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verb | noun leavenleaven1 /ˈlɛvən/ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYleaven1Origin: 1300-1400 Old French levain, from Vulgar Latin levamen, from Latin levare to raise VERB TABLEleaven |
Present | I, you, we, they | leaven | | he, she, it | leavens | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | leavened | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have leavened | | he, she, it | has leavened | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had leavened | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will leaven | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have leavened |
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Present | I | am leavening | | he, she, it | is leavening | | you, we, they | are leavening | Past | I, he, she, it | was leavening | | you, we, they | were leavening | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been leavening | | he, she, it | has been leavening | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been leavening | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be leavening | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been leavening |
1formal to make something less boring and more interesting or cheerful2old-fashioned to add leavening to a mixture of flour and water → see also unleavened verb | noun leavenleaven2 (also leavening) noun 1[countable, uncountable] literary a small amount of a quality that makes an event or situation less boring and more interesting or cheerful2[uncountable] another word for leavening |