Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to attire
Participle: attired
Gerund: attiring
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | attire |
| you | attire |
| he;she;it | attires |
| we | attire |
| you | attire |
| they | attire |
Perfect
| I | have attired |
| you | have attired |
| he;she;it | has attired |
| we | have attired |
| you | have attired |
| they | have attired |
Past
| I | attired |
| you | attired |
| he;she;it | attired |
| we | attired |
| you | attired |
| they | attired |
Pluperfect
| I | had attired |
| you | had attired |
| he;she;it | had attired |
| we | had attired |
| you | had attired |
| they | had attired |
Future
| I | will attire |
| you | will attire |
| he;she;it | will attire |
| we | will attire |
| you | will attire |
| they | will attire |
Future Perfect
| I | will have attired |
| you | will have attired |
| he;she;it | will have attired |
| we | will have attired |
| you | will have attired |
| they | will have attired |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | attire |
| you | attire |
| he;she;it | attire |
| we | attire |
| you | attire |
| they | attire |
Perfect
| I | have attired |
| you | have attired |
| he;she;it | have attired |
| we | have attired |
| you | have attired |
| they | have attired |
Imperfect
| I | attired |
| you | attired |
| he;she;it | attired |
| we | attired |
| you | attired |
| they | attired |
Pluperfect
| I | had attired |
| you | had attired |
| he;she;it | had attired |
| we | had attired |
| you | had attired |
| they | had attired |
Conditional
Present
| I | would attire |
| you | would attire |
| he;she;it | would attire |
| we | would attire |
| you | would attire |
| they | would attire |
Perfect
| I | would have attired |
| you | would have attired |
| he;she;it | would have attired |
| we | would have attired |
| you | would have attired |
| they | would have attired |
Imperative
| you | attire |
| we | Let's attire |
| you | attire |
Verbs conjugated like 'attire'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'attire'
admire,
altre,
aspire,
astore,
attame,
atter,
attinge,
attorn,
attrite,
attuite,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to adorn or cover with clothing
- accouter, address, apparel, array, beclothe, clothe, dight, don, dress, enrobe, equip, invest, put on, robe, slip on
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1297, from O.Fr.
atirier "to equip," from
a- "to" +
tire "order, row, dress" (see tier). The noun is attested from c.1300.
2. The verb is from Middle English atyren, atiren, from Old French atirier (“to equip”), from a- + tire (“rank”), akin to German Zier (“ornament”) and Old Norse tírr (“glory, renown”).
3. The noun is from Middle English atir, from the verb. See: Old French '
atirier'.
Sample Sentences
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[...] of Almack’s thrives! A buxom fat mulatto woman, with sparkling eyes, whose head is daintily ornamented with a handkerchief of many colours. Nor is the landlord much behind her in his finery, being attired in a smart blue jacket, like a ship 's steward, with a thick gold ring upon his little finger, and round his neck a gleaming golden watch-guard. How glad he is to see us ! What will we please to [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] and children,—came running through the galleries, both above and below to see Mas’r come in. Foremost among them was a highly-dressed young mulatto man, evidently a very _distingue_ personage, attired in the ultra extreme of the mode, and gracefully waving a scented cambric handkerchief in his hand.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] She acted as bearer of secret despatches for the self-styled Patriots on Navy Island, during the Canadian Insurrection: sometimes dressing as a girl, and carrying them in her stays; sometimes attiring herself as a boy, and secreting them in the lining of her hat. In the latter character she always rode as a boy would, which was nothing to her, for she could govern any horse that any man could [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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Having got them fairly on board, and the boat being off, he came round, with that air of efficiency which ever characterized him, to take a review of them. Stopping opposite to Tom, who had been attired for sale in his best broadcloth suit, with well-starched linen and shining boots, he briefly expressed himself as follows:
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)