I have contemned? will I not have contemned?

2nd person won't you have contemned? will you not have contemned?

3rd person won't he/she/it have contemned? will he/she/it not have contemned?

Plural

1st person won't we have contemned? will we not have contemned?

2nd person won't you have contemned? will you not have contemned?

3rd person won't they have contemned? will they not have contemned?

Conditional perfect I'd have contemned

Positive I'd have contemned

Singular

1st person I'd have contemned I would have contemned

2nd person you'd have contemned you would have contemned

3rd person he/she/it'd have contemned he/she/it would have contemned

Plural

1st person we'd have contemned we would have contemned

2nd person you'd have contemned you would have contemned

3rd person they'd have contemned they would have contemned

Negative I wouldn't have contemned

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have contemned I would not have contemned

2nd person you wouldn't have contemned you would not have contemned

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have contemned he/she/it would not have contemned

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have contemned we would not have contemned

2nd person you wouldn't have contemned you would not have contemned

3rd person they wouldn't have contemned they would not have contemned

Question would I have contemned?

Singular

1st person would I have contemned?

2nd person would you have contemned?

3rd person would he/she/it have contemned?

Plural

1st person would we have contemned?

2nd person would you have contemned?

3rd person would they have contemned?

Negative question wouldn't I have contemned?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have contemned? would I not have contemned?

2nd person wouldn't you have contemned? would you not have contemned?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have contemned? would he/she/it not have contemned?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have contemned? would we not have contemned?

2nd person wouldn't you have contemned? would you not have contemned?

3rd person wouldn't they have contemned? would they not have contemned?

Imperative contemn!

Positive

you contemn!

we let's contemn!

Negative

you don't contemn!

we let's not contemn!