CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO INGRATIATE
PRESENT
Present
I ingratiate
you ingratiate
he/she/it ingratiates
we ingratiate
you ingratiate
they ingratiate
Present continuous
I am ingratiating
you are ingratiating
he/she/it is ingratiating
we are ingratiating
you are ingratiating
they are ingratiating
Present perfect
I have ingratiated
you have ingratiated
he/she/it has ingratiated
we have ingratiated
you have ingratiated
they have ingratiated
Present perfect continuous
I have been ingratiating
you have been ingratiating
he/she/it has been ingratiating
we have been ingratiating
you have been ingratiating
they have been ingratiating
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 ingratiated
you ingratiated
he/she/it ingratiated
we ingratiated
you ingratiated
they ingratiated
Past continuous
I was ingratiating
you were ingratiating
he/she/it was ingratiating
we were ingratiating
you were ingratiating
they were ingratiating
Past perfect
I had ingratiated
you had ingratiated
he/she/it had ingratiated
we had ingratiated
you had ingratiated
they had ingratiated
Past perfect continuous
I had been ingratiating
you had been ingratiating
he/she/it had been ingratiating
we had been ingratiating
you had been ingratiating
they had been ingratiating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will ingratiate
you will ingratiate
he/she/it will ingratiate
we will ingratiate
you will ingratiate
they will ingratiate
Future continuous
I will be ingratiating
you will be ingratiating
he/she/it will be ingratiating
we will be ingratiating
you will be ingratiating
they will be ingratiating
Future perfect
I will have ingratiated
you will have ingratiated
he/she/it will have ingratiated
we will have ingratiated
you will have ingratiated
they will have ingratiated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been ingratiating
you will have been ingratiating
he/she/it will have been ingratiating
we will have been ingratiating
you will have been ingratiating
they will have been ingratiating
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would ingratiate
you would ingratiate
he/she/it would ingratiate
we would ingratiate
you would ingratiate
they would ingratiate
Conditional continuous
I would be ingratiating
you would be ingratiating
he/she/it would be ingratiating
we would be ingratiating
you would be ingratiating
they would be ingratiating
Conditional perfect
I would have ingratiate
you would have ingratiate
he/she/it would have ingratiate
we would have ingratiate
you would have ingratiate
they would have ingratiate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been ingratiating
you would have been ingratiating
he/she/it would have been ingratiating
we would have been ingratiating
you would have been ingratiating
they would have been ingratiating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you ingratiate
we let´s ingratiate
you ingratiate
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
ingratiated
Present Participle
ingratiating
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.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INGRATIATE»
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ingratiate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
ingratiate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Reading Teacher's Word-a-Day: 180 Ready-to-Use Lessons ...
/in gray shee ate /in gra ̄' she ̄a ̄t' The word ingratiate means “to seek favor”
or “to present in a pleasing manner”: “The new employee tried to ingratiate
himself with the boss by working hard.” So ingratiate means “to seek to please.
Edward B. Fry, Ph.D.,
2008
2
English Synonymes Explained: In Alphabetical Order with ...
To hint), and INGRATIATE, from grains, grateful or acceptable, are employed to
express an endeavor to gain favor ; but they differ in the circumstances of the
action. A person who insinuates adopts every art to steal into the good-will of
another ...
3
English Synonymes Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With ...
TO lNSlNUATE, INGRATIATE. INSINUATE ('0. To hint), and INGRATIATE, from
gratus grateful or acceptable, are employed to express an endeavour to gain
favor; but they ditfer in the circumstances of the action. A 'person who insinuate: ...
4
English Synonymes explained, in alphabetical order; with ...
TO INSINUATE, INGRATIATE. Insinu-ate (v. To hint), and ingratiate, from gratus
grateful or acceptable, are employed to express the endeavour to gain favor; but
they differ in the circumstances of the action. A person who insinuates adopts ...
