ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CONFOUND
From Old French confondre, from Latin confundere to mingle, pour together, from fundere to pour.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CONFOUND
PRESENT
Present
I confound
you confound
he/she/it confounds
we confound
you confound
they confound
Present continuous
I am confounding
you are confounding
he/she/it is confounding
we are confounding
you are confounding
they are confounding
Present perfect
I have confounded
you have confounded
he/she/it has confounded
we have confounded
you have confounded
they have confounded
Present perfect continuous
I have been confounding
you have been confounding
he/she/it has been confounding
we have been confounding
you have been confounding
they have been confounding
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 confounded
you confounded
he/she/it confounded
we confounded
you confounded
they confounded
Past continuous
I was confounding
you were confounding
he/she/it was confounding
we were confounding
you were confounding
they were confounding
Past perfect
I had confounded
you had confounded
he/she/it had confounded
we had confounded
you had confounded
they had confounded
Past perfect continuous
I had been confounding
you had been confounding
he/she/it had been confounding
we had been confounding
you had been confounding
they had been confounding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will confound
you will confound
he/she/it will confound
we will confound
you will confound
they will confound
Future continuous
I will be confounding
you will be confounding
he/she/it will be confounding
we will be confounding
you will be confounding
they will be confounding
Future perfect
I will have confounded
you will have confounded
he/she/it will have confounded
we will have confounded
you will have confounded
they will have confounded
Future perfect continuous
I will have been confounding
you will have been confounding
he/she/it will have been confounding
we will have been confounding
you will have been confounding
they will have been confounding
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would confound
you would confound
he/she/it would confound
we would confound
you would confound
they would confound
Conditional continuous
I would be confounding
you would be confounding
he/she/it would be confounding
we would be confounding
you would be confounding
they would be confounding
Conditional perfect
I would have confound
you would have confound
he/she/it would have confound
we would have confound
you would have confound
they would have confound
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been confounding
you would have been confounding
he/she/it would have been confounding
we would have been confounding
you would have been confounding
they would have been confounding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you confound
we let´s confound
you confound
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
confounded
Present Participle
confounding
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.
8 QUOTES WITH «CONFOUND»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
confound.
And one of the things that I learned was you can't generalise at all about a woman in a veil. You can't think you know her story, because she will confound you over and over again. She may be an engineer or a diplomat or a doctor. Or she may be an unbelievable babe with bleached hair down to her waist.
Life may unfold chronologically for the body and for bureaucracies that keep track of such things as births, marriages, deaths, visas, tax returns, expulsions, and identity cards, but memory does not play this game in quite the same way, always manages to confound the desire for tidiness.
The task of the educator lies in seeing that the child does not confound good with immobility and evil with activity.
Lord, confound this surly sister, blight her brow with blotch and blister, cramp her larynx, lung and liver, in her guts a galling give her.
The commonest error made in relation to poetry is that it consists simply in verse-making. Many confound the casket of meter and rhyme with the jewel of thought which it encloses, and, perhaps, in some instances, after close investigation, they have found the casket empty and turned away with feelings of disappointment and disgust.
You see, my ambition was not to confound the engineering world but simply to create a beautiful piece of art.
Tell the truth so as to puzzle and confound your adversaries.
Bluster, sputter, question, cavil; but be sure your argument be intricate enough to confound the court.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONFOUND»
Discover the use of
confound in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
confound and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Beauty of Short Hops: How Chance and Circumstance ...
"This critical text exposes the fatal flaws of sabermetrics, demonstrating how it fails on its own terms, as it cannot evaluate baseball in terms of social science and offers only limited guidance for assembling a team and managing games.
Sheldon Hirsch, Alan Hirsch, 2011
2
Flora's Fury: How a Girl of Spirit and a Red Dog
Confound ...
Despite her troublesome attraction to magick, Flora has more or less spent her life doing what’s been expected of her.
