Meaning of "belabour" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF BELABOUR

belabour  [bɪˈleɪbə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BELABOUR

Belabour is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb belabour in English.

WHAT DOES BELABOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of belabour in the English dictionary

The definition of belabour in the dictionary is to beat severely; thrash. Other definition of belabour is to attack verbally; criticize harshly.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BELABOUR

PRESENT

Present

I belabour

you belabour

he/she/it belabours

we belabour

you belabour

they belabour

Present continuous

I am belabouring

you are belabouring

he/she/it is belabouring

we are belabouring

you are belabouring

they are belabouring

Present perfect

I have belaboured

you have belaboured

he/she/it has belaboured

we have belaboured

you have belaboured

they have belaboured

Present perfect continuous

I have been belabouring

you have been belabouring

he/she/it has been belabouring

we have been belabouring

you have been belabouring

they have been belabouring

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 belaboured

you belaboured

he/she/it belaboured

we belaboured

you belaboured

they belaboured

Past continuous

I was belabouring

you were belabouring

he/she/it was belabouring

we were belabouring

you were belabouring

they were belabouring

Past perfect

I had belaboured

you had belaboured

he/she/it had belaboured

we had belaboured

you had belaboured

they had belaboured

Past perfect continuous

I had been belabouring

you had been belabouring

he/she/it had been belabouring

we had been belabouring

you had been belabouring

they had been belabouring

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will belabour

you will belabour

he/she/it will belabour

we will belabour

you will belabour

they will belabour

Future continuous

I will be belabouring

you will be belabouring

he/she/it will be belabouring

we will be belabouring

you will be belabouring

they will be belabouring

Future perfect

I will have belaboured

you will have belaboured

he/she/it will have belaboured

we will have belaboured

you will have belaboured

they will have belaboured

Future perfect continuous

I will have been belabouring

you will have been belabouring

he/she/it will have been belabouring

we will have been belabouring

you will have been belabouring

they will have been belabouring

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would belabour

you would belabour

he/she/it would belabour

we would belabour

you would belabour

they would belabour

Conditional continuous

I would be belabouring

you would be belabouring

he/she/it would be belabouring

we would be belabouring

you would be belabouring

they would be belabouring

Conditional perfect

I would have belabour

you would have belabour

he/she/it would have belabour

we would have belabour

you would have belabour

they would have belabour

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been belabouring

you would have been belabouring

he/she/it would have been belabouring

we would have been belabouring

you would have been belabouring

they would have been belabouring

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you belabour
we let´s belabour
you belabour

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to belabour

Past participle

belaboured

Present Participle

belabouring

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.

SYNONYMS OF «BELABOUR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «belabour» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of belabour

attack · batter · beat · belt · berate · blast · castigate · censure · clobber · criticize · cudgel · deck · diss · drub · dwell on · excoriate · flame · flay · flog · go for the jugular · hit · knock · lay into · malign · pound · punch · put down · revile · strike · tear into · thrash · thwack · tonk · vilify · whip

TRANSLATION OF BELABOUR

Find out the translation of belabour to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of belabour from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «belabour» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: belabour
• Translator English - Spanish: explayarme
• English: belabour
• Translator English - Hindi: पीटना
• Translator English - Arabic: أطيل
• Translator English - Russian: мордовать
• Translator English - Portuguese: ridicularizar
• Translator English - Bengali: খুব প্রহার করা
• Translator English - French: insister
• Translator English - Malay: Belabour
• Translator English - German: belabour
• Translator English - Japanese: belabour
• Translator English - Korean: belabour
• Translator English - Javanese: Belabour
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đánh một trận
• Translator English - Tamil: நையப் புடை
• Translator English - Marathi: खडबडीत
• Translator English - Turkish: çok uzatmak
• Translator English - Italian: belabour
• Translator English - Polish: wytłuc
• Translator English - Ukrainian: мордувати
• Translator English - Romanian: stâlci
• Translator English - Greek: ξυλοφορτώνω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: afrossen
• Translator English - Swedish: belabour
• Translator English - Norwegian: belabour

QUOTES WITH «BELABOUR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word belabour.

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Emma Thompson

We belabour, I think, under a very heavy crust of consumerism really.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BELABOUR»

Discover the use of belabour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to belabour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Drawing-room Plays and Parlour Pantomimes

You I'll belabour, belabour, belabour, You I'll belabour, belabour with my ire ; You I'll belabour, belabour, belabour, Yes, on your ears my hand shall bang ! Yes, on your ears my hand it shall bang ! [Music, " Qucfaime les militaires !" Dance by ...

‎1870

The HIVE: a collection of the most celebrated songs

a collection of the most celebrated songs. - He. If thus, if thus, if thus you e'er do, Oh! how I'll belabour, oh! how I'll belabour your booby and you. She. If thus, if thus, if thus you e'er do, Oh ! how I'll belabour, oh ! how I'll belabour your trollop and ...

