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You write with ease to show your breeding, but easy writing's curst hard reading.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Meaning of "curst" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CURST

curst  [kɜːst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CURST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Curst is a verb and can also act as an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb curst in English.

WHAT DOES CURST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cursed

Cursed may refer to: ▪ Curse, adversity thought to be inflicted by supernatural power ▪ Cursed, a 2000–2001 sitcom ▪ "Cursed", a 2005 episode of the TV series HouseCursed, by Yoshihiro Hoshino ▪ Cursed, by Wes Craven, starring Christina Ricci ▪ Cursed, a hardcore punk band ▪ Cursed, 1991 ▪ Cursed, 2010 ▪ CursedCursed, 2012 ▪ Cursed, a 2003 original novel based on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel ▪ Conomor the Cursed, sixth century ruler of Brittany ▪ Cursed, the second novel in Benedict Jacka's Alex Verus series...

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CURST

PRESENT

Present
I curst
you curst
he/she/it cursts
we curst
you curst
they curst
Present continuous
I am cursting
you are cursting
he/she/it is cursting
we are cursting
you are cursting
they are cursting
Present perfect
I have cursted
you have cursted
he/she/it has cursted
we have cursted
you have cursted
they have cursted
Present perfect continuous
I have been cursting
you have been cursting
he/she/it has been cursting
we have been cursting
you have been cursting
they have been cursting
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 cursted
you cursted
he/she/it cursted
we cursted
you cursted
they cursted
Past continuous
I was cursting
you were cursting
he/she/it was cursting
we were cursting
you were cursting
they were cursting
Past perfect
I had cursted
you had cursted
he/she/it had cursted
we had cursted
you had cursted
they had cursted
Past perfect continuous
I had been cursting
you had been cursting
he/she/it had been cursting
we had been cursting
you had been cursting
they had been cursting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will curst
you will curst
he/she/it will curst
we will curst
you will curst
they will curst
Future continuous
I will be cursting
you will be cursting
he/she/it will be cursting
we will be cursting
you will be cursting
they will be cursting
Future perfect
I will have cursted
you will have cursted
he/she/it will have cursted
we will have cursted
you will have cursted
they will have cursted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been cursting
you will have been cursting
he/she/it will have been cursting
we will have been cursting
you will have been cursting
they will have been cursting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would curst
you would curst
he/she/it would curst
we would curst
you would curst
they would curst
Conditional continuous
I would be cursting
you would be cursting
he/she/it would be cursting
we would be cursting
you would be cursting
they would be cursting
Conditional perfect
I would have curst
you would have curst
he/she/it would have curst
we would have curst
you would have curst
they would have curst
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been cursting
you would have been cursting
he/she/it would have been cursting
we would have been cursting
you would have been cursting
they would have been cursting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you curst
we let´s curst
you curst
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to curst
Past participle
cursted
Present Participle
cursting
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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CURST


Amherst
ˈæmhɜːst
bratwurst
ˈbrɑːtˌwɜːst
burst
bɜːst
dispersed
dɪˈspɜːst
durst
dɜːst
erst
ɜːst
first
fɜːst
Hearst
hɜːst
Hirst
hɜːst
hurst
hɜːst
immersed
ɪˈmɜːst
interspersed
ˌɪntəˈspɜːst
outburst
ˈaʊtˌbɜːst
starburst
ˈstɑːˌbɜːst
sunburst
ˈsʌnˌbɜːst
thirst
θɜːst
twenty-first
ˌtwɛntɪˈfɜːst
versed
vɜːst
worst
wɜːst
wurst
wɜːst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CURST

cursed
cursedly
cursedness
curselarie
curser
curses
cursing
cursitor
cursitory
cursive
cursively
cursiveness
cursor
cursorary
cursorial
cursorily
cursoriness
cursory
curstness
cursus

WORDS THAT END LIKE CURST

aburst
accurst
airburst
Bathurst
blutwurst
cloudburst
downburst
gamma-ray burst
groundburst
inburst
knackwurst
knockwurst
liverwurst
microburst
Pankhurst
Sandhurst
upburst
wienerwurst
word burst

Synonyms and antonyms of curst in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CURST»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «curst» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of curst

Translation of «curst» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CURST

Find out the translation of curst to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of curst from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «curst» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

地壳
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Curst
570 millions of speakers

English

curst
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

curst
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

curst
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

curst
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

curst
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

curst
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

curst
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Curst
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

curst
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

curst
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

curst
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Curst
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

curst
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

curst
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कर्स्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

curst
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

curst
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

curst
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

curst
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

curst
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

curst
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

curst
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

curst
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

curst
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of curst

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CURST»

The term «curst» is regularly used and occupies the 90.270 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CURST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «curst» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «curst» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about curst

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QUOTES WITH «CURST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word curst.
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Richard Brinsley Sheridan
You write with ease to show your breeding, but easy writing's curst hard reading.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CURST»

