ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TOE
Old English tā; related to Old Frisian tāne, Old Norse tā, Old High German zēha, Latin digitus finger.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TOE
PRESENT
Present
I toe
you toe
he/she/it toes
we toe
you toe
they toe
Present continuous
I am toing
you are toing
he/she/it is toing
we are toing
you are toing
they are toing
Present perfect
I have toed
you have toed
he/she/it has toed
we have toed
you have toed
they have toed
Present perfect continuous
I have been toing
you have been toing
he/she/it has been toing
we have been toing
you have been toing
they have been toing
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 toed
you toed
he/she/it toed
we toed
you toed
they toed
Past continuous
I was toing
you were toing
he/she/it was toing
we were toing
you were toing
they were toing
Past perfect
I had toed
you had toed
he/she/it had toed
we had toed
you had toed
they had toed
Past perfect continuous
I had been toing
you had been toing
he/she/it had been toing
we had been toing
you had been toing
they had been toing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will toe
you will toe
he/she/it will toe
we will toe
you will toe
they will toe
Future continuous
I will be toing
you will be toing
he/she/it will be toing
we will be toing
you will be toing
they will be toing
Future perfect
I will have toed
you will have toed
he/she/it will have toed
we will have toed
you will have toed
they will have toed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been toing
you will have been toing
he/she/it will have been toing
we will have been toing
you will have been toing
they will have been toing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would toe
you would toe
he/she/it would toe
we would toe
you would toe
they would toe
Conditional continuous
I would be toing
you would be toing
he/she/it would be toing
we would be toing
you would be toing
they would be toing
Conditional perfect
I would have toe
you would have toe
he/she/it would have toe
we would have toe
you would have toe
they would have toe
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been toing
you would have been toing
he/she/it would have been toing
we would have been toing
you would have been toing
they would have been toing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you toe
we let´s toe
you toe
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
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.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOE»
The term «toe» is very widely used and occupies the
4.701 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
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10 QUOTES WITH «TOE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
toe.
I tend to wear monochromatic outfits - all one colour from head to toe.
In our minds, love and lust are really separated. It's hard to find someone that can be kind and you can trust enough to leave your kids with, and isn't afraid to throw her man up against the wall and lick him from head to toe.
They think they have God Almighty by the toe.
I've played with IVs before, during and after games. I've played with a broken hand, a sprained ankle, a torn shoulder, a fractured tooth, a severed lip, and a knee the size of a softball. I don't miss 15 games because of a toe injury that everybody knows wasn't that serious in the first place.
I'd rather hang out with five people that I love than with 400 strangers at a club who are all doing the up-and-down inspection thing. They appraise everybody from head to toe - the outfit, the handbag, the shoes, how much they weigh... I can't stand it!
Every time I toe the rubber, it's no different for me than it was in the World Series.
I've been a huge fan of all things paranormal my whole life. For me, it was always a question of when, not if, I was going to write a paranormal series. I dipped my toe in the genre by incorporating a mystical curse into the 'MacCarrick Brothers Trilogy.'
You have to split, bend over backward, touch our toe to our heads to get recognized.
The real American type can never be a ballet dancer. The legs are too long, the body too supple and the spirit too free for this school of affected grace and toe walking.
When it comes to hitting solid drives, the secret is to swing within yourself. I know that sounds like a cliche, but it's true. If you swing at 100 miles per hour and hit it on the toe, you won't hit the ball as far as you would with an 80-mph swing that catches the ball in the center of the clubface.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOE»
Discover the use of
toe in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
toe and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
From Head to
Toe Big Book
Are you ready? Here we go! Move yourself From Head to Toe I can do it! That's what kids will say when they wiggle, stomp, thump, and bend across the pages of this book.
2
My Big
Toe: Awakening, Discovery, Inner Workings: A Trilogy ...
This is the real thing. My Big TOE is about life, purpose, personal significance, physics, evolution, and the reason why. The acronym "TOE" is a standard term in the physics community that stands for "Theory Of Everything.
