Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to fortear
Participle: forteared
Gerund: fortearing
Indicative
Present
| I | fortear |
| you | fortear |
| he;she;it | fortears |
| we | fortear |
| you | fortear |
| they | fortear |
Perfect
| I | have forteared |
| you | have forteared |
| he;she;it | has forteared |
| we | have forteared |
| you | have forteared |
| they | have forteared |
Past
| I | forteared |
| you | forteared |
| he;she;it | forteared |
| we | forteared |
| you | forteared |
| they | forteared |
Pluperfect
| I | had forteared |
| you | had forteared |
| he;she;it | had forteared |
| we | had forteared |
| you | had forteared |
| they | had forteared |
Future
| I | will fortear |
| you | will fortear |
| he;she;it | will fortear |
| we | will fortear |
| you | will fortear |
| they | will fortear |
Future Perfect
| I | will have forteared |
| you | will have forteared |
| he;she;it | will have forteared |
| we | will have forteared |
| you | will have forteared |
| they | will have forteared |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | fortear |
| you | fortear |
| he;she;it | fortear |
| we | fortear |
| you | fortear |
| they | fortear |
Perfect
| I | have forteared |
| you | have forteared |
| he;she;it | have forteared |
| we | have forteared |
| you | have forteared |
| they | have forteared |
Imperfect
| I | forteared |
| you | forteared |
| he;she;it | forteared |
| we | forteared |
| you | forteared |
| they | forteared |
Pluperfect
| I | had forteared |
| you | had forteared |
| he;she;it | had forteared |
| we | had forteared |
| you | had forteared |
| they | had forteared |
Conditional
Present
| I | would fortear |
| you | would fortear |
| he;she;it | would fortear |
| we | would fortear |
| you | would fortear |
| they | would fortear |
Perfect
| I | would have forteared |
| you | would have forteared |
| he;she;it | would have forteared |
| we | would have forteared |
| you | would have forteared |
| they | would have forteared |
Imperative
| you | fortear |
| we | Let's fortear |
| you | fortear |
Verbs conjugated like 'fortear'
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 'fortear'
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English forteren, possibly from Old English *forteran, from Proto-West Germanic *frateran (“to tear up”). By surface analysis, for- (“up, completely”) + tear. Cognate with Dutch verteren (“to devour”), German Low German vertehren (“to consume”), German verzehren (“to consume”). See: Dutch '
verteren', German, old spelling '
verzehren'.
Verbs referencing "fortear"
German, old spelling
verzehren.
Sample Sentences
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A German hussar, a veteran in the wars of Germany, appeared at the door of Congress, in Philadelphia, in his uniform and on horseback, with a fortorn cap upon his head, [...] [1842, Royal Ralph Hinman, A Historical Collection from Official Records, Files, &c., of the Part Sustained by Connecticut, During the War of the Revolution: With an Appendix, Containing Important Letters, Depositions, &c., Written During the War, page 43:]
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It was as if an earthquake rent, And made fortorn The households horn Of peace on earth, [...] [1882, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The poetical works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:]