CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TERGIVERSATE
PRESENT
Present
I tergiversate
you tergiversate
he/she/it tergiversates
we tergiversate
you tergiversate
they tergiversate
Present continuous
I am tergiversating
you are tergiversating
he/she/it is tergiversating
we are tergiversating
you are tergiversating
they are tergiversating
Present perfect
I have tergiversated
you have tergiversated
he/she/it has tergiversated
we have tergiversated
you have tergiversated
they have tergiversated
Present perfect continuous
I have been tergiversating
you have been tergiversating
he/she/it has been tergiversating
we have been tergiversating
you have been tergiversating
they have been tergiversating
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 tergiversated
you tergiversated
he/she/it tergiversated
we tergiversated
you tergiversated
they tergiversated
Past continuous
I was tergiversating
you were tergiversating
he/she/it was tergiversating
we were tergiversating
you were tergiversating
they were tergiversating
Past perfect
I had tergiversated
you had tergiversated
he/she/it had tergiversated
we had tergiversated
you had tergiversated
they had tergiversated
Past perfect continuous
I had been tergiversating
you had been tergiversating
he/she/it had been tergiversating
we had been tergiversating
you had been tergiversating
they had been tergiversating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will tergiversate
you will tergiversate
he/she/it will tergiversate
we will tergiversate
you will tergiversate
they will tergiversate
Future continuous
I will be tergiversating
you will be tergiversating
he/she/it will be tergiversating
we will be tergiversating
you will be tergiversating
they will be tergiversating
Future perfect
I will have tergiversated
you will have tergiversated
he/she/it will have tergiversated
we will have tergiversated
you will have tergiversated
they will have tergiversated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been tergiversating
you will have been tergiversating
he/she/it will have been tergiversating
we will have been tergiversating
you will have been tergiversating
they will have been tergiversating
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would tergiversate
you would tergiversate
he/she/it would tergiversate
we would tergiversate
you would tergiversate
they would tergiversate
Conditional continuous
I would be tergiversating
you would be tergiversating
he/she/it would be tergiversating
we would be tergiversating
you would be tergiversating
they would be tergiversating
Conditional perfect
I would have tergiversate
you would have tergiversate
he/she/it would have tergiversate
we would have tergiversate
you would have tergiversate
they would have tergiversate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been tergiversating
you would have been tergiversating
he/she/it would have been tergiversating
we would have been tergiversating
you would have been tergiversating
they would have been tergiversating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you tergiversate
we let´s tergiversate
you tergiversate
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to tergiversate
Past participle
tergiversated
Present Participle
tergiversating
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 «TERGIVERSATE»
Discover the use of
tergiversate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
tergiversate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
... lifeless, unlively; feeble, marrowless, pithless, sapless, spiritless; dim, faint,
forceless, weak con animated, forceful; fiery, impassioned, passionate, spirited
tergiversate vb 1 syn DEFECT, apostatize, desert, rat, renounce, repudiate,
tergiverse ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988
2
Bibliophile's Dictionary
-Thomas Hardy, Jude the Obscure tergiversate (TUHR juhr vuhr SAYT, also
TUHR J I vuhr SAYT) - v. to engage in tergiversation; to desert a cause, faith or
party; to turn renegade; to use subterfuge or evasion. "Pedant that he proves to
be, ...
3
Encyclopaedia metropolitana: or Universal dictionary of ...
TERGIVERSATE. TERM. TERMES. TERMES, in Zoology, a genus of Termiline
Neu- teriorly. scription is that given by Adanson in his Htslotre Naturelle du
Senegal, Coquillages, 1751, under the article Taret, and from him the
subsequent, and ...
Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose, 1845
... lends ear in accordance, and with the terrible worse will in the world, he drags
scowl, with the very himself across the threshold of the gehenna of narration recta
. —Samuel Beckett, Dream of Fair to Middling Women, 1932. tergiversate.
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2011
5
Encyclopædia Metropolitana; Or, Universal Dictionary of ...
TERED0.5cr-iption is that given by Adanson in his stlotre TERGIVERSATE\'xf'
Nalurelle du Séni'gal. Coqui/lagcs, 1751, under the article Taret, and from him
the subsequent, and less satisfactory. accounts of the Shipworm have been
drawn.
Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose, 1845
6
An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language on a Plan ...
