ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HARASS
From French harasser, variant of Old French harer to set a dog on, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German harēn to cry out.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HARASS
PRESENT
Present
I harass
you harass
he/she/it harasses
we harass
you harass
they harass
Present continuous
I am harassing
you are harassing
he/she/it is harassing
we are harassing
you are harassing
they are harassing
Present perfect
I have harassed
you have harassed
he/she/it has harassed
we have harassed
you have harassed
they have harassed
Present perfect continuous
I have been harassing
you have been harassing
he/she/it has been harassing
we have been harassing
you have been harassing
they have been harassing
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 harassed
you harassed
he/she/it harassed
we harassed
you harassed
they harassed
Past continuous
I was harassing
you were harassing
he/she/it was harassing
we were harassing
you were harassing
they were harassing
Past perfect
I had harassed
you had harassed
he/she/it had harassed
we had harassed
you had harassed
they had harassed
Past perfect continuous
I had been harassing
you had been harassing
he/she/it had been harassing
we had been harassing
you had been harassing
they had been harassing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will harass
you will harass
he/she/it will harass
we will harass
you will harass
they will harass
Future continuous
I will be harassing
you will be harassing
he/she/it will be harassing
we will be harassing
you will be harassing
they will be harassing
Future perfect
I will have harassed
you will have harassed
he/she/it will have harassed
we will have harassed
you will have harassed
they will have harassed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been harassing
you will have been harassing
he/she/it will have been harassing
we will have been harassing
you will have been harassing
they will have been harassing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would harass
you would harass
he/she/it would harass
we would harass
you would harass
they would harass
Conditional continuous
I would be harassing
you would be harassing
he/she/it would be harassing
we would be harassing
you would be harassing
they would be harassing
Conditional perfect
I would have harass
you would have harass
he/she/it would have harass
we would have harass
you would have harass
they would have harass
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been harassing
you would have been harassing
he/she/it would have been harassing
we would have been harassing
you would have been harassing
they would have been harassing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you harass
we let´s harass
you harass
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
harassing
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.
6 QUOTES WITH «HARASS»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
harass.
All I did was ask for rights. I didn't attack anyone. I didn't harass anyone. I didn't oppose the system or the country or the authority. All I said is, 'Why can't I drive?'
I've been... chased by paparazzi, and they run lights, and they chase you and harass you the whole time. It happens all over the world, and it has certainly gotten worse. You don't know what it's like being chased by them.
I don't know Bill Clinton as someone who needs to literally sexually harass a woman. I'm sure that he could have found many willing participants.
We're not trying to harass the average American. We need to convert this now to a risk-based system, with TSA concentrating and focusing on intelligence, on security, setting up again the parameters of which we do this.
Will they attack us? Yes. Will they smear our backgrounds and distort our records? Undoubtedly. Will they lie about us, harass our families, namecall to try to intimidate us? They will. There's nothing safe about it. But is it worth it? Well, let me ask you. Is freedom worth it? Is America worth it?
People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it's safer to harass rich women than motorcycle gangs.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HARASS»
Discover the use of
harass in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
harass and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
License to
Harass: Law, Hierarchy, and Offensive Public Speech
But is this an area covered by the First Amendment right to free speech? Or should it be banned? In this elegantly written book, Laura Beth Nielsen pursues the answers by probing the legal consciousness of ordinary citizens.
* U.S. legal ruling split on same sex harassment/ Chicago Tribute 1996 December * Not a criminal matter/ Chicago Police October 1992 * Didn’t rose to level of gross neglence Labor Board/June 1984
3
At Least in Hell the Christians Won't
Harass Me!
Christianity has managed to survive well into the most enlightened and technologically advanced era of all time by instilling in people the fear of Hell and the temptation of Heaven.
4
Ontario Residential Tenancies : Legislation, Rules and ...
Tenant not to harass, etc. — A tenant shall not harass, obstruct, coerce, threaten
or interfere with a landlord. Sec. 29. Cleanliness. — The tenant is responsible for
ordinary cleanliness of the rental unit, except to the extent that the tenancy ...
Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal, Ontario,
2002
5
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace and Academia: Psychiatric ...
Experimentally Based Research Pryor (1987) has developed a questionnaire
that measures individual men's likelihood to sexually harass. This questionnaire
consists of 10 hypothetical scenarios that the subject reads and then answers
how ...
Lastly, “harass” as defined in §17.3 leads to a patently absurd result.
Interpretations that lead to patently absurd results are disfavored. If any disruption
or annoyance of an animal, even through disruption to its habitat, was prohibited,
people ...
7
The Evasion of African American Workers
Utilizing a series non-legal dictionaries to ascertain the meaning of the words “
harass” or “harassment,” we find the following: A. Webster's New World
Dictionary states that the word “harass” means “to worry or trouble [to harass a
person with ...
8
Stop Street Harassment: Making Public Places Safe and ...
Women who perpetuate the stereotype that men of certain racial or cultural
backgrounds harass women more than other men may live in an area where
there are few white men and so yes, in their area men of color harass more, or
they may ...
9
Back Off!: How To Confront And Stop Sexual Harassment And ...
Men can and sometimes do sexually harass other men; women, on very rare
occasions, have been known to sexually harass men or other women. In the
overwhelming majority of cases, however, sexual harassment is in fact a gender-
specific ...
10
Cyberstalking: Harassment in the Internet Age and how to ...
"Cyberstalking is an entirely new form of deviant behavior that uses technology to harass others in a variety of ways. Although cyberstalking usually involves one person pursuing another, this is not always the case.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HARASS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
harass is used in the context of the following news items.
Ford engineer sues for religious right to harass gay co … - Raw Story
A Christian engineer who was fired for violating Ford Motor Company's policy against harassment based on sexual orientation is suing the ... «Raw Story, Jul 15»
Cameras used to 'harass' 93-year-old out of apartment
A prominent Manhattan attorney is facing handcuffs and a night in Central Booking because he dared to dismantle hidden cameras he found ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
Unruly bikers harass morning joggers, target women at Marine Drive …
MUMBAI: A 33-year-old businesswoman was assaulted by three boys on a motorbike along Marine Drive on Friday. The woman, whose name ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
Deputies: Woman created super-duper sound system to harass …
Marianna Seachrist is accused of mounting three speakers to a board and aiming them downward in her apartment so the noise level would ... «Sun Sentinel, Jul 15»
Deputies: Woman charged after creating an elaborate sound system …
... an elaborate sound system playing workout music on repeat with an amplifier and several speakers to purposely harass her, according to an ... «Orlando Sentinel, Jul 15»
Darling Downs father used fake identity to harass girls
A DARLING Downs builder and father-of-two stole the identity of a young university student to strike up relationships with at least 20 underage ... «Toowoomba Chronicle, Jul 15»
Nicaraguan police beat protesters and harass journalists - AOL.com
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaraguan police have beaten and detained opposition demonstrators and harassed journalists outside the ... «AOL News, Jul 15»
Nicaraguan police beat and arrest opposition protesters, harass …
An anti-government protester is pulled between police and fellow protesters during a demonstration demanding fair elections, near the ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
Medical personnel harass disabled people
Medical personnel harass disabled people. PAMENUS TUSO reports on the traumatic experiences of physically disabled people who ... «The Zimbabwean, Jul 15»
'Vultures' harass banks, says Deutsche
'Vultures' harass banks, says Deutsche. Paul Singer is the head of Elliott Management, one of the main hedge funds in dispute with Argentina. «Buenos Aires Herald, Jul 15»