CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DEMUR
PRESENT
Present
I demur
you demur
he/she/it demurs
we demur
you demur
they demur
Present continuous
I am demurring
you are demurring
he/she/it is demurring
we are demurring
you are demurring
they are demurring
Present perfect
I have demurred
you have demurred
he/she/it has demurred
we have demurred
you have demurred
they have demurred
Present perfect continuous
I have been demurring
you have been demurring
he/she/it has been demurring
we have been demurring
you have been demurring
they have been demurring
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 demurred
you demurred
he/she/it demurred
we demurred
you demurred
they demurred
Past continuous
I was demurring
you were demurring
he/she/it was demurring
we were demurring
you were demurring
they were demurring
Past perfect
I had demurred
you had demurred
he/she/it had demurred
we had demurred
you had demurred
they had demurred
Past perfect continuous
I had been demurring
you had been demurring
he/she/it had been demurring
we had been demurring
you had been demurring
they had been demurring
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will demur
you will demur
he/she/it will demur
we will demur
you will demur
they will demur
Future continuous
I will be demurring
you will be demurring
he/she/it will be demurring
we will be demurring
you will be demurring
they will be demurring
Future perfect
I will have demurred
you will have demurred
he/she/it will have demurred
we will have demurred
you will have demurred
they will have demurred
Future perfect continuous
I will have been demurring
you will have been demurring
he/she/it will have been demurring
we will have been demurring
you will have been demurring
they will have been demurring
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would demur
you would demur
he/she/it would demur
we would demur
you would demur
they would demur
Conditional continuous
I would be demurring
you would be demurring
he/she/it would be demurring
we would be demurring
you would be demurring
they would be demurring
Conditional perfect
I would have demur
you would have demur
he/she/it would have demur
we would have demur
you would have demur
they would have demur
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been demurring
you would have been demurring
he/she/it would have been demurring
we would have been demurring
you would have been demurring
they would have been demurring
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you demur
we let´s demur
you demur
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
demurring
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.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEMUR»
Discover the use of
demur in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
demur and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order: With ...
DEMUR. DENOTE. Greet Diumede has compass' it round with walls 'lite city
which Argypa be calls, !>>um bin own Argus nam'd, we I The royal lianil that rts'd
unhappy Troy From bin own Argus nam'd, we touch'd with joy O'er the drear spot
...
2
English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With ...
"is 350 DEMUR. memoir, 11. Devil. TO mmons'rm'rn, v. To prove. TO DEMUR,
HESITATE, PAUSE. DEMUR, in French demcurer, Latin demomri, signifies to
keep back. HESITATE, in Latin Iucsitatum, partiei le of hasilo, a frcquentative from
20, ...
3
The Big Book of Beastly Mispronunciations: The Complete ...
demonstrable di-MAHN-struh-buul. demonstrative di-MAHN-struh-tiv.
Occasionally one hears some misguided soul stress the first syllable, DEM-un-
STRAY-tiv. Dictionaries do not recognize this beastly mispronunciation. demur di-
MUR.
Charles Harrington Elster, 2006
4
A new abridgment of the law
If a defendant demur in abatement, the court will notwith- Salic, mo. standing give
a final judgment, because there cannot be a de- pl: 7' Doc~ murrer in abatement ;
for, if the matter of abatement be extrin- Daveawu sick, the defendant must ...
Matthew Bacon, Henry Gwillim, 1798
5
The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Knt. [1572-1617]: In ...
Where age (hall be granted, or the plea demur in Cut m vita, for nonage of the
tenant or vouchee, or not. B. 1. 15; b. 6. 5. b. 4. £0. See tit. Stattitt, and there Wcflm
. 2. c. 20. Where ag« (hail be granted, and the plea demur, for nonage of a
bastard ...
Sir Edward Coke, George Wilson, 1777
6
A general abridgment of the common law: alphabetically ...
(N) In what Cafes if the Parol demur against , one, it shall against another also. 1.
TjF ttoo arc houctjeD, tstlje parol Demurs so? fljc Nonage of one, ttstjall J[ so? tfjc
other also. 45 E. 3. 23. 2. 3f Aid ib p?at>cD of 2 Coparceners, viz. ttft £unt anD ...
Knightley D'Anvers, Henry Rolle, 1705
7
A General Abridgment and Digest of American Law: With ...
After time to plead, — may answer and demur, but .'In. 5. not to demur only. 3 Atk.
726. Demurrers ought to shew the causes for which demurred ; — good general
rule, but has its exceptions. A deft, cannot demur ore tenus, unless be has a ...
8
A Digest of the Laws of England
fcndant may demur, for they are cognizable there. Dun v. Coasts, M. 1738. I
Athyns 288.] [If the lord of one manor.brings a bill against the lord of another
manor, to establish a right and be quieted in the possession 6f a fishery,
defendant may ...
Sir John Comyns, Stewart Kyd, 1793
need not be pleaded,(z) but the tenant must plead his own infancy, though it is
said that such plea need not be verified by afii.davit.(a) The granting that the
parol shall demur, is for the benefit and in favour of the infant,(b) and, therefore,
that ...
10
A Treatise on the Law of Actions Relating to Real Property ...
(n) The granting that the parol shall demur, is for the benefit and in favour of the
infant, (b) and, therefore, that delay is not allowed, unless, in presumption of law,
the demandant derives some benefit by it Thus, in all actions ancestral droitural, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEMUR»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
demur is used in the context of the following news items.
Osborne centre stage in a brutalist drama
Why then, on principle, would she demur if Mr Osborne decides to slice a little more? The £23,000 figure takes no account of individual family ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
Book Pitches World War II as Lasting Part of Hank Greenberg's Legacy
... Klima says, “If you walked up to Hank and said, 'Tell me about how you're standing up for the Jewish people,' Hank would probably demur. «Algemeiner, Jul 15»
Groundhog day for climate debate
Sir, – I must respectfully demur from Prof Ray Bates' (“Climate action: Preoccupation with level of farm emissions is misguided”, July 1st) ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
Cardiff Prepared For The Harsh Spotlight Of The First Ashes Test
... than any missionary zeal to spread the game, this time there has been little demur and Glamorgan will bid for a game in the 2022 series. «NDTVSports.com, Jul 15»
Balancing Sino-Pak ties
President Xi's onslaught to purge Chinese society of graft and sleaze does not demur from placing even senior officials into the dock and ... «Daily Times, Jul 15»
Book review: Joseph Ellis shows how the Revolutionary War was …
He would later demur to appointment as secretary of state, instead negotiating the Jay Treaty, which prevented a renewed war with Great ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
Football must pause in the wake of Phil Walsh's death
India, cricket's fiscal and political behemoth, did not demur. Nor did the organisers of the Gabba Test, which was pushed back by a fortnight. «The Age, Jul 15»
Meet the Art World's New Leaders
... risk-free through the use of guarantees, whereby the auction house or outside investors pledge to buy a work if bidders in the sale demur. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
July 3, 1925: Sport's first female superstar rewrites the rules on …
Here was a woman who expected only the best from herself; here was a woman who would not demur. Indeed, Lenglen's popularity was based ... «BT.com, Jul 15»
Anderson Animal Shelter's Pets of the Week: Cairn Terrier Mix Puppies
Basil is demur, yet playful pup. They are social and enjoy making new friends both human and canine. Due to their very small stature we are ... «Kane County Chronicle, Jul 15»