*lerse, a. terse'ly, ad. terse'ness, n. TERo-f/j/, n. 2. the back: as, tergiversate, to
shift. \lergif 'etous, a. tergiversate, v. terg'i versa'tion, n. Termin— ds, m. 2. (reju-a),
a ZiWt or boundary, end or period : as, deterrra'ine, to end, to fix on ; exterminate,
...
John Oswald, John Miller Keagy, 1844
7
An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
2. the back: as, tergiversate, to shift ^tergif 'etous, a. tergiversate, v. tergiversation,
n. TERMIN-PS, m. 2. (TS^O.), a limit or boundary, end or period: as, determine, to
end, to fix on; exterminate, to root out, to destroy utterly ; terminate, to bound, ...
John Oswald, John Miller Keagy, 1840
8
The Readable Dictionary: Or, Topical and Synonymic Lexicon: ...
Tergeo (tersum), to *wipe. Terse, Detergent. Tergum, the back. Der., Tergiversate.
Tergiversate, to practice evasion. (versor [versatumj. to turn.) Terminus, a limit, or
end. Der., Terminus, Term, Terminate, Confer- minus, Determine, Exterminate.
John Williams (of Lancaster, O.), 1860
9
Vocabulary Advantage GRE/GMAT/CAT and Other Examinations
Japinder Gill. Vertere-11: versatilel'-"", subversion“'5", suzerainty'm, tergiversate“'°
Vertere-12: obverse““, convergemz, diverge!“ IE sekw- to follow “Secretary!
Follow me!” This was the command that the domineering (and scheming) saas
gave ...
... Clf); b-kha(n) - b-kha(n) (N). tergiversate — vacillate; hesitate; tergiversate: ni-
ma ma ye (Nspec + Adv + V). term — term (in school); semester: tha (N). termite
— 1. termite (before the growth of wings): ne-'go2 [RL] (N); pu-gu ~ pii-gu (N).
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TERGIVERSATE»
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tergiversate is used in the context of the following news items.
Podul rutier de la Mihai Bravu va fi REABILITAT. Vor fi construite …
Sorin Oprescu s-a referit, însă, și a proiectele private care au nevoie de aprobarea Comisiei, și care sunt tergiversate, scrie b365.ro. "Vreau mai mult curaj ... «RomaniaTV.net, Jul 15»
Horodniceanu: Deficienţele DIICOT nu sunt doar din perioada Alinei …
Inspecţia s-a referit la controlul efectiv efectuat de procurorii şefi pe dosare, la dosarele întârziate, fără a fi tergiversate de procurori neapărat, aflate în special în ... «Mediafax, Jul 15»
British Envoy in Nepal Sparks Storm Of Conversion Controversy …
It is not that the people must be bribed to make them tergiversate. The number of people, who change their faith voluntarily or after gaining enlightenment from ... «Lankaweb, Jul 15»
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Persiflage, Light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter. Queeg-thing, Signaller of strange behaviour. Sedulous, Hard-working. Tergiversate, To change ... «The New Daily, May 15»
Hillary Clinton On Immigration: Why The Latino Vote Won't Be Free
For example, as a presidential candidate in 2007, Hillary tended to tergiversate on or outrightly oppose driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants. «Latin Times, Apr 15»
Peter Schiff warns US economy in a bubble being inflated by …
Ostensibly, the Fed continues to tergiversate on whether or not it should raise interest rates this summer. A fair number of Federal Open Market Committee ... «Economic Collapse News, Feb 15»
Audieri in Comisia pentru Buget a Camerei Deputatilor, pe tema …
50/2010 privind contractele pentru consumatori sunt tergiversate in dezbaterea parlamentara in urma pozitiei BNR (PL-x nr. 337/2014 si nr.345/2014). «Revista 22, Jan 15»
Deputatul PNL Andreea Paul cere audierea BNR în Parlament
50/2010 privind contractele pentru consumatori sunt tergiversate în dezbaterea parlamentară în urma poziţiei BNR (PL-x nr. 337/2014 şi nr.345/2014). «Ziarul Financiar, Jan 15»
What's 'weasely' about wonderful weasels?
... she is sneaky, given to fudge, hedge, pussyfoot, waffle, equivocate, renege, be evasive, avoid giving a definite answer and/or to tergiversate (I love that word!). «The Japan Times, Nov 14»
„Tragedia rutieră“ a Capitalei mai durează câţiva ani: centura de 72 …
Şoseaua de centură a Capitalei este unul dintre cele mai tergiversate proiecte rutiere majore din România, modernizarea şi extinderea la 4 benzi a acesteia ... «Ziarul Financiar, Oct 14»
