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noun | verb eggegg1 /ɛg/ ●●● S1 W2 noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYegg1Origin: 1300-1400 Old Norse ► lay ... eggs Blackbirds usually lay their eggs in March. 1 BIRD science, biology a round object with a hard shell, that contains a baby bird, snake, insect, etc. and which comes out of a female bird, snake, or insect: Blackbirds usually lay their eggs in March. an ostrich egg2FOOD an egg, especially one from a chicken, that is used for food: We had fried eggs for breakfast.3ANIMALS/PEOPLE (also egg cell) science, biology a cell produced by a woman or female animal that combines with sperm (=male cell) to make a baby4put/have all your eggs in one basket to depend completely on one thing or one course of action in order to get success: When planning your investments, it’s unwise to put all your eggs in one basket.5have egg on your face to seem silly because something you have done something embarrassing: Economists who had predicted a recession emerged with egg on their faces after news of the stock market boom.6a good egg old-fashioned someone who you can depend on to be honest, nice, etc.[Origin: 1300–1400 Old Norse] → see also lay an egg at lay1 (23) noun | verb eggegg2 verb ETYMOLOGYegg2Origin: 1100-1200 Old Norse eggja VERB TABLEegg |
Present | I, you, we, they | egg | | he, she, it | eggs | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | egged | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have egged | | he, she, it | has egged | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had egged | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will egg | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have egged |
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Present | I | am egging | | he, she, it | is egging | | you, we, they | are egging | Past | I, he, she, it | was egging | | you, we, they | were egging | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been egging | | he, she, it | has been egging | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been egging | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be egging | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been egging |
egg somebody ↔ on phrasal verb to encourage someone to do something, especially something that he or she should not do or does not want to do: Susan didn’t want to ask Roberto on a date, but her friends kept egging her on. |