ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HOARD
Old English hord; related to Old Norse hodd, Gothic huzd, German Hort, Swedish hydda hut.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HOARD
PRESENT
Present
I hoard
you hoard
he/she/it hoards
we hoard
you hoard
they hoard
Present continuous
I am hoarding
you are hoarding
he/she/it is hoarding
we are hoarding
you are hoarding
they are hoarding
Present perfect
I have hoarded
you have hoarded
he/she/it has hoarded
we have hoarded
you have hoarded
they have hoarded
Present perfect continuous
I have been hoarding
you have been hoarding
he/she/it has been hoarding
we have been hoarding
you have been hoarding
they have been hoarding
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 hoarded
you hoarded
he/she/it hoarded
we hoarded
you hoarded
they hoarded
Past continuous
I was hoarding
you were hoarding
he/she/it was hoarding
we were hoarding
you were hoarding
they were hoarding
Past perfect
I had hoarded
you had hoarded
he/she/it had hoarded
we had hoarded
you had hoarded
they had hoarded
Past perfect continuous
I had been hoarding
you had been hoarding
he/she/it had been hoarding
we had been hoarding
you had been hoarding
they had been hoarding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will hoard
you will hoard
he/she/it will hoard
we will hoard
you will hoard
they will hoard
Future continuous
I will be hoarding
you will be hoarding
he/she/it will be hoarding
we will be hoarding
you will be hoarding
they will be hoarding
Future perfect
I will have hoarded
you will have hoarded
he/she/it will have hoarded
we will have hoarded
you will have hoarded
they will have hoarded
Future perfect continuous
I will have been hoarding
you will have been hoarding
he/she/it will have been hoarding
we will have been hoarding
you will have been hoarding
they will have been hoarding
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would hoard
you would hoard
he/she/it would hoard
we would hoard
you would hoard
they would hoard
Conditional continuous
I would be hoarding
you would be hoarding
he/she/it would be hoarding
we would be hoarding
you would be hoarding
they would be hoarding
Conditional perfect
I would have hoard
you would have hoard
he/she/it would have hoard
we would have hoard
you would have hoard
they would have hoard
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been hoarding
you would have been hoarding
he/she/it would have been hoarding
we would have been hoarding
you would have been hoarding
they would have been hoarding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you hoard
we let´s hoard
you hoard
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
hoarding
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 «HOARD»
The term «hoard» is quite widely used and occupies the
38.022 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Quite widely used
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of
hoard
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6 QUOTES WITH «HOARD»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
hoard.
It is a better thing to save souls for the Lord than to save treasures. He who sent forth his apostles without gold had not need of gold to form his Church. The Church possesses gold, not to hoard, but to scatter abroad and come to the aid of the unfortunate.
At many points during our nation's history, there have been times - known in our history textbooks as 'panics' - when adverse conditions affecting the financial and economic sectors of the country have caused individuals to hoard more than they need.
Many men hoard for the future husbands of their wives.
Bananas are great, as I believe them to be the only known cure for existential dread. Also, Mother Teresa said that in India, a woman dying in the street will share her banana with anyone who needs it, whereas in America, people amass and hoard as many bananas as they can to sell for an exorbitant profit. So half of them go bad, anyway.
Half the ills we heard within our hearts are ills because we hoard them.
I'm like a packrat with work. I hoard my jobs.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOARD»
Discover the use of
hoard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
hoard and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Alone Among the Living: A Memoir of the Floyd
Hoard Murder
From the gripping first line of this true story, you will follow a young man's journey through grief and despair to acceptance and forgiveness.
2
Professor Stewart's
Hoard of Mathematical Treasures
Ian Stewart, author of the bestselling Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities, presents a new and magical mix of games, puzzles, paradoxes, brainteasers, and riddles.
When Sir Knight saves a damsel in distress, she is forced to return the favor.
Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell, 2005
Captain Jean-Luc Picard recounts his secret Starfleet mission to rescue one Richard Brant, a former Starfleet officer who had disappeared while searching for the legendary treasure trove of historical artifacts known as Dujonian's Hoard.
Michael Jan Friedman, 1998
5
The Metal
Hoard from ʼIbrī/Selme, Sultanate of Oman
A report on an Early Iron Age metal hoard found in 1979 at Selme in Oman.
6
The Saga
Hoard - Volume 1: Icelandic Sagas
Contained in this volume are nearly 800 pages of Icelandic Sagas. Read, learn, and enjoy these tales of our Ancestors. This is part of a planned 3 volume set. All profits go into a fund to build a Hof and Hall here in the Heartland.
Mark Ludwig Stinson, 2010
7
Chasing the Golden
Hoard: The Story of the Lydian
Hoard: A ...
The theft of the numerous archaeological artifacts which comprise the so-called Lydian Hoard (Karun Hazineleri or Karun Treasure, in Turkish) is legendary.
8
The "Keros
Hoard": Myth Or Reality? : Searching for the Lost ...
A summary of the archaeological and scientific analyses of a large number of Early Cycladic objects that surfaced in the international antiquities markets after having been looted from the Greek island of Keros in the 1950s and 1960s.
Panagiōta I. Sōtērakopoulou, Peggy Sotirakopoulou, 2005
9
London's Lost Jewels: The Cheapside Hoard
In 1912, labourers on a building site in Cheapside in the City of London unearthed a great trove of gemstones and jewels which had lain undisturbed for some 300 years.
10
The Staffordshire
Hoard
History of Art.
Kevin Leahy, Roger Bland, 2009
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOARD»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
hoard is used in the context of the following news items.
Amateur archaeologist finds Nazi gold hoard - The Local
A man in northern Germany has found a €45,000 hoard of Nazi gold – but will only pocket a small portion of the sum. Police confiscate WW2 ... «The Local.de, Jul 15»
Automakers hoard driver data to collaborate and compete
Scottsdale, Arizona – Automakers hoard driver data as they try to pick different routes in order to compete and collaborate as they are unable to ... «Gazette Tribune, Jul 15»
Vegetable vendors hoard Tsirang's vegetables
Agriculture: Just as dawn breaks, Damphu vegetable market becomes a hive of activity each Sunday. Vegetable vendors from Burichu and ... «Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper, Jul 15»
Coffee Jump Prompts Vietnam Growers to Hoard Most in 5 Years
Coffee growers in Vietnam are storing the most beans in at least five years as they bet the biggest surge in prices in 16 months has further to ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
Hoard's, PAVE team up
Frank Hoard Racing and the Racing to STOP Domestic Violence team, is entering into a new partnership with Project Against Violent ... «The Manchester Journal, Jul 15»
Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Emily Hoard
Hoard earned an amazing 15 varsity letters – four each in volleyball, basketball and track, three in soccer. She was an All-South selection in ... «The Southern, Jul 15»
Staffordshire Hoard reveals its secrets
Yet, possibly one of the most exciting objects in the whole hoard is yet to be reconstructed, and currently being worked on in the basement ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
Gem collector sells off Britain's biggest hoard
LONDON - A hoard of gems accrued over 40 years by a collector who "loves sparkly things" is being sold in Britain with a retail value of pound ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
James Watt on BBC Radio Stoke
James Watt brings you three hours of music and chat to brighten your day. Today's guests are all appearing in the Staffordshire Hoard festival ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
Rugeley to host Staffordshire Hoard Exhibition
People interested in the discovery of the Staffordshire Hoard can now relive the story at a unique exhibition at Rugeley Rose Theatre ... «The Stone & Eccleshall Gazette, Jul 15»
