Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to belabor
Participle: belabored
Gerund: belaboring
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | belabor |
| you | belabor |
| he;she;it | belabors |
| we | belabor |
| you | belabor |
| they | belabor |
Perfect
| I | have belabored |
| you | have belabored |
| he;she;it | has belabored |
| we | have belabored |
| you | have belabored |
| they | have belabored |
Past
| I | belabored |
| you | belabored |
| he;she;it | belabored |
| we | belabored |
| you | belabored |
| they | belabored |
Pluperfect
| I | had belabored |
| you | had belabored |
| he;she;it | had belabored |
| we | had belabored |
| you | had belabored |
| they | had belabored |
Future
| I | will belabor |
| you | will belabor |
| he;she;it | will belabor |
| we | will belabor |
| you | will belabor |
| they | will belabor |
Future Perfect
| I | will have belabored |
| you | will have belabored |
| he;she;it | will have belabored |
| we | will have belabored |
| you | will have belabored |
| they | will have belabored |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | belabor |
| you | belabor |
| he;she;it | belabor |
| we | belabor |
| you | belabor |
| they | belabor |
Perfect
| I | have belabored |
| you | have belabored |
| he;she;it | have belabored |
| we | have belabored |
| you | have belabored |
| they | have belabored |
Imperfect
| I | belabored |
| you | belabored |
| he;she;it | belabored |
| we | belabored |
| you | belabored |
| they | belabored |
Pluperfect
| I | had belabored |
| you | had belabored |
| he;she;it | had belabored |
| we | had belabored |
| you | had belabored |
| they | had belabored |
Conditional
Present
| I | would belabor |
| you | would belabor |
| he;she;it | would belabor |
| we | would belabor |
| you | would belabor |
| they | would belabor |
Perfect
| I | would have belabored |
| you | would have belabored |
| he;she;it | would have belabored |
| we | would have belabored |
| you | would have belabored |
| they | would have belabored |
Imperative
| you | belabor |
| we | Let's belabor |
| you | belabor |
Verbs conjugated like 'belabor'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'belabor'
belabour,
beclamor,
beglamor,
labor,
beacon,
bear,
beatbox,
bebar,
bebop,
beclamour,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to administer a physical blow
- bang, baste, batter, beat, blow, boom-boom, buffet, butt, dab, dash, dowse, fetch one a blow, flap, give toco, hammer, hit, kick, knock, lunge, pat, patter, pelt, pink, poke, pound, pummel, punch, rap, slam, slap, strike, swap, tap, thrash, thump, thwack, whack, whip, yerk
- revile
- denounce, vituperate, assail, criticize, impugn, malign, vilify, abuse
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1604, "to exert one's strength upon," from be- + labor. But fig. sense of "assail with words" is attested somewhat earlier (1596).
2. From be- (“on, upon, about, over”) + labor.
Sample Sentences
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Legree was provoked beyond measure by Tom's evident happiness; and riding up to him, belabored him over his head and shoulders.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)