ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FOMENT
From Late Latin fōmentāre, from Latin fōmentum a poultice, ultimately from fovēre to foster.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FOMENT
PRESENT
Present
I foment
you foment
he/she/it foments
we foment
you foment
they foment
Present continuous
I am fomenting
you are fomenting
he/she/it is fomenting
we are fomenting
you are fomenting
they are fomenting
Present perfect
I have fomented
you have fomented
he/she/it has fomented
we have fomented
you have fomented
they have fomented
Present perfect continuous
I have been fomenting
you have been fomenting
he/she/it has been fomenting
we have been fomenting
you have been fomenting
they have been fomenting
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 fomented
you fomented
he/she/it fomented
we fomented
you fomented
they fomented
Past continuous
I was fomenting
you were fomenting
he/she/it was fomenting
we were fomenting
you were fomenting
they were fomenting
Past perfect
I had fomented
you had fomented
he/she/it had fomented
we had fomented
you had fomented
they had fomented
Past perfect continuous
I had been fomenting
you had been fomenting
he/she/it had been fomenting
we had been fomenting
you had been fomenting
they had been fomenting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will foment
you will foment
he/she/it will foment
we will foment
you will foment
they will foment
Future continuous
I will be fomenting
you will be fomenting
he/she/it will be fomenting
we will be fomenting
you will be fomenting
they will be fomenting
Future perfect
I will have fomented
you will have fomented
he/she/it will have fomented
we will have fomented
you will have fomented
they will have fomented
Future perfect continuous
I will have been fomenting
you will have been fomenting
he/she/it will have been fomenting
we will have been fomenting
you will have been fomenting
they will have been fomenting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would foment
you would foment
he/she/it would foment
we would foment
you would foment
they would foment
Conditional continuous
I would be fomenting
you would be fomenting
he/she/it would be fomenting
we would be fomenting
you would be fomenting
they would be fomenting
Conditional perfect
I would have foment
you would have foment
he/she/it would have foment
we would have foment
you would have foment
they would have foment
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been fomenting
you would have been fomenting
he/she/it would have been fomenting
we would have been fomenting
you would have been fomenting
they would have been fomenting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you foment
we let´s foment
you foment
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
fomenting
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.
3 QUOTES WITH «FOMENT»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
foment.
If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice, or representation.
The women's movement is taking a different form right now, and it is because it has been so effective and so successful that there's a huge counter movement to try to stop it, to try to divide women from one another, to try to almost foment divisiveness.
Successive American presidents have turned a blind eye to piles of evidence that Saudi money is being used to foment holy war against America.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOMENT»
Discover the use of
foment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
foment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Passion, Vitality, and
Foment: The Dynamics of Second Temple ...
A collection of essays showing that the postexilic period was an age of robust religious vitality that gave birth to Rabbinic Judaism and early Christianity focuses on the range of religious advances in this time period, from the Sabbath ...
2
Standing Before Us: Unitarian Universalist Women and Social ...
We. Are. Determined. to. Foment. a. Rebellion. Letter to Mercy Otis Warren, 1776
This section, Call to Reform, begins with a letter from Abigail Smith Adams to
Mercy Otis Warren. Both women were early Unitarians before there was an
official ...
Dorothy May Emerson, June Edwards, Helene Knox, 2000
3
The Imperial Dictionary, English, Technological, and ...
FOMENT FOL'LOW, r. t. To come after another. The famine- • -shall /*» cIom after
too; Jer. xliL 2. To attend ; to accompany. — 3. To be posterior in time; a*,
following ages. — 4. To be consequential, as effect to cause. From such
measures ...
4
Garner's Modern American Usage
“A less noble reason is that art has long been the victim of political foment [read
ferment]: The French Revolution and, in particular, the Reign of Terror are
appalling cases in point.” Mario Naves, “Middle Age's Stony Features,” N.Y.
Observer, ...
5
Closing the Gap in Education and Technology
Foment. Interfirm. Collaboration. in. Innovation. Approaches to encouraging
interfirm collaboration in innovation range from the surgical to the promethean.
Feser (2002) argues for an approach that seeks to "leverage" innovative
synergies ...
David M. De Ferranti, 2003
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Dominican Republic Ministerio De Foment, 2010
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Various Thoughts on the Occasion of a Comet
Foment. the. Superstition. of. Pagans. For this turn of mind not to be effaced, it
was necessary to support men in the thought that the effects of nature which were
in any way remarkable came immediately from heaven, and to make much of ...
8
Nationalism and Self-Government: The Politics of Autonomy in ...
Each stressed their organization's catalanitat, with the Foment representative
noting that it speaks well of Catalonia that it has what claims to be the oldest
employers' federation in Europe and the CCOO representative saying that CCOO
was ...
9
The Pioneers of Judicial Behavior
One scholar characterized that foment in this way: “Scholars who appear to be ‹
ghting over 'causal-scienti‹c' versus 'interpretive' methods are often really
opposed over their substantive views of human action. Rather than indulging in ...
10
A New History of Ecclesiastical Writers:: New ecclesiastical ...
CHAP. XXXI. The. Hi. ft. ary. of. the. Bohemian. Brethren,. and. Eft. abli. foment. of.
Luthe-. ranifm. in. the. Kingdoms. of. the. North. Ohemia and Maravl* were, as we
have obferved in the former Century, divided into Tli &<? of Three Societies of ...
Louis Ellies Du Pin, William Wotton, 1710
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOMENT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
foment is used in the context of the following news items.
Chinese authorities detain and denounce rights lawyers - Houston …
They are accused of working with Zhou and his colleagues to foment protests and controversy. Wu's protests included a mock funerary altar for ... «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»
Focus on lepto cases in city, not Pak: BJP - The Times of India
Talking to mediapersons, Thackeray had raised doubts over the outcome of the conclave, given Islamabad's penchant to foment trouble across ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
The Middle East's humanitarian disaster - Daily Times
This victory shall foment a socialist federation of the Middle East, cleansing it of all violence, prejudices and black reaction along with the ... «Daily Times, Jul 15»
Reissue CDs Weekly: The Love Affair | New music reviews, news …
Nonetheless, the north London quintet which had formed as The Soul Survivors in 1966 did foment some controversy which would have been a ... «The Arts Desk, Jul 15»
Pentagon Concludes America Not Safe Unless It Conquers the World
In other words, this is a bullshit report written by neocons in order to foment war with Russia. Nothing else can be said about the Pentagon ... «Foreign Policy Journal, Jul 15»
Here's What GOPs are Doing About Sanctuary Cities | PJ Tatler
... Francisco is pushing Republicans in Congress to foment legislative solutions to “sanctuary cities.” According to the city's sanctuary ordinance ... «PJ Media, Jul 15»
Sepp Blatter refused to disclose FIFA salary says adviser - ESPN FC
Swiss anti-corruption expert Mark Pieth says FIFA president Sepp Blatter refused multiple requests to disclose his salary and foment ... «ESPN FC, Jul 15»
SC rejects petition seeking UP governor's transfer - The Times of India
... some other state as such comments coming from the head of the state had the potential to foment communal distrust and fuel passions on an ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
Finality for the flag | The Augusta Chronicle
The former could bring Americans closer together; the latter may only foment discord where none previously existed. Americans should view ... «McDuffie Mirror, Jul 15»
Greece: A lesson in brinkmanship and the art of negotiation …
... waters, where his military planes fly reckless sorties into foreign airspace, and his soldiers foment discord and violence in sovereign states. «Financial Post, Jul 15»
