Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to devour
Participle: devoured
Gerund: devouring
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | devour |
| you | devour |
| he;she;it | devours |
| we | devour |
| you | devour |
| they | devour |
Perfect
| I | have devoured |
| you | have devoured |
| he;she;it | has devoured |
| we | have devoured |
| you | have devoured |
| they | have devoured |
Past
| I | devoured |
| you | devoured |
| he;she;it | devoured |
| we | devoured |
| you | devoured |
| they | devoured |
Pluperfect
| I | had devoured |
| you | had devoured |
| he;she;it | had devoured |
| we | had devoured |
| you | had devoured |
| they | had devoured |
Future
| I | will devour |
| you | will devour |
| he;she;it | will devour |
| we | will devour |
| you | will devour |
| they | will devour |
Future Perfect
| I | will have devoured |
| you | will have devoured |
| he;she;it | will have devoured |
| we | will have devoured |
| you | will have devoured |
| they | will have devoured |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | devour |
| you | devour |
| he;she;it | devour |
| we | devour |
| you | devour |
| they | devour |
Perfect
| I | have devoured |
| you | have devoured |
| he;she;it | have devoured |
| we | have devoured |
| you | have devoured |
| they | have devoured |
Imperfect
| I | devoured |
| you | devoured |
| he;she;it | devoured |
| we | devoured |
| you | devoured |
| they | devoured |
Pluperfect
| I | had devoured |
| you | had devoured |
| he;she;it | had devoured |
| we | had devoured |
| you | had devoured |
| they | had devoured |
Conditional
Present
| I | would devour |
| you | would devour |
| he;she;it | would devour |
| we | would devour |
| you | would devour |
| they | would devour |
Perfect
| I | would have devoured |
| you | would have devoured |
| he;she;it | would have devoured |
| we | would have devoured |
| you | would have devoured |
| they | would have devoured |
Imperative
| you | devour |
| we | Let's devour |
| you | devour |
Verbs conjugated like 'devour'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'devour'
detour,
besour,
deblur,
deflour,
defoul,
demur,
desoul,
devoid,
devote,
devove,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English devouren, from Old French devorer (Modern French dévorer), from Latin dēvorō, from vorō. See: Middle English '
devouren', Middle English '
devouren', Old French '
devorer', Latin '
dēvorō'.
Verbs referencing "devour"
Ido devorar.
Sample Sentences
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[...] not be mistaken. Legree shook with anger; his greenish eyes glared fiercely, and his very whiskers seemed to curl with passion; but, like some ferocious beast, that plays with its victim before he devours it, he kept back his strong impulse to proceed to immediate violence, and broke out into bitter raillery.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] of the clerk of the boat. The speaker whom he addressed was our sometime friend Marks, who, with that valuable perseverance which characterized him, had come on to Sandusky, seeking whom he might devour.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)