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hectorhec‧tor /ˈhektə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive, transitive] hectorOrigin: 1600-1700 Hector a brave soldier in the ancient Greek story of Troy VERB TABLEhector |
Present | I, you, we, they | hector | | he, she, it | hectors | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | hectored | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have hectored | | he, she, it | has hectored | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had hectored | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will hector | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have hectored |
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Present | I | am hectoring | | he, she, it | is hectoring | | you, we, they | are hectoring | Past | I, he, she, it | was hectoring | | you, we, they | were hectoring | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been hectoring | | he, she, it | has been hectoring | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been hectoring | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be hectoring | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been hectoring |
- Brooks had hectored employees who refused to work overtime.
- Alain Gebrec was standing at the entrance to one of the outhouses, hectoring some one inside.
- And then Georg had closed in on her, a grumpier, more disapproving, hectoring Georg.
- Another gull swoops down and begins to hector the first one for its food.
- Doubtless when it reopens, its current hesitancy will give way to the customary hectoring manner.
- He didn't hector people or tell them he was going to fight, as Gore did.
- Never preach, hector or bully.
- She doesn't hector us about giving up things.
- Women everywhere, unless hectored by feminists, tend to turn to men for leadership.
to speak to someone in an angry threatening way: a hectoring tone of voice |