Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to fence
Participle: fenced
Gerund: fencing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | fence |
| you | fence |
| he;she;it | fences |
| we | fence |
| you | fence |
| they | fence |
Perfect
| I | have fenced |
| you | have fenced |
| he;she;it | has fenced |
| we | have fenced |
| you | have fenced |
| they | have fenced |
Past
| I | fenced |
| you | fenced |
| he;she;it | fenced |
| we | fenced |
| you | fenced |
| they | fenced |
Pluperfect
| I | had fenced |
| you | had fenced |
| he;she;it | had fenced |
| we | had fenced |
| you | had fenced |
| they | had fenced |
Future
| I | will fence |
| you | will fence |
| he;she;it | will fence |
| we | will fence |
| you | will fence |
| they | will fence |
Future Perfect
| I | will have fenced |
| you | will have fenced |
| he;she;it | will have fenced |
| we | will have fenced |
| you | will have fenced |
| they | will have fenced |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | fence |
| you | fence |
| he;she;it | fence |
| we | fence |
| you | fence |
| they | fence |
Perfect
| I | have fenced |
| you | have fenced |
| he;she;it | have fenced |
| we | have fenced |
| you | have fenced |
| they | have fenced |
Imperfect
| I | fenced |
| you | fenced |
| he;she;it | fenced |
| we | fenced |
| you | fenced |
| they | fenced |
Pluperfect
| I | had fenced |
| you | had fenced |
| he;she;it | had fenced |
| we | had fenced |
| you | had fenced |
| they | had fenced |
Conditional
Present
| I | would fence |
| you | would fence |
| he;she;it | would fence |
| we | would fence |
| you | would fence |
| they | would fence |
Perfect
| I | would have fenced |
| you | would have fenced |
| he;she;it | would have fenced |
| we | would have fenced |
| you | would have fenced |
| they | would have fenced |
Imperative
| you | fence |
| we | Let's fence |
| you | fence |
Verbs conjugated like 'fence'
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 'fence'
hence,
bench,
cense,
dance,
defence,
deice,
face,
fancy,
farce,
feare,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Etymology
1. From Middle English fence, fens, short for defence, defens (“the act of defending”), from Old French defens, defense (see defence).
2. The sense "enclosure" arises in the mid 15th century.
3. Also from the 15th century is use as a verb in the sense "to enclose with a fence". The generalized sense "to defend, screen, protect" arises ca. 1500. The sense "to fight with swords (rapiers)" is from the 1590s (Shakespeare).
4. Displaced native Old English heġe (compare Modern English hedge).
Sample Sentences
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“ Now I think on ’ t, I think I hearn ’ em tell that dat ar road was all fenced up and down by der creek, and thar, an't it, Andy ? ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)