inspan
(ɪnˈspæn) vb (
tr) ,
-spans,
-spanning or -spanned1. to harness (animals) to (a vehicle); yoke
2. to press (people) into service
[C19: from Afrikaans, from Middle Dutch inspannen, from spannen to stretch, yoke; see span1]
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inspan
Past participle: inspanned
Gerund: inspanning
| Present |
|---|
| I inspan |
| you inspan |
| he/she/it inspans |
| we inspan |
| you inspan |
| they inspan |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I inspanned |
| you inspanned |
| he/she/it inspanned |
| we inspanned |
| you inspanned |
| they inspanned |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am inspanning |
| you are inspanning |
| he/she/it is inspanning |
| we are inspanning |
| you are inspanning |
| they are inspanning |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have inspanned |
| you have inspanned |
| he/she/it has inspanned |
| we have inspanned |
| you have inspanned |
| they have inspanned |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was inspanning |
| you were inspanning |
| he/she/it was inspanning |
| we were inspanning |
| you were inspanning |
| they were inspanning |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had inspanned |
| you had inspanned |
| he/she/it had inspanned |
| we had inspanned |
| you had inspanned |
| they had inspanned |
| Future |
|---|
| I will inspan |
| you will inspan |
| he/she/it will inspan |
| we will inspan |
| you will inspan |
| they will inspan |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have inspanned |
| you will have inspanned |
| he/she/it will have inspanned |
| we will have inspanned |
| you will have inspanned |
| they will have inspanned |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be inspanning |
| you will be inspanning |
| he/she/it will be inspanning |
| we will be inspanning |
| you will be inspanning |
| they will be inspanning |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been inspanning |
| you have been inspanning |
| he/she/it has been inspanning |
| we have been inspanning |
| you have been inspanning |
| they have been inspanning |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been inspanning |
| you will have been inspanning |
| he/she/it will have been inspanning |
| we will have been inspanning |
| you will have been inspanning |
| they will have been inspanning |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been inspanning |
| you had been inspanning |
| he/she/it had been inspanning |
| we had been inspanning |
| you had been inspanning |
| they had been inspanning |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would inspan |
| you would inspan |
| he/she/it would inspan |
| we would inspan |
| you would inspan |
| they would inspan |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have inspanned |
| you would have inspanned |
| he/she/it would have inspanned |
| we would have inspanned |
| you would have inspanned |
| they would have inspanned |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. | inspan - attach a yoke or harness to; "inspan the draft animals"yoke - put a yoke on or join with a yoke; "Yoke the draft horses together" outspan - remove the yoke or harness from; "outspan the draft animals" |
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