CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERSTINK
PRESENT
Present
I overstink
you overstink
he/she/it overstinks
we overstink
you overstink
they overstink
Present continuous
I am overstinking
you are overstinking
he/she/it is overstinking
we are overstinking
you are overstinking
they are overstinking
Present perfect
I have overstinked
you have overstinked
he/she/it has overstinked
we have overstinked
you have overstinked
they have overstinked
Present perfect continuous
I have been overstinking
you have been overstinking
he/she/it has been overstinking
we have been overstinking
you have been overstinking
they have been overstinking
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 overstinked
you overstinked
he/she/it overstinked
we overstinked
you overstinked
they overstinked
Past continuous
I was overstinking
you were overstinking
he/she/it was overstinking
we were overstinking
you were overstinking
they were overstinking
Past perfect
I had overstinked
you had overstinked
he/she/it had overstinked
we had overstinked
you had overstinked
they had overstinked
Past perfect continuous
I had been overstinking
you had been overstinking
he/she/it had been overstinking
we had been overstinking
you had been overstinking
they had been overstinking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will overstink
you will overstink
he/she/it will overstink
we will overstink
you will overstink
they will overstink
Future continuous
I will be overstinking
you will be overstinking
he/she/it will be overstinking
we will be overstinking
you will be overstinking
they will be overstinking
Future perfect
I will have overstinked
you will have overstinked
he/she/it will have overstinked
we will have overstinked
you will have overstinked
they will have overstinked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been overstinking
you will have been overstinking
he/she/it will have been overstinking
we will have been overstinking
you will have been overstinking
they will have been overstinking
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would overstink
you would overstink
he/she/it would overstink
we would overstink
you would overstink
they would overstink
Conditional continuous
I would be overstinking
you would be overstinking
he/she/it would be overstinking
we would be overstinking
you would be overstinking
they would be overstinking
Conditional perfect
I would have overstink
you would have overstink
he/she/it would have overstink
we would have overstink
you would have overstink
they would have overstink
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been overstinking
you would have been overstinking
he/she/it would have been overstinking
we would have been overstinking
you would have been overstinking
they would have been overstinking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you overstink
we let´s overstink
you overstink
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
overstinked
Present Participle
overstinking
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 «OVERSTINK»
Discover the use of
overstink in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
overstink and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The medical knowledge of Shakespeare
The conspirators against Prospero are actually led into the rotten fen, the
emanations from which "overstink their feet;" they emerge with the " nose in great
indignation " at their own unsavoury plight, and as a climax to their distress, 57
The ...
John Charles Bucknill (sir.), 1860
2
An English-Welsh pronouncing dictionary: with an analysis of ...
... v. a. gorlamu ; Overstink,ö-fer-stinc',».a.gorddrygsawru Overstock, ö-fer-stoc',
v. a. gorlenwi, gor- ystorio, arddigoni, gormoddi, gormodi, rhylenwi; ymdyru,
rhydyru: s. arddi- gonedd, gormodedd Overstore, ö-fer-stôr', v. a. ystorio mwy na
rhaid, ...
3
Shakespeare-Lexicon: A Complete Dictionary of All the ...
Overstained, stained over, quite discoloured: besmeared and o. with slaughter's
pencil, John HI, I, 236. Overstare, see O'erstare. Overstep, see O'erstep. Overstink
, see O'erstink. Overstrawed, see O'erstrawed. Oversway (cf. O'ersway) to rule, ...
Alexander Schmidt, Gregor Sarrazin, 1902
4
The American Phonetic Dictionary of the English Language
[mue. Overstare, Ó-ver-atár,* ». ». tu star wjldli er to Overstate, Q-ver-etat, ». t. tu
etat to h¡; tu egzajerat. [statment. Overstatement, O-vor-stát-inont, ». to h] a
Overstep, O-ver-stóp, v. t. tu step beyónd. Overstink, O-ver-stínk, ». í. tu surpás in
stenq.
Daniel S. Smalley, Alexander John Ellis, 1855
5
Shakespeare's Words: A Glossary and Language Companion
outstare, face down MV II.i.27 [Morocco to Portia] I would o'erstare the sternest
eyes that look overstink (v.) stink worse than, drown the smell of Tem IV.i.184 [
Arielto Prospero, of Stephano, Trinculo, and Caliban] the foul lake / O'erstunk
their ...
David Crystal, Ben Crystal, 2004
6
The Anthem Dictionary of Literary Terms and Theory
His nonce~words in the OED include 'overstink' (to smell more than) and '
fantastico' (an absurd person). PORTMANTEAU WORDS and INKHORN TERMS
are sometimes also nonce words. HAPAX LEGOMENON is an older term with a
similar ...
7
The imperial dictionary, English, technological, and ...
OVERSLEPT', pp. Slept too long. OVERSPRADDE'.t PP- Overspread. [Chaucer. I
OVERSTATE', v. t. To exaggerate in statement ; to state in too strong terms. [
American.] OVERSTINK', v t. To surpass in stench. [iS'A«A.] OVER-STRAIN ED, a.
John Ogilvie, Noah Webster, 1856
... cattle 180 sharp . . . gorse prickly shrubs 182 filthy-mantled covered with slime
or scum 184 O'erstunk their feet stank even worse than, or drowned the stench of,
their feet (only occurrence in OED overstink v.) my bird This epithet suggests ...
William Shakespeare, Virginia Mason Vaughan, Alden T. Vaughan, 1999
9
The Shakespeare miscellany
offendress, offering, omittance, oneyers, out-burn, out- crafty, outdwell, over-dyed,
overgreen, over-office, overperch, overpost, over-ripen, over-stain, overstink,
overweathered, pannell (v.), parting, pauser, phantasim, phese, phraseless,
pilcher ...
David Crystal, Ben Crystal, 2005
10
Documentation in the O.E.D.: Shakespeare and Nashe as test cases
1600 SON Overstink, v. 1610 TMP Over-tedious, a. 1591 1H6 Overteem, v. 1602
HAM X Over-veil, v. 1591 1H6 Overview 1588 LLL Overweathered, ppl. a. 1596
MV Ox-head 1595 JN X Pageant, v. 1606 TRO Pageantry 1608 PER X xPaiocke
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