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verb | noun stainstain1 /steɪn/ ●●○ S3 verb ETYMOLOGYstain1Origin: 1400-1500 partly from Old French desteindre to discolor; partly from Old Norse steina to paint VERB TABLEstain |
Present | I, you, we, they | stain | | he, she, it | stains | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | stained | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have stained | | he, she, it | has stained | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had stained | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will stain | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have stained |
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Present | I | am staining | | he, she, it | is staining | | you, we, they | are staining | Past | I, he, she, it | was staining | | you, we, they | were staining | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been staining | | he, she, it | has been staining | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been staining | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be staining | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been staining |
1[intransitive, transitive] to accidentally make a mark on something, especially one that cannot be removed, or to be marked in this way: Sweat stained his cowboy hat.stain with a carpet stained with red wine2[transitive] to change the color of something, especially something made of wood, by using a special chemical or dye3stain somebody’s name/honor/reputation etc. literary to damage the good opinion that people have about someone [Origin: 1400–1500 partly from Old French desteindre to discolor; partly from Old Norse steina to paint] verb | noun stainstain2 ●●○ noun ► a blood/ink/wine etc. stain blood stains on the floor THESAURUSdirt► mark a spot or small dirty area on something that spoils its appearance: I can’t get these marks off the wall. ► stain a mark that is difficult to remove: There was a dark stain in the middle of the carpet. ► spot a small round mark on a surface: There were a few spots of blood on his shirt. ► smudge a dirty mark, made when something is rubbed against a surface: She had a smudge of dirt on her cheek. ► smear a mark that is left when a substance is spread on a surface: There was a smear of makeup on her shirt. ► track a mark left on the ground by a moving person, animal, or vehicle: There were tire tracks in the sand leading to the water. ► print a mark made on a surface by something that has been pressed onto it: The kids left dirty hand prints all over the wall. 1 [countable] a mark that is difficult to remove, especially one made by a liquid such as blood, coffee, or ink: stain on The tablecloth had a large stain on it.a blood/ink/wine etc. stain blood stains on the floor► see thesaurus at mark22[countable, uncountable] a special liquid used to make something such as wood dark3a stain on somebody’s character/reputation etc. literary something that someone has done that is wrong or illegal, that other people know about |