Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to spear
Participle: speared
Gerund: spearing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | spear |
| you | spear |
| he;she;it | spears |
| we | spear |
| you | spear |
| they | spear |
Perfect
| I | have speared |
| you | have speared |
| he;she;it | has speared |
| we | have speared |
| you | have speared |
| they | have speared |
Past
| I | speared |
| you | speared |
| he;she;it | speared |
| we | speared |
| you | speared |
| they | speared |
Pluperfect
| I | had speared |
| you | had speared |
| he;she;it | had speared |
| we | had speared |
| you | had speared |
| they | had speared |
Future
| I | will spear |
| you | will spear |
| he;she;it | will spear |
| we | will spear |
| you | will spear |
| they | will spear |
Future Perfect
| I | will have speared |
| you | will have speared |
| he;she;it | will have speared |
| we | will have speared |
| you | will have speared |
| they | will have speared |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | spear |
| you | spear |
| he;she;it | spear |
| we | spear |
| you | spear |
| they | spear |
Perfect
| I | have speared |
| you | have speared |
| he;she;it | have speared |
| we | have speared |
| you | have speared |
| they | have speared |
Imperfect
| I | speared |
| you | speared |
| he;she;it | speared |
| we | speared |
| you | speared |
| they | speared |
Pluperfect
| I | had speared |
| you | had speared |
| he;she;it | had speared |
| we | had speared |
| you | had speared |
| they | had speared |
Conditional
Present
| I | would spear |
| you | would spear |
| he;she;it | would spear |
| we | would spear |
| you | would spear |
| they | would spear |
Perfect
| I | would have speared |
| you | would have speared |
| he;she;it | would have speared |
| we | would have speared |
| you | would have speared |
| they | would have speared |
Imperative
| you | spear |
| we | Let's spear |
| you | spear |
Verbs conjugated like 'spear'
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 'spear'
sear,
shear,
skear,
smear,
spar,
speak,
spean,
speer,
stear,
swear,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to pierce or wound with a pointed tool or weapon
- chef, chib, ching, chive, enthrill, foin, gore, gride, jab, job, juke, kebab, knifecrime, pigstick, pink, poach, run through, speet, splash, stab, stick, stob, stog, thrust, yerk
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. From Middle English spere, sperre, spear, from Old English spere, from Proto-West Germanic *speru, from Proto-Germanic *speru, from Proto-Indo-European *sperH-.
2. Cognates
3. See also West Frisian spear, Dutch speer, German Speer, Old Norse spjǫr, *sparrô, Middle Dutch sparre (“rafter”), Old Norse sparri (“spar, rafter”), sperra (“rafter, beam”); also Latin sparus (“short spear”), Albanian ferrë (“thorn, thornbush”).
Verbs referencing "spear"
Tok Pisin spiaim.
Sample Sentences
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By the 1970s, herders were spearing rhinos and poisoning lions to protest the loss of their land to conservation, then represented by the independent Kenyan government. [2012, Robin Reid, Savannas of Our Birth:]
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Former teammate Derek Sanderson recalls that Maki hit Ted from behind as Green was clearing the puck from the Boston zone. Green turned to knock Maki down, but Maki speared him as he rose from the ice. [2003, Stan Fischler, Shirley Fischler, Who's who in Hockey:]
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you may prepare them for spearing by laying the Keys in Earth or Sand [1707, J[ohn] Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. […], London: […] J[ohn] H[umphreys] for H[enry] Mortlock […], and J[onathan] Robinson […], →OCLC:]
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The Monthly Magazine, Or, British Register for 1798 included an explanation by a reader of how the cut was carried out in his college days in a lengthy letter to the editor, signed by the pseudonym "Ansonius." In his rambling letter, Ansonius noted that when he was at college, " … if a man passed an old acquaintance wittingly, without recognizing him, he was said— ‘To cut him.’" Ansonius then went on to explain the performance of the cut and noted that for a time the term "to spear" was used instead of to cut. However, that term did not remain long in use, and this act was generally known as "the cut" ever after. [27 September 2013, Kane, Kathryn, The Regency Redingote Blog The Cut: The Ultimate & Final Social Weapon]