5
Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage
ingratiate | -in-law ingratiate, a 17c Latinate loanword, is now normally used
reflexively (with oneself etc.) in the meaning 'to render oneself agreeable to
someone, to bring oneself into favour with someone': The child glared at me so
fiercely ...
6
English Synonymes: With Copious Illustrations and ...
TO INSINUATE, INGRATIATE. Insinuate {v. To hint) and ingratiate, from gratus
grateful or acceptable, are employed to express the en deavour to gain favour ;
but they differ in the circum stances of the action. A person who insinuates adopts
...
7
Smith's New Grammar: English Grammar, on the Productive ...
Active -transitive verbs are sometimes as improperly made neuter or intransitive ;
as, " I must premise with three circumstances ;" " Those who think to ingratiate
with him by calumniating me." " I must premise with three circumstances." Will yon
...
Roswell Chamberlain Smith,
1834
8
Synonymisches Handwörterbuch der englischen Sprache für die ...
Something no doubt is designed ; but what that is , I will not presume to
determine from an inspection of men's hearts. (South.) With narrow search, and
with inspection deep, Consider every creature. (Milton.) 1. To INSINUATE, 2.
INGRATIATE.
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English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With ...
T0 XNSINUATB, INGRATIATE. INSINUATE (a. To hint), and ININSINUATION.
GRATIATE, from grams grateful of acceptable, are employed to express the
endeavour to gain favor; but they difl'er in the circumstances of the action. A
person who ...
10
Barron's Pass Key to the SAT
Despite all his attempts to ingratiate himself with his prospective father-in-law, the
voting man found he could hardly do nothing to please him. (A) to ingratiate
himself with his prospective father-in-law, the young man found he could hardly
do ...
Sharon Green, Ira K. Wolf,
2008
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INGRATIATE»
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ingratiate is used in the context of the following news items.
Uber partners with Chelsea soccer club, but not all Chelsea fans are …
... last season's English Premier League title, Chelsea is a major scoop for Uber as it looks to ingratiate itself with taxi-using citizens around the ... «VentureBeat, Jul 15»
How Tottenham fans are finally getting what they deserve - London24
The success of home-grown talents like Bentaleb, Kane and Mason is helping Pochettino ingratiate himself with Spurs fans, as is his likeable ... «London24, Jul 15»
TRAINWRECK Movie Review – Goes Where Too Many Rom-Coms …
In fact, she's managed to ingratiate herself into the good graces of her very bad-acting boss, Dianna (Tilda Swinton, unrecognizable under ... «Screen Invasion, Jul 15»
Rick Perry's glorious takedown of Donald Trump - The Washington …
Then yesterday, Cruz invited himself over to unctuously ingratiate himself with Trump. Thankfully, he did not bow as President Obama has done ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
Chicago Cubs like what they have in Kyle Schwarber - ESPN.com
In six interleague games, Schwarber went 8-for-22 to ingratiate himself with Cubs fans who were already giddy over the prospect of watching ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's home Anmer Hall was once …
The Prince asked him for his price and, anxious to ingratiate himself with the Royal Family, Hooley agreed to let him have the house for what he ... «Nottingham Post, Jul 15»
Society staff swap stores for riding school stables
... from the school in the not-too-distant future we thought this would be a great way to further ingratiate ourselves in this thriving community - not ... «Nuneaton News, Jul 15»
Self/Less Loses Itself
Before long, the three ingratiate themselves to the dastardly Scarlet Overkill (Sandra Bullock) and her rail-thin inventor husband, Herb (Jon ... «The Journal, Jul 15»
Violent clashes erupt with Greek Parliament set to vote on bailout …
Aside: The Germans occupied Greece during WWII which does not ingratiate these new economic masters in the best light! FlagShare. «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
'Hyena' Is an Adult Crime Drama That Will Shock and Dismay …
Gerard Johnson's portrait of an even worse lieutenant never seeks to ingratiate itself or pander to audience expectations. cover art ... «PopMatters, Jul 15»