Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to parry
Participle: parried
Gerund: parrying
Indicative
Present
| I | parry |
| you | parry |
| he;she;it | parries |
| we | parry |
| you | parry |
| they | parry |
Perfect
| I | have parried |
| you | have parried |
| he;she;it | has parried |
| we | have parried |
| you | have parried |
| they | have parried |
Past
| I | parried |
| you | parried |
| he;she;it | parried |
| we | parried |
| you | parried |
| they | parried |
Pluperfect
| I | had parried |
| you | had parried |
| he;she;it | had parried |
| we | had parried |
| you | had parried |
| they | had parried |
Future
| I | will parry |
| you | will parry |
| he;she;it | will parry |
| we | will parry |
| you | will parry |
| they | will parry |
Future Perfect
| I | will have parried |
| you | will have parried |
| he;she;it | will have parried |
| we | will have parried |
| you | will have parried |
| they | will have parried |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | parry |
| you | parry |
| he;she;it | parry |
| we | parry |
| you | parry |
| they | parry |
Perfect
| I | have parried |
| you | have parried |
| he;she;it | have parried |
| we | have parried |
| you | have parried |
| they | have parried |
Imperfect
| I | parried |
| you | parried |
| he;she;it | parried |
| we | parried |
| you | parried |
| they | parried |
Pluperfect
| I | had parried |
| you | had parried |
| he;she;it | had parried |
| we | had parried |
| you | had parried |
| they | had parried |
Conditional
Present
| I | would parry |
| you | would parry |
| he;she;it | would parry |
| we | would parry |
| you | would parry |
| they | would parry |
Perfect
| I | would have parried |
| you | would have parried |
| he;she;it | would have parried |
| we | would have parried |
| you | would have parried |
| they | would have parried |
Imperative
| you | parry |
| we | Let's parry |
| you | parry |
Verbs conjugated like 'parry'
accompany,
acetify,
acidify,
adsignify,
affy,
alacrify,
alkalify,
ally,
amnesty,
amplify,
angelify,
anglicify,
anglify,
apology,
apply,
arefy,
argufy,
astony,
atrophy,
avowtry, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'parry'
carry,
harry,
marry,
parfry,
party,
tarry,
warry,
arr,
array,
berry,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1634, from Fr.
parez! (which commonly would have been heard in fencing lessons), imper. of
parer "ward off," from It.
parare "to ward or defend a blow," from L.
parare "make ready, prepare" (see pare). Non-fencing use is from 1718.
2. From earlier parree, from Middle English *parree, *paree, from Old French paree (“preparation, ceremony, parade”), from Medieval Latin parāta (“preparation, parade”), from parāre (“to ward off, guard, defend, prepare, get ready”). More at pare. The English verb is taken from the noun. Doublet of parade.
3. Alternative etymology derives the verb parry from French parez, the imperative form of parer (“to fend off”), ultimately from the Medieval Latin parāre. See above.
Verbs referencing "parry"
Swedish
sparra.
Sample Sentences
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[...] who were most distrustful of themselves plucked up amazingly; and those who in the morning had returned to the universal question, ‘Are you a good sailor ? ’ a very decided negative, now either parried the inquiry with the evasive reply, ‘Oh ! I suppose I 'm no worse than anybody else; ’ or, reckless of all moral obligations, answered boldly ‘Yes: ’ and with some irritation too, as though they [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)