ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ESPOUSE
From Old French espouser, from Latin spōnsāre to affiance, espouse.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ESPOUSE
PRESENT
Present
I espouse
you espouse
he/she/it espouses
we espouse
you espouse
they espouse
Present continuous
I am espousing
you are espousing
he/she/it is espousing
we are espousing
you are espousing
they are espousing
Present perfect
I have espoused
you have espoused
he/she/it has espoused
we have espoused
you have espoused
they have espoused
Present perfect continuous
I have been espousing
you have been espousing
he/she/it has been espousing
we have been espousing
you have been espousing
they have been espousing
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 espoused
you espoused
he/she/it espoused
we espoused
you espoused
they espoused
Past continuous
I was espousing
you were espousing
he/she/it was espousing
we were espousing
you were espousing
they were espousing
Past perfect
I had espoused
you had espoused
he/she/it had espoused
we had espoused
you had espoused
they had espoused
Past perfect continuous
I had been espousing
you had been espousing
he/she/it had been espousing
we had been espousing
you had been espousing
they had been espousing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will espouse
you will espouse
he/she/it will espouse
we will espouse
you will espouse
they will espouse
Future continuous
I will be espousing
you will be espousing
he/she/it will be espousing
we will be espousing
you will be espousing
they will be espousing
Future perfect
I will have espoused
you will have espoused
he/she/it will have espoused
we will have espoused
you will have espoused
they will have espoused
Future perfect continuous
I will have been espousing
you will have been espousing
he/she/it will have been espousing
we will have been espousing
you will have been espousing
they will have been espousing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would espouse
you would espouse
he/she/it would espouse
we would espouse
you would espouse
they would espouse
Conditional continuous
I would be espousing
you would be espousing
he/she/it would be espousing
we would be espousing
you would be espousing
they would be espousing
Conditional perfect
I would have espouse
you would have espouse
he/she/it would have espouse
we would have espouse
you would have espouse
they would have espouse
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been espousing
you would have been espousing
he/she/it would have been espousing
we would have been espousing
you would have been espousing
they would have been espousing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you espouse
we let´s espouse
you espouse
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
espousing
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.
5 QUOTES WITH «ESPOUSE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
espouse.
If you look at great human civilizations, from the Roman Empire to the Soviet Union, you will see that most do not fail simply due to external threats but because of internal weakness, corruption, or a failure to manifest the values and ideals they espouse.
Try paying the bills with love. The idea I am trying to espouse is that you can have both love and money, and be rich and generous.
The history of progress is written in the blood of men and women who have dared to espouse an unpopular cause, as, for instance, the black man's right to his body, or woman's right to her soul.
I do not espouse the unitarian position. President Clinton's assertion of directive authority over administration, more than President Reagan's assertion of a general supervisory authority, raises serious constitutional questions.
There's room in the Republican Party for anyone who wants to be a part of the values that we espouse when it comes to the role of government, free enterprise, free markets.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ESPOUSE»
Discover the use of
espouse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
espouse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
espouse = (1) to marry or give in marriage; or (2) to adopt or support (as a
doctrine or cause). Sense (1), the literal sense, is rarely seen today even in legal
writing, but it does occur: "She was accused afterward of being depressed
because ...
2
I Will
Espouse You Forever: The Song of Songs and the ...
The book illuminates ideas that engage theological concepts that have substantial implications for communities of faith.
3
The Dialectical Necessity of Morality: An Analysis and ...
But it does not follow from this that Gewirth is trying to establish that it is rationally
necessary for a PPA to espouse "other-regarding" practical criteria, let alone the
PGC, by definitional fiat. The issue is not "What should we call 'a morality'?
4
The Ends of Human Life: Medical Ethics in a Liberal Polity
Within the liberal communitarian vision we would expect different CHPs to
espouse different conceptions of the good life and, therefore, to provide their
members different types of medical services. An elderly community might
espouse the ...
