Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to deter
Participle: deterred
Gerund: deterring
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | deter |
| you | deter |
| he;she;it | deters |
| we | deter |
| you | deter |
| they | deter |
Perfect
| I | have deterred |
| you | have deterred |
| he;she;it | has deterred |
| we | have deterred |
| you | have deterred |
| they | have deterred |
Past
| I | deterred |
| you | deterred |
| he;she;it | deterred |
| we | deterred |
| you | deterred |
| they | deterred |
Pluperfect
| I | had deterred |
| you | had deterred |
| he;she;it | had deterred |
| we | had deterred |
| you | had deterred |
| they | had deterred |
Future
| I | will deter |
| you | will deter |
| he;she;it | will deter |
| we | will deter |
| you | will deter |
| they | will deter |
Future Perfect
| I | will have deterred |
| you | will have deterred |
| he;she;it | will have deterred |
| we | will have deterred |
| you | will have deterred |
| they | will have deterred |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | deter |
| you | deter |
| he;she;it | deter |
| we | deter |
| you | deter |
| they | deter |
Perfect
| I | have deterred |
| you | have deterred |
| he;she;it | have deterred |
| we | have deterred |
| you | have deterred |
| they | have deterred |
Imperfect
| I | deterred |
| you | deterred |
| he;she;it | deterred |
| we | deterred |
| you | deterred |
| they | deterred |
Pluperfect
| I | had deterred |
| you | had deterred |
| he;she;it | had deterred |
| we | had deterred |
| you | had deterred |
| they | had deterred |
Conditional
Present
| I | would deter |
| you | would deter |
| he;she;it | would deter |
| we | would deter |
| you | would deter |
| they | would deter |
Perfect
| I | would have deterred |
| you | would have deterred |
| he;she;it | would have deterred |
| we | would have deterred |
| you | would have deterred |
| they | would have deterred |
Imperative
| you | deter |
| we | Let's deter |
| you | deter |
Verbs conjugated like 'deter'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'deter'
defer,
meter,
peter,
alter,
atter,
beer,
bete,
betear,
better,
bever,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- prevent
- forbid, check, discourage, caution, preclude, dissuade, hinder, restrain
Antonyms
- prevent
- allow, advance, further, back
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēterreō (“deter, discourage”), from de (“from”) + terreō (“to frighten”). See: Latin '
dēterreō'.
Sample Sentences
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[...] of their means. Supposing it confined within reasonable limits, I would always encourage this kind of pride, as a worthy element of self-respect, in any person I employed; and should no more be deterred from doing so, because some wretched female referred her fall to a love of dress, than I would allow my construction of the real intent and meaning of the Sabbath to be influenced by any warning to [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)