ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CLEFT
Old English geclyft (n); related to Old High German kluft tongs, German Kluft gap, fissure.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CLEFT
PRESENT
Present
I cleave
you cleave
he/she/it cleaves
we cleave
you cleave
they cleave
Present continuous
I am cleaving
you are cleaving
he/she/it is cleaving
we are cleaving
you are cleaving
they are cleaving
Present perfect
I have cleaved
you have cleaved
he/she/it has cleaved
we have cleaved
you have cleaved
they have cleaved
Present perfect continuous
I have been cleaving
you have been cleaving
he/she/it has been cleaving
we have been cleaving
you have been cleaving
they have been cleaving
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 cleaved
you cleaved
he/she/it cleaved
we cleaved
you cleaved
they cleaved
Past continuous
I was cleaving
you were cleaving
he/she/it was cleaving
we were cleaving
you were cleaving
they were cleaving
Past perfect
I had cleaved
you had cleaved
he/she/it had cleaved
we had cleaved
you had cleaved
they had cleaved
Past perfect continuous
I had been cleaving
you had been cleaving
he/she/it had been cleaving
we had been cleaving
you had been cleaving
they had been cleaving
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will cleave
you will cleave
he/she/it will cleave
we will cleave
you will cleave
they will cleave
Future continuous
I will be cleaving
you will be cleaving
he/she/it will be cleaving
we will be cleaving
you will be cleaving
they will be cleaving
Future perfect
I will have cleaved
you will have cleaved
he/she/it will have cleaved
we will have cleaved
you will have cleaved
they will have cleaved
Future perfect continuous
I will have been cleaving
you will have been cleaving
he/she/it will have been cleaving
we will have been cleaving
you will have been cleaving
they will have been cleaving
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would cleft
you would cleft
he/she/it would cleft
we would cleft
you would cleft
they would cleft
Conditional continuous
I would be cleaving
you would be cleaving
he/she/it would be cleaving
we would be cleaving
you would be cleaving
they would be cleaving
Conditional perfect
I would have cleft
you would have cleft
he/she/it would have cleft
we would have cleft
you would have cleft
they would have cleft
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been cleaving
you would have been cleaving
he/she/it would have been cleaving
we would have been cleaving
you would have been cleaving
they would have been cleaving
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you cleave
we let´s cleave
you cleave
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
cleaving
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.
4 QUOTES WITH «CLEFT»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
cleft.
There's a gender in your brain and a gender in your body. For 99 percent of people, those things are in alignment. For transgender people, they're mismatched. That's all it is. It's not complicated, it's not a neurosis. It's a mix-up. It's a birth defect, like a cleft palate.
My voice, I have to say, is kind of miraculous because I was born with a cleft palate.
Patients would come in and say, Well, my baby is going to have a cleft palate. I'm going like, that's not a reason. And the doctor would do the abortion.
Two days prior to the Herrick operation I repaired a double cleft lip, resected a recurrent cancer of the mouth, corrected lop ears in a child, and closed a burn of the buttocks.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLEFT»
Discover the use of
cleft in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
cleft and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cleft Palate & Craniofacial Anomalies: Effects on Speech and ...
Designed as a how-to guide for the practicing clinician, this book emphasizes what students, clinicians new to this population, and any member of a cleft palate team need to know in the workplace.
2
Management of
Cleft Lip and Palate in the Developing World
This book explores the complex issues surrounding the management of cleft lip and palate in the Developing World, and aims to raise the profile of a condition commonly considered to be of only cosmetic importance in countries where infant ...
Michael Mars, Alex Habel, Debbie Sell, 2008
3
Cleft Palate Speech: Assessment and Intervention
The focus of this book is on speech production and speech processing associated with cleft palate, covering phonetic (perceptual and instrumental), phonological and psycholinguistic perspectives, and including coverage of implications for ...
Sara Howard, Anette Lohmander, 2012
4
Cleft Lip and Palate : From Origin to Treatment: From Origin ...
