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PRONUNCIATION OF YERK

yerk  [jɜːk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF YERK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Yerk is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb yerk in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO YERK

PRESENT

Present
I yerk
you yerk
he/she/it yerks
we yerk
you yerk
they yerk
Present continuous
I am yerking
you are yerking
he/she/it is yerking
we are yerking
you are yerking
they are yerking
Present perfect
I have yerked
you have yerked
he/she/it has yerked
we have yerked
you have yerked
they have yerked
Present perfect continuous
I have been yerking
you have been yerking
he/she/it has been yerking
we have been yerking
you have been yerking
they have been yerking
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 yerked
you yerked
he/she/it yerked
we yerked
you yerked
they yerked
Past continuous
I was yerking
you were yerking
he/she/it was yerking
we were yerking
you were yerking
they were yerking
Past perfect
I had yerked
you had yerked
he/she/it had yerked
we had yerked
you had yerked
they had yerked
Past perfect continuous
I had been yerking
you had been yerking
he/she/it had been yerking
we had been yerking
you had been yerking
they had been yerking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will yerk
you will yerk
he/she/it will yerk
we will yerk
you will yerk
they will yerk
Future continuous
I will be yerking
you will be yerking
he/she/it will be yerking
we will be yerking
you will be yerking
they will be yerking
Future perfect
I will have yerked
you will have yerked
he/she/it will have yerked
we will have yerked
you will have yerked
they will have yerked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been yerking
you will have been yerking
he/she/it will have been yerking
we will have been yerking
you will have been yerking
they will have been yerking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would yerk
you would yerk
he/she/it would yerk
we would yerk
you would yerk
they would yerk
Conditional continuous
I would be yerking
you would be yerking
he/she/it would be yerking
we would be yerking
you would be yerking
they would be yerking
Conditional perfect
I would have yerk
you would have yerk
he/she/it would have yerk
we would have yerk
you would have yerk
they would have yerk
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been yerking
you would have been yerking
he/she/it would have been yerking
we would have been yerking
you would have been yerking
they would have been yerking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you yerk
we let´s yerk
you yerk
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to yerk
Past participle
yerked
Present Participle
yerking
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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH YERK


artwork
ˈɑːtˌwɜːk
berk
bɜːk
burke
bɜːk
cirque
sɜːk
dirk
dɜːk
framework
ˈfreɪmˌwɜːk
homework
ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk
housework
ˈhaʊsˌwɜːk
jerk
dʒɜːk
kirk
kɜːk
merc
mɜːk
merk
mɜːk
network
ˈnɛtˌwɜːk
paperwork
ˈpeɪpəˌwɜːk
patchwork
ˈpætʃˌwɜːk
Pet.
pɜːk
teamwork
ˈtiːmˌwɜːk
Turk
tɜːk
wickerwork
ˈwɪkəˌwɜːk
work
wɜːk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE YERK

yeoman of the guard
yeoman service
yeomanly
yeomanry
yeomen
yep
yer
yerba
yerd
Yerevan
yersinioses
yersiniosis
Yerwa-Maiduguri
yes
yes man
yes men
yes please
yes/no question
Yesenin
yeshiva

WORDS THAT END LIKE YERK

clean-and-jerk
clerk
county clerk
de Klerk
desk clerk
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file clerk
filing clerk
hauberk
junior clerk
knee jerk
law clerk
mail clerk
nerk
parish clerk
perk
senior clerk
shipping clerk
town clerk
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Synonyms and antonyms of yerk in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «yerk» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF YERK

Find out the translation of yerk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of yerk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «yerk» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

yerk
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Yerk
570 millions of speakers

English

yerk
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

yerk
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

yerk
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

yerk
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

yerk
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

yerk
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Yerk
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Yerk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Yerk
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

yerk
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

yerk
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Yerk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

yerk
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

yerk
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

यर्क
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yerk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

yerk
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

yerk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

yerk
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

yerk
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

yerk
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

yerk
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

yerk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

yerk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of yerk

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «YERK»

The term «yerk» is normally little used and occupies the 122.243 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «YERK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «yerk» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «yerk» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about yerk

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YERK»

