CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ATTRIT
PRESENT
Present
I attrit
you attrit
he/she/it attrits
we attrit
you attrit
they attrit
Present continuous
I am attriting
you are attriting
he/she/it is attriting
we are attriting
you are attriting
they are attriting
Present perfect
I have attrited
you have attrited
he/she/it has attrited
we have attrited
you have attrited
they have attrited
Present perfect continuous
I have been attriting
you have been attriting
he/she/it has been attriting
we have been attriting
you have been attriting
they have been attriting
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 attrited
you attrited
he/she/it attrited
we attrited
you attrited
they attrited
Past continuous
I was attriting
you were attriting
he/she/it was attriting
we were attriting
you were attriting
they were attriting
Past perfect
I had attrited
you had attrited
he/she/it had attrited
we had attrited
you had attrited
they had attrited
Past perfect continuous
I had been attriting
you had been attriting
he/she/it had been attriting
we had been attriting
you had been attriting
they had been attriting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will attrit
you will attrit
he/she/it will attrit
we will attrit
you will attrit
they will attrit
Future continuous
I will be attriting
you will be attriting
he/she/it will be attriting
we will be attriting
you will be attriting
they will be attriting
Future perfect
I will have attrited
you will have attrited
he/she/it will have attrited
we will have attrited
you will have attrited
they will have attrited
Future perfect continuous
I will have been attriting
you will have been attriting
he/she/it will have been attriting
we will have been attriting
you will have been attriting
they will have been attriting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would attrit
you would attrit
he/she/it would attrit
we would attrit
you would attrit
they would attrit
Conditional continuous
I would be attriting
you would be attriting
he/she/it would be attriting
we would be attriting
you would be attriting
they would be attriting
Conditional perfect
I would have attrit
you would have attrit
he/she/it would have attrit
we would have attrit
you would have attrit
they would have attrit
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been attriting
you would have been attriting
he/she/it would have been attriting
we would have been attriting
you would have been attriting
they would have been attriting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you attrit
we let´s attrit
you attrit
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
attriting
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 «ATTRIT»
Discover the use of
attrit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
attrit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Write Tight: Say Exactly What You Mean with Precision and Power
“To attrit,” a post-Korean War military coinage, actually makes great linguistic
sense. It's a back formation, and it is within the scope of English language
evolution. And how much simpler to say, “We will attrit the enemy,” than to say, “
We will ...
2
A Comparison of the FY03 and FY99 First Term Attrition Study ...
Other notable similarities across cohorts include: (a) Tier II Soldiers (i.e.,
alternative credential holders) more likely to attrit in BCT than high school
graduates, (b) whites were more likely to attrit in BCT than minorities, (c) Soldiers
who required ...
3
Earnings Mobility and Measurement Error: A Pseudo-panel Approach
households which attrit to those who do not. These results suggest that while
attrition is more common amongst households which experience greater income
mobility, the magnitude of the bias is likely to be rather small. However, a concern
...
Francisca Antman, David J. McKenzie, 2005
4
Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
attract verb trans. euphemistic To steal. 1891–. E. CAMBRIDGE He 'attracted'
some timber and built a boathouse (1933). attrit verb trans. military orig US To
wear down or erode (resources, morale, etc.) by unrelenting attack. Also attrite.
1956–.
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
5
Relations Between Select21 Predictor Measures and First-term ...
A! T Attrition Rates Cohort A: Pilot Test Cohort B: Faking Cohort C: Field Test
Total n % n % n % n % Instrument n Attrit Attrit n Attrit Attrit n Attrit Attrit n Attrit Attrit
Army Beliefs Survey (ABS) 284 16 5.6 1 19 10 ' 8.4 122 6 4.9 525 32 6.1 Army ...
Dan J. Putka, Kevin M. Bradley, 2008
6
Insider's Guide to Graduate Programs in Clinical and ...
... in past 7 years: 2006 = 6% attrit, 94% retained; 2007 = 5% attrit, 95% retained;
2008=4% attrit, 96% retained Percentage of students applying for internship last
year accepted into APPIC or APA internships: 98% Formal tracks/concentrations:
...
John C. Norcross, Michael A. Sayette, 2011
7
Labour Markets and Economic Development
By definition, households interviewed for the first time cannot attrit. For notational
convenience we set A(0) = 0 for everyone. The risk sets R(m), m = 3, 12, 15
respectively consist of all households who did not attrit until month m. If
household h ...
Ravi Kanbur, Jan Svejnar, 2009
8
The A - Z of Nuclear Jargon (Routledge Revivals)
Computers continually alter, but one factor remains; once ICBMs are launched,
under no matter what option, they cannot be recalled. attrit abbreviation for
attrition. In the nuclear context, simply another euphemism for death. The nuclear
...
9
Operations Research, Mathematics and Models
Different groups are determined by their ability to attrit weapons systems of an
opposing group or be attritted. Therefore, a missile weapon system and a rapid-
fire machine gun form different groups since the rates at which they can attrit
targets ...
Saul I. Gass, American Mathematical Society
10
Simulation of convective cloudiness, rainfall, and ...
... during artillery attack o Attrit to "slowdown" speed — unit abandons attack o
Attrit to "break" — unit abandons attack On Road in Hille: o Delay until input
separation distance from preceding unit is achieved o Move to new avenue-of-
advance ...
Francis W. Murray, Lloyd Randall Koenig, United States. Dept. of Energy, 1979
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ATTRIT»
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attrit is used in the context of the following news items.
Bronx Councilman Wants to Hire Even More NYPD Officers
“It never was acceptable to me that over the years, even though we had a fiscal crisis, that the police department was allowed to attrit,” Mr. «New York Observer, Jul 15»
Military Should Focus on Solving Real-World Problems
It can attrit enemy capabilities and frustrate enemy movements on the ground. But air power has no permanence and cannot control terrain or ... «Daily Signal, May 15»
The Real Problem with America's Military
It can attrit enemy capabilities and frustrate enemy movements on the ground. But air power has no permanence and cannot control terrain or ... «The National Interest Online, May 15»
Infinity Property and Casualty's (IPCC) CEO James Gober on Q4 …
And although we intend to maintain the renewal business, we do expect that some of that book will attrit over time. We do, however, expect ... «Seeking Alpha, Feb 15»
Mutual escalation in Egypt
And the second Guide, Hasan al-Hudaybi, restored the 'secret apparatus' [paramilitary] formations to attrit the British occupiers.” It concluded ... «Washington Post, Feb 15»
US claims Isis demoralised by heavy losses from air strikes
“They were committed to this and we could see fighters flooding in from Raqqa and we saw that as an opportunity to attrit their manpower,” he ... «The Guardian, Dec 14»
Behind the numbers: 'Kills' against ISIS
"The more we attrit [the enemy] in Kobani, the less ability he has to reinforce efforts ... in other places," he said on Friday. But Defense officials ... «The Hill, Oct 14»
Kobani fight is an opportunity to blunt ISIS, general says
"The more I attrit him there," Austin said of ISIS, using a common military term for grinding down an enemy's power, "the less I'll have to fight him ... «CNN, Oct 14»
Google, Apple other tech companies struggle with minority hiring …
Exactly why so many aspiring computer scientists and engineers, particularly females, attrit is unclear. Harsher grading in these departments, ... «The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, Aug 14»
The diversity issue in tech firms starts before the recruiting process
Exactly why so many aspiring computer scientists and engineers, particularly those of the female persuasion, attrit is unclear. Harsher grading ... «Washington Post, Aug 14»
