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verb | noun loomloom1 /lum/ ●○○ verb [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYloom1Origin: 1500-1600 Origin unknown VERB TABLEloom |
Present | I, you, we, they | loom | | he, she, it | looms | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | loomed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have loomed | | he, she, it | has loomed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had loomed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will loom | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have loomed |
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Present | I | am looming | | he, she, it | is looming | | you, we, they | are looming | Past | I, he, she, it | was looming | | you, we, they | were looming | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been looming | | he, she, it | has been looming | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been looming | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be looming | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been looming |
1 (also loom up) [always + adv./prep.] to appear as a large unclear shape, especially in a threatening way: The mountain loomed in front of us.2if a problem or difficulty looms, it is likely to happen very soon: Many economists warned that a crisis was looming.3loom large to seem important, worrying, and difficult to avoid: Economic issues loomed large in the election. verb | noun loomloom2 noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYloom2Origin: Old English geloma tool a frame or machine on which thread is woven into cloth |