CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LIGNIFY
PRESENT
Present
I lignify
you lignify
he/she/it lignifies
we lignify
you lignify
they lignify
Present continuous
I am lignifying
you are lignifying
he/she/it is lignifying
we are lignifying
you are lignifying
they are lignifying
Present perfect
I have lignified
you have lignified
he/she/it has lignified
we have lignified
you have lignified
they have lignified
Present perfect continuous
I have been lignifying
you have been lignifying
he/she/it has been lignifying
we have been lignifying
you have been lignifying
they have been lignifying
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 lignified
you lignified
he/she/it lignified
we lignified
you lignified
they lignified
Past continuous
I was lignifying
you were lignifying
he/she/it was lignifying
we were lignifying
you were lignifying
they were lignifying
Past perfect
I had lignified
you had lignified
he/she/it had lignified
we had lignified
you had lignified
they had lignified
Past perfect continuous
I had been lignifying
you had been lignifying
he/she/it had been lignifying
we had been lignifying
you had been lignifying
they had been lignifying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will lignify
you will lignify
he/she/it will lignify
we will lignify
you will lignify
they will lignify
Future continuous
I will be lignifying
you will be lignifying
he/she/it will be lignifying
we will be lignifying
you will be lignifying
they will be lignifying
Future perfect
I will have lignified
you will have lignified
he/she/it will have lignified
we will have lignified
you will have lignified
they will have lignified
Future perfect continuous
I will have been lignifying
you will have been lignifying
he/she/it will have been lignifying
we will have been lignifying
you will have been lignifying
they will have been lignifying
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would lignify
you would lignify
he/she/it would lignify
we would lignify
you would lignify
they would lignify
Conditional continuous
I would be lignifying
you would be lignifying
he/she/it would be lignifying
we would be lignifying
you would be lignifying
they would be lignifying
Conditional perfect
I would have lignify
you would have lignify
he/she/it would have lignify
we would have lignify
you would have lignify
they would have lignify
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been lignifying
you would have been lignifying
he/she/it would have been lignifying
we would have been lignifying
you would have been lignifying
they would have been lignifying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you lignify
we let´s lignify
you lignify
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
lignified
Present Participle
lignifying
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 «LIGNIFY»
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lignify in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
lignify and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Once alfalfa internodes complete their growth in length, cambium meristematic
activity begins to add new xylem fiber and vessel cells that lignify almost
immediately. The predominant cell wall component in these tissues is cellulose (
400 g kg ...
In Pinus the resin in the stone cells seems to disappear when the cells lignify.
What significance this disappearance may have would be a difficult thing to solve
. In cycads also some stone cells are impregnated with tannin. The fact that
tannin ...
University of Chicago. Hull Botanical Laboratory
3
A Phonographic Pronouncing Dictionary of the English ...
Lignify, Ilg'ue fi', vi to become wood ; vt. to convert into wood. Lignificd, l!g'ne"-K'd,
pp. Lignify ing. ifg'nd-fi-fng, ppr, Lignin, lTg-ufu, n. the woody part of plants. [
stance. Lignoua, lfc-'nns. a. of a woody sub- Liguuin vitas, Hg nfim vi-te, n. guaiac
- ...
4
A supplement to Dr. Hammond's paraphrase and annotations on ...
Tho this word 7mJ)'et doth for the most part lignify Children; yet I lhould
chnsehere to interpret it Scr-uantr, so as tomake it answerable to the Hebrew -ipi
which signifies both Child and Serruant, and is rendered eP-Tmv by the
Septuagint in r ...
Jean Le Clerc, Henry Hammond,
1699
5
Popular and Complete English Dictionary: Exhibiting the ...
Lignify, llg'ne-fl, [L. lignum, and facio,] v. t To convtTt into wood. — e. I. To become
wood. Lignify ino, llg'ne-fl-tng, p. pr. Converting into wood. Liasiv, %'ntn, [L.
lignum, wood, 1 n. In chemistry. the woody part of plants; the skeleton of the stem
...
6
The lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, esq
The Bafs-Viol is an Inftrument of a quite different Nature to the Trumpet, and may
lignify Men of rough Senfe, and unpolifti'd Parts, who do not love to hear
themfelves tajk, but fometimes break out with an agreeable Blunt- nefs,
unexpected Wit, ...
Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison,
1733
... Solomon, and RehaBaam con uered Egypt, and the nations round about, an
ere&ed a great Empire, to reprelEnt and ligniFy their conquering Kings and
Princes, nor by writing down their names, but by making various hieroglyphical
figures; ...
8
Grace and truth: or, The glory and fulness of the Redeemer ...
The first goat may lignify that complete satisfaction which Christ nude to
vindictivejustice by the offering up himself ; and the second goat may lignify the h;
ippy consequence of this propitiatory sacrifice, in sinishing transgression, making
an end ...
Canes lignify irregularly, producing patches of green surrounded. GRAPEVINES
WITH PIERCE'S DISEASE APPEAR water-stressed. Symptoms of Pierce's
disease first appear in mid to late summer and progress through the fall as
evaporative ...
L Varela, R Smith, P Phillips, Lucia G. Varela
10
The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal
This custom reminded them of the first institution of marriage, at which time it was
intended to lignify that the husband was to be occupied in the labours of the field,
and the wife to manage the household affairs. ' Philocles now teok the hand of ...
Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths,
1791
9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIGNIFY»
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lignify is used in the context of the following news items.
Unlocking the biofuel energy stored in plant cell walls
In woody plants, there's a second phase of development in which the walls lignify, or become woody. At that point, the cells don't get any bigger ... «Penn State News, Jun 15»
Jerry Davis: Please don't disturb, but be part of, nature's morning calm
Most likely the prickles don't lignify until autumn, when his own pointed weapons are dangerous enough to discourage intruders of his own kind ... «Madison.com, Jul 14»
Is it worth pruning in summer?
This new vegetative growth is short and does not harden up (lignify) in time for winter, so if we have early hard frosts they get damaged and are ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 13»
Finding Terroir in New Zealand: A Presentation by Emmanuel …
When you do this, the tap roots start to lignify. This lignification profess creates a hard layer around the outside of the roots like a bark, and they ... «Vinography, Feb 13»
Preparing vines for future years' grapes
Because vines can lignify quickly, Favia's advice was to get them trained sooner than later. "You don't want to break shoots," she said, "and ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Aug 12»
It pays to go under cover
Some trees, such as persimmon, with soft shoots that are slow to harden (lignify) in late summer are favoured by the cicadas and there is little ... «The Nelson Mail, Feb 12»
Blake Simmons On Creating Fuel From Plants
First we pretreat the biomass to loosen everything up and de-lignify it. Then we add enzymes to the sugar polymers to liberate the fermentable ... «Fast Company, Nov 11»
Self-healing membranes - nature shows the way
... sud-denly expand if the lignified cells of the outside supporting tissue are damaged (a and b), and in a later phase (c) they eventually lignify. «Nanowerk LLC, Sep 11»
A Cruel Art Form
Copper or aluminium wire is wrapped around branches and trunks to hold them in place until they lignify (convert into wood). Screw-based ... «Sunday Leader, Nov 09»