Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to bar
Participle: barred
Gerund: barring
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | bar |
| you | bar |
| he;she;it | bars |
| we | bar |
| you | bar |
| they | bar |
Perfect
| I | have barred |
| you | have barred |
| he;she;it | has barred |
| we | have barred |
| you | have barred |
| they | have barred |
Past
| I | barred |
| you | barred |
| he;she;it | barred |
| we | barred |
| you | barred |
| they | barred |
Pluperfect
| I | had barred |
| you | had barred |
| he;she;it | had barred |
| we | had barred |
| you | had barred |
| they | had barred |
Future
| I | will bar |
| you | will bar |
| he;she;it | will bar |
| we | will bar |
| you | will bar |
| they | will bar |
Future Perfect
| I | will have barred |
| you | will have barred |
| he;she;it | will have barred |
| we | will have barred |
| you | will have barred |
| they | will have barred |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | bar |
| you | bar |
| he;she;it | bar |
| we | bar |
| you | bar |
| they | bar |
Perfect
| I | have barred |
| you | have barred |
| he;she;it | have barred |
| we | have barred |
| you | have barred |
| they | have barred |
Imperfect
| I | barred |
| you | barred |
| he;she;it | barred |
| we | barred |
| you | barred |
| they | barred |
Pluperfect
| I | had barred |
| you | had barred |
| he;she;it | had barred |
| we | had barred |
| you | had barred |
| they | had barred |
Conditional
Present
| I | would bar |
| you | would bar |
| he;she;it | would bar |
| we | would bar |
| you | would bar |
| they | would bar |
Perfect
| I | would have barred |
| you | would have barred |
| he;she;it | would have barred |
| we | would have barred |
| you | would have barred |
| they | would have barred |
Imperative
| you | bar |
| we | Let's bar |
| you | bar |
Verbs conjugated like 'bar'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'bar'
baa,
bab,
bad,
bag,
bam,
ban,
bap,
barb,
bard,
bare,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to forbid, disallow, or proscribe
- criminalize, disallow, estop, prohibit
- obstruct
- block, hinder, impede, stop, prohibit, restrain, check, barricade
Antonyms
- obstruct
- promote, advance, support, help
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. From Middle English barren, from Old French barrer, from Medieval Latin barrare (“to bar”), from the noun. Cognate to Occitan barrar, Spanish barrar, Portuguese barrar.
2. Preposition properly imperative of the verb. Compare barring. See: Middle English '
barren', Occitan '
barrar', Spanish '
barrar', Portuguese '
barrar'.
Verbs referencing "bar"
Esperanto
bari, English
barista.
Sample Sentences
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[...] the one to say no—‘tan't in _natur_ for her to stay; but you heard what she said ! If I must be sold, or all the people on the place, and everything go to rack, why, let me be sold. I s’pose I can bar it as well as any on ’ em, ” he added, while something like a sob and a sigh shook his broad, rough chest convulsively. “ Mas’r always found me on the spot—he always will. I never have broke trust, [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ Why, Chloe, you bar it better ’ n we do ! ” said one of the women, who had been weeping freely, noticing the gloomy calmness with which Aunt Chloe stood by the wagon.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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We are to be on board the Messenger three days: arriving at Cincinnati (barring accidents ) on Monday morning. There are three meals a day. Breakfast at seven, dinner at half-past twelve, supper about six. At each, there are a great many small dishes and plates upon the [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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“ I can bar it ! ” said Tom, “ better ’ n you; ” and he was at his place again. It passed in a moment.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ Poor critters ! ” said Tom, “ I'd be willing to bar all I have, if it'll only bring ye to Christ ! O, Lord ! give me these two more souls, I pray ! ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ Jes like Mas’r George,—he's allers so ferce for tellin ’ everything hisself. I allers minded dat ar in Mas’r George. Don't see, for my part, how white people gen’lly can bar to hev to write things much as they do, writin ’ ’ s such slow, oneasy kind o ’ work. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)