Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to sphere
Participle: sphered
Gerund: sphering
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | sphere |
| you | sphere |
| he;she;it | spheres |
| we | sphere |
| you | sphere |
| they | sphere |
Perfect
| I | have sphered |
| you | have sphered |
| he;she;it | has sphered |
| we | have sphered |
| you | have sphered |
| they | have sphered |
Past
| I | sphered |
| you | sphered |
| he;she;it | sphered |
| we | sphered |
| you | sphered |
| they | sphered |
Pluperfect
| I | had sphered |
| you | had sphered |
| he;she;it | had sphered |
| we | had sphered |
| you | had sphered |
| they | had sphered |
Future
| I | will sphere |
| you | will sphere |
| he;she;it | will sphere |
| we | will sphere |
| you | will sphere |
| they | will sphere |
Future Perfect
| I | will have sphered |
| you | will have sphered |
| he;she;it | will have sphered |
| we | will have sphered |
| you | will have sphered |
| they | will have sphered |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | sphere |
| you | sphere |
| he;she;it | sphere |
| we | sphere |
| you | sphere |
| they | sphere |
Perfect
| I | have sphered |
| you | have sphered |
| he;she;it | have sphered |
| we | have sphered |
| you | have sphered |
| they | have sphered |
Imperfect
| I | sphered |
| you | sphered |
| he;she;it | sphered |
| we | sphered |
| you | sphered |
| they | sphered |
Pluperfect
| I | had sphered |
| you | had sphered |
| he;she;it | had sphered |
| we | had sphered |
| you | had sphered |
| they | had sphered |
Conditional
Present
| I | would sphere |
| you | would sphere |
| he;she;it | would sphere |
| we | would sphere |
| you | would sphere |
| they | would sphere |
Perfect
| I | would have sphered |
| you | would have sphered |
| he;she;it | would have sphered |
| we | would have sphered |
| you | would have sphered |
| they | would have sphered |
Imperative
| you | sphere |
| we | Let's sphere |
| you | sphere |
Verbs conjugated like 'sphere'
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 'sphere'
adhere,
cohere,
ensphere,
inhere,
insphere,
scheme,
share,
shire,
shore,
spare,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor.
3. Latin sphaera
4. Late Latin sphērader.
5. Old French spherebor.
6. Middle English spere
7. English sphere
8. From Middle English spere, from Old French sphere, from Late Latin sphēra, earlier Latin sphaera (“ball, globe, celestial sphere”), from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “ball, globe”), of unknown origin. Not related to superficially similar Persian سپهر (sepehr, “sky”) .
9. Displaced Old English cliewen, þoþor, and æppel.
Sample Sentences
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The glorious planet Sol / In noble eminence enthroned and sphered / Amidst the other. [c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:]
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Sphere all your lights around, above;
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Sleep, gentle heavens, before the prow;
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Sleep, gentle winds, as he sleeps now,
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My friend, the brother of my love. [1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto IX”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC:]
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sphered Whole [1847, Alfred Tennyson, “(please specify the page number, or |part=Prologue, I to VII, or conclusion)”, in The Princess: A Medley, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC:]