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un·der·gird
(ŭn′dər-gûrd′)tr.v. un·der·gird·ed or un·der·girt (-gûrt′), un·der·gird·ing, un·der·girds
To support or strengthen from beneath.
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undergird
(ˌʌndəˈɡɜːd)vb, -girds, -girding, -girded or -girt
(General Engineering) (tr) to strengthen or reinforce by passing a rope, cable, or chain around the underside of (an object, load, etc)
[C16: from under- + gird1]
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un•der•gird
(ˌʌn dərˈgɜrd)v.t. -gird•ed -girt, -gird•ing.
1. to strengthen or secure, as by passing a rope or chain under and around.
2. to give fundamental support.
[1520–30]
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undergird
Past participle: undergirded/undergirt
Gerund: undergirding
| Imperative |
|---|
| undergird |
| undergird |
| Present |
|---|
| I undergird |
| you undergird |
| he/she/it undergirds |
| we undergird |
| you undergird |
| they undergird |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I undergirded/undergirt |
| you undergirded/undergirt |
| he/she/it undergirded/undergirt |
| we undergirded/undergirt |
| you undergirded/undergirt |
| they undergirded/undergirt |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am undergirding |
| you are undergirding |
| he/she/it is undergirding |
| we are undergirding |
| you are undergirding |
| they are undergirding |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have undergirded/undergirt |
| you have undergirded/undergirt |
| he/she/it has undergirded/undergirt |
| we have undergirded/undergirt |
| you have undergirded/undergirt |
| they have undergirded/undergirt |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was undergirding |
| you were undergirding |
| he/she/it was undergirding |
| we were undergirding |
| you were undergirding |
| they were undergirding |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had undergirded/undergirt |
| you had undergirded/undergirt |
| he/she/it had undergirded/undergirt |
| we had undergirded/undergirt |
| you had undergirded/undergirt |
| they had undergirded/undergirt |
| Future |
|---|
| I will undergird |
| you will undergird |
| he/she/it will undergird |
| we will undergird |
| you will undergird |
| they will undergird |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have undergirded/undergirt |
| you will have undergirded/undergirt |
| he/she/it will have undergirded/undergirt |
| we will have undergirded/undergirt |
| you will have undergirded/undergirt |
| they will have undergirded/undergirt |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be undergirding |
| you will be undergirding |
| he/she/it will be undergirding |
| we will be undergirding |
| you will be undergirding |
| they will be undergirding |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been undergirding |
| you have been undergirding |
| he/she/it has been undergirding |
| we have been undergirding |
| you have been undergirding |
| they have been undergirding |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been undergirding |
| you will have been undergirding |
| he/she/it will have been undergirding |
| we will have been undergirding |
| you will have been undergirding |
| they will have been undergirding |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been undergirding |
| you had been undergirding |
| he/she/it had been undergirding |
| we had been undergirding |
| you had been undergirding |
| they had been undergirding |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would undergird |
| you would undergird |
| he/she/it would undergird |
| we would undergird |
| you would undergird |
| they would undergird |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have undergirded/undergirt |
| you would have undergirded/undergirt |
| he/she/it would have undergirded/undergirt |
| we would have undergirded/undergirt |
| you would have undergirded/undergirt |
| they would have undergirded/undergirt |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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Verb 1. [画像:undergird - lend moral support to]undergird - lend moral support to
2. undergird - make secure underneath; "undergird the ship"
beef up, fortify, strengthen - make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"
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