ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RENOUNCE
From Old French renoncer, from Latin renuntiāre to disclaim, from re- + nuntiāre to announce, from nuntius messenger.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RENOUNCE
PRESENT
Present
I renounce
you renounce
he/she/it renounces
we renounce
you renounce
they renounce
Present continuous
I am renouncing
you are renouncing
he/she/it is renouncing
we are renouncing
you are renouncing
they are renouncing
Present perfect
I have renounced
you have renounced
he/she/it has renounced
we have renounced
you have renounced
they have renounced
Present perfect continuous
I have been renouncing
you have been renouncing
he/she/it has been renouncing
we have been renouncing
you have been renouncing
they have been renouncing
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 renounced
you renounced
he/she/it renounced
we renounced
you renounced
they renounced
Past continuous
I was renouncing
you were renouncing
he/she/it was renouncing
we were renouncing
you were renouncing
they were renouncing
Past perfect
I had renounced
you had renounced
he/she/it had renounced
we had renounced
you had renounced
they had renounced
Past perfect continuous
I had been renouncing
you had been renouncing
he/she/it had been renouncing
we had been renouncing
you had been renouncing
they had been renouncing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will renounce
you will renounce
he/she/it will renounce
we will renounce
you will renounce
they will renounce
Future continuous
I will be renouncing
you will be renouncing
he/she/it will be renouncing
we will be renouncing
you will be renouncing
they will be renouncing
Future perfect
I will have renounced
you will have renounced
he/she/it will have renounced
we will have renounced
you will have renounced
they will have renounced
Future perfect continuous
I will have been renouncing
you will have been renouncing
he/she/it will have been renouncing
we will have been renouncing
you will have been renouncing
they will have been renouncing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would renounce
you would renounce
he/she/it would renounce
we would renounce
you would renounce
they would renounce
Conditional continuous
I would be renouncing
you would be renouncing
he/she/it would be renouncing
we would be renouncing
you would be renouncing
they would be renouncing
Conditional perfect
I would have renounce
you would have renounce
he/she/it would have renounce
we would have renounce
you would have renounce
they would have renounce
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been renouncing
you would have been renouncing
he/she/it would have been renouncing
we would have been renouncing
you would have been renouncing
they would have been renouncing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you renounce
we let´s renounce
you renounce
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
renounced
Present Participle
renouncing
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 QUOTES WITH «RENOUNCE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
renounce.
He who desires to worship God must harbor no childish illusions about the matter but bravely renounce his liberty and humanity.
I love my country. And I would have to renounce my Spanish citizenship to become a U.S. Citizen.
It's important for American soldiers to be culturally sensitive when deployed in foreign countries. But it's just as important for the U.S. never to renounce the most fundamental American values, which, after all, are also universal values.
No one who has lived even for a fleeting moment for something other than life in its conventional sense and has experienced the exaltation that this feeling produces can then renounce his new freedom so easily.
Mr. Chamberlain desires to avert the threat to England's peace by making England, in alliance with Germany, stronger than her rivals and so to force them to renounce their hostile intentions against her.
Those who desire to rise as high as our human condition allows, must renounce intellectual pride, the omnipotence of clear thinking, belief in the absolute power of logic.
Alaska is what happens when Willy Wonka and the witch from Hansel and Gretel elope, buy a place together upstate, renounce their sweet teeth, and turn into health fanatics.
It was in our power to cause the Arab governments to renounce the policy of strength toward Israel by turning it into a demonstration of weakness.
The U.S. must renounce any U.S. interest in constructing permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq.
The strongest are those who renounce their own times and become a living part of those yet to come. The strongest and the rarest.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RENOUNCE»
Discover the use of
renounce in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
renounce and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Saint Germain: Prophecy to the Nations
"Say unto them: Renounce false slander, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries
of the Light and be saved from the fire-rivers of the dog-faced [one]. "Say unto
them: Renounce false witness, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light
...
Elizabeth Clare Prophet, 1990
In the name of Jesus Christ I renounce the oaths taken and the curses and
iniquities involved in the Second or Fellow Craft Degree of Masonry, especially
the curses on the heart and chest. I renounce the secret words SHIBBOLETH and
...
3
New Commentary on the Code of Canon Law
No privilege ceases through renunciation unless the competent authority has
accepted the renunciation. §2. Any physical person can renounce a privilege
granted only in that person's favor. §3. Individual persons cannot renounce a
privilege ...
