CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ANTHROPOMORPHIZE
PRESENT
Present
I anthropomorphize
you anthropomorphize
he/she/it anthropomorphizes
we anthropomorphize
you anthropomorphize
they anthropomorphize
Present continuous
I am anthropomorphizing
you are anthropomorphizing
he/she/it is anthropomorphizing
we are anthropomorphizing
you are anthropomorphizing
they are anthropomorphizing
Present perfect
I have anthropomorphized
you have anthropomorphized
he/she/it has anthropomorphized
we have anthropomorphized
you have anthropomorphized
they have anthropomorphized
Present perfect continuous
I have been anthropomorphizing
you have been anthropomorphizing
he/she/it has been anthropomorphizing
we have been anthropomorphizing
you have been anthropomorphizing
they have been anthropomorphizing
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 anthropomorphized
you anthropomorphized
he/she/it anthropomorphized
we anthropomorphized
you anthropomorphized
they anthropomorphized
Past continuous
I was anthropomorphizing
you were anthropomorphizing
he/she/it was anthropomorphizing
we were anthropomorphizing
you were anthropomorphizing
they were anthropomorphizing
Past perfect
I had anthropomorphized
you had anthropomorphized
he/she/it had anthropomorphized
we had anthropomorphized
you had anthropomorphized
they had anthropomorphized
Past perfect continuous
I had been anthropomorphizing
you had been anthropomorphizing
he/she/it had been anthropomorphizing
we had been anthropomorphizing
you had been anthropomorphizing
they had been anthropomorphizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will anthropomorphize
you will anthropomorphize
he/she/it will anthropomorphize
we will anthropomorphize
you will anthropomorphize
they will anthropomorphize
Future continuous
I will be anthropomorphizing
you will be anthropomorphizing
he/she/it will be anthropomorphizing
we will be anthropomorphizing
you will be anthropomorphizing
they will be anthropomorphizing
Future perfect
I will have anthropomorphized
you will have anthropomorphized
he/she/it will have anthropomorphized
we will have anthropomorphized
you will have anthropomorphized
they will have anthropomorphized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been anthropomorphizing
you will have been anthropomorphizing
he/she/it will have been anthropomorphizing
we will have been anthropomorphizing
you will have been anthropomorphizing
they will have been anthropomorphizing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would anthropomorphize
you would anthropomorphize
he/she/it would anthropomorphize
we would anthropomorphize
you would anthropomorphize
they would anthropomorphize
Conditional continuous
I would be anthropomorphizing
you would be anthropomorphizing
he/she/it would be anthropomorphizing
we would be anthropomorphizing
you would be anthropomorphizing
they would be anthropomorphizing
Conditional perfect
I would have anthropomorphize
you would have anthropomorphize
he/she/it would have anthropomorphize
we would have anthropomorphize
you would have anthropomorphize
they would have anthropomorphize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been anthropomorphizing
you would have been anthropomorphizing
he/she/it would have been anthropomorphizing
we would have been anthropomorphizing
you would have been anthropomorphizing
they would have been anthropomorphizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you anthropomorphize
we let´s anthropomorphize
you anthropomorphize
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to anthropomorphize
Past participle
anthropomorphized
Present Participle
anthropomorphizing
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.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANTHROPOMORPHIZE»
Discover the use of
anthropomorphize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
anthropomorphize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Anthropomorphism, Anecdotes, and Animals
Why. Anthropomorphize? Folk. Psychology. and. Other. Stories. Linnda R.
Caporael and Cecilia M. Heyes INTRODUCTION In the early sections of Lectures
on Conditioned Reflexes, Pavlov (1927/1960) tells how he and his assistants
puzzled ...
Robert W. Mitchell, Nicholas S. Thompson, H. Lyn Miles, 1997
Table 3 Perceived social relations as a function of fish trajectories (tests that
subjects anthropomorphize trajectories resembling familiar cultural dynamics)
Display set Perception Compulsion Connection Collection High school subjects
others) ...
Cary L. Cooper, Lawrence A. Pervin, 1998
3
Contemporary Theories of Religion: A Critical Companion
Anthropomorphism amounts toa residual categoryfor such typically erroneous
interpretations, albeitwe may judgethem erroneous only if we attempt totest
themagainst recognized alternative possibilities. Wedonotsetoutto
anthropomorphize ...
