ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AFFLICT
From Latin afflictus, past participle of afflīgere to knock against, from flīgere to knock, to strike.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO AFFLICT
PRESENT
Present
I afflict
you afflict
he/she/it afflicts
we afflict
you afflict
they afflict
Present continuous
I am afflicting
you are afflicting
he/she/it is afflicting
we are afflicting
you are afflicting
they are afflicting
Present perfect
I have afflicted
you have afflicted
he/she/it has afflicted
we have afflicted
you have afflicted
they have afflicted
Present perfect continuous
I have been afflicting
you have been afflicting
he/she/it has been afflicting
we have been afflicting
you have been afflicting
they have been afflicting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I afflicted
you afflicted
he/she/it afflicted
we afflicted
you afflicted
they afflicted
Past continuous
I was afflicting
you were afflicting
he/she/it was afflicting
we were afflicting
you were afflicting
they were afflicting
Past perfect
I had afflicted
you had afflicted
he/she/it had afflicted
we had afflicted
you had afflicted
they had afflicted
Past perfect continuous
I had been afflicting
you had been afflicting
he/she/it had been afflicting
we had been afflicting
you had been afflicting
they had been afflicting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will afflict
you will afflict
he/she/it will afflict
we will afflict
you will afflict
they will afflict
Future continuous
I will be afflicting
you will be afflicting
he/she/it will be afflicting
we will be afflicting
you will be afflicting
they will be afflicting
Future perfect
I will have afflicted
you will have afflicted
he/she/it will have afflicted
we will have afflicted
you will have afflicted
they will have afflicted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been afflicting
you will have been afflicting
he/she/it will have been afflicting
we will have been afflicting
you will have been afflicting
they will have been afflicting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would afflict
you would afflict
he/she/it would afflict
we would afflict
you would afflict
they would afflict
Conditional continuous
I would be afflicting
you would be afflicting
he/she/it would be afflicting
we would be afflicting
you would be afflicting
they would be afflicting
Conditional perfect
I would have afflict
you would have afflict
he/she/it would have afflict
we would have afflict
you would have afflict
they would have afflict
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been afflicting
you would have been afflicting
he/she/it would have been afflicting
we would have been afflicting
you would have been afflicting
they would have been afflicting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you afflict
we let´s afflict
you afflict
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
afflicted
Present Participle
afflicting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
8 QUOTES WITH «AFFLICT»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
afflict.
Comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.
There's no such thing as ageing gracefully. I don't meet people who want to get Alzheimer's disease, or who want to get cancer or arthritis or any of the other things that afflict the elderly. Ageing is bad for you, and we better just actually accept that.
A good ad should be like a good sermon: It must not only comfort the afflicted, it also must afflict the comfortable.
The worst disease which can afflict business executives in their work is not, as popularly supposed, alcoholism; it's egotism.
Whatever flaws or personal failings afflict them, it remains the case that the overwhelming majority of priests and politicians are honourable and honest - seeking to live out their beliefs and serve society.
Little things console us because little things afflict us.
War is one of the scourges with which it has pleased God to afflict men.
Most of us entered journalism and joined 'news organizations' because we care about the greater good. We strive to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AFFLICT»
Discover the use of
afflict in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
afflict and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Englishman's Hebrew and Chaldee Concordance of the Old ...
Infinitive. 2Sa. 22:36. and Ihu gentleness hath made me great. Ecc. 1 :13.ro he
exercised therewith, (marg. or, afflict them I 3: 10. tu the sons of men to he
exercised in it. KAL. — Future. Ps. 1 19:67. Before / was afflicted 1 went astray :
iia. 31 : 4.
2
Analytical Concordance to the Bible: On an Entirely New ...
1.7 what they say, nor whereof they affirm 2. To say frequently, ipdtTKw phasko.
Acts 35. 19 Jesus whom Paul affirmed to be alive 3. To say, o>tj^i phimi. Rom. 3.
8 as reported, and as some affirm AFFLICT lightly, to — To esteem lightly, qalal, ...
He will smite the deadliest of all deaths, he will afflict the deadliest of all deaths ; '
" He will smite the most fiendish of all fiends, he will afflict the most fiendish of all
fiends ; ' " He will smite the most counter-working of all counter-works, he will ...
