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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Weapons spearspear1 /spɪə $ spɪr/ noun [countable] 1 PMWa pole with a sharp pointed blade at one end, used as a weapon in the past2 a thin pointed stem of a plant asparagus spearsExamples from the Corpusspear• He fought them, one man against a whole company, and his flying spear struck down warrior after warrior.• He waited, wondering, clutching his spear.• As they move forward, Tepilit, without warning, hurls his spear at the district officer from a few feet away.• Many are armoured; for the shield may be as important for victory as the sword or the spear.Related topics: Weapons spearspear2 verb [transitive] 1 PMWto push or throw a spear into something, especially in order to kill it2 DFULIFTto push a pointed object, usually a fork, into something, so that you can pick it up → stab→ See Verb table Examples from the Corpusspear• At its current pace, the industrial average could spear both of my numbers by the end of next week.• He used to spear fish for grouper at the north end, then cook his catch for tourists.• Vicious thugs had speared him leaving a gaping wound exposing the bone.• The numbers in her text refer to footnotes in which she spears the novelist with chapter and verse.• He speared the plantain to one side of the pan and ladled in four globs of batter.• But each time it was a sudden sortie and took Trondur by surprise so he was not ready to spear them.• Fortunately he managed to duck out of the way of a lump of glass as it speared towards his neck.• His brown and blue tie was speared with a tie-pin in the shape of a harp.Origin spear1 1. Old English spere2. (1400-1500) spire
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Verb table
spear
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they spear
he, she, it spears
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they speared
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have speared
he, she, it has speared
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had speared
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will spear
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have speared
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Continuous Form
Present
I am spearing
he, she, it is spearing
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you, we, they are spearing
Past
I, he, she, it was spearing
you, we, they were spearing
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have been spearing
he, she, it has been spearing
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been spearing
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be spearing
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been spearing
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