John P. Beal, James A. Coriden, Thomas Joseph Green, 2000
4
Make God Your Senior Partner
I must renounce all my family individually and renounce all my needs. I must
renounce all my faith. I renounce my life and all my needs and all I ask for is for
His wisdom and understanding. And all I ask for is God's plan to be in action in
my life.
“Say unto them: Renounce bellylove, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of
the Light and be saved from the judgments of Amente. “Say unto them: Renounce
babbling,that yemaybe worthy of the mysteries ofthe Light and be saved from the
...
6
Light from Darkness: Spiritual Awakening Through Energy, ...
“Say unto them: Renounce pride and haughtiness, that ye may be worthy of the
mysteries of the Light and be saved from the fire-pits of Ariel. “Say untothem:
Renounce belly-love,that yemay be worthyofthe mysteriesofthe Light
andsavedfrom ...
Stare illic potuit Dei semis, et loqui, et renunciare Christo, qui jam diabolo
renunctaret et seculo, "Could the servant of God stand up there and renounce
Christ, who has already renounced the devil and the world?" Senn. De Laps. p.
151.
David Clarkson, B. H. Cooper, J. Blackburn, 1846
8
Apologetic and Practical Treatises
La Cerda ' We renounce thee, Satan, and all says that " this tradition is continued
thy crafts, and all thy snares, and thy among the Greeks, but among the ministers,
and thy angels, and thy Latins almost disused, for they are world P" Ambrosian, ...
9
29 CFR Labor: CFR Part 1926
§30.180 May I give up an inherited interest in trust or restricted property or trust
personalty? You may renounce an inherited or devised interest in trust or
restricted property, including a life estate, or in trust personalty if you are 18 years
old and ...
Office of The Federal Register, 2013
10
The Four Yogas: A Guide to the Spiritual Pathways of Action, ...
In reply, the holy man only said, “Renounce, O king. Renounce what is yours.” On
hearing this, the king began to reflect: “I have renounced my kingdom, my near
and dear ones, and all the comforts of life.What else of mine is left to renounce?
Swami Adiswarananda, 2006
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RENOUNCE»
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renounce is used in the context of the following news items.
ABN Amro executives renounce €100000 bonus
Six managing directors at the Dutch bank ABN Amro have renounced a €100,000 ($109,000; £73,000) bonus after a "public commotion", the bank says. «BBC News, Mar 15»
Boris Johnson 'intends to renounce US citizenship'
Boris Johnson says he intends to renounce his American citizenship to prove his "commitment to Britain". He told the Sunday Times that his citizenship was "an ... «BBC News, Feb 15»
A record 3415 Americans ditch their passports
... to give up their passports hit a record 3,415 last year, up 14% from 2013, and 15 times more than in 2008, when only 231 people renounced their citizenship. «CNNMoney, Feb 15»
Who Is Molly White? Muslims Asked To Renounce Terrorism By …
Molly White wrote a Facebook statement asking “representatives from the Muslim community to renounce Islamic terrorist groups and publicly announce ... «International Business Times, Feb 15»
Increasing number of Israelis renouncing their citizenship
The percentage of citizens who made requests to renounce their Israeli citizenship rose by 65 percent in 2014, year-end summaries recently revealed. In the ... «Ynetnews, Jan 15»
UN resolution: Israel must renounce nuclear arms
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved an Arab-backed resolution Tuesday calling on Israel to renounce possession ... «Yahoo News, Dec 14»
Anjem Choudary claims he would renounce British citizenship and …
Radical cleric Anjem Choudray has claimed he would renounce his British citizenship and live under the rule of Isis, if the government would grant him safe ... «The Independent, Nov 14»
US Quadruples Expat Fee As Record Numbers Of Americans …
The U.S. has more than quadrupled the fee to renounce citizenship as record numbers of citizens file to become expatriates. The State Department increased ... «Daily Caller, Aug 14»
U.S. Hikes Fee To Renounce Citizenship By 422%
With global tax reporting and FATCA, the list of the individuals who renounced is up. For 2013, there was a 221% increase, with record numbers of Americans ... «Forbes, Aug 14»
817 Ghanaians renounce their Citizenship
The Ministry of Interior has revealed about 817 Ghanaians renounced their Citizenship in the year 2013 as against 39 foreigners who applied to be Ghanaians. «Citifmonline, Jul 14»
