Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to scatter
Participle: scattered
Gerund: scattering
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | scatter |
| you | scatter |
| he;she;it | scatters |
| we | scatter |
| you | scatter |
| they | scatter |
Perfect
| I | have scattered |
| you | have scattered |
| he;she;it | has scattered |
| we | have scattered |
| you | have scattered |
| they | have scattered |
Past
| I | scattered |
| you | scattered |
| he;she;it | scattered |
| we | scattered |
| you | scattered |
| they | scattered |
Pluperfect
| I | had scattered |
| you | had scattered |
| he;she;it | had scattered |
| we | had scattered |
| you | had scattered |
| they | had scattered |
Future
| I | will scatter |
| you | will scatter |
| he;she;it | will scatter |
| we | will scatter |
| you | will scatter |
| they | will scatter |
Future Perfect
| I | will have scattered |
| you | will have scattered |
| he;she;it | will have scattered |
| we | will have scattered |
| you | will have scattered |
| they | will have scattered |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | scatter |
| you | scatter |
| he;she;it | scatter |
| we | scatter |
| you | scatter |
| they | scatter |
Perfect
| I | have scattered |
| you | have scattered |
| he;she;it | have scattered |
| we | have scattered |
| you | have scattered |
| they | have scattered |
Imperfect
| I | scattered |
| you | scattered |
| he;she;it | scattered |
| we | scattered |
| you | scattered |
| they | scattered |
Pluperfect
| I | had scattered |
| you | had scattered |
| he;she;it | had scattered |
| we | had scattered |
| you | had scattered |
| they | had scattered |
Conditional
Present
| I | would scatter |
| you | would scatter |
| he;she;it | would scatter |
| we | would scatter |
| you | would scatter |
| they | would scatter |
Perfect
| I | would have scattered |
| you | would have scattered |
| he;she;it | would have scattered |
| we | would have scattered |
| you | would have scattered |
| they | would have scattered |
Imperative
| you | scatter |
| we | Let's scatter |
| you | scatter |
Verbs conjugated like 'scatter'
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 'scatter'
scutter,
shatter,
slatter,
smatter,
spatter,
swatter,
atter,
batter,
bescatter,
blatter,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- disperse
- disperse
- to scatter in different directions
- besprenge, desparple, disgregate, disparkle, disparple, disperple, disperse, distribute, dwindle, flurr, insperse, instrew, resperse, sparble, sparkle, sparse, sperse, spread, springe, squander, strew, strinkle, todrive, togo, torat
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. From Middle English scateren, skateren, also schateren,
2. * probably a variant of shatter, which is imitative;
3. * or from Old English *sceaterian, probably akin to a dialect of Old Norse, possibly ultimately related to Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to cut, split, shatter”).
4. Compare Middle Dutch scheteren (“to scatter”), Low German schateren, Dutch schateren (“to burst out laughing”); and is apparently remotely akin to Ancient Greek σκεδάννυμι (skedánnumi, “scatter, disperse”). and Tocharian B kät- (“to scatter, sow seeds”). Doublet of shatter. See: Low Saxon 'schateren', Dutch '
schateren', Greek, Ancient '
σκεδάννυμι'.
Sample Sentences
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[...] talking, and children crawling, and pigs burrowing, and unaccustomed horses plunging and rearing, close to the very rails—there—on, on, on—tears the mad dragon of an engine with its train of cars; scattering in all directions a shower of burning sparks from its wood fire; screeching, hissing, yelling, panting; until at last the thirsty monster stops beneath a covered way to drink, the people cluster [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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‘I saw just now, that that man 's clothes were scattered about the floor of his cell. Do n't you oblige the prisoners to be orderly, and put such things away ? ’
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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After glancing at these loungers; who were scattered over a pretty drawing-room, opening upon a terrace which commanded a beautiful prospect of the river and the adjacent country; and who were sauntering, too, about a larger state-room called the [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] was very pretty travelling thus, at a rapid pace along the heights of the mountain in a keen wind, to look down into a valley full of light and softness; catching glimpses, through the tree-tops, of scattered cabins; children running to the doors; dogs bursting out to bark, whom we could see without hearing: terrified pigs scampering homewards; families sitting out in their rude gardens; cows gazing [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] as though they were the spontaneous growth of the country ), had the whole scene to themselves. Here and there we passed a log hut: but the wretched cabins were wide apart and thinly scattered, for though the soil is very rich in this place, few people can exist in such a deadly atmosphere. On either side of the track, if it deserve the name, was the thick ‘bush; ’ and everywhere was [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] to convey an adequate idea of this frightful engine in America. But if any man desire confirmation of my statement on this head, let him repair to any place in this city of London, where scattered numbers of these publications are to be found; and there, let him form his own opinion. {206}
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] The ruddy glare of the charcoal displayed the confused and unpromising aspect of the room,—saddles, bridles, several sorts of harness, riding-whips, overcoats, and various articles of clothing, scattered up and down the room in confused variety; and the dogs, of whom we have before spoken, had encamped themselves among them, to suit their own taste and convenience.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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The note-book of a missionary, among the Canadian fugitives, contains truth stranger than fiction. How can it be otherwise, when a system prevails which whirls families and scatters their members, as the wind whirls and scatters the leaves of autumn ? These shores of refuge, like the eternal shore, often unite again, in glad communion, hearts that for long years have [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] among the Canadian fugitives, contains truth stranger than fiction. How can it be otherwise, when a system prevails which whirls families and scatters their members, as the wind whirls and scatters the leaves of autumn ? These shores of refuge, like the eternal shore, often unite again, in glad communion, hearts that for long years have mourned each other as lost. And affecting beyond [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Henry would not expect it. [chuckles] - [ scattered chuckles ] - In fact, he 's...
(Miss You, Love You)