CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PICKEER
PRESENT
Present
I pickeer
you pickeer
he/she/it pickeers
we pickeer
you pickeer
they pickeer
Present continuous
I am pickeering
you are pickeering
he/she/it is pickeering
we are pickeering
you are pickeering
they are pickeering
Present perfect
I have pickeered
you have pickeered
he/she/it has pickeered
we have pickeered
you have pickeered
they have pickeered
Present perfect continuous
I have been pickeering
you have been pickeering
he/she/it has been pickeering
we have been pickeering
you have been pickeering
they have been pickeering
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 pickeered
you pickeered
he/she/it pickeered
we pickeered
you pickeered
they pickeered
Past continuous
I was pickeering
you were pickeering
he/she/it was pickeering
we were pickeering
you were pickeering
they were pickeering
Past perfect
I had pickeered
you had pickeered
he/she/it had pickeered
we had pickeered
you had pickeered
they had pickeered
Past perfect continuous
I had been pickeering
you had been pickeering
he/she/it had been pickeering
we had been pickeering
you had been pickeering
they had been pickeering
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will pickeer
you will pickeer
he/she/it will pickeer
we will pickeer
you will pickeer
they will pickeer
Future continuous
I will be pickeering
you will be pickeering
he/she/it will be pickeering
we will be pickeering
you will be pickeering
they will be pickeering
Future perfect
I will have pickeered
you will have pickeered
he/she/it will have pickeered
we will have pickeered
you will have pickeered
they will have pickeered
Future perfect continuous
I will have been pickeering
you will have been pickeering
he/she/it will have been pickeering
we will have been pickeering
you will have been pickeering
they will have been pickeering
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would pickeer
you would pickeer
he/she/it would pickeer
we would pickeer
you would pickeer
they would pickeer
Conditional continuous
I would be pickeering
you would be pickeering
he/she/it would be pickeering
we would be pickeering
you would be pickeering
they would be pickeering
Conditional perfect
I would have pickeer
you would have pickeer
he/she/it would have pickeer
we would have pickeer
you would have pickeer
they would have pickeer
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been pickeering
you would have been pickeering
he/she/it would have been pickeering
we would have been pickeering
you would have been pickeering
they would have been pickeering
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you pickeer
we let´s pickeer
you pickeer
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
pickeered
Present Participle
pickeering
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 «PICKEER»
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pickeer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
pickeer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A New Dictionary of the English Language ...
of. Anglo. Saxon. origin. He. suggests. the. verb. pickeer,. to. fight. with. pihes. In.
the. A. S. P. can. ,Dut. Pichen or Bichen, pickeren ; Ger. Bic en, is to eck at: and
bicker (p into b) may be0 be always peeking at, attacking, skirmishing;
squabbling, ...
2
The royal standard English dictionary ... To which is ...
La. having a sharp point Pickeer', va. to pillage, rob; to make a flying skirmish
Pick'er, r. who picks; a thief; pickaxe Pick'erel, r. a young pike Pickeer'ing, r. the
act of sliirmishing rick'le, r. a salt liquor, brine; thing picklcd; hate, condition ...
William PERRY (of Edinburgh.), 1795
3
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)
Pickeer, pikēr′,v.i. (obs.)to act as a skirmisher. —n.Pickeer′er. Pickerel, pik′
erel, n.an American pike:a wading bird, the dunlin. [Pike+er + el.] Picket, pik′et,
n.apointed stake usedin fortification:a small outpost orguard stationed in front of ...
4
The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of ...
PICKEER', v. a. Ital. piccare. To pillage ; pirate ; rob ; make a flying skirmish. No
sooner could a hint appear. But up he started to pickeer. And made the stoutest
yield to mercy, When he engaged in controversy. Hudibras. PICK'EREL-WEED ...
Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington)
Come, fiddles, be ready. — Shall I wait on you in » dance about business — 64.
pickeer] to skirmish playfully or amorously; to dally, flirt. (OED quotes this
passage.) the bourse — Takes out Clarinda. 70 They dance; Sir -123- THE
VIRTUOSO ...
Thomas Shadwell, Marjorie Hope Nicolson, David Stuart Rodes, 1966
6
The Dictionary of Distinctions: In Three Alphabets, ...
A game at cards, r pickeer, pik-ker'. va. To pirate, 3 pillage, rob. (PIQUEER. V.
PICKEER. c pickeerer, pik-kerur. Pillager; .? plunderer. / CPIQUEERER. V.
PICKEERER. pickeertng, pik-kerlng. PiraU ing; pillaging; robbing. Pickering pik'ur
-ing.
7
The London encyclopaedia: or, Universal dictionary of ...
No sooner could a hint appear, But up he started to pickeer, And made the
stoutest yield to mercy, When he engaged in controversy. Hudibras. PICK'EREL-
WEED, n. s. From pike. A water plant, from which pikes are fabled to be
generated.
8
The Chambers Dictionary
... a pick] pickeer /»'-&«•'. vi to forage (obs); to skirmish; to scout; to flirt (o/i.v). n
pickeer er [Ely uncertain] pickelhaube pik-1-how'ba or pik\ n a German spiked
helmet. [Ger] pickerel pik'3r-al. n a young pike; a pike, esp of smaller species (US
).
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Etymons of English Words
See to Pickeer. Piccage, s. compensation for picking holes in the ground, when
erecting booths at a country fair ; L. B. picca- gium. See Pick. Pick, *. a sharp
pointed iron tool ; It. pico ; F. pique, pioche. See Pike. Pick, v. 1. to take, pluck,
gather, ...
John Thomson (M. A. S.), 1826
10
A Dictionary of the Portuguese and English Languages, in Two ...
To PICKEER, v. a. roubar, andar a pilhagem ; it. efcaramuçar na guerra.
PICKEER [NG, f. efcaramuça. PICKER, f. o que efcolhe ; vê também PICK-AXE.
Aã tar-picker, mundador ou alimpador de orelhas. A tootb-ficktr, palito para
alimpar et ...
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