ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HEFT
Probably from heave, by analogy with thieve, theft, cleave, cleft.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HEFT
PRESENT
Present
I heft
you heft
he/she/it hefts
we heft
you heft
they heft
Present continuous
I am hefting
you are hefting
he/she/it is hefting
we are hefting
you are hefting
they are hefting
Present perfect
I have hefted
you have hefted
he/she/it has hefted
we have hefted
you have hefted
they have hefted
Present perfect continuous
I have been hefting
you have been hefting
he/she/it has been hefting
we have been hefting
you have been hefting
they have been hefting
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 hefted
you hefted
he/she/it hefted
we hefted
you hefted
they hefted
Past continuous
I was hefting
you were hefting
he/she/it was hefting
we were hefting
you were hefting
they were hefting
Past perfect
I had hefted
you had hefted
he/she/it had hefted
we had hefted
you had hefted
they had hefted
Past perfect continuous
I had been hefting
you had been hefting
he/she/it had been hefting
we had been hefting
you had been hefting
they had been hefting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will heft
you will heft
he/she/it will heft
we will heft
you will heft
they will heft
Future continuous
I will be hefting
you will be hefting
he/she/it will be hefting
we will be hefting
you will be hefting
they will be hefting
Future perfect
I will have hefted
you will have hefted
he/she/it will have hefted
we will have hefted
you will have hefted
they will have hefted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been hefting
you will have been hefting
he/she/it will have been hefting
we will have been hefting
you will have been hefting
they will have been hefting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would heft
you would heft
he/she/it would heft
we would heft
you would heft
they would heft
Conditional continuous
I would be hefting
you would be hefting
he/she/it would be hefting
we would be hefting
you would be hefting
they would be hefting
Conditional perfect
I would have heft
you would have heft
he/she/it would have heft
we would have heft
you would have heft
they would have heft
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been hefting
you would have been hefting
he/she/it would have been hefting
we would have been hefting
you would have been hefting
they would have been hefting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you heft
we let´s heft
you heft
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
hefting
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.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEFT»
The term «heft» is very widely used and occupies the
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English dictionary.
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4 QUOTES WITH «HEFT»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
heft.
People who read poetry, for example, like the feel, the heft and the smell of a book.
Many critics, when trying to praise a short-story collection, will say that it has the heft and scope of a good novel. But for me, one of the highest compliments you can pay a novel is to say that it has the rich texture and eloquent detail of a good story collection.
For me, any fiction of nobles and swords necessarily has to be a story of corruption, injustice and savagely violent conflict - because any other treatment is going to have all the heft and realistic honesty of a bedtime fairy tale for five year olds.
A book should have an intellectual shape and a heft that comes with dealing with a primary subject.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEFT»
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heft in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
heft and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Through Arthur and Kel's own quirky and lovable voices, HEFT tells the winning story of two improbable heroes whose sudden connection transforms both their lives. HEFT is a novel about love and family found in the most unexpected places.
An obese former academic shut-in and a poor kid dreaming of a successful baseball career are linked together by a former student who transforms their lives in this novel from the author of The Words of Every Song. 20,000 first printing.
. . . This is a beautiful novel about relationships of the most makeshift kind.”—O, The Oprah Magazine Arthur Opp weighs 550 pounds and hasn’t left his rambling Brooklyn home in a decade.
Former academic Arthur Opp weighs 550 pounds and hasn't left his rambling Brooklyn home in a decade.
This resource is based on traditional Chinese, Ayurvedic, and Western medicines, which believe that most diseases can be prevented or cured by the correct amount of building nutrients and cleansing nutrients.
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Catholicism and Interreligious Dialogue
In this groundbreaking volume, James L. Heft and fifteen other leading scholars of the world's major religions show how to answer this crucial question.
A simple easy to understand biological textbook that explains all the body parts (organs, bones, blood, etc.) and their functions, nutritional needs, eating times, symptoms of dysfunction, etc.
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Ecological Psychology in Context: James Gibson, Roger ...
In this book Harry Heft examines the historical and theoretical foundations of James J. Gibson's ecological psychology in 20th century thought, and in turn, integrates ecological psychology and analyses of sociocultural processes.
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Heft On Wheels: A Field Guide To Doing A 180
A competitive bicycler describes his years of overeating, drinking, and smoking; his decision to lose weight and break his unhealthy habits; his biking club training; and his triumphant rise to a racing-level cyclist.
Will there ever be a time when the Romans are not despised for their warring ways? As Caesar and his forces attempt to conquer Britannia, facing fierce resistance, that question comes to the fore again and again.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEFT»
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heft is used in the context of the following news items.
Daughter of murdered underworld figure set to receive heft payout
The teenage daughter of gangland killer Carl Williams is set to receive a payout of at least $100,000 over her father's murder in a Melbourne ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Logitech's first Logi products are drop-proof iPad cases
And that's basically true; the Logi Blok cases can take some serious bumps without adding the heft that we've seen from companies like ... «The Verge, Jul 15»
The limp Impastor is TV Land's unfunny stab at black comedy
... that Rosenbaum's Buddy will pull out a big Winger speech (either Community or Stripes vintage) fizzling under the leaden heft of flat writing. «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Jul 15»
Box Office: 'Ant-Man' to Tower Over 'Trainwreck'
Though hardly a household name, the man with the powers of an arthropod should show some box office heft when the adventure film that ... «Variety, Jul 15»
Bow ties still big at SEC Media Days (just don't ask players to tie them)
... also make sense for gentlemen of a certain height and heft for whom finding the right length with a traditional tie can prove ... challenging. «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»
Giant Defy 1 Disc
The high volume rubber and slight heft to the bike do enough to keep it planted on rough downhills, preventing the Defy from skipping ... «BikeRadar.com, Jul 15»
Sinclair's A-Bike returns with electric power
... to the people behind the A-Bike Electric – but we can't help but feel its relative heft somewhat contradicts what this bike was originally about. «BikeRadar.com, Jul 15»
A New Chef Brings New Luster to The Leopard at des Artistes in NYC
It was a good dish but lacked the heft of flavor of the other dishes. 2015-07-07-1436286807-4282882-leopard_cannoli_2.jpg. It is no longer ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
Unesco's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage: From Mongolian …
It has some political heft behind it. The Dear Leader Kim Jong-Un is of course on board, as is the Korean Cooks Association, the country's ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
Ornette Coleman Soars Again in Shirley Clarke's (Inter)Stellar Doc
... at the time, sits regally behind the drum kit, knowing just what to add to enhance the shape and heft of his father's loping swirls of sound. «Village Voice, Jul 15»
