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peter

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpeterpe‧ter /ˈpiːtə $ -ər/ verb → peter out → See Verb table Examples from the Corpuspeter• The houses began to peter out, and eventually stopped.• Traffic began to peter out and they found themselves in the middle of extensive minefields.• That hot-spot eruption lasted some 2 million years before petering out to a more modest flow.• Within a very short distance of the airport, roads peter out to cattle tracks.• Some believe the protests will eventually peter out.• The effects of the devaluation are now petering out.Origin peter (1800-1900) Origin unknown
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Verb table
peter
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they peter
he, she, it peters
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they petered
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have petered
he, she, it has petered
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had petered
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will peter
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have petered
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Continuous Form
Present
I am petering
he, she, it is petering
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you, we, they are petering
Past
I, he, she, it was petering
you, we, they were petering
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have been petering
he, she, it has been petering
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been petering
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be petering
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been petering
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