darken a church door in English

Audio: en-au-darken a church door.ogg

Forms: darkens a church door [present, singular, third-person], darkening a church door [participle, present], darkened a church door [participle, past], darkened a church door [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} darken a church door (third-person singular simple present darkens a church door, present participle darkening a church door, simple past and past participle darkened a church door)

Inflected forms

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"darken a church door" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms