ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RETRENCH
From Old French retrenchier, from re- + trenchier to cut, from Latin truncāre to lop.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RETRENCH
PRESENT
Present
I retrench
you retrench
he/she/it retrenches
we retrench
you retrench
they retrench
Present continuous
I am retrenching
you are retrenching
he/she/it is retrenching
we are retrenching
you are retrenching
they are retrenching
Present perfect
I have retrenched
you have retrenched
he/she/it has retrenched
we have retrenched
you have retrenched
they have retrenched
Present perfect continuous
I have been retrenching
you have been retrenching
he/she/it has been retrenching
we have been retrenching
you have been retrenching
they have been retrenching
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 retrenched
you retrenched
he/she/it retrenched
we retrenched
you retrenched
they retrenched
Past continuous
I was retrenching
you were retrenching
he/she/it was retrenching
we were retrenching
you were retrenching
they were retrenching
Past perfect
I had retrenched
you had retrenched
he/she/it had retrenched
we had retrenched
you had retrenched
they had retrenched
Past perfect continuous
I had been retrenching
you had been retrenching
he/she/it had been retrenching
we had been retrenching
you had been retrenching
they had been retrenching
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will retrench
you will retrench
he/she/it will retrench
we will retrench
you will retrench
they will retrench
Future continuous
I will be retrenching
you will be retrenching
he/she/it will be retrenching
we will be retrenching
you will be retrenching
they will be retrenching
Future perfect
I will have retrenched
you will have retrenched
he/she/it will have retrenched
we will have retrenched
you will have retrenched
they will have retrenched
Future perfect continuous
I will have been retrenching
you will have been retrenching
he/she/it will have been retrenching
we will have been retrenching
you will have been retrenching
they will have been retrenching
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would retrench
you would retrench
he/she/it would retrench
we would retrench
you would retrench
they would retrench
Conditional continuous
I would be retrenching
you would be retrenching
he/she/it would be retrenching
we would be retrenching
you would be retrenching
they would be retrenching
Conditional perfect
I would have retrench
you would have retrench
he/she/it would have retrench
we would have retrench
you would have retrench
they would have retrench
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been retrenching
you would have been retrenching
he/she/it would have been retrenching
we would have been retrenching
you would have been retrenching
they would have been retrenching
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you retrench
we let´s retrench
you retrench
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
retrenched
Present Participle
retrenching
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 «RETRENCH»
Discover the use of
retrench in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
retrench and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
When in Peril,
Retrench: Testing the Portfolio Channel of ...
One plausible mechanism through which financial market shocks may propagate across countries is through the effect of past gains and losses on investors' risk aversion.
Gaston Gelos, Carmen Reinhart, 2004
2
THE MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED ...
14 60 Whitelaw Reid For attendance as witness before Committee on
Investigation and Retrench- 4 80 Mar. 14 61 63 63 64 CO 66 Henry A. Garrison
For attendance as witness before Committee on Investigation and Retrench- 8 00
Mar.
3
Law Relating to Dismissal Discharge & Retrenchment
Then Clause (b) enjoins on the employer to make an application to the "
appropriate Government" or the "specified Authority" to obtain its prior permission
to retrench a workman. The requirement of prior permission to retrench workmen
is the ...
4
Psychocomputational Models of Subset Principle Compliance in ...
The Retrench learner only learned on 95% of the trials. This was due to the
configuration of the lattice for certain languages and their subsets. For example,
for language 3 in the CoLAG domain, all 100 trials failed. Language 3 has three ...
5
McNeill's Code. (1908 Edition)
... Is (are) retreating RETREATMENT Without any retreatment RETRENCH To
retrench Not retrench Not to retrench Must retrench Can retrench Cannot retrench
Absolutely necessary to retrench RETRENCHED Not retrenched
RETRENCHING ...
Mr. McGreedy says he cannot pay his expenses. The poor man is harassed
almost to death with unpaid bills. Every time he comes into the house, he gasps
with feverish earnestness the single word Retrench ! Retrench ! Retrench !
Retrench !
7
X-Kit Undergraduate Human Resource Management
We will show you how - steps to retrench an employee After the fire, Grace
realises that she will have to retrench Hanna, Raj and Celia. She feels terrible
about it, but there is nothing else that she can do. Mrs Maako, a labour expert,
tells her ...
8
International Labour Law Reports
The initial decision to retrench ... is, it is submitted, a matter falling within the
realm of managerial prerogative. . . . There appears to be no logical reason, for
example, why management on its own can decide on the policy for the expansion
of a ...
Zvi H. Bar-Niv, Sigeman, 1994
9
Wooing of Eve: An Entirely Artificial & Sentimental Comedy ...
Just for a while, my dear, we'll have to retrench. For a bit — retrench, (cJ MRS.
RODD. (Rising) Retrench? RODD. Cheerless little word. But there it is — retrench
, retrench, retrench ! But it's only temporary, of course. We must — retrench.
John Hartley Manners, 1920
10
A Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibi ... ...
RETRENCH', v. t. [Fr. relrancher; re and trancher, to cut; It. trincea, a trench; trin-
cerare, to intrench ; trinciare, to carve; W. trycu, to cut.] 1. To cut off"; to pare away.
And thy exuberant parts retrench. Denham. 2. To lessen ; to abridge ; to curtail ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RETRENCH»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
retrench is used in the context of the following news items.
Lonmin could retrench 6000 during restructuring
Lonmin could retrench 6,000 during restructuring. CEO Ben Magara said the short-term pain was necessary to ensure long-term viability. Mineworkers going ... «Eyewitness News, Jul 15»
As gays celebrate, opponents retrench
As gays celebrate, opponents retrench. Life. Scouts' lifting of gay ban won't apply to churches · Weather's looking good for Ohio State Fair; lots of changes await ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jun 15»
TransNamib revives plan to retrench nearly 1 000 workers
After initially reversing plans to retrench over 1 000 workers earlier this year, TransNamib has reneged on its undertaking and could go ahead with the plan. «New Era, Jun 15»
Amplats plans to retrench managers
Amplats plans to retrench managers. June 24 2015 at 08:00am. By Dineo Faku Comment on this story. BR Anglo platinum 389 INDEPENDENT MEDIA Amplats' ... «Independent Online, Jun 15»
HSBC Joins Citigroup, SocGen as Foreign Banks Retrench in Brazil
HSBC Holdings Plc this week became the third foreign retail bank to abandon or scale back in Brazil in the past two years, leaving the South American nation ... «Bloomberg, Jun 15»
Telkom to retrench thousands more workers: union
Worker union Solidarity says that Telkom is planning on retrenching thousands of workers over the next two months. According to a statement issued by the ... «BusinessTech, Jun 15»
Sikorsky to Retrench 1400 Jobs on Low Helicopter Demand
(UTX - Analyst Report), is reportedly considering plans to retrench 1,400 jobs in the next year as it counters lower demand on falling oil prices. The layoffs will ... «Zacks.com, Jun 15»
Amcu, Anglo American Platinum 'colluding' to retrench workers, says …
In 2012‚ NUM led the negotiations when Anglo American Platinum wanted to retrench 14,000. Retrenchments were later reduced to 3,000 and forced ... «BDlive, Apr 15»
Amplats plan to retrench 474 workers reignites NUM's anger
The company first made this restructuring plan public in 2013, causing waves in political and union circles, and sparking fighting words from the National Union ... «BDlive, Apr 15»
More companies apply to retrench workers
THE Retrenchment Board is considering applications by three companies, Champions Insurance, Letombo Spar and Blue Star Logistics to lay off workers amid ... «Zimbabwe Independent, Apr 15»
