CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO APOSTROPHIZE
PRESENT
Present
I apostrophize
you apostrophize
he/she/it apostrophizes
we apostrophize
you apostrophize
they apostrophize
Present continuous
I am apostrophizing
you are apostrophizing
he/she/it is apostrophizing
we are apostrophizing
you are apostrophizing
they are apostrophizing
Present perfect
I have apostrophized
you have apostrophized
he/she/it has apostrophized
we have apostrophized
you have apostrophized
they have apostrophized
Present perfect continuous
I have been apostrophizing
you have been apostrophizing
he/she/it has been apostrophizing
we have been apostrophizing
you have been apostrophizing
they have been apostrophizing
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 apostrophized
you apostrophized
he/she/it apostrophized
we apostrophized
you apostrophized
they apostrophized
Past continuous
I was apostrophizing
you were apostrophizing
he/she/it was apostrophizing
we were apostrophizing
you were apostrophizing
they were apostrophizing
Past perfect
I had apostrophized
you had apostrophized
he/she/it had apostrophized
we had apostrophized
you had apostrophized
they had apostrophized
Past perfect continuous
I had been apostrophizing
you had been apostrophizing
he/she/it had been apostrophizing
we had been apostrophizing
you had been apostrophizing
they had been apostrophizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will apostrophize
you will apostrophize
he/she/it will apostrophize
we will apostrophize
you will apostrophize
they will apostrophize
Future continuous
I will be apostrophizing
you will be apostrophizing
he/she/it will be apostrophizing
we will be apostrophizing
you will be apostrophizing
they will be apostrophizing
Future perfect
I will have apostrophized
you will have apostrophized
he/she/it will have apostrophized
we will have apostrophized
you will have apostrophized
they will have apostrophized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been apostrophizing
you will have been apostrophizing
he/she/it will have been apostrophizing
we will have been apostrophizing
you will have been apostrophizing
they will have been apostrophizing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would apostrophize
you would apostrophize
he/she/it would apostrophize
we would apostrophize
you would apostrophize
they would apostrophize
Conditional continuous
I would be apostrophizing
you would be apostrophizing
he/she/it would be apostrophizing
we would be apostrophizing
you would be apostrophizing
they would be apostrophizing
Conditional perfect
I would have apostrophize
you would have apostrophize
he/she/it would have apostrophize
we would have apostrophize
you would have apostrophize
they would have apostrophize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been apostrophizing
you would have been apostrophizing
he/she/it would have been apostrophizing
we would have been apostrophizing
you would have been apostrophizing
they would have been apostrophizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you apostrophize
we let´s apostrophize
you apostrophize
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to apostrophize
Past participle
apostrophized
Present Participle
apostrophizing
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 «APOSTROPHIZE»
Discover the use of
apostrophize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
apostrophize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Back to Basics: The Education You Wish Youd Had
APOSTROPHIZE. OR. NOT. TO. APOSTROPHIZE. Many peopleget intoapanic
about apostrophesbut thereis really no need. Honestly. By and large,apostrophes
areused for two reasons: To show that something is missing. To indicate ...
2
Chembers 21 Century Dictionary
apostrophize. 59 ... time and apparent solar time e- noun the true time as shown
by the shadow of a sundial at a particular place and moment, as opposed to the
mean time shown on a watch or clock, etc. apostrophize or apostrophise .
3
English Synonyms and Antonyms: With Notes on the Correct Use ...
To salute is to greet with special token of respect, as a soldier his commander. To
apostrophize is to solemnly address some person or personified attribute apart
from the audience to whom one is speaking; as, a preacher may apostrophize ...
James Champlin Fernald, 1914
4
The Journal of the Linnean Society of London: Botany
Why the grains of a plant treated with a 3-per-cent. solution of ferrous sulphate or
ferric chloride should apostrophize at lower grades of illumination than another's
not so acted on, is perfectly mysterious except upon the view that use of the ...
5
Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society
Why the grains of a plant treated with a 3-per-cent. solution of ferrous sulphate or
ferric chloride should apostrophize at lower grades of illumination than another's
not so acted on, is perfectly mysterious except upon the view that use of the ...
