CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PREVARICATE
PRESENT
Present
I prevaricate
you prevaricate
he/she/it prevaricates
we prevaricate
you prevaricate
they prevaricate
Present continuous
I am prevaricating
you are prevaricating
he/she/it is prevaricating
we are prevaricating
you are prevaricating
they are prevaricating
Present perfect
I have prevaricated
you have prevaricated
he/she/it has prevaricated
we have prevaricated
you have prevaricated
they have prevaricated
Present perfect continuous
I have been prevaricating
you have been prevaricating
he/she/it has been prevaricating
we have been prevaricating
you have been prevaricating
they have been prevaricating
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 prevaricated
you prevaricated
he/she/it prevaricated
we prevaricated
you prevaricated
they prevaricated
Past continuous
I was prevaricating
you were prevaricating
he/she/it was prevaricating
we were prevaricating
you were prevaricating
they were prevaricating
Past perfect
I had prevaricated
you had prevaricated
he/she/it had prevaricated
we had prevaricated
you had prevaricated
they had prevaricated
Past perfect continuous
I had been prevaricating
you had been prevaricating
he/she/it had been prevaricating
we had been prevaricating
you had been prevaricating
they had been prevaricating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will prevaricate
you will prevaricate
he/she/it will prevaricate
we will prevaricate
you will prevaricate
they will prevaricate
Future continuous
I will be prevaricating
you will be prevaricating
he/she/it will be prevaricating
we will be prevaricating
you will be prevaricating
they will be prevaricating
Future perfect
I will have prevaricated
you will have prevaricated
he/she/it will have prevaricated
we will have prevaricated
you will have prevaricated
they will have prevaricated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been prevaricating
you will have been prevaricating
he/she/it will have been prevaricating
we will have been prevaricating
you will have been prevaricating
they will have been prevaricating
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would prevaricate
you would prevaricate
he/she/it would prevaricate
we would prevaricate
you would prevaricate
they would prevaricate
Conditional continuous
I would be prevaricating
you would be prevaricating
he/she/it would be prevaricating
we would be prevaricating
you would be prevaricating
they would be prevaricating
Conditional perfect
I would have prevaricate
you would have prevaricate
he/she/it would have prevaricate
we would have prevaricate
you would have prevaricate
they would have prevaricate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been prevaricating
you would have been prevaricating
he/she/it would have been prevaricating
we would have been prevaricating
you would have been prevaricating
they would have been prevaricating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you prevaricate
we let´s prevaricate
you prevaricate
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to prevaricate
Past participle
prevaricated
Present Participle
prevaricating
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 «PREVARICATE»
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Synonyms Discriminated: A Complete Catalogue of Synonymous ...
ERRATIC. Equivocate. Prevaricate. To Equivocate (Lat. cequus equal, and vox, a
speech or word) ia, strictly, to make use of expressions which do not necessarily
violate truth, because they may be taken in more senses than one ; the ...
2
The SAT Word Slam: Rhyme Your Way to a Better Vocabulary and ...
Prevaricate. (verb) “Prih-VARe-ih-kate” Ifyou despise People's fiction and lies, It
sounds like you hate When they prevaricate. Next time yourguy looks you in the
eye And tells a fat lie, give this one a try: “I'm sorry Bud, but I don't date A
jokerwho ...
prevaricate. or. procrastinate? Prevaricate means to tell a lie or to avoid telling
the truth, or coming to the point. Procrastinate means to put something off, when it
should be done immediately. Politicians, for example, are often known to both ...
4
Garner's Modern American Usage
See weasel words. prevalent is accented on the first, not the second, syllable: /
prev-ә-lәnt/. prevaricate = to avoid telling the truth, esp. by equivocating; to lie—
e.g.: “[I]mpressed by Maggie's brashness and her amazing ability to lie on a dime
...
5
The Best Test Preparation for the COOP (Cooperative ...