3
The Catholic Verses: 95 Bible Passages That
Confound Protestants
These are the verses that have drawn so many serious believers -- including Armstrong -- out of their Protestant congregations and into the Catholic Church.
4
Mindf*Cks: Over 800 Ways to
Confound, Confuse, and Abuse
For those who enjoy messing with other people’s heads — or who wish to channel his or her inner performance artist — this irreverent guide is the perfect companion.
Justin Heimberg, David Gomberg, 2008
5
Lobcocks and Fartleberries: 18th-Century Insults to
Confound ...
Presents a collection of insults and rude words that were used in the eighteenth century.
6
Parables for the Virtual: Movement, Affect, Sensation
THE BRIGHTNESS CONFOUND In my room I am surrounded by objects of
different colors. It is easy to say what color they are. But if I were asked what color
I am now seeing from here at, say, this place on my table, I couldn't answer; the
place ...
7
Tangram Puzzles: 466 Tricky Shapes to
Confound and Astound
Solve the mysterious Tangram: a square divided into seven shapes that can be rearranged in hundreds of figures and forms. Use the seven high-quality wooden pieces that are packaged inside this book.
8
Schizophrenic Psychology: New Research
This difficulty, known as the psychometric confound, occurs because mental
disorders such as schizophrenia usually result in impairments across many tasks,
and some of these impairments may appear larger simply because a task has ...
9
An Introduction to Botany: Containing an Explanation of the ...
Corn * Confound, (confolida) a name formerly given te certain volunerary plants,
irom their power of conglatinating and confolidatmg the parts ; as fymphytum,
f_comfrey} was called confolida major, or greater conf ound, &c. Corn flag Corn ...
James Lee, Charles Stewart, 1799
10
CRC Handbook of Combinatorial Designs
D is confounded with blocks. For 3, the main effects of A. B, C are all confounded
with blocks. Blocks of size 12: confound / = ABC; aliasing: A = BC, D = ABCD;
generators: (1100). (1011); coset representative: (1000). Blocks of size 6:
confound: ...
Charles J. Colbourn, 1996
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONFOUND»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
confound is used in the context of the following news items.
UFC banking on Conor McGregor to become the poster boy for a …
... opponent many have predicted would stifle the Dubliner, may go a long way to helping the Notorious one confound those who remain critical ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
Leie showcases his 'flair' on debut
In his next over, Leie found significant turn - enough to confound Bangladesh's two best batsmen, Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim - and ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»
Passenger Mutations Can Skew Results
FLICKR, STEFANOPassenger mutations—unwanted alterations that accompany intentional genetic modifications—can confound experiments ... «The Scientist, Jul 15»
Ben Vaughn: Tasting is believing — five unexpectedly great food …
... of great combinations of food that while your brain may be screaming “this isn't a thing,” your mouth is there to confound your sensibilities. «Las Vegas Sun, Jul 15»
Is Equity Crowdfunding Turning into a Mirage?
Regulation A+ may confound the skeptics and become a meaningful, inclusive channel for private companies to raise money from accredited ... «Institutional Investor, Jul 15»
Alessandro Serenelli: Sinner for Our Time?
For Christ's sake, why? The facts of Serenelli's case confound many go-to explanations for juvenile delinquency — at least the traditional ones. «Patheos, Jul 15»
Balancing costs and benefits at different stages of medical …
Other aspects can confound the simple trade-off in QALYs. Apart from costs and medical benefit, many other aspects e.g. severity of disease ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
For surprise hit Tangerine, iPhone the movie camera of choice
... though Baker is still enthusiastic about smartphone filming, he concedes that a change might be required simply to confound expectations. «SlashGear, Jul 15»
Review: Pirate Book Is True Treasure
Yes, Bannister had become a real-life pirate, and he knew enough about shipping corridors to confound merchants and authorities alike. «Times Record, Jul 15»
Patriotic or Patronizing?: English Soccer Bosses Take Heat for …
The idea that women play top-level sports, too, still seems to confound some people. The Women's World Cup, which wrapped up Sunday with ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»
