CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OPPUGN
PRESENT
Present
I oppugn
you oppugn
he/she/it oppugns
we oppugn
you oppugn
they oppugn
Present continuous
I am oppugning
you are oppugning
he/she/it is oppugning
we are oppugning
you are oppugning
they are oppugning
Present perfect
I have oppugned
you have oppugned
he/she/it has oppugned
we have oppugned
you have oppugned
they have oppugned
Present perfect continuous
I have been oppugning
you have been oppugning
he/she/it has been oppugning
we have been oppugning
you have been oppugning
they have been oppugning
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 oppugned
you oppugned
he/she/it oppugned
we oppugned
you oppugned
they oppugned
Past continuous
I was oppugning
you were oppugning
he/she/it was oppugning
we were oppugning
you were oppugning
they were oppugning
Past perfect
I had oppugned
you had oppugned
he/she/it had oppugned
we had oppugned
you had oppugned
they had oppugned
Past perfect continuous
I had been oppugning
you had been oppugning
he/she/it had been oppugning
we had been oppugning
you had been oppugning
they had been oppugning
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will oppugn
you will oppugn
he/she/it will oppugn
we will oppugn
you will oppugn
they will oppugn
Future continuous
I will be oppugning
you will be oppugning
he/she/it will be oppugning
we will be oppugning
you will be oppugning
they will be oppugning
Future perfect
I will have oppugned
you will have oppugned
he/she/it will have oppugned
we will have oppugned
you will have oppugned
they will have oppugned
Future perfect continuous
I will have been oppugning
you will have been oppugning
he/she/it will have been oppugning
we will have been oppugning
you will have been oppugning
they will have been oppugning
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would oppugn
you would oppugn
he/she/it would oppugn
we would oppugn
you would oppugn
they would oppugn
Conditional continuous
I would be oppugning
you would be oppugning
he/she/it would be oppugning
we would be oppugning
you would be oppugning
they would be oppugning
Conditional perfect
I would have oppugn
you would have oppugn
he/she/it would have oppugn
we would have oppugn
you would have oppugn
they would have oppugn
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been oppugning
you would have been oppugning
he/she/it would have been oppugning
we would have been oppugning
you would have been oppugning
they would have been oppugning
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you oppugn
we let´s oppugn
you oppugn
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
oppugning
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 «OPPUGN»
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oppugn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
oppugn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Synonyms Discriminated: A Dictionary of Synonymous Words in ...
They both fall short of the rest, in that they denote only reasoning, not conclusive
reasoning. To oppugn is to exercise hostile reasoning against a person or his
statements; while to impugn is rather to call in question the truth of what he states.
2
A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are ...
For the ecclesiastical laws of this land wc are led by a great reason to observe,
and ye be by no necessity bound to oppugn them. Hooker. They said the manner
of their impeachment they could not but conceive did oppugn the rights of ...
Henry John Todd, Samuel Johnson, 1805
3
A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
... is an Italianate literary word meaning "one who composes verse or drama
extemporaneously." imprudent; impudent. Imprudent = rash, indiscreet. Impudent
= insolently disrespectful; shamelessly presumptuous. impugn; oppugn; repugn.
4
Johnson's English Dictionary, as Improved by Todd and ...
The same analogy will oblige us to pronounce \mi>regn, oppugn, erpwjrw, jn-
irpuyn, &9 if written tm- prens up/tune, r.rpaiie, prnpune, not only wbon these ver!j
> are in llic infinitive mood, hut in the preterits, participle*, und verbal nouns
formed ...
Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Henry John Todd, 1830
5
Synonyms Discriminated: A Dictionary of Synonymous Words in ...
Oppugn. Impugn. Disprove. To Confute (Lat. confutare) applies both to the
arguerand the argument. It is to overwhelm by decisive argument. Refute (Lat. rtt-
futaret to repel, rebut; not connected with confutare) is to repel by the same kind
of ...
6
Synonyms Discriminated: A Complete Catalogue of Synonymous ...
Oppugn. Impugn. Disprove. To Confute (Lat. confutari) applies both to the arguer
and the argument. It is to overwhelm by decisive argument. Repute is to repel by
the same kind of argument, and so applies to what is personally alleged against ...
7
The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of ...
For the ecclesiastical laws of this land we are led by a great reason to observe,
and ye be by no necessity bound to oppugn them. Hooker. Take but degree away
, untune that string, And hark what discord follows, each thing meets In mere ...
Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington)
8
Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
To OPPUGN, v. a. [opougno, Lat.] To oppose ; to attack ; to resist. — Ye be by no
necessity bound to oppugn them. Hooker. — They said the manner of their
impeachment, they could not but conceive, did oppugn the rights of parliament.
9
Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...
OPPS, a town of Pennsylvania, in Northampton county j 6 miles SE. of Bethlehem
. * To OPPUGN, v. a. [oppugno, Lat.] To oppose : to attack ; to resist. — Ye be bv,
no necessity bound to oppugn them. Hooker. — They said the manner of their ...
10
Golden Mouth: The Story of John Chrysostom - Ascetic, ...
92 Adv. oppugn. 3-4 (PG 47.351-4). 93 Adv. oppugn. 5-7 (PG 47.356-60. 94 Adv.
oppugn. 3.8 (PG 47.360-3). 95 Adv. oppugn. 3.11 (PG 47.366). 96 Adv. oppugn.
3.11 (PG 47.366). 97 Adv. oppugn. 3.12 (PG 47.368). 98 Adv. oppugn. 3.18 (PG ...
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OPPUGN»
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oppugn is used in the context of the following news items.
Younger brother continues family dominance of regional spelling bee
Paul's older sister, Emily, won the event four times, from 2010 to 2013, spelling the winning words sclerosis, ankylosaur, oppugn and corvee. While Paul claims ... «WAVE 3, Mar 15»
Barack Obama, a bombast obloquy under Modi's Marquee!
It is clear that USA and Obama's oppugn for Pakistan is only overact, Indians know these oppugn just insidious, 'what they have seen in past'. «Merinews, Jan 15»
Spelling Bee on ESPN3 Wednesday
... a seventh-grader at Knox Junior High School in Johnstown, Fulton County, correctly spelled "mistletoe," but misspelled "oppugn" (to dispute). «Albany Times Union, May 14»
The Power of Critical Thinking(l)
Of course, globalization and interdependence would seem to oppugn our moral arguments in the other direction, in the Hegelian direction of ... «GhanaWeb, Feb 14»
Braving the Kentucky Derby Festival spelling bee
Emily Keaton, a seventh-grader from Christ Central School in Pikeville, Ky., won by correctly spelling “oppugn,” which means “call into question ... «Bizjournals.com, Mar 12»
Saturday: Titanic-Taloned Terrorizers
I learned today that OPPUGN and impugn are the same thing; isn't the English language a fabulous thing? I'm also wearing the dunce cap ... «New York Times, Jul 11»
Elif Batuman
Because we are determined 'to oppugn the idea of rebellion', we give unprecedented prestige to 'revisionist attacks on the foundations of ... «London Review of Books, Nov 08»