5
United States Practice in International Law: Volume 1, 1999–2001
State Department Discretion to Espouse U.S. National's Claim Pursuant to the
U.S.-Germany 1995 agreement discussed above, a U.S. national, Jack Miller,
filed a claim before the FCSC in 1997. The FCSC deemed Miller's claim not ...
6
Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage
that the Queen has 'heartily' consented that Richard shall espouse her daughter.”
Stephen Vanderslice, The Edgeless Sword: Richard III's Desperate End, 26 Okla.
City U. L. Rev. 403,433 (2001). Espouse in sense 2 is often misused.
7
The Jewish Study Bible: Jewish Publication Society Tanakh ...
21 And I will espouse you forever: I will espouse you "with righteousness and
justice, And with goodness and mercy, 22 And I will espouse you with faithfulness
;"' Then you shall be devoted to the LORD. 23 In that day, I will respond —
declares ...
Adele Berlin, Marc Zvi Brettler, Michael A. Fishbane,
2004
8
Jurisdiction of International Tribunals
Thus, the general rule is that a state may not extend its protection to or espouse
claims of non-nationals.26 In litigation a respondent state may raise the objection
to admissibility that the individual concerned does not have the nationality of the
...
Chittharanjan Félix Amerasinghe,
2003
9
Debating the Roman de la Rose: A Critical Anthology
Viens, dit il, en mon jardin, ma doulce suer et ma chiere espouse. Ceste doulce
voix et ceste chansonnette amoureuse chante melodieusement Jhesucrist, le
loyal amant, en appellant a soy la sainte ame qu'est de luy amouree par ardent ...
10
Shakespeare, Law, and Marriage
Shakespeare sometimes used the related term 'to espouse' in similarly ex- alted
metaphoric contexts (LUC20; H5 4.6.26), and once in a parodic context. In this
the ludicrously grandiloquent Pistol invites Nym to 'espouse' the diseased Doll ...
B. J. Sokol, Mary Sokol,
2003
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ESPOUSE»
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espouse is used in the context of the following news items.
10 years later, how BDS became the politically correct way to …
Instead of creating informed individuals who can espouse and expound on their own ideologies, Jewish youth are too often still unsure what ... «The Times of Israel, Jul 15»
Polish foreign minister apologises for MEP's Nazi salute
He claimed it was against the concept of diversity which the EU is meant to espouse and said that the group had adopted a mentality similar to ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
Where will all the weary Taliban fighters go?
... Taliban fighters down the path of forever war, we must avoid conflating the ideology these fighters may espouse and the flags they choose to ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
Newport Beach Councilman Scott Peotter Now a "Victim" After …
If this is the type of vitriol he wishes to espouse, that is his constitutional given right. As it is ours and our supporters-some of whom are his ... «OC Weekly, Jul 15»
Islamic State Offshoot Entrenches in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula
Mr. Alexandrani said the militants, who espouse a socially conservative brand of Islam traditionally observed by the Bedouins, took advantage ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
Kuwait sacks 198 expatriate clerics
Some of these clerics do not hold any academic degree and espouse extremist ideologies, the Arabic paper reported. Meanwhile, the Ministry ... «Khaleej Times, Jul 15»
Muslims need to counter violent jihadists' claim to represent Islam
Some, however, espouse a more hardline view. These “Islamists”, or advocates of political Islam, maintain the necessity of Islamic doctrine as a ... «The Conversation AU, Jul 15»
Humanists welcome easing of blasphemy, obscenity laws
Religious beliefs have a strong influence on people - sometimes even those who do not espouse that belief - so these beliefs must be open to ... «Times of Malta, Jul 15»
Will Canadian troops in Ukraine have to train radical Islamist …
It's been evident for several months now Ukraine has a problem with neo-Nazis, in particular battalions of "volunteers" who espouse Nazi ... «rabble.ca, Jul 15»
Marine News Editor's Note, July 2015
It was an easy time to espouse a robust safety culture, with money to spend and most sectors of the U.S. marine industry firing on all cylinders. «MarineLink, Jul 15»