4
Common Sense Dog Training
Don't. Anthropomorphize. Anthropomorphize simply means attributing human
characteristics to non-humans. People who anthropomorphize dogs think dogs
are like people. To many people, their dogs become like their children, ...
5
The Oxford Handbook of the Development of Imagination
A young child in the city whose only experience with a cow is through a car
window, for instance, may find it easy to anthropomorphize cows because he or
she has so little other information to use other than themselves as a basis of
projection.
6
Evolution's Rainbow: Diversity, Gender, and Sexuality in ...
I'm quite willing to anthropomorphize about animals. Not that animals are really
like people, but animals are not just machines either. We make an error if we
attribute too much human quality to animals, but we underestimate them if we
think ...
7
Flux: What Marketing Managers Need to Navigate the New ...
Although the tendency to anthropomorphize is pervasive, people do not
anthropomorphize all objects, nor are they able to anthropomorphize different
objects with equal ease. The literature suggests that the ability to
anthropomorphize may ...
David Soberman, Dilip Soman Consulting, 2012
8
Animal Consciousness: Grounds for the Ethical Treatment of ...
First when ascribing and describing the mental states of animals we invariably
and unavoidably (and perhaps necessarily) anthropomorphize those
descriptions since they require linguistic ability. The second effect is that the
paradigm of ...
Christopher R. DeFusco, 2005
Pro-Life advocates anthropomorphize the heartbeat of a developing fetus into a
fully developed human being. PETA anthropomorphized chickens in stocks with
prisoners at Auswitch. Children anthropomorphize dolls and action figures into ...
10
The Case for Animal Rights
Webster's defines the relevant sense of the verb, to anthropomorphize, as "to
attribute human characteristics to things not human." Taken literally, the definition
is unsatisfactory, since "being alive," for example, is a "human characteristic" and
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANTHROPOMORPHIZE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
anthropomorphize is used in the context of the following news items.
Audio Visuals: These Ice Cream Cones Sure Are Emotional
... in Zimbabwe”—SAAG vs. NIBC. Turns out that if you anthropomorphize ice cream treats and subject them to atrocities it's really sad to watch! «Wired, Jul 15»
The Randall Museum Closes for a Makeover, and the Animals Get a …
“We don't want the kids to anthropomorphize the animals.” Even if the Randall's animals are fairly run-of-the-mill and incapable of surviving in ... «Bay Nature, Jul 15»
Nagasaki promotes famed slopes with cute 'moe' girls
"I thought that if we were to anthropomorphize (the slopes) and create moe characters, young people would take the bait," Hayashida said. «Asahi Shimbun, Jul 15»
Tricolored Blackbirds: The Delta's Passenger Pigeon
I'm reluctant to anthropomorphize, but I just don't know. Nor do I know whether it's something in the bird's behavior, or solely something I bring ... «KCET, Jun 15»
It is Time to Temper Our Artificial Intelligence Hysteria
In short, why is it necessary to anthropomorphize our robots? Panelists in both talks touched on what amounts to a fault in our imagination: ... «PSFK, Jun 15»
What's in a name?
... my husband when we moved from Sonoma that any future chickens would remain “chickens” and I would not anthropomorphize them. «News-Press Now, Jun 15»
A Textile Artist's Long Overdue US Survey Ropes You In
... silhouettes, and the weight with which many of them hang a little morbidly from the ceiling makes it very tempting to anthropomorphize them. «Hyperallergic, Jun 15»
Mike Buzzelli
I don't want to unnecessarily anthropomorphize the sea mammal, but I guess I lost that fight the moment I gave her a name. Also, I was never ... «Observer-Reporter, Jun 15»
The Real Geology Behind Pixar's Short Film Lava
Like the very notion of the Lōʻihi Seamount, the look of that waterfall appealed to Murphy's tendency to anthropomorphize. “There's this great ... «io9, Jun 15»
Injured dog gets a second chance
“People say we anthropomorphize … but he knew we were helping. He should have never wanted to see Dr. Byrd again, but he came unglued ... «Bend Bulletin, Jun 15»