Addressing issues that are relevant to clinicians, researchers and family members, this book is a comprehensive, well-illustrated, and up-to-date account of the many facets of this common disorder.
Department of Medicine and Department Epidemiology Boston University School of Medicine and School of Public Health Diego F. Wyszynski Genetics Program, 2002
The story he relates is the little-known saga of the Clefts, an ancient community of women with no knowledge of nor need for men.
6
Cleft Lip and Palate: Diagnosis and Management
A unique feature of the book is that it largely consists of longitudinal facial and palatal growth studies of dental casts, photographs, panorexes, and cephalographs from birth to adolescence.
7
A Parent's Guide to
Cleft Lip and Palate
Describes the nature and cause of cleft lip and palate, emphasizing the positive outlook for successful treatment and the role parents and caregivers play
Karlind T. Moller, Clark D. Starr, Sylvia A. Johnson, 1990
8
Cleft Lip and Palate: Epidemiology, Aetiology, and Treatment
Thus, the book provides a contemporary overview of the epidemiology, aetiology and treatment of cleft lip and palate, and will be of use to a wide range of individuals, including students, biologists and clinicians, who have an interest in ...
This essential text provides a unique and comprehensive approach to cleft assessment, treatment, and management, with new and revised content that will keep you at the cutting edge of cleft lip and palate treatment and therapies.
Sally J. Peterson-Falzone, Mary A. Hardin-Jones, Michael P. Karnell, 2010
10
Cleft and Pseudo-
Cleft Constructions in English
Systematic analysis of the discourse-functions of clefts and pseudo-clefts, providing information on the frequency of these constructions in different genres, and preventing the `tidying-up' found in examples devised by the linguist.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLEFT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
cleft is used in the context of the following news items.
Medical team 1 of 4 in state specializing in cleft care
When Cynthia Morgan learned her granddaughter Kennedy Morgan had a cleft palate, it felt like someone had hit her in the stomach with a ... «Jacksonville Daily News, Jul 15»
Operation Smile embarks on 'Mega Mission' in DRC
CAPE TOWN - A South African children's medical charity that performs effective cleft lip and palate surgeries is embarking on what it's calling a ... «Eyewitness News, Jul 15»
'My house is broken': Lansing family recalls fire
Alijah, who has a cleft lip and cleft pallet and had surgery in June, uses a specialized bottle. Root and her father drove to a local hospital, which ... «Lansing State Journal, Jul 15»
Howell Teen With Rare Condition Hopes To Spread Smile To Others
13-year-old David Deaton was born with a cleft palate and hearing impaired, requiring a series of surgeries that started when he was just three ... «WHMI, Jul 15»
The Last Taxi Ride
Ranjit peers at him, seeing a chiseled face with a cleft chin. The brutal army haircut has been replaced by long, wavy hair and modish sideburns, and a neatly ... «NPR, Jul 15»
Camden's 10th birthday party was wet, wild and packed with friends
"Harley has a cleft palate so he knows how it feels to be different," said Groah. Darrell Corvin of Fincastle, along with assistant Jordan Sweeney, ... «Roanoke Times, Jul 15»
Friends and Neighbors
... professorship at the Indiana University School of Medicine/Riley Hospital for Children and Cleft Palate Research at the University of Illinois. «Muncie Star Press, Jul 15»
Rose McGowan Refuses to Let Photoshop Erase Her Cleft Chin
But what she did lose, as a young woman and now, was her cleft chin. It's mysteriously missing because some genius decided she'd be better ... «Styleite, Jul 15»
Beverly Hills MD cosmeceuticals partners with Smile Train to treat …
For every skincare unit sold, Beverly Hills MD will donate a portion of the proceeds to Smile Train to support lifesaving and life-changing cleft lip ... «Virtual Press Office, Jul 15»
100 children with cleft lips set for surgery
Doctor Meshack Ong'uti talking to a mother with a child suffering from cleft lips accompanied by governor Mwangi wa Iria and Women ... «The Star, Jul 15»
