Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to limber
Participle: limbered
Gerund: limbering
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | limber |
| you | limber |
| he;she;it | limbers |
| we | limber |
| you | limber |
| they | limber |
Perfect
| I | have limbered |
| you | have limbered |
| he;she;it | has limbered |
| we | have limbered |
| you | have limbered |
| they | have limbered |
Past
| I | limbered |
| you | limbered |
| he;she;it | limbered |
| we | limbered |
| you | limbered |
| they | limbered |
Pluperfect
| I | had limbered |
| you | had limbered |
| he;she;it | had limbered |
| we | had limbered |
| you | had limbered |
| they | had limbered |
Future
| I | will limber |
| you | will limber |
| he;she;it | will limber |
| we | will limber |
| you | will limber |
| they | will limber |
Future Perfect
| I | will have limbered |
| you | will have limbered |
| he;she;it | will have limbered |
| we | will have limbered |
| you | will have limbered |
| they | will have limbered |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | limber |
| you | limber |
| he;she;it | limber |
| we | limber |
| you | limber |
| they | limber |
Perfect
| I | have limbered |
| you | have limbered |
| he;she;it | have limbered |
| we | have limbered |
| you | have limbered |
| they | have limbered |
Imperfect
| I | limbered |
| you | limbered |
| he;she;it | limbered |
| we | limbered |
| you | limbered |
| they | limbered |
Pluperfect
| I | had limbered |
| you | had limbered |
| he;she;it | had limbered |
| we | had limbered |
| you | had limbered |
| they | had limbered |
Conditional
Present
| I | would limber |
| you | would limber |
| he;she;it | would limber |
| we | would limber |
| you | would limber |
| they | would limber |
Perfect
| I | would have limbered |
| you | would have limbered |
| he;she;it | would have limbered |
| we | would have limbered |
| you | would have limbered |
| they | would have limbered |
Imperative
| you | limber |
| we | Let's limber |
| you | limber |
Verbs conjugated like 'limber'
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 'limber'
climber,
limbec,
lumber,
simber,
timber,
amber,
camber,
clamber,
comber,
cumber,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Unknown; possibly related to limb or limp + -er, as seen in clever, slipper (“slippery”), waker (“alert”), etc.
Sample Sentences
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Her stiff hams, that have not been bent to a civility for ten years past, are now limbered into courtesies three deep at every word [1748, [Samuel Richardson], Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […], →OCLC:]
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Go back to the Island and limber up with a few drafts. [1990, LOOM hint book, p. 12]