dispute – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of dispute

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to dispute
Participle: disputed
Gerund: disputing

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of dispute

Indicative

Present

Idispute
youdispute
he;she;itdisputes
wedispute
youdispute
theydispute

Perfect

Ihave disputed
youhave disputed
he;she;ithas disputed
wehave disputed
youhave disputed
theyhave disputed

Past

Idisputed
youdisputed
he;she;itdisputed
wedisputed
youdisputed
theydisputed

Pluperfect

Ihad disputed
youhad disputed
he;she;ithad disputed
wehad disputed
youhad disputed
theyhad disputed

Future

Iwill dispute
youwill dispute
he;she;itwill dispute
wewill dispute
youwill dispute
theywill dispute

Future Perfect

Iwill have disputed
youwill have disputed
he;she;itwill have disputed
wewill have disputed
youwill have disputed
theywill have disputed

Subjunctive

Present

Idispute
youdispute
he;she;itdispute
wedispute
youdispute
theydispute

Perfect

Ihave disputed
youhave disputed
he;she;ithave disputed
wehave disputed
youhave disputed
theyhave disputed

Imperfect

Idisputed
youdisputed
he;she;itdisputed
wedisputed
youdisputed
theydisputed

Pluperfect

Ihad disputed
youhad disputed
he;she;ithad disputed
wehad disputed
youhad disputed
theyhad disputed

Conditional

Present

Iwould dispute
youwould dispute
he;she;itwould dispute
wewould dispute
youwould dispute
theywould dispute

Perfect

Iwould have disputed
youwould have disputed
he;she;itwould have disputed
wewould have disputed
youwould have disputed
theywould have disputed

Imperative

youdispute
weLet's dispute
youdispute

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam disputing
youare disputing
he;she;itis disputing
weare disputing
youare disputing
theyare disputing

Perfect

Ihave been disputing
youhave been disputing
he;she;ithas been disputing
wehave been disputing
youhave been disputing
theyhave been disputing

Past

Iwas disputing
youwere disputing
he;she;itwas disputing
wewere disputing
youwere disputing
theywere disputing

Pluperfect

Ihad been disputing
youhad been disputing
he;she;ithad been disputing
wehad been disputing
youhad been disputing
theyhad been disputing

Future

Iwill be disputing
youwill be disputing
he;she;itwill be disputing
wewill be disputing
youwill be disputing
theywill be disputing

Future Perfect

Iwill have been disputing
youwill have been disputing
he;she;itwill have been disputing
wewill have been disputing
youwill have been disputing
theywill have been disputing

Conditional

Present

Iwould be disputing
youwould be disputing
he;she;itwould be disputing
wewould be disputing
youwould be disputing
theywould be disputing

Perfect

Iwould have been disputing
youwould have been disputing
he;she;itwould have been disputing
wewould have been disputing
youwould have been disputing
theywould have been disputing

Other

Verbs similar to 'dispute'

depute, despite, despume, dilute, discure, dispace, dispise, disple, displume, dispone,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

debate
moot, agitate, oppugn, argue, discuss
quarrel
contend, bicker, brawl, contest, spar, spat, squabble, wrangle
deny
gainsay, contradict, controvert, impugn, oppose

Antonyms

quarrel
peace, amity, pleasantry, friendliness
deny
accept, admit, affirm, acknowledge

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. c.1225 (implied in disputing), from O.Fr. desputer (12c.), from L. disputare "examine, discuss, argue," from dis- "separately" + putare "to count, consider." Used in Vulgate in sense of "to argue, contend with words."
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
4. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
5. Proto-Italic *dis-
6. Latin dis-
7. Latin putus
8. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
9. Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
10. Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
11. Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
12. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
13. Proto-Italic *-ājō
14. Proto-Italic *-āō
15. Latin -ō
16. Latin putō
17. Latin disputo
18. Old French desputerbor.
19. Middle English disputen
20. English dispute
21. From Middle English disputen, from Old French desputer (French disputer), from Latin disputāre (“to dispute, discuss, examine, compute, estimate”), from dis- (“apart”) + putāre (“to reckon, consider, think, originally make clean, clear up”), related to purus (“pure”). Compare compute, count, impute, repute, amputate, etc. See: French 'disputer', Latin 'disputo'.

Verbs referencing "dispute"

Esperanto disputi, Danish disputere.

Sample Sentences

  • It was all too true to be disputed, and the unlucky man had to pocket his wrath with the best grace he was able, and all three faced to the right about, and took up their line of march for the highway. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)