ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BLUNDER
Of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse blunda to close one's eyes, Norwegian dialect blundra.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BLUNDER
PRESENT
Present
I blunder
you blunder
he/she/it blunders
we blunder
you blunder
they blunder
Present continuous
I am blundering
you are blundering
he/she/it is blundering
we are blundering
you are blundering
they are blundering
Present perfect
I have blundered
you have blundered
he/she/it has blundered
we have blundered
you have blundered
they have blundered
Present perfect continuous
I have been blundering
you have been blundering
he/she/it has been blundering
we have been blundering
you have been blundering
they have been blundering
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 blundered
you blundered
he/she/it blundered
we blundered
you blundered
they blundered
Past continuous
I was blundering
you were blundering
he/she/it was blundering
we were blundering
you were blundering
they were blundering
Past perfect
I had blundered
you had blundered
he/she/it had blundered
we had blundered
you had blundered
they had blundered
Past perfect continuous
I had been blundering
you had been blundering
he/she/it had been blundering
we had been blundering
you had been blundering
they had been blundering
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will blunder
you will blunder
he/she/it will blunder
we will blunder
you will blunder
they will blunder
Future continuous
I will be blundering
you will be blundering
he/she/it will be blundering
we will be blundering
you will be blundering
they will be blundering
Future perfect
I will have blundered
you will have blundered
he/she/it will have blundered
we will have blundered
you will have blundered
they will have blundered
Future perfect continuous
I will have been blundering
you will have been blundering
he/she/it will have been blundering
we will have been blundering
you will have been blundering
they will have been blundering
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would blunder
you would blunder
he/she/it would blunder
we would blunder
you would blunder
they would blunder
Conditional continuous
I would be blundering
you would be blundering
he/she/it would be blundering
we would be blundering
you would be blundering
they would be blundering
Conditional perfect
I would have blunder
you would have blunder
he/she/it would have blunder
we would have blunder
you would have blunder
they would have blunder
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been blundering
you would have been blundering
he/she/it would have been blundering
we would have been blundering
you would have been blundering
they would have been blundering
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you blunder
we let´s blunder
you blunder
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
blundered
Present Participle
blundering
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 «BLUNDER»
The term «blunder» is quite widely used and occupies the
34.044 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Quite widely used
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10 QUOTES WITH «BLUNDER»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
blunder.
There is no gardening without humility. Nature is constantly sending even its oldest scholars to the bottom of the class for some egregious blunder.
Democracy opens new vistas and opportunities. We should use the opportunities it offers to correct past mistakes not to blunder anew.
Support a compatriot against a native, however the former may blunder or plunder.
We smile at the ignorance of the savage who cuts down the tree in order to reach its fruit; but the same blunder is made by every person who is over eager and impatient in the pursuit of pleasure.
It is easy enough to say that poverty is no crime. No; if it were men wouldn't be ashamed of it. It is a blunder, though, and is punished as such. A poor man is despised the whole world over.
When one cannot appraise out of one's own experience, the temptation to blunder is minimized, but even when one can, appraisal seems chiefly useful as appraisal of the appraiser.
I have made so many mistakes, and such really stupid ones, I would start blubbing away if I could remember even half of them. But do not dwell on cock-ups, I say. You don't learn by your mistakes - at least I don't - so best to blunder on making fresh ones.
My great crime in the world is blunder I will get into scrapes without intention or any bad motive.
A blunder at the right moment is better than cleverness at the wrong time.
Ninety percent of the research comes first. I mostly blunder around reading stuff and talking to smart people until an idea batters or oozes its way through to my narrative brain.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLUNDER»
Discover the use of
blunder in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
blunder and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Brilliant Blunders: From Darwin to Einstein - Colossal ...
As Mario Livio luminously explains in this “thoughtful meditation on the course of science itself” (The New York Times Book Review), these five scientists expanded our knowledge of life on earth, the evolution of the earth, and the ...
