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PRONUNCIATION OF DETORT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DETORT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Detort is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb detort in English.

WHAT DOES DETORT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of detort in the English dictionary

The definition of detort in the dictionary is to twist, pervert, distort.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DETORT

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you detort
we let´s detort
you detort
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to detort
Past participle
detorted
Present Participle
detorting
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 DETORT


bistort
ˈbɪstɔːt
contort
kənˈtɔːt
distort
dɪˈstɔːt
extort
ɪkˈstɔːt
intort
ɪnˈtɔːt
overtaught
ˌəʊvəˈtɔːt
retort
rɪˈtɔːt
taught
tɔːt
taut
tɔːt
tort
tɔːt
torte
tɔːt
untaught
ʌnˈtɔːt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DETORT

detonability
detonable
detonatable
detonate
detonation
detonative
detonator
detorsion
detortion
detour
detox
detoxicant
detoxicate
detoxication
detoxication centre
detoxication programme
detoxification
detoxification centre
detoxification programme
detoxified

WORDS THAT END LIKE DETORT

comfort
Dort
effort
escort
export
fort
import
means of transport
mort
Newport
ort
port
rapport
report
resort
short
sort
sport
support
transport

Synonyms and antonyms of detort in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «detort» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DETORT

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

Translator English - Chinese

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Translator English - Spanish

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English

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Translator English - Hindi

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ar

Translator English - Arabic

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Translator English - Russian

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Translator English - Portuguese

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Translator English - Bengali

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Translator English - Malay

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Translator English - German

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Translator English - Japanese

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Translator English - Korean

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Translator English - Javanese

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Translator English - Tamil

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Translator English - Marathi

Detort
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Translator English - Turkish

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70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

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Translator English - Polish

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Translator English - Ukrainian

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Translator English - Romanian

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Translator English - Greek

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Translator English - Afrikaans

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Translator English - Swedish

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10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

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5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of detort

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DETORT»

The term «detort» is used very little and occupies the 173.152 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DETORT» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DETORT»

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An etymological dictionary of the English language
Dcterralion. De; terra. Detcrsion. De; tergeo. DctcsI. De; testts. Dethrone. De; thranus. Dctinue. De ; teneo. Detonate, detonize. De ; tonas. Detorsion, detort. De ; tortum, Detruct. De; traho. Détriment, detrition, détritus. De; tero. Detrude. De; trudo.
John Oswald, Joseph Thomas, James Lynd, 1854
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The New And Complete Dictionary Of The English Language: In ...
DETOR'T {v. t. from the Lat. de /row, and torqueo to twist) To wrest from the original intention, to put a forced interpretation on any thing. Detor'ted (p. from detort) Wrested, turned from the true meaning. Detor'tmg ; p. a. from detort) Wresting, ...
John Ash, 1775
3
Englisch-Deutsches und Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch: mit ...
mit besonderer Rücksicht auf den gegenwärtigen Standpunkt der Literatur und Wissenschaft Newton Ivory Lucas. Xi-tci ri'rcii, v. a., (I. n>.) to deter (v. 'ilti^ttten). Xeteitn'lid, a., (I. re.) detestable (Mbfdjfuli*, SJrr. otfdjtuungjrouitlj). Sctejtation', f.
Newton Ivory Lucas, 1863
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A dictionary of etymology of the English language: and of ...
a. exlor'tioner, n. retor'rion, n. extor'tions, a. self-forment'or, n. extorsive, a. self-< orment'ing,a. ex/orVively, ad. Jfor'ment, ». inforf, v. torment', v. intorfed, a. torment' ed, a. contor'tion, n. detorf, v. de/or/'ed, a. detort'ing, a. delor'sion, or delor'lion, n.
John Oswald, 1859
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Donne at Sermons: A Christian Existential World
237-245) 29 Patristic Latin, or alleged patristic Latin, retains its linguistic elevation and is thus the more impressive in being damnable. To detort a saint is more shocking than to detort a lumber list. Rectification and application, two of his usual ...
Gale H. Carrithers, 1972
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A Dictionary of Entomology
DETORT Trans. Verb. (Latin, detortus < detorquere I to turn away; de- away + torquere I to turn about, twist.) To twist in opposite direction. Detort; Detorted; Detorting. DETRITIVORE Noun. (French detritus < Latin, detritus I rubbed or worn away ...
‎2011
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Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)
Detort, detort′, v.t.to distort.—ns.Detor′sion, Detor′tion.[L.detorquēre, detortum;de, away,andtorquere, twist.] Detour,detōōr′, n. awinding:a circuitous way. [Fr. dé,forL.dis,asunder, andtour,aturning.] Detract, detrakt′, v.t. to takeaway,abate: ...
Various
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Schein's Common Sense Emergency Abdominal Surgery: An ...
Ovarian Torsion Should you encounter pediatric ovarian torsion, be it deliberately or incidentally, the adolescent girl will be fortunate having you as the surgeon if you detort the “nonviable” adnexa and leave it alone. The macroscopic ...
SCHEIN MOSHE, Robert Lane, Paul Rogers, 2010
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A French and English dictionary
To detort a text of Scripture, Tordre un texte de Г Ecriture, en altérer le sens. To DETRACT (di-trakt) -ing, -ed, v. a. [to derógate, to take off] Déroger, diminuer, rabattre, retrancher ; au figure, médire, détracter. To detract from one's right. Déroger ...
Joseph Wilson (Professor in St. Gregory's College.), 1833
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Annual Report of Authority Operations
Ro San Diego M.eD 8,,, ,,.,38 ,5,.5,, ,,6 3.4 San Dieg, oo it .38., 33,3232 64,43,3, 652 2., San Dieguito Ioigaaon Det (3) ,8.6 .52,6, ,5,4,,, ,6,4 2.3 Sasca Fe Ioigaaon Detort 2,. 3,354, 3,,48,, .,, 3.3 SouDi uta aogaaon Detort ,344, 43,634, 65.3,,, ...
San Diego County Water Authority, 1958

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DETORT»

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Chronic Pain Patients—Stanford Wants To Hear What You Think
To detort, sublate, exploit the pain of others for some “research” is not going to do much to advance the cause of people in pain being treated ... «National Pain Report, Apr 15»

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