Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to paper
Participle: papered
Gerund: papering
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | paper |
| you | paper |
| he;she;it | papers |
| we | paper |
| you | paper |
| they | paper |
Perfect
| I | have papered |
| you | have papered |
| he;she;it | has papered |
| we | have papered |
| you | have papered |
| they | have papered |
Past
| I | papered |
| you | papered |
| he;she;it | papered |
| we | papered |
| you | papered |
| they | papered |
Pluperfect
| I | had papered |
| you | had papered |
| he;she;it | had papered |
| we | had papered |
| you | had papered |
| they | had papered |
Future
| I | will paper |
| you | will paper |
| he;she;it | will paper |
| we | will paper |
| you | will paper |
| they | will paper |
Future Perfect
| I | will have papered |
| you | will have papered |
| he;she;it | will have papered |
| we | will have papered |
| you | will have papered |
| they | will have papered |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | paper |
| you | paper |
| he;she;it | paper |
| we | paper |
| you | paper |
| they | paper |
Perfect
| I | have papered |
| you | have papered |
| he;she;it | have papered |
| we | have papered |
| you | have papered |
| they | have papered |
Imperfect
| I | papered |
| you | papered |
| he;she;it | papered |
| we | papered |
| you | papered |
| they | papered |
Pluperfect
| I | had papered |
| you | had papered |
| he;she;it | had papered |
| we | had papered |
| you | had papered |
| they | had papered |
Conditional
Present
| I | would paper |
| you | would paper |
| he;she;it | would paper |
| we | would paper |
| you | would paper |
| they | would paper |
Perfect
| I | would have papered |
| you | would have papered |
| he;she;it | would have papered |
| we | would have papered |
| you | would have papered |
| they | would have papered |
Imperative
| you | paper |
| we | Let's paper |
| you | paper |
Verbs conjugated like 'paper'
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 'paper'
caper,
pamper,
taper,
ape,
aver,
cape,
cater,
diaper,
gape,
hamper,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1341, from Anglo-Fr. paper, from O.Fr. papier, from L. papyrus "paper, paper made of papyrus stalks" (see papyrus). As shortened form of newspaper, first attested 1642. In plural, "collection of papers to establish one's identity, credentials, etc.," it is attested from 1685. The verb meaning "to decorate a room with paper hangings" is attested from 1774. Paperback is from 1899. Paperless is attested from 1971. Paper chase is British slang from 1932. Paper tiger (1952) translates Chinese tsuh lao fu, popularized by Mao Zedong.
2. From Middle English paper, from Anglo-Norman paper, from Old Catalan paper, borrowed from Latin papȳrus (and given the Catalan suffix -er), from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros).
Sample Sentences
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to paper the hallway walls
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After they reached an agreement, their staffs papered it up.
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Later, seat-filling or “papering” services cropped up, with organizations like Audience Extras, Play-by-Play,[…] [2020 April 1, Kelly Kessler, Broadway in the Box: Television's Lasting Love Affair with the Musical, page 198:]
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As powerhouse lawyers shuttled to Cuba to meet clients and papered the federal courts with habeas corpus petitions, Guantanamo's isolation and lack of publicity, once the military's most powerful psychological weapon, was eliminated. [2006, Drusilla Modjeska, The Best Australian Essays 2006:]
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[…] the warning received only six weeks later for poor attendance as proof that the employer was unjustly papering his personnel file in an effort to create a reason for discharge. [2007, Thomas M. Hanna, The Employer's Legal Advisor: Handling Problem Employees Effectively ...:]