ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DEVOUR
From Old French devourer, from Latin dēvorāre to gulp down, from de- + vorāre to consume greedily.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DEVOUR
PRESENT
Present
I devour
you devour
he/she/it devours
we devour
you devour
they devour
Present continuous
I am devouring
you are devouring
he/she/it is devouring
we are devouring
you are devouring
they are devouring
Present perfect
I have devoured
you have devoured
he/she/it has devoured
we have devoured
you have devoured
they have devoured
Present perfect continuous
I have been devouring
you have been devouring
he/she/it has been devouring
we have been devouring
you have been devouring
they have been devouring
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 devoured
you devoured
he/she/it devoured
we devoured
you devoured
they devoured
Past continuous
I was devouring
you were devouring
he/she/it was devouring
we were devouring
you were devouring
they were devouring
Past perfect
I had devoured
you had devoured
he/she/it had devoured
we had devoured
you had devoured
they had devoured
Past perfect continuous
I had been devouring
you had been devouring
he/she/it had been devouring
we had been devouring
you had been devouring
they had been devouring
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will devour
you will devour
he/she/it will devour
we will devour
you will devour
they will devour
Future continuous
I will be devouring
you will be devouring
he/she/it will be devouring
we will be devouring
you will be devouring
they will be devouring
Future perfect
I will have devoured
you will have devoured
he/she/it will have devoured
we will have devoured
you will have devoured
they will have devoured
Future perfect continuous
I will have been devouring
you will have been devouring
he/she/it will have been devouring
we will have been devouring
you will have been devouring
they will have been devouring
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would devour
you would devour
he/she/it would devour
we would devour
you would devour
they would devour
Conditional continuous
I would be devouring
you would be devouring
he/she/it would be devouring
we would be devouring
you would be devouring
they would be devouring
Conditional perfect
I would have devour
you would have devour
he/she/it would have devour
we would have devour
you would have devour
they would have devour
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been devouring
you would have been devouring
he/she/it would have been devouring
we would have been devouring
you would have been devouring
they would have been devouring
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you devour
we let´s devour
you devour
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
devouring
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 QUOTES WITH «DEVOUR»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
devour.
They are feeding the world that will devour them and their children.
They eat the dainty food of famous chefs with the same pleasure with which they devour gross peasant dishes, mostly composed of garlic and tomatoes, or fisherman's octopus and shrimps, fried in heavily scented olive oil on a little deserted beach.
Let my enemies devour each other.
Among the weeds choking out growth and good government are the hundreds of boards, commissions, and advisory committees that have sprouted over the years. They devour time, money, and energy far beyond any real contribution they make.
I watch an awful lot of old Hollywood movies - I'll devour anything with Bette Davis or Joan Crawford. My absolute favourite is 'Sunset Boulevard' starring Gloria Swanson.
My reading and drawing drew me away from the ordinary interests, and I lived a great deal in the world of imagination, feeding upon any book that fell into my hands. When I had got hold of a really thick book like Hugo's 'Les Miserables,' I was happy and would go off into a corner to devour it.
There is a point at which methods devour themselves.
I used to devour biographies of people like Natalie Wood and Marilyn.
I devour history books. I love anything by Thomas B. Costain or George MacDonald Fraser. He writes magnificent history, and he also wrote the Flashman stories, which are irresistible.
What's going on in this country? Unions stand against those trends. We've got to somehow insulate the robust American economy from this global economy that seems to want to devour our standard of living.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEVOUR»
Discover the use of
devour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
devour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Werewolf hunter Catherine Marais, while on a mission to destroy the last Montfort werewolf, is distracted by a two-hundred-year-old vampire who sets her soul on fire and tempts her to succumb to immortal darkness. Original.
But when he abandons all control and gives in to his explosive desires, his quest takes on more urgency--for he can't lose the woman he's been waiting so long for. . . Praise for Lydia Parks and Addicted. . . "Intense and lushly dark.
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Devour the Snow: A Play in Two Acts
Adapted from Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, edited by Otto Frank.
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Seeking Whom He May
Devour: Chief Inspector Adamsberg ...
When the residents of a French Alpine village accuse a beardless local of being a werewolf and killing a sheep breeder, eccentric Commissaire Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg teams up with his ex-girlfriend, the victim's adopted son, and a shepherd ...
These exciting new Bible Fun Stuffresources include a year's worth of fully reproducible activities guaranteed to keep classrooms buzzing with fun and energy.
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The Meat Lover's Meatless Cookbook: Vegetarian Recipes ...
From Baltimore Public Schools to the city of Ghent, Belgium, the eat-less-meat buzz is spreading worldwide.With reports about the ill effects of consuming too much meatafor us, and for the environmenta The Meat Lover's Meatless Cookbook ...
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If You Bite &
Devour One Another Galatians 5:15: Biblical ...
The book emphasizes Spirit-controlled attitudes and behaviors through solid Bible exposition and true-to-life stories of Christians handling real-life conflicts in a Christ-honoring way. Book jacket.
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And the Earth Did Not
Devour Him
Examines in English and Spanish the lives of migrant workers moving from south Texas up through the Plains, and the experiences of all ages and sexes
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Reheated Lio: A Delicious LIO Collection Ready to
Devour
Reheated Lio, the fourth Lio cartoon collection, includes 40 weeks of color Sunday strips as well as black-and-white daily strips.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEVOUR»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
devour is used in the context of the following news items.
Raising Kids Who Love Reading, Devour Books Voraciously, and …
"Mom! Dad! Can we go to the library to check out a big stack of books? After I do all of my chores, I would really like to spend the rest of the ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
This Pac-Man Spacecraft Will Devour Satellite | Smart News …
This Pac-Man Spacecraft Will Devour Satellite. Swiss researchers are designing a tiny satellite to eat their defunct cube satellite and clean up ... «Smithsonian, Jul 15»
Cuckoo for Cocoa: 13 Chocolate Recipes You Will Devour in 2 …
If ever there was a good excuse to chow down on chocolate, it would be Chocolate Day, a time when we honor the mouth-watering miracle that ... «Latina, Jul 15»
Devour Power shows off another Freret Street heavy hitter
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – If you end up near Freret and Napolean and you are hungry for great handcrafted appetizers, sandwiches, drinks ... «WGNO, Jul 15»
Devour Brewing Co., a nano brewery, opens in Boynton
It's the latest cocktail hour offered up by Boynton Beach's newest craft beer brewery, Devour Brewing Co., which opened its doors June 6 at ... «Sun Sentinel, Jul 15»
Flames Devour Packaging Building Near Cleveland
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Fire crews were battling a large fire at a packaging company outside of Cleveland. The fire started around 3:20 a.m. ... «10TV, Jul 15»
Revelers devour pies, watermelon at Monmouth Park's Red, White …
OCEANPORT – For Rachel Brock, this Fourth of July celebration was extra special for her and her family. The 56-year-old Hazlet resident's son ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
Lions devour Generals, notch 2nd straight win
MANILA, Philippines -- San Beda leaned on its grit and grind defense to win five straight NCAA championships. The Lions are trying a different ... «Philippine Star, Jul 15»
Bookworms devour pizzas
Bookworms devour pizzas. There were plenty of cheesy grins at the end of Parua Bay School Book Week, when more than 200 pupils were ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jul 15»
Lake Monsters devour Streator Cub title
Lake Monsters devour Streator Cub title. Story · Comments. Print: Create a hardcopy of this page; Font Size: Default font size: Larger font size. «MyWebTimes.com, Jul 15»