To predict (B) is to guess or to foresee. Choice (B) is not an appropriate synonym.
To prosper (C) is to do well, to make advances, or to make gains. Choice (C) is
not the best term for a synonym of presume. 26. (B) To prevaricate means most ...
6
Robert Hartwell Fiske's Dictionary of Unendurable English: A ...
P prevaricate Misused for procrastinate. t *SBR UIF 6 4 CFMJFWFT XBOUT
inspectors who have as little knowledge as possible of the weapons they are
looking for, wants a list of inspection sites so that it can clean them up well in
advance, ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2011
7
The Facts on File Guide to Good Writing
Prevaricate means “evade,” “mislead,” or “equivocate” (to prevaricate when
questioned by the police), whereas procrastinate means “delay” or “put off”: He
sought to procrastinate until the return of his parents. prey/pray See PRAY/PREY.
8
Encyclopaedia Perthensis; or, Universal dictionary of Knowledge
I Powerfully ; forcibly The ev'ning-ftar so falls into the main, To rife at mcin more
prevalently bright. Priir. • To PREVARICATE, v. n. [prevarieor, Lat. prevariquer, Fr.
] To cavil ; to quibble ; to shuffle. — Laws are either disannulled or quite preva'i~ ...
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1806
prevaricate verb, means to avoid telling the truth by not answering directly: Asked
ifhe had broken the window, he prevaricated by saying he was not the only one
playing cricket. procrastinate verb, means to put off a difficult or unpleasant ...
Graham Pointon, Stewart Clark, 2014
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The Sterling Book Of Word Perfect
Prevaricate/Procrastinate. Prevaricate : evade, mislead. Seema is prevaricating
over whether to buy a new house. Procrastinate : postpone, put off. When asked
to declare the result he procrastinated and said the evaluation was still going on.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PREVARICATE»
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prevaricate is used in the context of the following news items.
The Iran Deal Isn't Anything Like Nixon Going to China
... be to prevaricate on inspections of nuclear facilities for 5 to 10 years and then “confront the Americans with an even more powerful deterrent. «Foreign Policy, Jul 15»
Is It OK to Lie to Do Good?
You could prevaricate and say something sneaky like, “My goodness Gertie! What an amazing hat!” or “Only you could wear that hat Gertie!”. «Patheos, Jul 15»
86.361 percent of all statistics are lies
Blessed with the esoteric knowledge that 99.254 percent of all baby-kissers prevaricate 96.981 percent of the time, it is so easy to spot ... «Daily Times, Jul 15»
Agnes Le Roux is gone, but the teen sex comedy is back—plus …
... standing trial for abetting a worker's suicide; (Dis)Honesty: The Truth About Lies, a documentary about why people prevaricate; Irrational Man ... «Chicago Reader, Jul 15»
Going for bronze
Without the games, the development would have been much slower. An immovable deadline meant politicians could not prevaricate or delay, ... «The Economist, Jul 15»
No, It Won't Just be 24 Days
Mr. Obama claims this is more than adequate, since it gives Iran no more than 24 days to prevaricate before the IAEA gets to inspect, and ... «White House Dossier, Jul 15»
The Iranian Inspections Mirage
Mr. Obama claims this is more than adequate, since it gives Iran no more than 24 days to prevaricate before the IAEA gets to inspect, and ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
Arresting holiday destinations
The question isn't a particularly easy one in the circumstances so the obvious course is to prevaricate. "Aha," I reply, "it will be a surprise, ... «Wanganui Chronicle, Jul 15»
Senators Saraki And Ekweremadu's Elections Are A Nullity By Jiti …
If politicians prevaricate, the law does not. It is either a constitutional process has taken place or it has not taken place. An unconstitutional act ... «SaharaReporters.com, Jul 15»
Senators Saraki and Ekweremadu's Elections Are a Nullity
If politicians prevaricate, the law does not. It is either a constitutional process has taken place or it has not taken place. An unconstitutional act ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
