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| ablaut |
a pattern of changes in sounds, usually vowels, that indicate variations in tense, number, person, or the like, as in "sink," "sank," and "sunk". |
| abode2 |
a past tense and past participle of abide. |
| alit |
past tense and past participle of alight1. |
| am |
a form of the verb be that is present tense and used with the pronoun "I." |
| are1 |
a form of the verb be that is present tense and used with the pronouns "you," "we," or "they." It is also used with plural nouns. |
| arose |
past tense of "arise." |
| ate |
past tense of eat. |
| awoke |
past tense of awake. |
| bade |
a past tense of bid. |
| became |
past tense of become. |
| began |
past tense of begin. |
| begot |
past tense and a past participle of beget. |
| beheld |
past tense and past participle of "behold." |
| bent1 |
past tense and past participle of bend. [1/2 definitions] |
| besought |
a past tense and past participle of beseech. |
| betook |
past tense of betake. |
| bit4 |
past tense of bite. |
| bled |
past tense and past participle of bleed. |
| blest |
a past tense and past participle of bless. [1/2 definitions] |
| blew |
past tense of blow2. |
| bode2 |
a past tense of bide. |
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