Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to simmer
Participle: simmered
Gerund: simmering
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | simmer |
| you | simmer |
| he;she;it | simmers |
| we | simmer |
| you | simmer |
| they | simmer |
Perfect
| I | have simmered |
| you | have simmered |
| he;she;it | has simmered |
| we | have simmered |
| you | have simmered |
| they | have simmered |
Past
| I | simmered |
| you | simmered |
| he;she;it | simmered |
| we | simmered |
| you | simmered |
| they | simmered |
Pluperfect
| I | had simmered |
| you | had simmered |
| he;she;it | had simmered |
| we | had simmered |
| you | had simmered |
| they | had simmered |
Future
| I | will simmer |
| you | will simmer |
| he;she;it | will simmer |
| we | will simmer |
| you | will simmer |
| they | will simmer |
Future Perfect
| I | will have simmered |
| you | will have simmered |
| he;she;it | will have simmered |
| we | will have simmered |
| you | will have simmered |
| they | will have simmered |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | simmer |
| you | simmer |
| he;she;it | simmer |
| we | simmer |
| you | simmer |
| they | simmer |
Perfect
| I | have simmered |
| you | have simmered |
| he;she;it | have simmered |
| we | have simmered |
| you | have simmered |
| they | have simmered |
Imperfect
| I | simmered |
| you | simmered |
| he;she;it | simmered |
| we | simmered |
| you | simmered |
| they | simmered |
Pluperfect
| I | had simmered |
| you | had simmered |
| he;she;it | had simmered |
| we | had simmered |
| you | had simmered |
| they | had simmered |
Conditional
Present
| I | would simmer |
| you | would simmer |
| he;she;it | would simmer |
| we | would simmer |
| you | would simmer |
| they | would simmer |
Perfect
| I | would have simmered |
| you | would have simmered |
| he;she;it | would have simmered |
| we | would have simmered |
| you | would have simmered |
| they | would have simmered |
Imperative
| you | simmer |
| we | Let's simmer |
| you | simmer |
Verbs conjugated like 'simmer'
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 'simmer'
mimmer,
shimmer,
simber,
simper,
skimmer,
summer,
glimmer,
hammer,
immew,
limber,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From alteration of dialectal simper, from Middle English simperen (“to simmer”), of possibly imitative origin. First attested in the intransitive sense. The noun is from the verb. First attested in the late 15ᵗʰ century.
Sample Sentences
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The soup simmered on the stove.
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The locomotive was the now inevitable American 2-8-0, No. 2623. There she stood, effectively blocking the level crossing, simmering gently, massively inert. It was almost dark, and one's final sight was of her high, firelit cab, the enginemen nonchalantly leaning out, waiting for the right-away, while impatient road convoys piled up on both sides of the crossing. [1945 January and February, “Notes and News: American Locomotives in France”, in Railway Magazine, page 46:]
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That way, the heat can circulate under the meat and prevent it from simmering in its juices. [2004, Susan Westmoreland, The Good Housekeeping Cookbook, Hearst Books, →ISBN, page 89:]
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Simmer the soup for five minutes, then serve.
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There are other easy ways you can bake and simmer and sauté wild game without qualifying as a gourmet cook. [1981, Phyllis Hobson, Easy Game Cookery, Storey Publishing, →ISBN, page 2:]
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Maybe that really did happen, and Robin's anger at his wife had simmered for this long? [2006, Earl Ganz, The Taos Truth Game, UNM Press, →ISBN:]
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I tried to get through to him; all that's left for me to do is simmer.
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The idea for The Sims was one that had been simmering in Wright's mind for quite some time, and was initially conceived as an architecture simulation. [2003, Mark H. Walker, Games That Sell!, Wordware Publishing, Inc., →ISBN, page 162:]