Discover the use of curst in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to curst and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Shakespeare Lexicon
Always monosyllable and spelt curst in the sense of shrewish, waspish, and, in speaking of beasts, iwie"keiz finding their enemy (the boar) to be to curst, Ven, 887. she is curst; welt, the best is, she hath no teeth to bite, Gentl. Ill, 1, 347. she's  ...
Alexander Schmidt, 2007
2
The Works of William Shakespeare
501. curst, shrewish, cross-grained, ill-tempered, fierce, irascible, angry: She is curst, i. 299 ; she's too curst, 86 ; curst wives, ii. 189 ; I was never curst, ii. 299; she is intolerable curst, iii. 123; Katharine the curst, iii. 124 ; a curst shrow, iii.
William Shakespeare, Alexander Dyce, 1867
3
The Works of William Shakespeare: Preface. Addenda. Glossary ...
501. curst, shrewish, cross-grained, ill-tempered, fierce, irascible, angry: She is curst, i. 299; she's too curst, 86 ; curst wives, ii. 189 ; I was never curst, ii. 299; she is intolerable curst, iii. 123; Katharine the curst, iii. 124 ; a curst shrow, iii. 179 ; be  ...
William Shakespeare, Alexander Dyce, 1867
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Glossary
501. curst, shrewish, cross-grained, ill-tempered, fierce, irascible, angry: She is curst, i. 299 ; she's too curst, ii. 86 ; curst wives, 189 ; I was never curst, ii. 299; she is intolerable curst, iii. 123; Katharine the curst, iii. 124 ; a curst shrow, ii_i.
William Shakespeare, Alexander Dyce, 1868
5
Shakspeare's Dramatic Works: With Explanatory Notes
The common curse of mankind, folly and ignorance, be thine in great revenue Trill, and Crejs. — It hath the primest eldest curse upon 't, a brother's murder ! Hamlet. Curfmg hypocrite - - Much Ada About Nothing. Curst, quibbling on that word ...
William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough, Fenton John Anthony Hort, 1790
6
An index to the remarkable passages and words made use of by ...
mtA-'-> Troilus and Cressida. 2 -—- It hath the primest eldest curse upon 't, a brother's murder ! Hamlet. 8 Cur.-ing h ypocrile - - Much Ado About Nothing. 5 Curst, quibbling on that word _ - ]1;5,1_ 9 — I was never curst; I have no gift at all in ...
Samuel Ayscough, William Shakespeare, 1827
7
A Study of the Magmatic Sulfid Ores
win any woman in the world, if 'a could get her good-will. Leon. By my troth, niece , thou wilt never get thee a husband, if thou be so shrewd of thy 20 tongue. Ant. In faith, she 's too curst. Beat. Too curst is more than curst. I shall lessen God's ...
8
The Treasury of David
A little blest is better than a great deal curst; a little blest is better than a world enjoyed; a pound blest is better than a thousand curst; a black crust blest is better than a feast curst ; the gleanings blest are better than the whole harvest curst ; a ...
Spurgeon, 1990
9
An Index to the Remarkable Passages and Words Made Use of by ...
It hath the primest eldest curse upon 't, a brother's murder ! Hamlet Cursing hypocrite - - Much Ado About Nothing Curst, quibbling on that word - • Ibid.\ — I was never curst ; I have no gift at all in shrewishness Mid. Night's Dream.\ — Nor longer ...
Samuel Ayscough, 1827
10
London's lamentations: or, A serious discourse concerning ...
No, depart ye cursed: you have cursed others, and now you shall be curst your selves v you shall be curst in your bodies and curst in your fouls ; you shall be curst of God, and curst of Christ, and curst of Angels, and curst of Saints, and curst of ...
Thomas Brooks, 1670

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CURST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term curst is used in the context of the following news items.
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Suburban man making remarkable comeback after skydiving accident
“I attribute a lot of this to the military,” Curst said. Over Thanksgiving, he surprised his wife with a dance. He says that was another milestone in ... «WGN-TV, Jul 15»
2
Review: Utah Shakespeare Festival's 'The Taming of the Shrew' is …
Kate's characterization as "Katherine the curst," a woman "renowned in Padua for her scolding tongue," and Petruchio's crassly stated intention ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jul 15»
3
BYU Football: Did Max Hall curse the Cougars?
Luckily for members of Red Sox nation the curst was broken when the Red Sox came back from a 3-0 deficit by winning four games in a row ... «Lawless Republic, Jul 15»
4
Lord Lexden: The extraordinary Lord Shaftesbury – a Conservative …
Dryden famously denounced him as having “a name to all succeeding ages curst”. Unsurprisingly, the devout, humanitarian seventh Earl never ... «Conservative Home, Jul 15»
5
UNICA: Increase in hydrous ethanol production continues
From the start of the current season through mid-June, the curst has totaled 153.90 million tons, down 3.11 percent from last year. «Ethanol Producer Magazine, Jun 15»
6
The Vesper House
The thinness of the curst balanced the amount of toppings on it. Our second entrée was Ravioli di Pollo (Rs 415), beautifully layered in a dish ... «Nepali times, Jun 15»
7
NASA mission to Europa to begin development
Numerous recent findings point to the existence of a liquid water ocean beneath Europa's icy curst; this vast quantity of salt water, combined ... «The Space Reporter, Jun 15»
8
Pizza Hut's Hot Dog Stuffed Crust Pizza Might Be Coming To The …
If you want to create a pizza with a hot dog crust stuffing, all you have to do is roll out your dough, place the contents of your curst on top, and roll a second dough ... «Bustle, Jun 15»
9
34-year-old motorcyclist killed in Canarsie crash
Rock away parkway is curst to motorcycle riders,just think about it only a few weeks ago a young cop lost his life a block away ..doomed place ... «News 12 Brooklyn, Jun 15»
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Amal Clooney, the Elgin Marbles and the bitter legacy of empire
Curst be the hour when from their isle they roved, And once again thy hapless bosom gored, And snatched thy shrinking gods to northern ... «Washington Post, May 15»

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