roust

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishroustroust /raʊst/ verb [transitive] American EnglishMOVE something OR somebody to make someone move from a place We rousted him out of bed.→ See Verb table Examples from the Corpusroust• Thousands of people were rousted from their homes by the fire.• In the relaxed discipline of those days, D.W. let him but finally decided to roust him out for breakfast.Origin roust (1600-1700) Probably from rouse

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roust

Simple Form

Present

I, you, we, they roust

he, she, it rousts

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Past

I, you, he, she, it, we, they rousted

Present perfect

I, you, we, they have rousted

he, she, it has rousted

Past perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they had rousted

Future

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will roust

Future perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have rousted

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Continuous Form

Present

I am rousting

he, she, it is rousting

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you, we, they are rousting

Past

I, he, she, it was rousting

you, we, they were rousting

Present perfect

I, you, we, they have been rousting

he, she, it has been rousting

Past perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been rousting

Future

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be rousting

Future perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been rousting

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