ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BLUFF
Originally US poker-playing term, from Dutch bluffen to boast.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BLUFF
PRESENT
Present
I bluff
you bluff
he/she/it bluffs
we bluff
you bluff
they bluff
Present continuous
I am bluffing
you are bluffing
he/she/it is bluffing
we are bluffing
you are bluffing
they are bluffing
Present perfect
I have bluffed
you have bluffed
he/she/it has bluffed
we have bluffed
you have bluffed
they have bluffed
Present perfect continuous
I have been bluffing
you have been bluffing
he/she/it has been bluffing
we have been bluffing
you have been bluffing
they have been bluffing
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 bluffed
you bluffed
he/she/it bluffed
we bluffed
you bluffed
they bluffed
Past continuous
I was bluffing
you were bluffing
he/she/it was bluffing
we were bluffing
you were bluffing
they were bluffing
Past perfect
I had bluffed
you had bluffed
he/she/it had bluffed
we had bluffed
you had bluffed
they had bluffed
Past perfect continuous
I had been bluffing
you had been bluffing
he/she/it had been bluffing
we had been bluffing
you had been bluffing
they had been bluffing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will bluff
you will bluff
he/she/it will bluff
we will bluff
you will bluff
they will bluff
Future continuous
I will be bluffing
you will be bluffing
he/she/it will be bluffing
we will be bluffing
you will be bluffing
they will be bluffing
Future perfect
I will have bluffed
you will have bluffed
he/she/it will have bluffed
we will have bluffed
you will have bluffed
they will have bluffed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been bluffing
you will have been bluffing
he/she/it will have been bluffing
we will have been bluffing
you will have been bluffing
they will have been bluffing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would bluff
you would bluff
he/she/it would bluff
we would bluff
you would bluff
they would bluff
Conditional continuous
I would be bluffing
you would be bluffing
he/she/it would be bluffing
we would be bluffing
you would be bluffing
they would be bluffing
Conditional perfect
I would have bluff
you would have bluff
he/she/it would have bluff
we would have bluff
you would have bluff
they would have bluff
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been bluffing
you would have been bluffing
he/she/it would have been bluffing
we would have been bluffing
you would have been bluffing
they would have been bluffing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you bluff
we let´s bluff
you bluff
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
bluffing
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.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLUFF»
The term «bluff» is very widely used and occupies the
15.566 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
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9 QUOTES WITH «BLUFF»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
bluff.
Deep down, the US, with its space, its technological refinement, its bluff good conscience, even in those spaces which it opens up for simulation, is the only remaining primitive society.
The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff.
It was necessary to bluff the Japanese camp commanders, with whatever authority I could muster, that I had come officially to ensure that the surrender terms were being complied with and that living conditions for the POWs were being immediately improved.
When I made my first film, I had hardly ever seen a camera before, and I was a young man when I arrived in Paris from the suburbs. At the time, I didn't talk much. I was very shy, so the bluff served me. I was telling people that I had no money, and that I knew how to make films, but I had no proof.
Then a neighbor, Mr Smith, had a dairy cow and an couple bulls. He showed me how to bluff a bull.
The whole world is run on bluff.
Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you are afraid of them... they are liable to spring upon you; but if you look them squarely in the eye, they will slink out of sight.
Although I have to say, it's become a lot harder for me since I won the world series because everyone wants to beat me. For example, bluffing is really tough now, because there's always someone who calls me on the off-chance that they'll then be able to say they read a world champion's bluff.
Vicksburg lies on top of a bluff on the east side of a large tongue of land jutting out into the Mississippi.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLUFF»
Discover the use of
bluff in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
bluff and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
The author argues that "an easily distracted consumer society is caught up in a rapidly developing, uncontrollable technological system.
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Ike's
Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save ...
Evan Thomas's startling account of how the underrated Dwight Eisenhower saved the world from nuclear holocaust.
3
Blind Man's
Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine ...
They tell of medals awarded in secret and deaths disguised with disinformation. Blind Man's Bluff is a critical work of history that reads with all the excitement of a Tom Clancy novel and all the tragedy of Das Boot.
Christopher Drew, Sherry Sontag, 2008
The community of Bluff Park is home to a variety of residents, ranging from retirees to working families. Historically speaking, Bluff Park was first developed as a mountain resort and summer vacation site.
Heather Jones Skaggs, 2013
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Bluff Rock: Autobiography of a Massacre
Large Print.
Katrina M. Schlunke, 2010
Katherine Anne Kirby is an overweight junior high student who is bullied by other students every day. Her only sanctuary is Grumble Bluff, a deep forested ravine with a rushing stream.
Incorporating theatrical techniques pioneered by Chicago's Second City comedy troupe, Bluff alternates between farce and drama to build a disturbing comedy about love and family on a collision course.
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Blind Man's
Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine ...
Drawing on newspaper sources, archival materials, and eyewitness accounts, a study of Cold War espionage describes America's efforts to gather Russian intelligence through Naval submarine operations. Reprint.
Sherry Sontag, Christopher Drew, 1999
As a teen, prosecutor Ben Santos fathered a daughter out of wedlock.
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The Modernity
Bluff: Crime, Consumption, and Citizenship in ...
Such imitation, however, is not primarily meant to deceive—rather, as Sasha Newell argues in The Modernity Bluff, it is an explicit performance so valued in Côte d’Ivoire it has become a matter of national pride.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLUFF»
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bluff is used in the context of the following news items.
Drill team mocks newsmakers; some Lake Bluff parade-goers offended
The Lake Bluff Lawn Mower Precision Drill Team has long prided itself on being an "equal opportunity offender" through its outrageous, ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
Are the Germans about to call the Greeks' bluff?
You have to admire the Greeks. They certainly don't like getting pushed around and their history is replete with tales of derring-do in the face of ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Invercargill City Council "needs to do more" about Bluff property …
The Invercargill City Council has admitted it "needs to do more" to help a Bluff woman whose yard has been left "looking like a swimming pool" ... «Southland Times, Jul 15»
Will Iran Call Obama's Bluff?
Will Iran Call Obama's Bluff? The administration threatens to walk away from talks -- but the world has seen Obama's "red lines" before. July 7 ... «FrontPage Magazine, Jul 15»
UAF marks centennial of Wickersham's bold cornerstone bluff
He said he would bluff and pretend the college, later to become the University of Alaska, was a going concern. This is how the cornerstone ... «Alaska Dispatch News, Jul 15»
Greece Called the Bluff of Europe's Biggest Bankers -- A Big No to …
The press represented Tsipras's position as a back-down. It was actually calling the bluff of the eurozone leaders. Share on Facebook Share. «AlterNet, Jul 15»
Reported Pine Bluff crime down 8.37 percent in June
Reported crime in Pine Bluff dropped more than 8 percent in June compared to a year ago, according to the monthly report from the police ... «Pine Bluff Commercial, Jul 15»
Lanes Will Be Reduced on Sheridan Road in Lake Bluff This Summer
Lanes will be reduced along Sheridan Road in Lake Bluff for much of the summer to accommodate road work by the Illinois Department of ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
Suspect arrested, charged in fatal crash at 1700 Genoa Red Bluff
Perez was driving a gray Cadillac CTS east on Genoa Red Bluff while the victim was operating a black Harley Davidson motorcycle ... «Your Houston News, Jul 15»
Bluff Park residents respond to Lions Club Hut vandalism
After unknown vandals decided to cover the Bluff Park Lions Club Hut in graffiti, the Bluff Park Boy Scout Troop 21 is volunteering to clean up ... «Hoover Sun, Jul 15»
