Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to dog-ear
Participle: dog-eared
Gerund: dog-earing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | dog-ear |
| you | dog-ear |
| he;she;it | dog-ears |
| we | dog-ear |
| you | dog-ear |
| they | dog-ear |
Perfect
| I | have dog-eared |
| you | have dog-eared |
| he;she;it | has dog-eared |
| we | have dog-eared |
| you | have dog-eared |
| they | have dog-eared |
Past
| I | dog-eared |
| you | dog-eared |
| he;she;it | dog-eared |
| we | dog-eared |
| you | dog-eared |
| they | dog-eared |
Pluperfect
| I | had dog-eared |
| you | had dog-eared |
| he;she;it | had dog-eared |
| we | had dog-eared |
| you | had dog-eared |
| they | had dog-eared |
Future
| I | will dog-ear |
| you | will dog-ear |
| he;she;it | will dog-ear |
| we | will dog-ear |
| you | will dog-ear |
| they | will dog-ear |
Future Perfect
| I | will have dog-eared |
| you | will have dog-eared |
| he;she;it | will have dog-eared |
| we | will have dog-eared |
| you | will have dog-eared |
| they | will have dog-eared |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | dog-ear |
| you | dog-ear |
| he;she;it | dog-ear |
| we | dog-ear |
| you | dog-ear |
| they | dog-ear |
Perfect
| I | have dog-eared |
| you | have dog-eared |
| he;she;it | have dog-eared |
| we | have dog-eared |
| you | have dog-eared |
| they | have dog-eared |
Imperfect
| I | dog-eared |
| you | dog-eared |
| he;she;it | dog-eared |
| we | dog-eared |
| you | dog-eared |
| they | dog-eared |
Pluperfect
| I | had dog-eared |
| you | had dog-eared |
| he;she;it | had dog-eared |
| we | had dog-eared |
| you | had dog-eared |
| they | had dog-eared |
Conditional
Present
| I | would dog-ear |
| you | would dog-ear |
| he;she;it | would dog-ear |
| we | would dog-ear |
| you | would dog-ear |
| they | would dog-ear |
Perfect
| I | would have dog-eared |
| you | would have dog-eared |
| he;she;it | would have dog-eared |
| we | would have dog-eared |
| you | would have dog-eared |
| they | would have dog-eared |
Imperative
| you | dog-ear |
| we | Let's dog-ear |
| you | dog-ear |
Verbs conjugated like 'dog-ear'
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 'dog-ear'
dogear,
degear,
bugbear,
compear,
dagger,
de-gear,
dear,
dodder,
doer,
dogleg,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. The noun is a variant of dog's-ear, from dog + -’s + ear, due to the similarity of their appearance to the folded ears of certain dogs.
2. The verb is either:
3. * directly from dog + ear;
4. * a back-formation from dog-eared; or
5. * a variant of dog's-ear (verb).
Sample Sentences
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His eyes went to his book and stayed there long enough to finish a paragraph. He dog-eared it and put it down. [1955 October 19, Rex Stout, Die Like a Dog, Three Witnesses, 94 Bantam, →ISBN, page 164:]