Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to squire
Participle: squired
Gerund: squiring
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | squire |
| you | squire |
| he;she;it | squires |
| we | squire |
| you | squire |
| they | squire |
Perfect
| I | have squired |
| you | have squired |
| he;she;it | has squired |
| we | have squired |
| you | have squired |
| they | have squired |
Past
| I | squired |
| you | squired |
| he;she;it | squired |
| we | squired |
| you | squired |
| they | squired |
Pluperfect
| I | had squired |
| you | had squired |
| he;she;it | had squired |
| we | had squired |
| you | had squired |
| they | had squired |
Future
| I | will squire |
| you | will squire |
| he;she;it | will squire |
| we | will squire |
| you | will squire |
| they | will squire |
Future Perfect
| I | will have squired |
| you | will have squired |
| he;she;it | will have squired |
| we | will have squired |
| you | will have squired |
| they | will have squired |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | squire |
| you | squire |
| he;she;it | squire |
| we | squire |
| you | squire |
| they | squire |
Perfect
| I | have squired |
| you | have squired |
| he;she;it | have squired |
| we | have squired |
| you | have squired |
| they | have squired |
Imperfect
| I | squired |
| you | squired |
| he;she;it | squired |
| we | squired |
| you | squired |
| they | squired |
Pluperfect
| I | had squired |
| you | had squired |
| he;she;it | had squired |
| we | had squired |
| you | had squired |
| they | had squired |
Conditional
Present
| I | would squire |
| you | would squire |
| he;she;it | would squire |
| we | would squire |
| you | would squire |
| they | would squire |
Perfect
| I | would have squired |
| you | would have squired |
| he;she;it | would have squired |
| we | would have squired |
| you | would have squired |
| they | would have squired |
Imperative
| you | squire |
| we | Let's squire |
| you | squire |
Verbs conjugated like 'squire'
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 'squire'
esquire,
quire,
square,
squir,
squirm,
squirr,
squirt,
acquire,
enquire,
exquire,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English esquire, from Old French escuier, from Latin scūtārius (“shield-bearer”), from scūtum (“shield”).
Sample Sentences
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[O]n ſome occaſions, he diſplayed all his fund of good humour, vvith a vievv to beguile her ſorrovv; he importuned her to give him the pleasure of ’ſquiring her to ſome place of innocent entertainment; and, finally, inſiſted upon her accepting a pecuniary reinforcement to her finances, vvhich he knevv to be in a moſt conſumptive condition. [1753, [Tobias Smollett], “Count Fathom Unmasks His Battery; is Repulsed; and Varies His Operations without Effect”, in The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom. […], volume II, London: […] W. Johnston, […], →OCLC, pages 107–108:]
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Perceiving, however, that I had on my best wig, she offered, if I would ’squire her there, to send home the footman. [1759 October 23 (Gregorian calendar), [Oliver] Goldsmith, “On Dress”, in The Bee, a Select Collection of Essays, on the Most Interesting and Entertaining Subjects, […], new edition, London: […] W[illiam] Lane, […], published c. 1790, →OCLC:]
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To man a lady was, in former times, a phrase similar to the vulgar one at present in use, to squire. [1812, Henry [William] Weber, “The Spanish Curate”, in [John Fletcher, Philip Massinger], edited by Henry Weber, The Works of Beaumont and Fletcher, […], volume III, Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Company, for F. C. and J. Rivington; [et al.], Act IV, scene vii, footnote 3, page 326:]
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Yes, such a thing as thou wouldst make of me should wear a book at his girdle instead of a poniard, and might just be suspected of manhood enough to squire a proud dame-citizen to the lecture at Saint Antonlin’s, and quarrel in her cause with any flat-capped threadmaker that would take the wall of her. [1821 January 8, [Walter Scott], chapter IV, in Kenilworth; a Romance. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; and John Ballantyne, […]; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC:]
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And raising good cotton, riding well, shooting straight, dancing lightly, squiring the ladies with elegance and carrying one’s liquor like a gentleman were the things that mattered. [1936 June 30, Margaret Mitchell, chapter I, in Gone with the Wind, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, →OCLC:]
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A butch entered squiring a blonde whore tottering along on spike heels under dairy whip hair, her chubby hand rising again and again to tuck a stray wisp back into the creamy dome. [1988, Edmund White, chapter 6, in The Beautiful Room is Empty, New York: Vintage International, published 1994:]