Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to curse
Participle: cursed
Gerund: cursing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | curse |
| you | curse |
| he;she;it | curses |
| we | curse |
| you | curse |
| they | curse |
Perfect
| I | have cursed |
| you | have cursed |
| he;she;it | has cursed |
| we | have cursed |
| you | have cursed |
| they | have cursed |
Past
| I | cursed |
| you | cursed |
| he;she;it | cursed |
| we | cursed |
| you | cursed |
| they | cursed |
Pluperfect
| I | had cursed |
| you | had cursed |
| he;she;it | had cursed |
| we | had cursed |
| you | had cursed |
| they | had cursed |
Future
| I | will curse |
| you | will curse |
| he;she;it | will curse |
| we | will curse |
| you | will curse |
| they | will curse |
Future Perfect
| I | will have cursed |
| you | will have cursed |
| he;she;it | will have cursed |
| we | will have cursed |
| you | will have cursed |
| they | will have cursed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | curse |
| you | curse |
| he;she;it | curse |
| we | curse |
| you | curse |
| they | curse |
Perfect
| I | have cursed |
| you | have cursed |
| he;she;it | have cursed |
| we | have cursed |
| you | have cursed |
| they | have cursed |
Imperfect
| I | cursed |
| you | cursed |
| he;she;it | cursed |
| we | cursed |
| you | cursed |
| they | cursed |
Pluperfect
| I | had cursed |
| you | had cursed |
| he;she;it | had cursed |
| we | had cursed |
| you | had cursed |
| they | had cursed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would curse |
| you | would curse |
| he;she;it | would curse |
| we | would curse |
| you | would curse |
| they | would curse |
Perfect
| I | would have cursed |
| you | would have cursed |
| he;she;it | would have cursed |
| we | would have cursed |
| you | would have cursed |
| they | would have cursed |
Imperative
| you | curse |
| we | Let's curse |
| you | curse |
Verbs conjugated like 'curse'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'curse'
course,
cure,
curve,
nurse,
purse,
accurse,
arse,
becurse,
burke,
burst,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to swear; to use offensive language
- bad mouth, blaspheme, cuss, execrate, imprecate, swear, swear like a trooper, vilify
- condemn
- anathematize, blaspheme, damn, excommunicate, execrate, fulminate, imprecate, maledict
- afflict
- annoy, destroy, doom, plague, scourge, trouble, vex
Antonyms
- condemn
- exonerate, acquit, pardon, free
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. O.E.
curs "a prayer that evil or harm befall one," of uncertain origin, perhaps O.Fr.
curuz "anger," or L.
cursus "course." Connection with
cross is unlikely. No similar word exists in Gmc., Romance, or Celtic. Meaning "to swear profanely" is from c.1230.
Curses as a histrionic exclamation is from 1885.
The curse "menstruation" is from 1930.
2. From Middle English cursen, corsen, coursen, from Old English corsian, cursian (“to curse”), from the noun (see above).
Verbs referencing "curse"
Sranan
kosi.
Sample Sentences
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Haley ran up and down, and cursed and swore and stamped miscellaneously. Mr. Shelby in vain tried to shout directions from the balcony, and Mrs. Shelby from her chamber window alternately laughed and wondered,—not without some [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ Well, I won't go to any more of their cursed nonsense, Tom, ” said St. Clare; “ on my honor, I wo n't. I don't know why I haven't stopped long ago. I 've always despised _it_, and myself for it,—so now, Tom, wipe up your eyes, and go about [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ Then shall the king say unto him on his left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire: for I was an hungered, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: I was sick, and [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ O, because I have had only that kind of benevolence which consists in lying on a sofa, and cursing the church and clergy for not being martyrs and confessors. One can see, you know, very easily, how others ought to be martyrs. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] it's no use resisting ! Did I _want_ to live with him ? Wasn't I a woman delicately bred; and he,—God in heaven ! what was he, and is he ? And yet, I 've lived with him, these five years, and cursed every moment of my life,—night and day ! And now, he's got a new one,—a young thing, only fifteen, and she brought up, she says, piously. Her good mistress taught her to read the Bible; and she's [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ Then _he_ came, the cursed wretch ! he came to take possession. He told me that he had bought me and my children; and showed me the papers. I cursed him before God, and told him I'd die sooner than live with him. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ Blast it ! ” said Legree to himself, as he sipped his liquor; “ where did he get that ? If it didn't look just like—whoo ! I thought I'd forgot that. Curse me, if I think there's any such thing as forgetting anything, any how,—hang it ! I 'm lonesome ! I mean to call Em. She hates me—the monkey ! I don't care,—I'll _make_ her come ! ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ What I 've done. Do the best you can,—do what you must,—and make it up in hating and cursing. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ I wish, friend, thee would leave off cursing and swearing, and think upon thy ways. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ And hark ye, ” said Tom; “ we 've got correspondents in Sandusky, that watch the boats for us. I don't care if I tell, now. I hope they _will_ get away, just to spite Marks,—the cursed puppy ! — d—n him ! ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Hang on to your square derriere. (GROANS) Guess who's cursed now ? (GASP) Meow.
(The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants)