Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to sir
Participle: sirred
Gerund: sirring
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | sir |
| you | sir |
| he;she;it | sirs |
| we | sir |
| you | sir |
| they | sir |
Perfect
| I | have sirred |
| you | have sirred |
| he;she;it | has sirred |
| we | have sirred |
| you | have sirred |
| they | have sirred |
Past
| I | sirred |
| you | sirred |
| he;she;it | sirred |
| we | sirred |
| you | sirred |
| they | sirred |
Pluperfect
| I | had sirred |
| you | had sirred |
| he;she;it | had sirred |
| we | had sirred |
| you | had sirred |
| they | had sirred |
Future
| I | will sir |
| you | will sir |
| he;she;it | will sir |
| we | will sir |
| you | will sir |
| they | will sir |
Future Perfect
| I | will have sirred |
| you | will have sirred |
| he;she;it | will have sirred |
| we | will have sirred |
| you | will have sirred |
| they | will have sirred |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | sir |
| you | sir |
| he;she;it | sir |
| we | sir |
| you | sir |
| they | sir |
Perfect
| I | have sirred |
| you | have sirred |
| he;she;it | have sirred |
| we | have sirred |
| you | have sirred |
| they | have sirred |
Imperfect
| I | sirred |
| you | sirred |
| he;she;it | sirred |
| we | sirred |
| you | sirred |
| they | sirred |
Pluperfect
| I | had sirred |
| you | had sirred |
| he;she;it | had sirred |
| we | had sirred |
| you | had sirred |
| they | had sirred |
Conditional
Present
| I | would sir |
| you | would sir |
| he;she;it | would sir |
| we | would sir |
| you | would sir |
| they | would sir |
Perfect
| I | would have sirred |
| you | would have sirred |
| he;she;it | would have sirred |
| we | would have sirred |
| you | would have sirred |
| they | would have sirred |
Imperative
| you | sir |
| we | Let's sir |
| you | sir |
Verbs conjugated like 'sir'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'sir'
air,
sib,
sic,
sie,
sin,
sip,
sire,
sit,
stir,
aid,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English sir, unstressed form of sire, borrowed from Old French sire (“master, sir, lord”), from Latin senior (“older, elder”), from senex (“old”). Doublet of seigneur, seignior, senhor, senior, señor, senyor, signore, and sire. See: Latin '
senior'.
Sample Sentences
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Sir, yes, sir! —Don't you sir me, private! I work for a living!
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Don't "Sir" me, young man, you have no idea who you're dealing with! [1997, Ed Solomon, Men in Black, spoken by Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones):]