darn


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darn 1

(därn)
v. darned, darn·ing, darns
v. tr.
To mend (a garment, for example) by weaving thread or yarn across a gap or hole.
v. intr.
To repair a hole, as in a garment, by weaving thread or yarn across it.
n.
A hole repaired by weaving thread or yarn across it: a sock full of darns.
[Perhaps from Middle English dernen, to conceal, from dialectal Old English (Anglia) dernan, variant of Old English diernan, dyrnan; see dher- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

darn 2

 (därn)
interj.
Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance.
adv. & adj.
Damn.
tr.v. darned, darn·ing, darns
To damn.
[Alteration of damn.]
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darn

(dɑːn)
vb
(Knitting & Sewing) to mend (a hole or a garment) with a series of crossing or interwoven stitches
n
1. (Knitting & Sewing) a patch of darned work on a garment
2. (Knitting & Sewing) the process or act of darning
[C16: probably from French (Channel Islands dialect) darner; compare Welsh, Breton darn piece]
ˈdarner n
ˈdarning n

darn

(dɑːn)
interj, adj, adv, n
a euphemistic word for damn1, damn2, damn3, damn4, damn15
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darn1

(dɑrn)

v.t.
1. to mend with rows of stitches, sometimes by crossing and interweaving rows.
n.
2. a darned place, as in a garment.
[1590–1600; perhaps to be identified with Middle English dernen to keep secret, conceal, Old English (Anglian) dernan]
darn′er, n.

darn2

(dɑrn)

adv.
1. damned.
v.t.
2. to curse; damn: Darn that pesky fly!
[1775–85; see darned]
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darn


Past participle: darned
Gerund: darning

Imperative
darn
darn
Present
I darn
you darn
he/she/it darns
we darn
you darn
they darn
Preterite
I darned
you darned
he/she/it darned
we darned
you darned
they darned
Present Continuous
I am darning
you are darning
he/she/it is darning
we are darning
you are darning
they are darning
Present Perfect
I have darned
you have darned
he/she/it has darned
we have darned
you have darned
they have darned
Past Continuous
I was darning
you were darning
he/she/it was darning
we were darning
you were darning
they were darning
Past Perfect
I had darned
you had darned
he/she/it had darned
we had darned
you had darned
they had darned
Future
I will darn
you will darn
he/she/it will darn
we will darn
you will darn
they will darn
Future Perfect
I will have darned
you will have darned
he/she/it will have darned
we will have darned
you will have darned
they will have darned
Future Continuous
I will be darning
you will be darning
he/she/it will be darning
we will be darning
you will be darning
they will be darning
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been darning
you have been darning
he/she/it has been darning
we have been darning
you have been darning
they have been darning
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been darning
you will have been darning
he/she/it will have been darning
we will have been darning
you will have been darning
they will have been darning
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been darning
you had been darning
he/she/it had been darning
we had been darning
you had been darning
they had been darning
Conditional
I would darn
you would darn
he/she/it would darn
we would darn
you would darn
they would darn
Past Conditional
I would have darned
you would have darned
he/she/it would have darned
we would have darned
you would have darned
they would have darned
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

Darn

A way of mending clothes, particularly socks. Instead of adding a patch, darning fills small holes or tears by using numerous interlacing stitches.
1001 Words and Phrases You Never Knew You Didn’t Know by W.R. Runyan Copyright © 2011 by W.R. Runyan
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.darn - something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks"
damn, red cent, shucks, tinker's dam, tinker's damn, hoot, shit
worthlessness, ineptitude - having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful; "the drill sergeant's intent was to convince all the recruits of their worthlessness"
2.darn - sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)darn - sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends"
mend, patch
stitchery, sewing - needlework on which you are working with needle and thread; "she put her sewing back in the basket"
Verb1.darn - repair by sewing; "darn socks"
fix, furbish up, mend, repair, bushel, doctor, touch on, restore - restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
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darn

verb
1. mend, repair, patch, stitch, sew up, cobble up His aunt darned his old socks.
noun
1. mend, patch, reinforcement, invisible repair blue woollen stockings with untidy darns
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darn

adjective
So annoying or detestable as to deserve condemnation:
accursed, blasted, blessed, bloody, confounded, cursed, damn, execrable, infernal.
Informal: blamed, damned.
Chiefly British: blooming, ruddy.
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Translations

darn

1 [dɑːn]
A. N (Sew) → zurcido m, zurcidura f
B. VT [+ socks, cloth] → zurcir

darn

2 [dɑːn] (esp US)
A. EXCL darn (it)! → ¡caray!
B. ADJ = darned A
C. ADV = darned B
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

darn

[ˈdɑːrn] vt
[+ sock] → repriser
(US) (= damn) darn it! → zut!
I'll be darned! → que le diable m'emporte!
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

darn

1 (Sew)
n → gestopfte Stelle
vt → stopfen

darn

2 (also darned) (inf)
adj cheek, nerve → verdammt (inf); a darn sight better/worse → ein ganzes Ende besser/schlechter (inf)
adv → verdammt (inf), → verflixt (inf); he’d better make darn sure → er sollte verdammt noch mal dafür sorgen (inf); pretty darn quick → verdammt schnell (inf); you’re darn right → du hast völlig recht; you know darned well what I mean → du weißt verdammt genau, was ich meine (inf); we’ll do just as we darn well please → wir machen genau das, was wir wollen; darn near impossible → so gut wie unmöglich
vt darn it! → verflixt noch mal! (inf); darn him! → zum Kuckuck mit ihm!
n I don’t give a darn → das ist mir völlig schnurz (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

darn

1 [dɑːn]
1. vt (socks, clothes) → rammendare
2. n → rammendo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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