2
Himalayan
Blunder: The Curtain-raiser to the Sino-Indian War ...
Quite a few books written by Army officers have tried to tell their version of the untold story. Quite a few books written by Army officers have tried to tell their version of the untold story.
3
Books of Adam: The
Blunder Years
Based on the blog of the same name, BOOKS OF ADAM details Adam's hilarious trials and tribulations in his attempt to become a functioning member of society.
4
Blunder: Why Smart People Make Bad Decisions
For anyone whose best-laid plans have been foiled by faulty thinking, Blunder reveals how understanding seven simple traps-Exposure Anxiety, Causefusion, Flat View, Cure-Allism, Infomania, Mirror Imaging, Static Cling-can make us all less ...
5
One Damn
Blunder from Beginning to End: The Red River ...
Taking its title from General William Tecumseh Sherman's blunt description, this book is a fresh inspection of what was the Civil War's largest operation between the Union Army and Navy west of the Mississippi River. Maps & photos.
6
Einstein's Greatest
Blunder?: The Cosmological Constant and ...
Einstein's Greatest Blunder? puts the biggest subject of all--the story of the universe as scientists understand it--within the grasp of English-speaking earthlings.
7
The Great Global Warming
Blunder: How Mother Nature Fooled ...
The Great Global Warming Blunder unveils new evidence from major scientific findings that explode the conventional wisdom on climate change and reshape the global warming debate as we know it.
8
Plunder and
Blunder: The Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy
The Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy Dean Baker. enormously valuable
privilege of borrowing from the Fed at below-market rates, much as commercial
banks do. In exchange for this privilege, however, commercial banks must keep a
...
9
The Sinai
Blunder: Withdrawal of the United Nations ...
First Published in 1980. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Come visit Buttonwood for a marriage mistake like no other in the third novel of Kelly Eileen Hake’s Prairie Promises series.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLUNDER»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
blunder is used in the context of the following news items.
Prasa denies R600m loco tender blunder
Pretoria - The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has described as unsubstantiated, allegations that it had imported R600 million ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
Hamilton Wins British Grand Prix After Williams' Blunder [57 Pics]
If there ever was a case for letting one get away, it was Williams that did everything they could in order to not win the 2015 British Grand Prix. «Carscoops, Jul 15»
Canucks apologize after social media blunder
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – The Vancouver Canucks are in damage control mode after a Tweet showed a group of players trying to start a ... «News1130, Jul 15»
Sanral admits to new e-toll tariff blunder
Roads agency Sanral has admitted a fault in the system relating to new e-toll tariffs for registered e-tag users who expect discounts for off-peak ... «BusinessTech, Jul 15»
Liverpool performing transfer window blunder once again
Liverpool Manager Brendan Rodgers seems to be making a habit of having bad Transfer Windows and then trying fruitlessly to make up for it ... «Football.co.uk, Jul 15»
Chirk dad fears for family's health over asbestos tile blunder
A dad fears for his family's health after potentially dangerous asbestos was spread around their house after a mistake by blundering contractors ... «Daily Post North Wales, Jul 15»
Ayumi Kaihori adds another blunder to World Cup performance
Watching Japanese goalkeeper Ayumi Kaihori's futile attempt to stop Carli Lloyd's kick from midfield conjured up another bad memory of an ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
Investigation into firework show blunder underway
SOMEBODY FIRED A GUN INTO THE AIR AND AROUND CAME DOWN AND HIT THE CHILD. THE SEVEN EUROS HAS BEEN TREATED ... «KCCI Des Moines, Jul 15»
The textbook blunder
What is known is that the draft of the book went through four levels of scrutiny before going into print, yet no one noticed the blunder until one of ... «Business Recorder, Jul 15»
McLaren reprimanded for Alonso tyre blunder
Fernando Alonso will keep his British Grand Prix qualifying position following his McLaren team's tyre blunder. The team was summoned by the ... «Motorsport.com, Jul 15»