3
Girls' Life Head-to-
toe Guide to You
Counsels early adolescent girls on everything from the changes that come with puberty to general health and hygiene, sharing questions and answers and sections on popular myths, embarrassing moments, and handling challenges.
Sarah Wassner Flynn, Karen Bokram, 2010
4
Combinatorial Games: Tic-Tac-
Toe Theory
In this comprehensive volume, Jzsef Beck shows readers how to escape from the combinatorial chaos via the fake probabilistic method, a game-theoretic adaptation of the probabilistic method in combinatorics.
5
Real Mermaids Don't Wear
Toe Rings
Fourteen-year-old Jade feels like a freak of nature when she finally gets her first period in the mall.
Socks from the Toe Up is the hands-down best guide for toe-up socks. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Back in print, with a new design. Lou The Toe Groza played for the Cleveland Browns longer than anyone (1946-1967), becoming a beloved football icon along the way.
Lou Groza, Mark Hodermarsky, 2003
8
Stage Presence from Head to
Toe: A Manual for Musicians
"This book focuses on the performance of classical music, but the basic principles are the same for all kinds of music.
9
Toe to
Toe with Your Teen
In Toe-to-Toe with Your Teen, Dr. Jimmy Myers offers fresh hope to disheartened parents who are doubtful that they can make a difference in their teen's life.
10
Who Took My Hairy
Toe?
An old man known for taking what isn't his picks up the wrong thing one Halloween night, and its owner wants it back.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
toe is used in the context of the following news items.
Margo Martindale Joins The Good Wife to Go Toe-to-Toe With Alan …
"Every year we look for a character and an actor who can go toe to toe with Eli Gold and make him blink," executive producers Robert and Michelle King said in a ... «E! Online, Jul 15»
Competitors put best foot forward for toe wrestling championship
Toe wrestling traces its roots to 1976 when Staffordshire pub landlord ... their big toes together, before battling arm-wrestling style to drive their opponent's foot to ... «Reuters, Jun 15»
Jonathan Lucroy suffers broken toe in Brewers' loss
Lucroy took a foul tip off the toe in the top of the sixth inning, a freak injury considering it is one of the few areas of a catcher's body not protected by gear. «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Apr 15»
Ex-NFL player sues Buccaneers for toe infection that ended career
Former kicker Lawrence Tynes is suing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after contracting a MRSA infection in a toe on his kicking foot that ended his career early. «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Apr 15»
Hawks confirm Scott out with broken toe
He missed only two games this season before the toe injury – one for a back contusion and one for the flu. The 2013 second-round pick out of Virginia has been ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Mar 15»
49ers Linebacker Patrick Willis Announces Retirement Following …
Seven-time Pro Bowl linebacker Patrick Willis will retire after his 2014 season was cut short by a toe injury that required surgery. Geraud Moncure reports. «NBC Bay Area, Mar 15»
Kevin Durant misses win with hurt toe
Durant went through pregame warmups but considered the toe too sore to play. He's day ... He injured the toe in the fourth quarter Sunday against the Cleveland ... «ESPN, Jan 15»
What odds does Jets' Rex Ryan put on Muhammad Wilkerson (turf …
On Thursday, Ryan said he is still not sure if that will happen, as Wilkerson recovers from a turf toe injury. "I'd say it's a good 50 percent -- 50/50," Ryan said. «NJ.com, Dec 14»
No toe surgery for Wilkerson, but he likely won't play vs. Dolphins
The Jets breathed a sigh of relief Friday when they found out starting defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson would not need surgery on his injured left big toe, but ... «New York Post, Nov 14»
Jets' Wilkerson likely to miss Dolphins game due to toe injury
“I think it's similar to a turf toe,” Ryan said. “My understanding is those things could be tricky. It might be one week. It might be two weeks. It might be whatever.”. «New York Post, Nov 14»
