Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to fence in sth
Participle: fenced in sth
Gerund: fencing in sth
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | fence in sth |
| you | fence in sth |
| he;she;it | fences in sth |
| we | fence in sth |
| you | fence in sth |
| they | fence in sth |
Perfect
| I | have fenced in sth |
| you | have fenced in sth |
| he;she;it | has fenced in sth |
| we | have fenced in sth |
| you | have fenced in sth |
| they | have fenced in sth |
Past
| I | fenced in sth |
| you | fenced in sth |
| he;she;it | fenced in sth |
| we | fenced in sth |
| you | fenced in sth |
| they | fenced in sth |
Pluperfect
| I | had fenced in sth |
| you | had fenced in sth |
| he;she;it | had fenced in sth |
| we | had fenced in sth |
| you | had fenced in sth |
| they | had fenced in sth |
Future
| I | will fence in sth |
| you | will fence in sth |
| he;she;it | will fence in sth |
| we | will fence in sth |
| you | will fence in sth |
| they | will fence in sth |
Future Perfect
| I | will have fenced in sth |
| you | will have fenced in sth |
| he;she;it | will have fenced in sth |
| we | will have fenced in sth |
| you | will have fenced in sth |
| they | will have fenced in sth |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | fence in sth |
| you | fence in sth |
| he;she;it | fence in sth |
| we | fence in sth |
| you | fence in sth |
| they | fence in sth |
Perfect
| I | have fenced in sth |
| you | have fenced in sth |
| he;she;it | have fenced in sth |
| we | have fenced in sth |
| you | have fenced in sth |
| they | have fenced in sth |
Imperfect
| I | fenced in sth |
| you | fenced in sth |
| he;she;it | fenced in sth |
| we | fenced in sth |
| you | fenced in sth |
| they | fenced in sth |
Pluperfect
| I | had fenced in sth |
| you | had fenced in sth |
| he;she;it | had fenced in sth |
| we | had fenced in sth |
| you | had fenced in sth |
| they | had fenced in sth |
Conditional
Present
| I | would fence in sth |
| you | would fence in sth |
| he;she;it | would fence in sth |
| we | would fence in sth |
| you | would fence in sth |
| they | would fence in sth |
Perfect
| I | would have fenced in sth |
| you | would have fenced in sth |
| he;she;it | would have fenced in sth |
| we | would have fenced in sth |
| you | would have fenced in sth |
| they | would have fenced in sth |
Imperative
| you | fence in sth |
| we | Let's fence in sth |
| you | fence in sth |
Verbs conjugated like 'fence'
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 'fence'
hence,
bench,
cense,
dance,
defence,
deice,
face,
fancy,
farce,
feare,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Etymology
1. From Middle English fence, fens, short for defence, defens (“the act of defending”), from Old French defens, defense (see defence).
2. The sense "enclosure" arises in the mid 15th century.
3. Also from the 15th century is use as a verb in the sense "to enclose with a fence". The generalized sense "to defend, screen, protect" arises ca. 1500. The sense "to fight with swords (rapiers)" is from the 1590s (Shakespeare).
4. Displaced native Old English heġe (compare Modern English hedge).
Sample Sentences
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“ Now I think on ’ t, I think I hearn ’ em tell that dat ar road was all fenced up and down by der creek, and thar, an't it, Andy ? ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)