Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to lumber
Participle: lumbered
Gerund: lumbering
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | lumber |
| you | lumber |
| he;she;it | lumbers |
| we | lumber |
| you | lumber |
| they | lumber |
Perfect
| I | have lumbered |
| you | have lumbered |
| he;she;it | has lumbered |
| we | have lumbered |
| you | have lumbered |
| they | have lumbered |
Past
| I | lumbered |
| you | lumbered |
| he;she;it | lumbered |
| we | lumbered |
| you | lumbered |
| they | lumbered |
Pluperfect
| I | had lumbered |
| you | had lumbered |
| he;she;it | had lumbered |
| we | had lumbered |
| you | had lumbered |
| they | had lumbered |
Future
| I | will lumber |
| you | will lumber |
| he;she;it | will lumber |
| we | will lumber |
| you | will lumber |
| they | will lumber |
Future Perfect
| I | will have lumbered |
| you | will have lumbered |
| he;she;it | will have lumbered |
| we | will have lumbered |
| you | will have lumbered |
| they | will have lumbered |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | lumber |
| you | lumber |
| he;she;it | lumber |
| we | lumber |
| you | lumber |
| they | lumber |
Perfect
| I | have lumbered |
| you | have lumbered |
| he;she;it | have lumbered |
| we | have lumbered |
| you | have lumbered |
| they | have lumbered |
Imperfect
| I | lumbered |
| you | lumbered |
| he;she;it | lumbered |
| we | lumbered |
| you | lumbered |
| they | lumbered |
Pluperfect
| I | had lumbered |
| you | had lumbered |
| he;she;it | had lumbered |
| we | had lumbered |
| you | had lumbered |
| they | had lumbered |
Conditional
Present
| I | would lumber |
| you | would lumber |
| he;she;it | would lumber |
| we | would lumber |
| you | would lumber |
| they | would lumber |
Perfect
| I | would have lumbered |
| you | would have lumbered |
| he;she;it | would have lumbered |
| we | would have lumbered |
| you | would have lumbered |
| they | would have lumbered |
Imperative
| you | lumber |
| we | Let's lumber |
| you | lumber |
Verbs conjugated like 'lumber'
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 'lumber'
cumber,
limber,
number,
slumber,
umber,
amber,
blubber,
bumper,
camber,
clamber,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Exact origin unknown. The earliest recorded reference for the noun was to heavy, useless objects such as old, discarded furniture. Perhaps from the verb lumber in reference to meaning "awkward to move"; Online Etymological Dictionary thinks this may derive from the same root as lame. Possibly influenced by Lumbar, an obsolete variant of Lombard, the Italian immigrant class known for being pawnbrokers and money-lenders in early England. Compare English lumpish. See: English '
lumpish'.
Sample Sentences
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Adolph tripped gracefully forward, and Tom, with lumbering tread, went after.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)