Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to gem
Participle: gemmed
Gerund: gemming
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | gem |
| you | gem |
| he;she;it | gems |
| we | gem |
| you | gem |
| they | gem |
Perfect
| I | have gemmed |
| you | have gemmed |
| he;she;it | has gemmed |
| we | have gemmed |
| you | have gemmed |
| they | have gemmed |
Past
| I | gemmed |
| you | gemmed |
| he;she;it | gemmed |
| we | gemmed |
| you | gemmed |
| they | gemmed |
Pluperfect
| I | had gemmed |
| you | had gemmed |
| he;she;it | had gemmed |
| we | had gemmed |
| you | had gemmed |
| they | had gemmed |
Future
| I | will gem |
| you | will gem |
| he;she;it | will gem |
| we | will gem |
| you | will gem |
| they | will gem |
Future Perfect
| I | will have gemmed |
| you | will have gemmed |
| he;she;it | will have gemmed |
| we | will have gemmed |
| you | will have gemmed |
| they | will have gemmed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | gem |
| you | gem |
| he;she;it | gem |
| we | gem |
| you | gem |
| they | gem |
Perfect
| I | have gemmed |
| you | have gemmed |
| he;she;it | have gemmed |
| we | have gemmed |
| you | have gemmed |
| they | have gemmed |
Imperfect
| I | gemmed |
| you | gemmed |
| he;she;it | gemmed |
| we | gemmed |
| you | gemmed |
| they | gemmed |
Pluperfect
| I | had gemmed |
| you | had gemmed |
| he;she;it | had gemmed |
| we | had gemmed |
| you | had gemmed |
| they | had gemmed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would gem |
| you | would gem |
| he;she;it | would gem |
| we | would gem |
| you | would gem |
| they | would gem |
Perfect
| I | would have gemmed |
| you | would have gemmed |
| he;she;it | would have gemmed |
| we | would have gemmed |
| you | would have gemmed |
| they | would have gemmed |
Imperative
| you | gem |
| we | Let's gem |
| you | gem |
Verbs conjugated like 'gem'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'gem'
gam,
gee,
geg,
gel,
gen,
germ,
get,
gum,
gym,
hem,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. O.E. gim, from L. gemma "precious stone, jewel," originally "bud," from the root *gen- "to produce" (see genus).
2. Inherited from Middle English gemme, gimme, yimme, ȝimme, from Old English ġimm, from Proto-West Germanic *gimmu (“gem”) and Old French gemme (“gem”), both from Latin gemma (“a swelling bud; jewel, gem”). Doublet of gemma and Gemma.
Sample Sentences
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[T]he fair star / That gems the glittering coronet of morn, / Sheds not a light so mild, so powerful, / As that which, bursting from the Fairy's form, / Spread a purpureal halo round the scene, / Yet with an undulating motion, / Swayed to her outline gracefully. [1813, Percy Bysshe Shelley, “Canto I”, in Queen Mab; […], London: […] P. B. Shelley, […], →OCLC, page 6:]
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A few bright and beautiful stars gemmed the wide concave of heaven[…]. [1827, Various, The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 10,:]
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Above was the firmament, gemmed with worlds, and sublime in immensity. [1872, J. Fenimore Cooper, The Bravo:]
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The rain Shook from fruit bushes in new showers again As I brushed past, and gemmed the window pane. [1920, John Freeman, Poems New and Old:]
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And those salt tears your lashes gemmed / Were but the breath of flame distilled; / Flame white and pure, and diademmed / With suffering,—pain with joy fulfilled. [1922 February, Miriam Campbell, “A Dream of Brittany”, in The Educational Times: A Review of Ideas and Methods, volume IV (new series)/LXXIV (old series), page 64, column 1:]