CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WESTERNIZE
PRESENT
Present
I westernize
you westernize
he/she/it westernizes
we westernize
you westernize
they westernize
Present continuous
I am westernizing
you are westernizing
he/she/it is westernizing
we are westernizing
you are westernizing
they are westernizing
Present perfect
I have westernized
you have westernized
he/she/it has westernized
we have westernized
you have westernized
they have westernized
Present perfect continuous
I have been westernizing
you have been westernizing
he/she/it has been westernizing
we have been westernizing
you have been westernizing
they have been westernizing
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 westernized
you westernized
he/she/it westernized
we westernized
you westernized
they westernized
Past continuous
I was westernizing
you were westernizing
he/she/it was westernizing
we were westernizing
you were westernizing
they were westernizing
Past perfect
I had westernized
you had westernized
he/she/it had westernized
we had westernized
you had westernized
they had westernized
Past perfect continuous
I had been westernizing
you had been westernizing
he/she/it had been westernizing
we had been westernizing
you had been westernizing
they had been westernizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will westernize
you will westernize
he/she/it will westernize
we will westernize
you will westernize
they will westernize
Future continuous
I will be westernizing
you will be westernizing
he/she/it will be westernizing
we will be westernizing
you will be westernizing
they will be westernizing
Future perfect
I will have westernized
you will have westernized
he/she/it will have westernized
we will have westernized
you will have westernized
they will have westernized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been westernizing
you will have been westernizing
he/she/it will have been westernizing
we will have been westernizing
you will have been westernizing
they will have been westernizing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would westernize
you would westernize
he/she/it would westernize
we would westernize
you would westernize
they would westernize
Conditional continuous
I would be westernizing
you would be westernizing
he/she/it would be westernizing
we would be westernizing
you would be westernizing
they would be westernizing
Conditional perfect
I would have westernize
you would have westernize
he/she/it would have westernize
we would have westernize
you would have westernize
they would have westernize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been westernizing
you would have been westernizing
he/she/it would have been westernizing
we would have been westernizing
you would have been westernizing
they would have been westernizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you westernize
we let´s westernize
you westernize
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
westernized
Present Participle
westernizing
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 «WESTERNIZE»
Discover the use of
westernize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
westernize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
De-Westernizing Communication Research: Altering Questions ...
7. To. Westernize. or. Not. That's. Not. the. Question. WeiWen Chung This chapter
proposes that to Westernize or not, in light of the recent climate of opinion in
social science, may not be a serious question any longer and that the really ...
2
The Intellectual Foundations of Chinese Modernity: Cultural ...
'The challenge for us from now on is immediately to Westernize through our own
efforts if we don't want to be forced like a slaveto Westernize[emphasis added].'98
To Westernize was not to consume foreign goods but to manufacture goods of ...
3
Mobility at Large: Globalization, Textuality and Innovative ...
Great as the desire to westernize and modernize may have been, the more
desperate wish was probably to be rid of all the bitter memories of the fallen
empire, rather as a spurned lover throws away his lost beloved's clothes,
possessions, and ...
Justin D. Edwards, Rune Graulund, 2012
In Roland Merullo's masterful hands, Otto tells his story with all the wonder, bemusement, and wry humor of a man who unwittingly finds what he's missing in the most unexpected place.
5
A Fundamental Fear: Eurocentrism and the Emergence of Islamism
Thus, to westernize you had first to orientalize: one had to represent the oriental,
before one could postulate westernization as an antidote. To reject the Orient in
the name of the West meant the articulation of the Orient as 'the Orient'. That is ...
6
De-Westernizing Media Studies
The extent to which its media performance and practices can and should be seen
on a continuum with those of Eastern states and cultures can be treated as a
case study in the project to de-Westernize media studies. Cultural coordinates It
is ...
Myung-Jin Park, James Curran, 2000
7
Islam and the West: Critical Perspectives on Modernity
A. Wild. Goose. Chase: To. Cope,. Must. Islam. “westernize”? Nissim. Rejwan.
WHAT WESTERNIZATION INVOLVES. In. a rather jeering passage in Life's
Handicap, published in 1891, Rudyard Kipling speaks ofa certain type of Russian
he ...
8
Borderlands of Economics: Essays in Honour of Daniel R. Fusfeld
16. ECONOMICS. WITHOUT. HISTORY. The. efforts. to. Westernize. the. East.
Thomas. E.Weisskopf. The nations of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet
Union, now making the transition from administrative-socialist to market-capitalist
...
Nahid Aslanbeigui, Young B. Choi, 2005
9
Cosmetic Surgery of the Asian Face
Plus, the book includes two full-length, narrated DVDs with step-by-step demonstrations of double eyelid creation, nasal implant selection, augmentation rhinoplasty, alar-base reduction, and facial rejuvenative procedures.For all plastic ...
John A. McCurdy, Samuel M. Lam, 2011
10
A Yankee in Hokkaido: The Life of William Smith Clark
A biography of diplomat William Smith Clark, an exponent of the modernization of Japan in the nineteenth century and founder of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
John McGilvrey Maki, 1996
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WESTERNIZE»
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westernize is used in the context of the following news items.
How Turkey Sabotaged Its Future
Ataturk was a secular nationalist who wanted to Westernize Turkey. (It was Ataturk who abolished the Ottoman language, in favor of a more modern, Latinized ... «New York Times, Dec 14»
Shawn Levy to Direct Westernized 'Forty Thieves'
Simply titled Forty Thieves, the update will westernize the classic Arabic folktale by changing the ethnicity and race of the lead character to someone who ... «Comic Book Resources, Nov 14»
Why Westernized Muslims Become 'Radicalized'
The interesting question here is why second-generation Muslims, who are presumably more Westernized than their Muslim parents, are also more “radical. «American Thinker, Apr 14»
Why Did Japan End Its Isolation and Modernize in the 19th Century?
One factor in the decision to very rapidly Westernize the nation, in terms of technology and in things like clothing and eating habits, was to try to convince the ... «Slate Magazine, Dec 13»
The biggest story you're not paying attention to
They don't want the Ukraine to westernize their economy and political system. They don't want their breadbasket to wind up with the Main Enemy's friends in ... «The Week Magazine, Nov 13»
TV station apologizes to Julie Chen for telling her to fix 'Asian eyes'
An agent later told her the same thing, so she says she felt it necessary to oblige and surgically alter her face, to Westernize her look. After all the media attention ... «Houston Chronicle, Sep 13»
They still hate us: No one wants to be America, anymore
The thesis is that to modernize one must Westernize. If you want to progress, you have to progress the way we Westerners progressed, because we invented ... «Salon, Jul 13»
Can India be modernized without being westernized?
It's a view echoed by American political scientist Yoshihiro Francis Fukuyama for whom modernization, westernization, and democratization are all part of a ... «Livemint, Jul 13»
Asian educators should do more to de-Westernize social sciences …
ÃÆ'‚ Asian educators should cease to reify Western social science theories and models by creating their own.ÃÆ'‚ My ... «Lankaweb, Mar 13»
Capcom VP Talks About "Westernization"
Some Westernized Capcom games turn out great. The recently rebooted Devil May Cry was praised by critics for the developer's efforts to take the best elements ... «Escapist Magazine, Feb 13»