Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to gesture
Participle: gestured
Gerund: gesturing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | gesture |
| you | gesture |
| he;she;it | gestures |
| we | gesture |
| you | gesture |
| they | gesture |
Perfect
| I | have gestured |
| you | have gestured |
| he;she;it | has gestured |
| we | have gestured |
| you | have gestured |
| they | have gestured |
Past
| I | gestured |
| you | gestured |
| he;she;it | gestured |
| we | gestured |
| you | gestured |
| they | gestured |
Pluperfect
| I | had gestured |
| you | had gestured |
| he;she;it | had gestured |
| we | had gestured |
| you | had gestured |
| they | had gestured |
Future
| I | will gesture |
| you | will gesture |
| he;she;it | will gesture |
| we | will gesture |
| you | will gesture |
| they | will gesture |
Future Perfect
| I | will have gestured |
| you | will have gestured |
| he;she;it | will have gestured |
| we | will have gestured |
| you | will have gestured |
| they | will have gestured |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | gesture |
| you | gesture |
| he;she;it | gesture |
| we | gesture |
| you | gesture |
| they | gesture |
Perfect
| I | have gestured |
| you | have gestured |
| he;she;it | have gestured |
| we | have gestured |
| you | have gestured |
| they | have gestured |
Imperfect
| I | gestured |
| you | gestured |
| he;she;it | gestured |
| we | gestured |
| you | gestured |
| they | gestured |
Pluperfect
| I | had gestured |
| you | had gestured |
| he;she;it | had gestured |
| we | had gestured |
| you | had gestured |
| they | had gestured |
Conditional
Present
| I | would gesture |
| you | would gesture |
| he;she;it | would gesture |
| we | would gesture |
| you | would gesture |
| they | would gesture |
Perfect
| I | would have gestured |
| you | would have gestured |
| he;she;it | would have gestured |
| we | would have gestured |
| you | would have gestured |
| they | would have gestured |
Imperative
| you | gesture |
| we | Let's gesture |
| you | gesture |
Verbs conjugated like 'gesture'
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 'gesture'
vesture,
feature,
gestate,
geste,
lecture,
pasture,
pestre,
posture,
restore,
resuture,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Medieval Latin gestūra (“a mode of action”), from Latin gerō (“to bear; (reflexive) bear oneself, behave, act”), past participle gestus. By surface analysis, Latin gest- + -ure. See: Latin '
gerō'.
Sample Sentences
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My dad told me never to gesture with my hands when I talk.
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Never gesture at someone using your middle finger: it may be perceived as an insult.
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He gestured his disgust.
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It is not orderly read, nor gestured as beseemeth. [[1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Iohn Windet, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page):]
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[…] she sweepingly gestured him to the pillory — a chair upon the platform, facing the school. Here he suffered for the unusual term of an hour, with many jocular and cunning eyes constantly upon him; and, when he was released at noon, horrid shouts […] [1915, Booth Tarkington, “Wednesday Madness”, in The Cosmopolitan, page 61:]
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“Then what can you do?” she snapped. “I was told you were the best. Was that an idle boast?” He sighed and gestured her to sit down. “My lady, I—” “Countess,” she said sharply. [2010 November 1, Elizabeth Chadwick, Elizabeth Chadwick Bundle: The Greatest Knight, The Scarlet Lion, and For the King's Favor, Sourcebooks, Inc., →ISBN:]
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Lorna gestured him to wait and handed the digital camera back to her. […] The guard gestured her to follow him. He seemed harmless without any guile as he stood facing her, waiting for her. She nodded and gestured, telling him to lead the way. [2021 May 1, Bruce Allsman, The Museum Curator, Bruce Yeoh:]