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cum·ber
(kŭm′bər)tr.v. cum·bered, cum·ber·ing, cum·bers
1. To weigh down; burden: was cumbered with many duties.
2. To hamper or hinder, as by being in the way: was cumbered with a long poncho.
3. To litter; clutter up: Weeds cumbered the garden paths.
4. Archaic To bother; distress.
n.
A hindrance; an encumbrance.
[Middle English combren, to annoy, from Old French combrer, from combre, hindrance, from Vulgar Latin *comboros, of Celtic origin.]
cum′ber·er n.
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cumber
(ˈkʌmbə)vb (tr)
1. to obstruct or hinder
2. obsolete to inconvenience
n
a hindrance or burden
[C13: probably from Old French combrer to impede, prevent, from combre barrier; see encumber]
ˈcumberer n
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cum•ber
(ˈkʌm bər)v.t.
1. to hinder; hamper.
2. to overload; burden.
3. to inconvenience; trouble.
n. 4. a hindrance.
5. something that cumbers.
6. Archaic. embarrassment; trouble.
[1250–1300; Middle English cumbre (n.), cumbren (v.), aph. variant of acumbren to harass, defeat; see encumber]
cum′ber•er, n.
cum′ber•ment, n.
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cumber
Past participle: cumbered
Gerund: cumbering
| Imperative |
|---|
| cumber |
| cumber |
| Present |
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| I cumber |
| you cumber |
| he/she/it cumbers |
| we cumber |
| you cumber |
| they cumber |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I cumbered |
| you cumbered |
| he/she/it cumbered |
| we cumbered |
| you cumbered |
| they cumbered |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am cumbering |
| you are cumbering |
| he/she/it is cumbering |
| we are cumbering |
| you are cumbering |
| they are cumbering |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have cumbered |
| you have cumbered |
| he/she/it has cumbered |
| we have cumbered |
| you have cumbered |
| they have cumbered |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was cumbering |
| you were cumbering |
| he/she/it was cumbering |
| we were cumbering |
| you were cumbering |
| they were cumbering |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had cumbered |
| you had cumbered |
| he/she/it had cumbered |
| we had cumbered |
| you had cumbered |
| they had cumbered |
| Future |
|---|
| I will cumber |
| you will cumber |
| he/she/it will cumber |
| we will cumber |
| you will cumber |
| they will cumber |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have cumbered |
| you will have cumbered |
| he/she/it will have cumbered |
| we will have cumbered |
| you will have cumbered |
| they will have cumbered |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be cumbering |
| you will be cumbering |
| he/she/it will be cumbering |
| we will be cumbering |
| you will be cumbering |
| they will be cumbering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been cumbering |
| you have been cumbering |
| he/she/it has been cumbering |
| we have been cumbering |
| you have been cumbering |
| they have been cumbering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been cumbering |
| you will have been cumbering |
| he/she/it will have been cumbering |
| we will have been cumbering |
| you will have been cumbering |
| they will have been cumbering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been cumbering |
| you had been cumbering |
| he/she/it had been cumbering |
| we had been cumbering |
| you had been cumbering |
| they had been cumbering |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would cumber |
| you would cumber |
| he/she/it would cumber |
| we would cumber |
| you would cumber |
| they would cumber |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have cumbered |
| you would have cumbered |
| he/she/it would have cumbered |
| we would have cumbered |
| you would have cumbered |
| they would have cumbered |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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Verb 1. cumber - hold back
confine, limit, throttle, trammel, restrain, restrict, bound - place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
bridle - put a bridle on; "bridle horses"
curb - keep to the curb; "curb your dogs"
clog - impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden; "horses were clogged until they were tamed"
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