4
The sacred books of the East
'"He will smite the deadliest of all deaths, he will afflict the deadliest of all deaths ;
' " He will smite the most fiendish of all fiends, he will afflict the most fiendish of all
fiends ; ' " He will smite the most counter-working of all counter-works, he will ...
Friedrich Max Müller, 1883
AshaVahista, who will smite the sickliest of all sicknesses, who will afflict the
sickliest of all sicknesses; '“He will smite the deadliest of all deaths, he will afflict
the deadliestofalldeaths; '“He will smite themost fiendish ofallfiends, he will afflict
the ...
6
The Englishman's Hebrew and Chaldee Concordance of the Old ...
KAL. — In finitive. 2Sa.22:36.nnrf thy gentleness hath made me great. Ecc. 1 :13.
ro be exercised therewith, (marg. or, afflict them ) 3:10. to the sons of men to be
exercised in it. KAL.— Future. i Ps. 1 19:67. Before / teas afflicted I went astray:
Isa.
7
Complete Spanish course
To afflict, 180. 19. To influence, 182. 2. I afflict. 20. I influence. 3. He afflicts. 21.
He influences. 4. We afflict. 22. We influence. 5. You afflict. 23. You influence. 6.
They afflict. 24. They influence. 7. I afflicted. 25. I did influence. 8. He afflicted. 26.
8
Good Guy Handbook: Comfort the Afflicted...
Afflict the ...
The book then describes what you can do individually or by hooking up with established organizations. The last section of the book gives specific ideas on how to improve a person's not for profit skills.
Tim Lyons, Kelly Day, Sharon Cooper, 2010
9
Horary Astrology: The Key to Scientific Prediction, Being ...
What would afflict whither I would remove ? 1. If lord of 8th afflict lord of 7th,
money matters would be very fluctuating and afflicted ; some losses. 2. If lord of
9th afflict lord of 7th, harm by means of relations, neighbours, as 3rd house
signifies. 3.
William Joseph Simmonite, John Story, 1896
10
A Practical Commentary Or an Exposition: With Notes on the ...
1 6 Advantages of afflict. 13,25 They are Gods tryals. 17,20 Faith especially try ed
and ex- ircistd »» afflict. 2^,24 Wisdom required in right man- «gf*g afflict. 33
Saint j happy in afflict. 83 If We Would not be afflicted of God,We must afflict our ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AFFLICT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
afflict is used in the context of the following news items.
A global tide of terror – from Sousse to Sinai
Such gunmen are trained to fight to death to prolong the attack duration, so as to afflict maximum casualties and media attention, which IS ... «Daily News Egypt, Jul 15»
Even our junk mail is not the same
“A thing Extraordinary is concerning to Afflict you!” from Chris;. “I like your profile. Let's meet up in Enterprise,” from Grady;. “I witnessed your ... «Dothan Eagle, Jul 15»
The July Agenda...and other news
... to afflict County Hall but the number one WLGA recommendation for a change in culture has been, as we feared, completely ignored. «NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL LOLS, Jul 15»
Questions for Hillary Clinton
... out her message, which is that she is the cure for the many ailments that afflict America during a second Democratic presidential term. Sen. «Waterbury Republican American, Jul 15»
Pope begins S. America visit with focus on poverty
... is visiting are predominantly Catholic and have long struggled with poverty and inequality, which especially afflict the indigenous population. «FRANCE 24, Jul 15»
Firms must be forced to raise low pay, says key ally of David Cameron
Silva, now running his own small business in London, says the capital is thriving but is threatened by two problems that afflict the economy: a ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Agar hungry for more as golden memories refuse to subside
Showing none of the nerves that usually afflict players when such big series get under way, Agar went in at No 11 for Australia and struck a ... «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
Single Cells are the "Ultimate Anatomy" and will Revolutionize …
... of how humans function, but also offer potential benefits for understanding and treating the diseases that afflict the human race. Lander, now ... «Shalom Life, Jul 15»
Muir: The first liar ain't got a chance
Legendary journalist Peter Finley Dunne once said the job of every newspaper is to 'comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.' Believ… «The Southern, Jul 15»
Walk the walk, talk the talk: Implications of dual-tasking on dementia …
Dementia is one of the most prevalent diseases to afflict the human population, with 8% of over-65s and over 35% of the over-85s suffering ... «PLoS Blogs, Jul 15»
