To flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion.
Infinitivebrownnose
Past simplebrownnosed
Past participlebrownnosed
-ing formbrownnosing
Full conjugation of the English verb to brownnose (past simple brownnosed,
past participle brownnosed):
present simple and continuous, past simple and continuous, present perfect, past perfect,
future, conditional, subjunctive and imperative, with all persons.
Indicative
Present simple
I
brownnose
you
brownnose
he/she/it
brownnoses
we
brownnose
you
brownnose
they
brownnose
Present continuous
I
am brownnosing
you
are brownnosing
he/she/it
is brownnosing
we
are brownnosing
you
are brownnosing
they
are brownnosing
Present perfect
I
have brownnosed
you
have brownnosed
he/she/it
has brownnosed
we
have brownnosed
you
have brownnosed
they
have brownnosed
Present perfect continuous
I
have been brownnosing
you
have been brownnosing
he/she/it
has been brownnosing
we
have been brownnosing
you
have been brownnosing
they
have been brownnosing
Past simple
I
brownnosed
you
brownnosed
he/she/it
brownnosed
we
brownnosed
you
brownnosed
they
brownnosed
Past continuous
I
was brownnosing
you
were brownnosing
he/she/it
was brownnosing
we
were brownnosing
you
were brownnosing
they
were brownnosing
Past perfect
I
had brownnosed
you
had brownnosed
he/she/it
had brownnosed
we
had brownnosed
you
had brownnosed
they
had brownnosed
Past perfect continuous
I
had been brownnosing
you
had been brownnosing
he/she/it
had been brownnosing
we
had been brownnosing
you
had been brownnosing
they
had been brownnosing
Future simple
I
will brownnose
you
will brownnose
he/she/it
will brownnose
we
will brownnose
you
will brownnose
they
will brownnose
Future continuous
I
will be brownnosing
you
will be brownnosing
he/she/it
will be brownnosing
we
will be brownnosing
you
will be brownnosing
they
will be brownnosing
Future perfect
I
will have brownnosed
you
will have brownnosed
he/she/it
will have brownnosed
we
will have brownnosed
you
will have brownnosed
they
will have brownnosed
Future perfect continuous
I
will have been brownnosing
you
will have been brownnosing
he/she/it
will have been brownnosing
we
will have been brownnosing
you
will have been brownnosing
they
will have been brownnosing
Conditional
Present
I
would brownnose
you
would brownnose
he/she/it
would brownnose
we
would brownnose
you
would brownnose
they
would brownnose
Present continuous
I
would be brownnosing
you
would be brownnosing
he/she/it
would be brownnosing
we
would be brownnosing
you
would be brownnosing
they
would be brownnosing
Perfect
I
would have brownnosed
you
would have brownnosed
he/she/it
would have brownnosed
we
would have brownnosed
you
would have brownnosed
they
would have brownnosed
Perfect continuous
I
would have been brownnosing
you
would have been brownnosing
he/she/it
would have been brownnosing
we
would have been brownnosing
you
would have been brownnosing
they
would have been brownnosing
Subjunctive
Present
that I
brownnose
that you
brownnose
that he/she/it
brownnose
that we
brownnose
that you
brownnose
that they
brownnose
Past
if I
brownnosed
if you
brownnosed
if he/she/it
brownnosed
if we
brownnosed
if you
brownnosed
if they
brownnosed
Imperative
Affirmative
you
brownnose
we
let's brownnose
Negative
you
don't brownnose
we
let's not brownnose
Non-finite forms
Infinitive
to brownnose
Perfect infinitive
to have brownnosed
Present participle / gerund
brownnosing
Past participle
brownnosed
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