ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COLLUDE
From Latin collūdere, literally: to play together, hence, conspire together, from com- together + lūdere to play.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COLLUDE
PRESENT
Present
I collude
you collude
he/she/it colludes
we collude
you collude
they collude
Present continuous
I am colluding
you are colluding
he/she/it is colluding
we are colluding
you are colluding
they are colluding
Present perfect
I have colluded
you have colluded
he/she/it has colluded
we have colluded
you have colluded
they have colluded
Present perfect continuous
I have been colluding
you have been colluding
he/she/it has been colluding
we have been colluding
you have been colluding
they have been colluding
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 colluded
you colluded
he/she/it colluded
we colluded
you colluded
they colluded
Past continuous
I was colluding
you were colluding
he/she/it was colluding
we were colluding
you were colluding
they were colluding
Past perfect
I had colluded
you had colluded
he/she/it had colluded
we had colluded
you had colluded
they had colluded
Past perfect continuous
I had been colluding
you had been colluding
he/she/it had been colluding
we had been colluding
you had been colluding
they had been colluding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will collude
you will collude
he/she/it will collude
we will collude
you will collude
they will collude
Future continuous
I will be colluding
you will be colluding
he/she/it will be colluding
we will be colluding
you will be colluding
they will be colluding
Future perfect
I will have colluded
you will have colluded
he/she/it will have colluded
we will have colluded
you will have colluded
they will have colluded
Future perfect continuous
I will have been colluding
you will have been colluding
he/she/it will have been colluding
we will have been colluding
you will have been colluding
they will have been colluding
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would collude
you would collude
he/she/it would collude
we would collude
you would collude
they would collude
Conditional continuous
I would be colluding
you would be colluding
he/she/it would be colluding
we would be colluding
you would be colluding
they would be colluding
Conditional perfect
I would have collude
you would have collude
he/she/it would have collude
we would have collude
you would have collude
they would have collude
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been colluding
you would have been colluding
he/she/it would have been colluding
we would have been colluding
you would have been colluding
they would have been colluding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you collude
we let´s collude
you collude
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
colluding
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.
2 QUOTES WITH «COLLUDE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
collude.
Consumerism is so weird. It's a sort of conspiracy we collude in. You'd think shoppers spending their hard-earned cash would be highly critical. You know that the manufacturers are trying to have you on.
I think it's part of your mental health to let go of things. I think if you would have it all right there, it would be a little overwhelming. I don't know how you'd have a relationship. When you have a relationship, don't two people collude to kind of forget certain things?
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLLUDE»
Discover the use of
collude in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
collude and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
America's Competitive Secret: Women Managers
For our purposes, a colluder is someone who cooperates with "the system" in a
way that reinforces stereotypic attitudes and prevailing values, behaviors, and/or
norms.6 In other words, women who collude "go along to get along." They may ...
2
Antitrust Law Developments (sixth)
The FTC obtained a consent order under which the publisher agreed not to
extend such invitations in the future.571 The FTC also obtained consent orders
prohibiting invitations to collude in MacDermid, Inc.512 and Stone Container
Corp.513 ...
3
Police Reform in Mexico: Informal Politics and the Challenge ...
Hypothetical decisions of subordinates to collude, confront, or tolerate organized
crime Provided corrupt Provided confrontational Provided tolerant leadership
leadership leadership Elected official Collude Confront Tolerate Police chief ...
4
Behavior Dynamics in Media-Sharing Social Networks
8.2.3 Feasible collusion Attackers will collude with one another if and only if
collusion helps increase their utilities, and they are interested in solutions in the
Pareto optimal set S+ that give them higher payoffs when compared with the
scenario ...
H. Vicky Zhao, W. Sabrina Lin, K. J. Ray Liu, 2011
5
Hiring and Firing Public Officials: Rethinking the Purpose ...
First, Democrats and Republicans might collude on policy. In a market oligopoly,
two firms can collude to fix prices at some level above the efficient market
equilibrium. The only type of collusion that might have any direct analogy to that
in the ...
6
US and EC Oligopoly Control
Such an invitation to collude, without acceptance, was challenged in the case
Quality Trailer Products Corp. under Section 5 of the FTCA.10 Here, the fact that
two representatives of the respondent visited a competitor and told the competitor
...
7
Advances in Economics and Econometrics: Theory and ...
The value attached to both firms following the first strategy is w compete 1 -S If
firms instead collude and never report, in each period they get the cartel profit,
7TM , except when there is an audit followed by a successful prosecution, which
...
Mathias Dewatripont, Lars Peter Hansen, Econometric Society. World Congress, 2003
8
Handbook on European Competition Law: Substantive Aspects
If we require reciprocal communications or reciprocal reassurance for a
concerted practice, Article 101 TFEU cannot reach rejected invitations to collude.
The communication is clearly unilateral. Nevertheless, the Guidelines appear to
claim ...
Ioannis Lianos, Damien Geradin, 2013
9
Differential Games in Economics and Management Science
The incumbent's best reply to 'enter' is 'collude' and his best replies to 'stay out'
are 'collude' and 'fight'. The conclusion follows. 5. Backward induction tells us to
start looking at the game at the time when the follower makes his decision.
10
Public Key Cryptography - PKC 2006: 9th International ...
to collude with the GM, all APs, and all users except target users u1 and u2 . First,
A determines and publishes the group public key gpk, an AP's ID v, the allowable
number k of the AP, and the AP's public information api. Next, A maliciously ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLLUDE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
collude is used in the context of the following news items.
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Much like Secret Machines, Curtis excels at composing songs to sink into—a wall of synth pulses and hypnotic guitars collude to create a ... «Noisey, Jul 15»
Winnemen Wintu and Allies Protest Governor's California Water …
... with his destructive water plans and provide an opportunity for government and the big water power brokers to collude behind closed doors.”. «Intercontinental Cry, Jul 15»
If the GOP Wants To Attract Young People, Maybe It Should Stop …
As Jaron Lanier and other critics have noted, Big Data has created a caste of Zuckerbergian information titans, who collude among themselves ... «In These Times, Jul 15»
Create an Article or Discussion
I do not assist tenants who I feel may be involved in fraudulent activity, all advice would at that point cease as we cannot be seen to collude with ... «Property118, Jul 15»
Governor Bentley signs bill for Open Meetings
... law by forbidding members of a government board from holding secret meetings to collude on issues that should be discussed in the open. «Hartselle Enquirer, Jul 15»
Integrity, culture and compliance
Rules and regulations will always lag innovation; employees can always collude to subvert controls; on the other hand, a corporate culture ... «BusinessDay, Jul 15»
Fliers sue Delta, three other U.S. airlines following Justice …
DOJ: Did Delta, 3 other major airlines collude to drive up prices? Bizspace Spotlight. Property Spotlight: Kittrich Net Leased Warehouse ... «Atlanta Business Chronicle, Jul 15»
Big four US airlines collude on prices, consumers say in suit
The four biggest US airlines were sued by consumers claiming the carriers are conspiring to keep ticket prices high, after the US Justice ... «THE BUSINESS TIMES, Jul 15»
Maharashtra government tried to kill me by denying life saving drugs …
High-profile gangsters collude with jail authorities and are given special treatment," he added. Fourteen months in jail taught him the value of ... «New Kerala, Jul 15»
Breakup of Big Six energy firms 'not needed'
The Interim report by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has stated large firms “do not collude to drive up prices”. However, it added ... «Energy Live News - Energy Made Easy, Jul 15»
