Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to sear
Participle: seared
Gerund: searing
Indicative
Present
| I | sear |
| you | sear |
| he;she;it | sears |
| we | sear |
| you | sear |
| they | sear |
Perfect
| I | have seared |
| you | have seared |
| he;she;it | has seared |
| we | have seared |
| you | have seared |
| they | have seared |
Past
| I | seared |
| you | seared |
| he;she;it | seared |
| we | seared |
| you | seared |
| they | seared |
Pluperfect
| I | had seared |
| you | had seared |
| he;she;it | had seared |
| we | had seared |
| you | had seared |
| they | had seared |
Future
| I | will sear |
| you | will sear |
| he;she;it | will sear |
| we | will sear |
| you | will sear |
| they | will sear |
Future Perfect
| I | will have seared |
| you | will have seared |
| he;she;it | will have seared |
| we | will have seared |
| you | will have seared |
| they | will have seared |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | sear |
| you | sear |
| he;she;it | sear |
| we | sear |
| you | sear |
| they | sear |
Perfect
| I | have seared |
| you | have seared |
| he;she;it | have seared |
| we | have seared |
| you | have seared |
| they | have seared |
Imperfect
| I | seared |
| you | seared |
| he;she;it | seared |
| we | seared |
| you | seared |
| they | seared |
Pluperfect
| I | had seared |
| you | had seared |
| he;she;it | had seared |
| we | had seared |
| you | had seared |
| they | had seared |
Conditional
Present
| I | would sear |
| you | would sear |
| he;she;it | would sear |
| we | would sear |
| you | would sear |
| they | would sear |
Perfect
| I | would have seared |
| you | would have seared |
| he;she;it | would have seared |
| we | would have seared |
| you | would have seared |
| they | would have seared |
Imperative
| you | sear |
| we | Let's sear |
| you | sear |
Verbs conjugated like 'sear'
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 'sear'
bear,
dear,
ear,
fear,
gear,
hear,
lear,
near,
rear,
scar,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English seren, seeren, from Old English sēarian (“to become sere, to grow sear, wither, pine away”), from Proto-West Germanic *sauʀēn (“to dry out, become dry”); compare also Proto-Germanic *sauzijaną (“to make dry”). Related to Old High German sōrēn (“to wither, wilt”). See Etymology 1 for more cognates. The use in firearms terminology may relate to French serrer (“to grip”). See: Middle English '
seren', Proto-Germanic '
*sauzijaną', French '
serrer'.
Verbs referencing "sear"
French
saurir, Sanskrit
शुष्यति, Sanskrit
शोषयति.
Sample Sentences
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[...] backward in his history. Hard and reprobate as the godless man seemed now, there had been a time when he had been rocked on the bosom of a mother,—cradled with prayers and pious hymns,—his now seared brow bedewed with the waters of holy baptism. In early childhood, a fair-haired woman had led him, at the sound of Sabbath bell, to worship and to pray. Far in New England that mother had trained [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)