Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to pierce
Participle: pierced
Gerund: piercing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | pierce |
| you | pierce |
| he;she;it | pierces |
| we | pierce |
| you | pierce |
| they | pierce |
Perfect
| I | have pierced |
| you | have pierced |
| he;she;it | has pierced |
| we | have pierced |
| you | have pierced |
| they | have pierced |
Past
| I | pierced |
| you | pierced |
| he;she;it | pierced |
| we | pierced |
| you | pierced |
| they | pierced |
Pluperfect
| I | had pierced |
| you | had pierced |
| he;she;it | had pierced |
| we | had pierced |
| you | had pierced |
| they | had pierced |
Future
| I | will pierce |
| you | will pierce |
| he;she;it | will pierce |
| we | will pierce |
| you | will pierce |
| they | will pierce |
Future Perfect
| I | will have pierced |
| you | will have pierced |
| he;she;it | will have pierced |
| we | will have pierced |
| you | will have pierced |
| they | will have pierced |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | pierce |
| you | pierce |
| he;she;it | pierce |
| we | pierce |
| you | pierce |
| they | pierce |
Perfect
| I | have pierced |
| you | have pierced |
| he;she;it | have pierced |
| we | have pierced |
| you | have pierced |
| they | have pierced |
Imperfect
| I | pierced |
| you | pierced |
| he;she;it | pierced |
| we | pierced |
| you | pierced |
| they | pierced |
Pluperfect
| I | had pierced |
| you | had pierced |
| he;she;it | had pierced |
| we | had pierced |
| you | had pierced |
| they | had pierced |
Conditional
Present
| I | would pierce |
| you | would pierce |
| he;she;it | would pierce |
| we | would pierce |
| you | would pierce |
| they | would pierce |
Perfect
| I | would have pierced |
| you | would have pierced |
| he;she;it | would have pierced |
| we | would have pierced |
| you | would have pierced |
| they | would have pierced |
Imperative
| you | pierce |
| we | Let's pierce |
| you | pierce |
Verbs conjugated like 'pierce'
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 'pierce'
perce,
piece,
amerce,
coerce,
empierce,
enpierce,
fiercen,
impierce,
merce,
peace,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to pierce something with any long, pointed object
- empierce, fix, impale, prick, puncture, run through, stake, stick, transfix, transpierce
- penetrate
- bore, drill, enter, perforate, puncture, stab
- rouse
- affect, excite, move, strike, thrill, touch
Antonyms
- penetrate
- withdraw, retreat, recede, evacuate
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1297, from Anglo-Fr.
perser, O.Fr.
percier (11c.), probably from V.L.
*pertusiare, freq. of L.
pertusus, pp. of
pertundere "to thrust or bore through," from
per- "through" +
tundere "to beat, pound," from PIE base
*(s)tud- "to beat, strike, push, thrust."
Piercing in ref. to cold, sound, etc. is recorded from 1423.
2. From Middle English perce, from conjugated forms of Old French percier such as (jeo) pierce (“I pierce”), probably from Vulgar Latin *pertūsiō, from Latin pertūsus, past participle of pertundō (“thrust or bore through”), from per- (“through”) + tundō (“beat, pound”). Displaced native Old English þȳrlian (literally “to hole”). See: Old French '
percier'.
Verbs referencing "pierce"
Dutch
piercen.
Sample Sentences
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[...] is so kind ! ” “ Yes, but who knows ? — he may die—and then he may be sold to nobody knows who. What pleasure is it that he is handsome, and smart, and bright ? I tell you, Eliza, that a sword will pierce through your soul for every good and pleasant thing your child is or has; it will make him worth too much for you to keep. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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He has it; and by fits and starts applies himself to labour; but every now and then there comes upon him a burning sense of the years that must be wasted in that stone coffin, and an agony so piercing in the recollection of those who are hidden from his view and knowledge, that he starts from his seat, and striding up and down the narrow room with both hands clasped on his uplifted head, hears [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)