Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to chair
Participle: chaired
Gerund: chairing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | chair |
| you | chair |
| he;she;it | chairs |
| we | chair |
| you | chair |
| they | chair |
Perfect
| I | have chaired |
| you | have chaired |
| he;she;it | has chaired |
| we | have chaired |
| you | have chaired |
| they | have chaired |
Past
| I | chaired |
| you | chaired |
| he;she;it | chaired |
| we | chaired |
| you | chaired |
| they | chaired |
Pluperfect
| I | had chaired |
| you | had chaired |
| he;she;it | had chaired |
| we | had chaired |
| you | had chaired |
| they | had chaired |
Future
| I | will chair |
| you | will chair |
| he;she;it | will chair |
| we | will chair |
| you | will chair |
| they | will chair |
Future Perfect
| I | will have chaired |
| you | will have chaired |
| he;she;it | will have chaired |
| we | will have chaired |
| you | will have chaired |
| they | will have chaired |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | chair |
| you | chair |
| he;she;it | chair |
| we | chair |
| you | chair |
| they | chair |
Perfect
| I | have chaired |
| you | have chaired |
| he;she;it | have chaired |
| we | have chaired |
| you | have chaired |
| they | have chaired |
Imperfect
| I | chaired |
| you | chaired |
| he;she;it | chaired |
| we | chaired |
| you | chaired |
| they | chaired |
Pluperfect
| I | had chaired |
| you | had chaired |
| he;she;it | had chaired |
| we | had chaired |
| you | had chaired |
| they | had chaired |
Conditional
Present
| I | would chair |
| you | would chair |
| he;she;it | would chair |
| we | would chair |
| you | would chair |
| they | would chair |
Perfect
| I | would have chaired |
| you | would have chaired |
| he;she;it | would have chaired |
| we | would have chaired |
| you | would have chaired |
| they | would have chaired |
Imperative
| you | chair |
| we | Let's chair |
| you | chair |
Verbs conjugated like 'chair'
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 'chair'
cair,
chain,
char,
choir,
air,
apair,
chace,
chack,
chafe,
chaff,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
3. Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
4. Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.?
5. Proto-Hellenic *kətá
6. Ancient Greek κατά (katá)
7. Proto-Indo-European *sed-der.
8. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂
9. Proto-Hellenic *hédrā
10. Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra)
11. Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor.
12. Latin cathedrader.
13. Old French chaierebor.
14. Middle English chayere
15. English chair
16. From Middle English chayere, chayer, chayre, from Old French chaiere, chaere, from Latin cathedra (“seat”), from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”). Partially displaced native stool and settle, which now have more specialised senses. Doublet of cathedra and chaise.
Sample Sentences
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Bob will chair tomorrow's meeting.
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Dama ben Netina, the gentile "Mayor" of first-century Ashkelon, was once chairing a meeting of the City Council. [2000, David Golinkin, “Institutionalizing Parents With Alzheimer's Disease”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 3, page 38:]
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Greenwood told RAIL she was disappointed that Parliamentary rules prevented her from chairing the TSC [Transport Select Committee] beyond last December's General Election, [...] She added: "I'm gutted I'm no longer able to chair the committee, I'm not going to lie. But I know it's in good hands and I'm still able to play my part as a member in the work we're doing. [2020 May 20, “Merriman praised over handling of TSC's 'virtual' transition”, in Rail, page 12:]
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The time you won your town the race
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We chaired you through the marketplace. [1896, A. E. Houseman, “To An Athlete Dying Young,”, in A Shropshire Lad:]
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The poet was chaired at the national Eisteddfod.