Linnean Society of London, 1891
6
Joycean Occasions: Essays from the Milwaukee James Joyce ...
The hymeneal veil that supports sin and sign as double signatures of dream and
letter, each bearing the mark of the other, is broken. The writing is pronounced
unreadable. THE GENRE, APOSTROPHE Thus I apostrophize. It is also ... a
genre ...
Janet Egleson Dunleavy, Melvin J. Friedman, Michael Patrick Gillespie, 1991
7
Rare Words and Ways to Master Their Meanings: 500 Arcane But ...
271. apostrophize. (uh-POSS-truh-FTz). v.i. to digress; turn away from an
audience; speak to an absent or imaginary person (ult. from the Greek
apostrophein, literally, "to turn away"). 272. chiromancy (KT-ro-man-see) n. the art
of palm-reading.
Jan Leighton, Hallie Leighton, 2003
8
Webster's II New College Dictionary
apostrophize. *. appetite. awav irom an audience to address an absent or
imaginary person. — ap'os-troph'ic ap's-strif'Ik) adj. a.poS'tro-phize i-pos'tre-rtz'l
VT. e? vj -phizi-il. -phiz>ing, -phiz*es. To address hv 01 express m apostrophe.
Houghton Mifflin Company, Webster, 1999
9
The Romancist and Novelist's Library: New Series
Thus would I often apostrophize, hugging myself with feelings of infinite delight
as I reflected on the great ability I had shown in playing the cards of life. But is it
not so with the majority of persons whose careers have been fortunate? Do they ...
10
The Romancist, and novelist's library. Ed. by W. Hazlitt
Thus would I often apostrophize, hugging myself with feelings of infinite delight
as I reflected on the great ahility I bad shown in playing the cards of life. But is it
not so with the majority of persons whose careers have been fortunate? Do they ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APOSTROPHIZE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
apostrophize is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Independent is searching for a part-time Copy Editor to ride herd on our em-dashes, capitalize our Capitols and apostrophize our ... «Missoula Independent, May 15»
Punctuation is tearing this town apart! Ontario town split on whether …
SARNIA, Ont. — To apostrophize or not to apostrophize, that is the question in Bright's Grove, Ont. Or Brights Grove. Depending on who you ... «Timmins Press, Feb 15»
The Crucial Lessons of Democracy in “Selma”
... put onscreen as if typed (with the sound of a typewriter added), to establish dates and settings and to apostrophize the action ironically about ... «The New Yorker, Dec 14»
Ram Jethmalani: Maverick Unchanged, Unrepentant
As he put it “history may someday apostrophize Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for dithering as India plunged into an abyss of failure under ... «Free Press Journal, Mar 14»
“Lenny Cooke” and the Problem with Best Documentaries
... with Cooke's guardian at the time, Debbie Bortner, and the basketball-tournament director Sonny Vaccaro) to apostrophize on the events. «New Yorker, Dec 13»
The Cinematic Miracle of “To the Wonder”
... in French; Bardem's, in Spanish) in which they reflect on the enduring traces of the fleeting emotions of the recent past and apostrophize, as if ... «New Yorker, Apr 13»
Pope Francis's Dirty War Dealings
... of his failed presidential project, along with the populist appeal that Bergoglio has never lost, will allow him to apostrophize the exploiters and ... «Daily Beast, Mar 13»
Jean Rouch and DW Griffith
And Rouch's discovery that he could film simultaneously inside and outside, depict characters even as he defines them, to apostrophize the ... «New Yorker, Nov 12»
“A Separation”: Parting Shots
... farm or an orotund, alcoholic newspaperman to apostrophize the doings or a cactus rose or a literacy class—a moral lesson without symbols, ... «New Yorker, Jan 12»
Breaking the Fourth Wall to Let Chekhov Out
Or that the prolix Gaev — a man as likely to apostrophize a piece of furniture as the stars above — keeps promising he'll be quiet. Not that ... «New York Times, Dec 11»