The Globe dictionary of the English language

Belabour, (be-la'ber) v. t. To work diligently upon ; — to beat soundly. Belated, ( be-LH ed) a. Benighted. Belay, (be-laO v.t. To block up;— to make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns round a pin. Belch, (bel li) r, t. [A-S. bealcjan.] To throw up  ...

English language, 1873

Pansegrouw's Crossword Dictionary

belabour attack, batter, beat, castigate, criticise, flay, flog, lambast(e), thrash, whip belated delayed, late, overdue, slow, tardy, unpunctual belch burp, discharge, disgorge, eject, emit, empty, eructate, erupt, erupt, expel, explode, gush, hiccough ...

Louisa Pansegrouw, 1994

Chambers's Etymological Dictionary of the English Language

Belabour. begging.— v.t. to reduce to beggary ; to exhaust: —pr.p. beggaring ; Pa .p. begg'ared. beggarly, bejpar-li, adj., like a beggar; poor: mean; contemptible.— adv. beggarly.— n. begg'- arllness. beggary, beg'ar-i, «., state of a beggar; ...

James Donald, 1867

Chamber's Etymological Dictionary of the English Language

Belabour. begging. — v.t. to reduce to beggary ; to aàamt: —fr.p. beggaring ; pa.p . beggared. beggarly, begrar-li, adj., like a beggar; prxr¡ mean ; contemptible.— adv. begg'ariy.— «. bejg- ar lincee. beggary, beg'ar-i, п., state o/ a beggar; extrcst  ...

James Donald, William Chambers, 1868

The Aviary: Or, Magazine of British Melody. Consisting of a ...

237 Your Sunday's Appare'l,when you should He. if thus, if'thus, is thus you e'er do, go plough, Oh ! how I'll belabour, oh ! how I'll be. So trim, none would think ye a married labour your Booby and you. Man now. She. Oh l how I'll belabour, ...

AVIARY., 1745

The island princess: or, The generous Portuguese: made into ...

If thus you e'er do, Oh ! how I'll belabour your Booby and you. (Threatning. Wife. If thus you e'er do, Oh ! how I'll belabour your Trollop and you. Beth. Oh how I'll belabour $Yout And]m. ' { your Trollop and you. MVife. Well, John, do not go, ...

Peter Anthony Motteux, John Fletcher, 1724

School Dictionary

beckon belabour beckon verb to make a sign (with the finger) to summon someone. become verb to come to be: He became angry; to suit: Tliat dress becomes you. - ad) becoming (of clothes etc) suiting well; (of behaviour) suitable. bed noun ...

C. M. Schwarz, 1996

Humanism, Morality, and the Bible and Other Essays

(Mark vii.9) Those who go through the New Testament picking out Matthew xxvii. 25 with which to belabour Jews, or Romans i.24-27 with which to belabour homosexuals, or I Corinthians xiv.35b-36 with which to belabour women, or Ephesians ...

David Taylor, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BELABOUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term belabour is used in the context of the following news items.

Is Malaysia ready for a liberal party?

And I don't have to belabour the fact that the age of the modern liberal West, glorious as it was, is just a blip compared to the oldest world ... «Malaysiakini, Jul 15»

We Both Desire and Lack That E. African Unity

To start with the legend, I will not belabour the Kabalega and Kenyatta one. But, far-fetched as it might appear, what its creators wanted to ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»

View From the Hill: Live theater adds culture to a community

But I will try not to belabour the point.) Aside from the annual productions of local high school drama classes, Douglas County residents can ... «NRToday.com, Jul 15»

Senate passes labour disclosure bill

She said this would belabour Doctors Nova Scotia with requirements to record and report new information. “The financial reporting obligations ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jun 15»

Kit Siang: MACC failed on graft in high places

The MACC, he added, seems to belabour under the delusion that unless there was a law on political funding, it would be fully justified in ... «Free Malaysia Today, Jun 15»

Inverdale's double fault leaves him with the 'riffraff'

I won't belabour you with the full alphabetical rundown from Tracy Austin to Virginia Wade, but it is nice to see Barry Davies is on the roster. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»

The cricket players of today may just not be as good as past greats …

Not to belabour a point I have made in the past, it does seem incongruous that one of the worst performing teams would have one of the leanest ... «Stabroek News, Jun 15»

MOVIE REVIEW: Hollywood in My Huis

... appreciating what you have in front of you, but doesn't belabour the point too much. There's singing and dancing in a funny dream sequence, ... «Independent Online, Jun 15»

MIC leaders flogging a dead horse

The Indians couldn't care less! In any case, let's belabour the issue for the sake of belabouring the issue. Palanivel didn't take MIC to Court. «Free Malaysia Today, Jun 15»

Work to be done to make airport project fly

No need to belabour the point here. Not again. The report is expected to come up for debate on the Hill and for those MPs who read it through ... «Royal Gazette, Jun 15»