CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DISCOMBOBULATE
PRESENT
Present
I discombobulate
you discombobulate
he/she/it discombobulates
we discombobulate
you discombobulate
they discombobulate
Present continuous
I am discombobulating
you are discombobulating
he/she/it is discombobulating
we are discombobulating
you are discombobulating
they are discombobulating
Present perfect
I have discombobulated
you have discombobulated
he/she/it has discombobulated
we have discombobulated
you have discombobulated
they have discombobulated
Present perfect continuous
I have been discombobulating
you have been discombobulating
he/she/it has been discombobulating
we have been discombobulating
you have been discombobulating
they have been discombobulating
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 discombobulated
you discombobulated
he/she/it discombobulated
we discombobulated
you discombobulated
they discombobulated
Past continuous
I was discombobulating
you were discombobulating
he/she/it was discombobulating
we were discombobulating
you were discombobulating
they were discombobulating
Past perfect
I had discombobulated
you had discombobulated
he/she/it had discombobulated
we had discombobulated
you had discombobulated
they had discombobulated
Past perfect continuous
I had been discombobulating
you had been discombobulating
he/she/it had been discombobulating
we had been discombobulating
you had been discombobulating
they had been discombobulating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will discombobulate
you will discombobulate
he/she/it will discombobulate
we will discombobulate
you will discombobulate
they will discombobulate
Future continuous
I will be discombobulating
you will be discombobulating
he/she/it will be discombobulating
we will be discombobulating
you will be discombobulating
they will be discombobulating
Future perfect
I will have discombobulated
you will have discombobulated
he/she/it will have discombobulated
we will have discombobulated
you will have discombobulated
they will have discombobulated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been discombobulating
you will have been discombobulating
he/she/it will have been discombobulating
we will have been discombobulating
you will have been discombobulating
they will have been discombobulating
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would discombobulate
you would discombobulate
he/she/it would discombobulate
we would discombobulate
you would discombobulate
they would discombobulate
Conditional continuous
I would be discombobulating
you would be discombobulating
he/she/it would be discombobulating
we would be discombobulating
you would be discombobulating
they would be discombobulating
Conditional perfect
I would have discombobulate
you would have discombobulate
he/she/it would have discombobulate
we would have discombobulate
you would have discombobulate
they would have discombobulate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been discombobulating
you would have been discombobulating
he/she/it would have been discombobulating
we would have been discombobulating
you would have been discombobulating
they would have been discombobulating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you discombobulate
we let´s discombobulate
you discombobulate
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to discombobulate
Past participle
discombobulated
Present Participle
discombobulating
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 «DISCOMBOBULATE»
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discombobulate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
discombobulate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Discombobulate (from the Motion Picture Sherlock Holmes): ...
This jaunty theme from the hit movie Sherlock Holmes is set in traditional five-finger style, with the melody split between the hands.
Alfred Publishing Staff,
2010
2
Discombobulate (from the Motion Picture Sherlock Holmes): ...
Composer Hans Zimmer delights once again with this intriguing piano solo from the score to the box office smash Sherlock Holmes.
3
Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
(1)] discitinhi illiterate v. [mid-19C+] (US) to discomfit, to perplex, to confuse.
discombobulate v. (also discombobligate, discombooble, discumfuddle) [mid-
19C+] to discomfit, [a nonsense word, playing on SE discomfit and/or discompose
+ ?
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Roget's Thesaurus of Words for Students: Helpful, ...
Helpful, Descriptive, Precise Synonyms, Antonyms, and Related Terms Every
High School and College Student Should Know How to Use David Olsen,
Michelle Bevilacqua, Justin Cord Hayes, Burton Jay Nadler. DIsCOmbObUlATe ...
David Olsen, Michelle Bevilacqua, Justin Cord Hayes,
2014
5
Dreamboat on Word: Word 2000 Word 2002 Word 2003
-Is- "discombobulate" -spelled- nght?l Figure 9-6: Better Justification in Columns
For the same reasons, inserting clipart with justified text wrapped around it can
look pretty bad. I recently saw a book that had text wrapped around a graphic,
and ...