Discover the use of yerk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to yerk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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New Albany Directory, City Guide, and Business Mirror
County. Buxton Center Yerk East Lowell Penobseot Green Bush Penobseot Byron Oxferd East Maehias Washington Greene Androseoggin Calais Washington East Madison Somerset Green's Cerner Androseoggin Cambridge Somerset East ...
‎1863
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Manual for the Use of the Legislature of the State of New York
A0bany- Albany- 2. Albany- Nec Yerk- Nec Yerk- Nec Yerk- Nec Yerk- — Nec Yerk- — BaffRo- 0yraca-e- Albany- B0nghamlon- — Roche-0er- Whae-boro0- .. Brooklyn- Albany- Nnu Yerk- chan0y. Albany- Albany- Nec Yerk- K0ng-0 Nec Yerk- ...
New York (State). Dept. of State, 1860
3
A Beckett Canon
Murphy, Watt, Yerk, Mercier et tant d'autres" (187) [What a rabble in my head, what a gallery of moribunds. Murphy, Watt, Yerk, Mercier and all the others, 137]. Moran has already mentioned Yerk as a pre-Molloy quarry, but the other three are, ...
Ruby Cohn, 2001
4
The Publishers Weekly
Editisas aad Catalaaaaa ear sssstsl- 4i-*t-4S-4f mUcakattk St., Hew Yerk City. aad Paper. tii The Bailer Ward New Yerk. Clack aad Hakart Slieett, editiaa wark. The sua Y. Crew all Ceenpany, 4*0-4*1 Weat Broadway, New Yerk. Oetk and ...
‎1920
5
Minutes of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church ...
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (New School). General Assembly. POST- OFFICE Masvheslee, Vl. New Yerk. New Yerk. New Yerk. New Yerk. New Yerk. Yerklowe, N. Y. Saedwish Is- "5 a 0 v o *, 0 .0 0 0 .0 0 M yt A -J ' 0. 0 0 Commission ers.
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (New School). General Assembly, 1839
6
Scottish Dictionary and Supplement: In Four Volumes. Suppl. ...
269- To YERK, v.n. 1. To be in a state of fermentation.] Add, as sense 3. To be engaged in any work that requires much exertion, to be laboriously and earnestly engaged, S. 'Twas on a time, as stories tell, Hard working in his smiddie, A smith  ...
John Jamieson, 1841
7
Lake Ronkonkoma in History and Legend, the Princess Curse ...
yerk'S BeaCH Jack Yerk had a beach on the west side of the lake. It was popular in the summer and also in the winter.11 Ice boat races and scooter races started at Yerk's Beach.12 Jack Yerk had a bowling alley at his beach. For a number of ...
David S. Igneri, 2013
8
A Way to Get Wealth: Containing Six Principal Vocations, Or ...
... and doubling his doiiigs, till hc'be so ready,that when you -please to give the jcrkezlic will then give the yerk,and then you shall look to thciaomcliness-ofhis doings, that is to say,that he yerk not out his hinder-Legs, till his sore leg' be above ...
Gervase Markham, Simon Harward, William Lawson, 1676
9
Lake Ronkonkoma
]ack Yerk's was best known as the Pavilion, which stayed open year-round. The Pavilion was the center for winter sports, iceboat races, and scooter races. Almost all the races started at ]ack Yerk's, with boats from all over the island competing.
Keith Oswald, Dale Spencer, 2011
10
Unbelievable Magic and Miracle of My Life
Travel h-iaid Ageney Eh I ask. this white weman that werked at this Trayel Maid she please give me this lab in New Yerk Citv an I ean send my mether seme meney bank. heme te help her take eare at my sisters and brethers, and I ask her  ...
Addie M. Henderson, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YERK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term yerk is used in the context of the following news items.
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BUX-MONT LEGION: Healey, Hatfield top Doylestown in …
Matt Yerk came off the bench in the later innings to crush a pair of towering doubles, the second one driving in a pair that extended the margin to 10-1 in the ... «The Reporter, Jul 15»
2
Federal aid not likely for White Co. flood victims
Last Friday, the county signed a local disaster declaration. But Yerk said according to federal standards, a lot of the damage is not severe enough for assistance. «wlfi.com, Jun 15»
3
White County begins assessing its flood damage
For Yerk, who has been the EMA director for six months, this past week has been a baptism into the Homeland Security bureaucracy and red tape, she said. «Journal and Courier, Jun 15»
4
White Co. close to filing emergency status with state
WHITE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) — White County Emergency Management Director Roberta Yerk expects to file a state of emergency with the state Thursday. «wlfi.com, Jun 15»
5
White County is under a verbal state of emergency
“If we qualify for FEMA assistance, we'll have that already in place,” said Yerk. “We're trying to keep ahead of the rain that's coming in so that we can warn the ... «wlfi.com, Jun 15»
6
Monon floodwaters receding, but more rain on the way
White County Emergency Management Director Roberta Yerk says with the potential for more rain this week, she's making sure the town is prepared by getting ... «wlfi.com, Jun 15»
7
Monon deals with impact of heavy rainfall
While Hahn and the rest of the town try to clean up, several homes are still flooded. With more rain in the forecast, Yerk said she's making sure the town is ready. «wlfi.com, Jun 15»
8
Pocono Mountain West honor roll
... Ashley Ramos, Katherine Santana Salazar, Annette Schroter, Jonathan Susser, Kevin Touchette, Malia Trainor, Taylor Walker, Kaori White and Matthew Yerk. «Pocono Record, May 15»
9
Schönström håller inte med om kritiken
P4 Malmöhus har tidigare berättat att Yerk Liveröd som är rektor för SFI i Malmö stad, är kritisk till att traumatiserade personer numera inte kan söka sig till ... «Sveriges Radio, Mar 15»
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Regional wrestling preview
Vanguard's Jordan Turner, left, and Belleview's Dalton Yerk face off at the MCIAC wrestling championships earlier this year. Both wrestlers will be competing in ... «Ocala, Mar 15»

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