Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to sire
Participle: sired
Gerund: siring
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | sire |
| you | sire |
| he;she;it | sires |
| we | sire |
| you | sire |
| they | sire |
Perfect
| I | have sired |
| you | have sired |
| he;she;it | has sired |
| we | have sired |
| you | have sired |
| they | have sired |
Past
| I | sired |
| you | sired |
| he;she;it | sired |
| we | sired |
| you | sired |
| they | sired |
Pluperfect
| I | had sired |
| you | had sired |
| he;she;it | had sired |
| we | had sired |
| you | had sired |
| they | had sired |
Future
| I | will sire |
| you | will sire |
| he;she;it | will sire |
| we | will sire |
| you | will sire |
| they | will sire |
Future Perfect
| I | will have sired |
| you | will have sired |
| he;she;it | will have sired |
| we | will have sired |
| you | will have sired |
| they | will have sired |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | sire |
| you | sire |
| he;she;it | sire |
| we | sire |
| you | sire |
| they | sire |
Perfect
| I | have sired |
| you | have sired |
| he;she;it | have sired |
| we | have sired |
| you | have sired |
| they | have sired |
Imperfect
| I | sired |
| you | sired |
| he;she;it | sired |
| we | sired |
| you | sired |
| they | sired |
Pluperfect
| I | had sired |
| you | had sired |
| he;she;it | had sired |
| we | had sired |
| you | had sired |
| they | had sired |
Conditional
Present
| I | would sire |
| you | would sire |
| he;she;it | would sire |
| we | would sire |
| you | would sire |
| they | would sire |
Perfect
| I | would have sired |
| you | would have sired |
| he;she;it | would have sired |
| we | would have sired |
| you | would have sired |
| they | would have sired |
Imperative
| you | sire |
| we | Let's sire |
| you | sire |
Verbs conjugated like 'sire'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'sire'
fire,
hire,
ire,
mire,
shire,
side,
sie,
sike,
sile,
sipe,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English sire, from Old French sire, the nominative singular of seignor; from Latin senior, from senex. Doublet of seigneur, seignior, senhor, senior, señor, senyor, signore, and sir. Cognate with French monsieur. See: Latin '
senior'.
Sample Sentences
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In these travels, my father sired thirteen children in all, four boys and nine girls. [1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 6:]
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“Do you think they were wannabes, then? Groupies who found a willing vamp to sire them?” [2008, Yasmine Galenorn, Darkling, page 34:]
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He wondered if she regretted siring him. Or marrying him. [2009, Michelle Rowen, Stakes & Stilettos, page 53:]
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I'd never sired another vampire before and I was at a loss of what to do with the rats. [2014, J. C. Diem, Death Conquers, page 33:]