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Power Verbs for Managers and Executives: Hundreds of Verbs ...
DISCOMBOBULATE. (1) disturb; upset; puzzle; perplex Word Used in Sentence(s
) (1) Too many fancy words will just discombobulate simple people. (1) The
frenzied pace of commodities trading can leave one discombobulated.
DISCOMFIT ...
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The 21st Century Crossword Puzzle Dictionary
185. Discombobulate. Direct: 5 ORDER REFER STEER 6 HEADON 7 OVERSEE
15 STRAIGHTFORWARD elsewhere: 5 REFER ending: 3 IVE route: 7 BEELINE
Directed: 3 LED RAN 4 BADE against a thing: 5 INREM at: 6 SENTTO Do as: 4 ...
Kevin McCann, Mark Diehl,
2009
8
Giggles in the Middle: Caught'ya! Grammar with a Giggle for ...
B - yeah reiterated jesse who was always ready to try any prank that would
discombobulate there teachers. ive herd of haiku its sweet, its only 3 lines too.
thats 2 less lines then in a cinquain C - "Yeah," reiterated Jesse who always was
ready ...
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Words You Should Know In High School: 1000 Essential Words ...
The diminutive yet amazing basketball player proved the axiom "Good things do
come in small packages. " discombobulate (DISS-kum-BAH-byoo-late), verb To
throw someone into a state of confusion; to utterly take aback. A great word to use
...
Burton Jay Nadler, Jordan Nadler,
2004
10
Top 100 Power Verbs: The Most Powerful Verbs and Phrases You ...
... De Montmainge, French Renaissance writer (1533–1592). Discombobulate. (1
) confuse; disconcert; disrupt thinking; upset the composure Word Used in
Sentence(s) (1) His thinking was discombobulated as 104 Top 100 Power Verbs.
Michael Lawrence Faulkner, Michelle Faulkner-Lunsford,
2013
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISCOMBOBULATE»
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discombobulate is used in the context of the following news items.
Hot and Bothered - Slate Magazine
Would it discombobulate the diencephalon to warm yourself beside the fire on a frigid night, or sip a steaming cup of cocoa? The wrongness of ... «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
Superman the fighter
First, she has to get the drop on Superman to cast her spell and discombobulate him, but this is the flaw when these battles are imagined; the ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
Brandishing Old-School Tactics, Brown Stuns Nadal at Wimbledon
Dustin Brown took a page from tennis's playbook of the past on Thursday, unleashing a torrent of serve and volley tennis to discombobulate ... «Tennis Now, Jul 15»
Wimbledon 2015: The 7 quirkiest moments in the competition's history
... ten years later, to less decorative effect. New balls please. Andy Murray adopts a 'bodyline' tactic to discombobulate Jo-Wilfred Tsonga. «Lincolnshire Echo, Jun 15»
Why snobbish parents are missing out by ignoring tech
It's this latter element - the 'class' associated with technical careers - that may discombobulate middle-class Irish parents most. Over the last 20 ... «Irish Independent, Jun 15»
Does Yvette Cooper want to be Labour's Iron Lady?
And many Tory MPs worry privately that this plucky woman might discombobulate David Cameron across the dispatch box, especially since the ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jun 15»
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... were possible, the Stephen Curry we experienced this year would discombobulate any defensive strategy thrown his way. He's transcendent. «Sports On Earth, Jun 15»
Chambers Bay is a test of imagination -- for observers as well as …
For $20 million, the USGA has a golf course that will perplex, discombobulate, and otherwise make players clutch at their haircuts. There are ... «GolfDigest.com, Jun 15»
Cameron's reckless gamble on UK unity
A vote for EU withdrawal would greatly discombobulate the nationalist community in Northern Ireland, which would see one of the pillars of the ... «Policy Network, Jun 15»
A2Z Analysiz: TNA Destination X 2012 (Austin Aries, Bobby Roode)
Aries even takes the advantage and uses his high flying skills to discombobulate the Champion. Roode avoids a missile dropkick and takes ... «Inside Pulse, Jun 15»